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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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, 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 am, July 15, 2014
Hey all. I've had something on my mind lately, and I thought this would be a good opportunity to get some other views on the matter.
When you play, do you stick with an event until its chain is compl [..]
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7:18 pm, June 28, 2014
Guild Wars 2 simply doesn't click with me, when it comes to universe/lore/whatever and I can't seem to find the reason why.
Thing is, I like fantasy setting, which GW2 certainly has. All the MMOs I'v [..]
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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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3:16 pm, April 23, 2014
Prior to the feature patch i used to run all the world events using the gw2stuff timer.
The feature patch introduced a fixed spawn time for most world events, however they forgot about the above ment [..]
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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 am, March 25, 2014
Honest question.
I've been gaming for years now and one thing that i've seen Blizzard struggle with over the years (or something they try to emphasize on) is to make the player feel "empowered&q [..]
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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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2:16 am, March 2, 2014
And so we come to the close; the end of Living World Season 1. And as I contemplate how Arena Net is likely to ruin the one thing that quite a number of us are hoping for from this event (an end to th [..]
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2:16 pm, February 23, 2014
Self-explanatory title.
For me:
1. NEW Enemies. Surely, we got several new factions in Season 1 (Molten and Toxic alliance, Aetherblades) but these somehow felt more recycled than new. The only real [..]
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8:16 am, February 17, 2014
I read the quote below today and it struck a nerve that has been lingering for a while. Why is it that the only real difference in this game between casual and hardcore seems to be efficiency? I know [..]
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8:16 pm, January 23, 2014
Hi all.
So, I'm hoping you've had a chance to try out the new temp world event, and formulated your own opinions on it.
Personally, my reaction is that it's a nice change. Seems like a mix of tower [..]
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8:16 am, January 18, 2014
A simple question up for discussion; we've talked extensively about gear but most of the impact a person has in game actually comes from traits and getting the skills "just right" so to spea [..]
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2:16 pm, January 1, 2014
I think that game would rock the world. They really should learn from each other. I just bought Skyrim LE on Steam and I can't get enough of it. Flaws of both can be seem in the other game. Here are s [..]
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1:39 pm, November 23, 2013
Having leveled two characters to 80, I have the following observations and opinions:
- The time it takes to get from 1 to 80 is suitable, but the first 40 levels can feel really slow while the last 1 [..]
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8:16 am, November 21, 2013
So, I have delayed posting this topic to give the Living Story updates a chance.
And, truth be told, LS does accomplish its purpose: giving people a reason to log on every two weeks.
But many player [..]
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12:09 pm, November 1, 2013
I have never been so engaged by a game as I have been by GW2. Even on my low end rig, this game is beautiful and runs well. Dynamic events are fun. & [..]
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11:36 am, October 22, 2013
Hello community. I am an avid dungon runner. For me, running dungeons is the best thing about the MMORPG genre. As we all know, there is a fair [..]
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3:27 am, October 19, 2013
I've been thinking it through and I think I've realised part of the reason the personal story feels so stale to me.
First off I definitely want to iterate that I don't DISLIKE the personal story, I j [..]
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3:16 am, October 19, 2013
With the way the forums have been the last while complainers vs praisers and the heated discussions we do, I came up with a way to foster some more constructive feedback on the game and Anet in genera [..]
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7:03 am, October 18, 2013
Spoiler
Yay! Zaitan is dead after a severely disappointing one dimensional final battle! Everyone lives happily ever after and Trahearnia lords over everyone with his smug, dreary, cheap-motivati [..]
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3:28 am, October 18, 2013
It lacks that wow factor that MMOs like WoW and ever quest gave me sure events are cool the first few times but it gets old. Jump puzzles dont give me a sense of acomplishment. It feels like it is lac [..]
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11:09 pm, October 17, 2013
hey all
iv been watching these forums for a long time and thaught id do my first post
iv played gw1 since first beta, and cannot wait for gw2, but the one thing im not 100% on is the exploration, in [..]
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3:16 am, October 17, 2013
Source: http://www.guildwars.com/events/tradeshows/gc2007/gcspeech.php
Jeff Strain, one of the three founders of ANet, was asked to make a speech about how to make an MMO. I would like to provide a f [..]
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9:24 am, October 16, 2013
I don't want to be negative, but I'm going to be anyway.
I paid extra (paid months early) for a three day head start that feels more like another Beta.
The head start is 2/3 over and I still haven't [..]
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9:16 pm, October 11, 2013
Kymeric hit on something that I wanted to respond to, but felt it needed it's own thread. Here is the quote and the source is here: http://www.guildwars2guru.com/topic/86228-x-post-chris-whiteside-on- [..]
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4:04 am, October 11, 2013
Since this relates to both PvE and PvP I couldnt really post it twice in those forums so sticking it here. While I love my Warrior and it it my main it feels like this game just fav [..]
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8:18 pm, October 8, 2013
I understand I'm going to receive a lot of flac for posting this but I just feel it has to be said. I'm only lvl 12 and already the game is aging quite badly for me. I'm going to try promptly outline [..]
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3:09 pm, October 8, 2013
How dare I say such a thing. Kinda long rant here.
But really, there are 2 forms of PvP for a non-hardcore player like me: random sPvP and WvW.
Both of them, both of them feel like zergfests. And I' [..]
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5:47 am, October 8, 2013
Well I am a male that has played male characters in mmos for a very long time. But after so many years with the way I play now has turned me interested in a new way of playing, and that is playing a f [..]
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8:00 pm, October 7, 2013
(sorry for posting here but the ