6:18 am, November 23, 2014
http://massively.joystiq.com/2014/11/21/the-daily-grind-do-special-currencies-in-mmos-annoy-you/#comments
A nice thread on in-game currencies.
Personally, they irritate me. The gam [..]
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6:18 pm, November 21, 2014
On December 5, the top four PvP teams in GuildWars2 will go head-to-head at the World Tournament Series Championship event in Beijing, China, all vying for the lion’s share of the $50,000 pr [..]
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6:18 pm, November 21, 2014
Match flow in PvP is affected by everything from team formation and arena queuing to the way players actually enter matches. I’m happy to announce that the process players use to enter PvP a [..]
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6:18 pm, November 18, 2014
The Silverwastes may be a tangle, but with our new Jungle Explorer Outfit and Pact Fleet Weapons, the Black Lion Trading Company has everything you need to clear a path in style! And let’ [..]
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6:18 pm, November 14, 2014
If I had to sum up November’s ESL Go4GuildWars2 Cups in a few words, I’d describe it as entirely unexpected. The November Cup isn’t even half over, and yet we’v [..]
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6:18 pm, November 12, 2014
This week's Blizzcon brought us a panel on D3.
A quick summary:
http://www.diablofan...ouls-panel-live
A few things that stand out and seem very similar to what we are experiencing in GW2 (stole [..]
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7:18 pm, October 24, 2014
Only this weekend’s World Tournament Series Invitational Qualifier stands between the top PvP teams in Guild Wars 2 and the Finals event in Beijing, China, where players fr [..]
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7:18 am, October 23, 2014
Im so sad and lonely, my bestfriend cant log into the game. Her cellphone crashed and factory reset and she cant log in with google authenticator. She sent a ticket on sunday and till now theres no re [..]
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7:18 am, October 22, 2014
Even though the Black Lion Trading Company started celebrating Halloween early, we’re not out of festival goodies yet! Read on to learn about this week’s new offerings, plus li [..]
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7:18 pm, October 20, 2014
A Living World
The return of Living World Season 2 is rapidly approaching. When the season resumes on November 4, we’ll see the story pick up from the cliffhanger that left one of the worl [..]
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7:18 pm, October 17, 2014
After four weeks of intense fighting, filled with hard-fought victories and heart-wrenching losses, the WvW Fall Tournament finally came to an end with six worlds claiming the right to call themselves [..]
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7:18 pm, October 14, 2014
As the month plods on and we grow closer to that eerie time when the barrier between our world and the next wanes, the Black Lion Trading Company is showing the Mad King’s influence more [..]
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7:18 pm, October 9, 2014
Points of Interest is back! Rubi is bringing Content Designer Leah Rivera and Game Designer Teddy Nguyen in this Friday to chat about dynamic events – one of the best examples of communit [..]
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7:18 pm, September 30, 2014
After our successful partnership on the Overwolf WvW App Challenge, which saw player Prefrontal Cortex win a $2,000 cash prize and a lot of Guild Wars 2 goodies, weve partnered with [..]
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7:18 pm, September 19, 2014
After battling through a harrowing bracket last weekend, the first four of eight North American teams have qualified for the Tournament of Glory Finals! If qualifying teams meet eligibility requiremen [..]
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7:18 pm, September 14, 2014
So, I ****** off one of my characters(just got tired of the look and didn't want to sink gold/$ into TP), and made a new character the other day...after the patch. Holy cow nuggets! [..]
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7:18 am, September 11, 2014
Well, here's the official word on that.
https://forum-en.guildwars2.com/forum/game/gw2/Customer-Support-9-9-Feature-Build
QuoteThis is a feature that is working as intended. If you have feedback reg [..]
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7:18 pm, September 10, 2014
A few weeks ago, we launched a call to arms to the WvW community, asking them for the best video footage they created. We received an overwhelming response from the WvW players of Guild Wars& [..]
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7:18 am, September 10, 2014
This week, the Black Lion Trading Company is big on minis! Were introducing two of your favorite forest-dwelling foes and bringing back the Minis 3-Packs Sets 1 and 2 keep reading to learn more.
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7:18 pm, September 5, 2014
Thank you all for making this years gamescom such a success!
This year we were excited to partner with Twitch, and work with them to bring Guild Wars 2 to the show floor and to the [..]
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7:18 pm, September 4, 2014
As part of the upcoming feature pack for Guild Wars 2, well be shipping a change thats been a long time in the making: a brand-new Trading Post! Weve put a lot of work into it to str [..]
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7:18 am, August 29, 2014
I don't feel like they're at all addressing any of the actual needs of the game. New backpacks, a cleaner crafting UI, and new commander colors are all very nice things. But where is precursor craftin [..]
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7:18 pm, August 28, 2014
Hey, folks,
As we continue to grow Guild Wars 2 and plan our next steps for the future of the game, its important we have a solid foundation for all the new players we plan to welcom [..]
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7:18 pm, August 26, 2014
Hello, everybody, Im Isaiah Cartwright, the lead game designer on Guild Wars 2. Im going to be introducing you to three of the changes to Guild Wars 2 coming up in [..]
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7:18 pm, August 22, 2014
This weekend, play witness to the finals of the biggest tournament in Guild Wars and Guild Wars 2 history! The Tournament of Legends 2 started with a total of 256 teams, and [..]
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7:18 pm, August 19, 2014
Its a bountiful week here at the Black Lion Trading Company. Not only are we bringing you Belindas Greatsword and the elegant Ceremonial Plated Outfit, but were also bringing back a wide array of [..]
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7:18 pm, August 18, 2014
Hello, all! Im Karl McLain, one of the game designers here at ArenaNet. Im here to tell you about the direction were going with balance changes in the September 2014 Feature Pack.
For a more specifi [..]
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7:18 pm, August 14, 2014
The September 2014 Feature Pack, which we announced yesterday along with our World Tournament Series, is bringing exciting additions to PvP!
Today, well be talking about two of our additions aimed at [..]
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7:18 pm, August 14, 2014
I noticed GW2 is on 50% sale and I was like "maybe it's a good time to convince some friends to get it". That was moslty a hypothetical thought, since my friends who're into MMOs are already [..]
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7:18 pm, July 31, 2014
Within less than a month it will have been two years since GW2 released. What do you expect or would like ANet to do?
Considering the patch tuesdays fall onto 12th and 26th, I assume we'll get the Dr [..]
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7:18 pm, July 28, 2014
I was reading posts on the usual Trahearn-hate threads, and one person said "Quality is relative." So I thought, what is good quality in an MMO; and where does GW2 lie in [..]
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7:18 am, July 16, 2014
Okay if you play a Sylvari that's fine...
My problem is that every single story so far has focused around the Sylvari in some way. From Trahearne to Scarlet and now the Pale Tree being the centre of [..]
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7:18 am, July 16, 2014
Hey guys, so I've played a few free to play mmo's and even paid for a Runescape gold membership like 5 years ago (Oh lord, go ahead, criticize me for my poor choices xD), and anyways, I don't know whe [..]
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7:18 pm, July 15, 2014
The adventure in Dry Top continues with Entanglement, the second episode of Living World Season 2! The lethal vines that have been plaguing the Brisban Wildlands have begun to spread, and theyre bring [..]
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7:18 pm, July 14, 2014
As we all know, that MMO games are different every year, and some people willy-nilly have a different view on some things.
Years ago MMO games wasnt that big, as it's today.
That's why i would like t [..]
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7:18 am, July 4, 2014
Okay so I have been playing Gw2 since it's start and I have a level 80 warrior, necro, guardian and engineer.
Thing is, as of late the characters I have are a bit.. bleh.. I can't find any real fun [..]
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7:18 pm, June 25, 2014
Hi, everyone. Regina Buenaobra here. Im the North American Community Team Lead at ArenaNet, and Im here to talk to you about our new Tumblr site for Guild Wars 2.
Tumblr is going t [..]
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7:18 pm, June 24, 2014
Youve got just one week left to revel in the Festival of the Four Winds, and the Black Lion Trading Company has everything you need to wring every last ounce of enjoyment from each day! Read on to [..]
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7:18 am, June 11, 2014
With the Festival of the Four Winds going on in the Labyrinthine Cliffs, now is a good time for Tyrians everywhere to relax, enjoy themselves, and indulge in some frivolity. To help with your merr [..]
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7:18 pm, June 6, 2014
I remember reading in one of the interviews or somewhere that ANet was intending on changing some things about the Mystic Forge, like new recipes and making things better.
I have read most of the upd [..]
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7:18 am, May 14, 2014
Were happy to announce that weve reached another major milestone for Guild Wars 2: the game officially launches in China on May 15 at 10:18 a.m. Beijing time! A massive event in Beij [..]
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7:18 pm, May 13, 2014
Today were happy to announce that weve reached another major milestone for Guild Wars 2: the game has officially launched in China. A massive event in Beijing today marked the moment [..]
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7:18 am, May 13, 2014
Hi, I'm a fairly casual player and just wanted to make a suggestion. Overall, I really enjoy how GW2 is free to play and has regular updated content. I really like the previous April patch in that it [..]
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9:16 pm, April 22, 2014
A new week means new items and savings from the Black Lion Trading Company! Read on to learn about this weeks news!
NewLawless Helm and Shoulders!
Show off you [..]
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9:16 pm, April 19, 2014
Hello GW2 players. My name is Kellth and i recently have launched a news/blog website about video games. Currently we are covering two video games for we only cover games we are passionate about. We a [..]
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3:16 pm, April 19, 2014
Apatiksremark made a fantastic post on reddit, showcasing the "achievements" that need to be completed to unlock traits under the new system.
http://www.reddit.co...eds_to_be_done/
New chara [..]
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9:16 am, April 17, 2014
I like the Feature patch. The PvP changes are atrocious, but since A.Net seems hell-bent on making GW2 into a PvE game, even that **** makes sense. It's not good, but it makes sense. Looking past that [..]
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9:16 pm, April 12, 2014
In a recent, now locked, thread I tried to discuss the objective definition of pay-to-win, and quickly found that for various reasons doing so is.difficult, to say the least. So rather than rehash tha [..]
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9:16 pm, April 9, 2014
Hi Guild Wars 2 music fans! Im Aaron McLeran, the audio programmer here at ArenaNet. Im here to tell you a little bit about the new drum instrument thats available now from the Black [..]
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9:16 pm, April 9, 2014
This Wednesday, April 9 through Wednesday, April 16, Evon Gnashblade is shredding the price of Character Slot Expansions! You can find them for 20% off in the Upgrades category of the Gem Sto [..]
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9:16 pm, April 8, 2014
Im proud to present you with this weeks newest offerings from the Black Lion Trading Company! Were bringing you three beautiful miniature birds for your collection and a drum that will revolutioni [..]
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3:16 am, April 3, 2014
A lot of the pay-to-win arguments Ive seen lately stink of what I call subjective advantage. It was summed up best in a recent thread I shall link at the end of this post. In a nut shell the purposed [..]
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3:16 pm, April 2, 2014
Were down to the last major feature to announce in our upcoming April 15 Feature Pack, and its a pretty huge one: were making it easier to play with your friends on every PvE map, regardless of home w [..]
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8:16 pm, March 28, 2014
Hello again Tyria! There are a lot of great new changes happening in the Mists with rewards, gear, build-making, and more! Its incredibly exciting to finally be able to share with you all of the updat [..]
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8:16 pm, March 27, 2014
Were implementing some changes in the upcoming feature patch to the economy and want to tell you about them now. Were excited about what these alterations will mean for the game.
The End of Repair Co [..]
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8:16 pm, March 26, 2014
A lot of people are concerned about legendaries no longer being special. A lot of people feel cheated for making 2 of the same legendaries. Here is my proposal that may or may not address the issues:
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2:16 pm, March 25, 2014
One of the many exciting features coming in the April 2014 Feature Pack is the new Wardrobe, an account-wide system that allows you to collect every skin in the game!
Account Wardrobe: The Basics
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2:16 pm, March 25, 2014
The Black Lion Trading Company is pleased to present new dyes, a flashy new finisher, and the Frost Wasp Logging tool. A portion of all profits goes to the welfare of the citizens of Lions Arch! R [..]
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8:16 pm, March 21, 2014
Yesterday we introduced you to some of the upcoming changes to the traits system. Those changes, while exciting, are just one part of the balance updates bundled into the April 2014 Feature Pack! Toda [..]
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8:16 pm, March 20, 2014
First up, I mapped my PS4's Dualshock 4 controller to GW2 and thought I'd let you guys know how it's been going, and thats FANTASTIC! For the past 2-3 months when I play I play with the DS4 and recent [..]
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2:16 pm, March 20, 2014
Hello there! I’m Roy Cronacher, and as a game designer for ArenaNet, I’m excited to tell you about upcoming changes to the trait system. These changes focus on improving the ease o [..]
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8:16 am, March 19, 2014
I know how absurd that sounds, and there was a time not long ago I would have been among the first to dismiss it. This morning in fact. But things that have happened and been said as of this newest pa [..]
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8:16 am, March 19, 2014
Over the past month or so, I've spent a lot of time playing Sanctum Sprint, making an effort on my own part to see how fast I can finish the race. In that time, I've witnessed a lot [..]
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2:16 pm, March 17, 2014
A friend send me a link today to a Arenanet page on Flickr of all places.
My response was
Why the f:ck is that not on the Atlas?
And in all logic Why the f:ck is that same thing not in game?
Then i as [..]
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2:16 am, March 16, 2014
The scale is one to five, one being the least, five being the greatest. The question pertains to the likelihood of you being willing to take a character from 1 to 80 through whichever of these means o [..]
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2:16 pm, March 15, 2014
Rolls
Control:
Normally :
Main :Weakening foes and mobility
Secondary : Self sufficient and immobilization
Guild Wars 2 : Selfish grand e [..]
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2:16 pm, March 11, 2014
Grinding comes from gear grind.(I know very smart.)The real or original meaning of grinding is that you go to "dungeons" or zones and grind directly for the materials or g [..]
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8:16 pm, March 7, 2014
We extinguished the molten alliance, blew up the aetherblades, poisoned the toxic alliance, and finally ****** scarlet in what to me felt like five seconds. . . But that doesn't stop what's coming fro [..]
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2:16 am, March 7, 2014
https://forum-en.gui...rst#post3087123
Initial topic of the thread was largely about the particle effects and how they render the game unplayable in many instances, so the response itself is kinda OT [..]
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2:16 am, March 7, 2014
I want to open this question to everyone. PvP in many games with a PvE element have imbalances between modes of play and generally it is PvP isn't where the money is. I'm curious how you would fix thi [..]
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2:16 pm, March 5, 2014
Hello. I have 81 Laurel and 900 Badge of Honor but I have 4 classes I actively play and i cannot consider any of them as "main". I have Warrior, Thief, Guardian and Elementalist. (Although E [..]
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8:16 pm, March 4, 2014
The tides of battle have changed, my friends! The Lionguard generously equipped by yours truly is working side-by-side with heroes to retake Lions Arch from that evil sylvari and her villainous [..]
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8:16 pm, February 28, 2014
MODERATOR EDIT: A list of authorized retailers is listed in a later post. All other sources are not to be trusted.
Hello all. After playing the game for 3 months I decided to buy some gems to enhance [..]
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2:16 am, February 27, 2014
First things first,you don't need nor its beneficial to have endurance in real life to play video games.
You needed for sports,driving,fishing,working and maybe even knitting,but no [..]
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2:16 am, February 24, 2014
What is Damage Downtime?: DDT is the time spent not attacking that is unrelated to an attack's central action window.
What increases DDT?: Dodges, Movement, Knockdowns, Interrupts, Fear, etc.
Why ca [..]
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8:16 am, February 23, 2014
Making gold of of skill points is not like farming. It's whenever you have extra skill points is when you can use them to make gold. This guide is more or so a way to get rid of them than to make gold [..]
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2:16 pm, February 20, 2014
This is a tie-in thread to my existing karma thread. There is a link and you'll understand where I'm going with this after we all ask the vital question (cangemsfixlivingstory?):
How does ANet gague [..]
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2:16 am, February 18, 2014
Things to do in Lions Arch before the patch
QuoteHey everyone, inspired by the various discussions on Guild Wars 2 subreddit, I have decided to make a list of things to do in Lion's Arch before all t [..]
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8:16 pm, February 17, 2014
Since the dissolution of karma in dungeons, there are now only three places in which to seriously gain karma:
1. Tequatl
2. lower-level fractals (I think 10 levels below your personal reward yields m [..]
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2:16 pm, February 13, 2014
I know I have brought this up before but I have a new take on it and was wondering what people think of it.
So friendly fire is when an attack you make damages characters on your own side. Nothing to [..]
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2:16 am, February 13, 2014
https://forum-en.gui...velopment/first
QuoteHey everyone,
For our upcoming CDI projects, we would like to collect your ideas for professions that need balancing. Since there are 8 professions, we wo [..]
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2:16 am, February 10, 2014
Are the world bosses hard enough for the player base? Do they need to grow because the base has grown in skill and now swats them like flies?
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2:16 pm, February 7, 2014
What improvements would you like to see to monster behavior? Would you like them to be faster, to evade more regardless of type ( oozes for instance evade and block naturally ), to have more gimmicks [..]
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8:16 am, February 1, 2014
Edit: Thanks much to Konzacelt for posting this on the official forms for me. Heres the link if you want to follow or partake in the discussion there.
https://forum-en.guildwars2.com/forum/game/gw2/T [..]
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2:16 pm, January 31, 2014
Well, this is the kind of 'ban' I am talking about. I actually wrote a thread about this in reddit, but I'm not going to lie - it went terrible. The backstory is that I accidentally failed to enter [..]
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2:16 pm, January 27, 2014
I am asking in reference to personal gameplay. I am not asking if you like or dislike losing but instead how hard you personally work to develop your skills, rotations, or capabilities in game and whe [..]
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8:16 pm, January 24, 2014
Whether youre feeling blue or a slightly venomous green, the Black Lion Trading Company has a dye to suit your mood! From now until midnight PST on Sunday, January 26, you can pick up the retired [..]
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2:16 pm, January 24, 2014
Why or why not?
Before you instantly say "Yes" or "No" consider that they are two different games with two different mission statements, systems, and almost two different genres; [..]
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8:16 pm, January 23, 2014
Interview:
http://www.gamerzines.com/mmo/sacred-destroyed-pondering-guild.html
The point that were making is this Guild Wars Living Story is finally beginning to pay off and over the next four rel [..]
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8:16 am, January 22, 2014
I will not share mine as I'm not 100% completely done forming them. Still, some of you probably are, so what are your thoughts on the matter? Do you find the new events interesting? The new bosses? Th [..]
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8:16 pm, January 21, 2014
The gigantic jungle wurm in Bloodtide Coast is really shaking things up, isnt it? Show off your dedication to the fight against this colossus with our new wurm-themed items! Read on to learn all a [..]
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8:16 am, January 12, 2014
Forum: https://forum-en.guildwars2.com/forum/professions/balance/PvE-Revising-the-DPS-Meta/first#post3480529
Reddit thread: http://www.reddit.com/r/Guildwars2/comments/1uyt5e/some_steps_will_be_taken [..]
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8:16 pm, January 11, 2014
Just a random little thread I thought Id make. What potential new features would you like to see implemented to GW2 over the next year. Dont worry about being unrealistic or any such, this is just an [..]
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8:16 am, January 10, 2014
Heeeeeeeeeere we go.
http://www.reddit.co...vip_membership/
So, a data miner from Reddit has found some sexily controversial stuff about VIP Membership. The data doesn't tell if this is a subscripti [..]
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8:16 pm, January 9, 2014
Well at least that I can see with numbers on the screen. I use a couple of shouts as a Guardian and I was doing some testing yesterday to see how much damage was being reverted back to my attacker whe [..]
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2:16 pm, January 7, 2014
As we announced back in December, were down to just four releases to go in the current storyline of living world. The first of those four releases is nearly upon us, and we wanted to help take a momen [..]
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8:16 am, January 7, 2014
We play the game so the real question is "Why?" and this topic is to delve into the more than "Just to **** time" type answers.
I do for instance enjoy the fact that they did at [..]
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8:16 am, December 30, 2013
http://www.reddit.co...ans_last_night/
Quote...
It seems there was a popular farming spot for linen. I don't think there's any point on hiding where, if you google "guild wars 2 linen farm" [..]
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2:16 am, December 22, 2013
The whole concept of Ascended Gear is working counter-productive to the concept of using various stats combinations to counter different situations to the advantage of playerbase. With the advent of a [..]
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8:16 am, December 20, 2013
I mean Zhaitan never directly showed before the final campaign, all we fought was his minions, that was ok because we knew his threat through his minions. But in the end game dungeon we still spent mo [..]
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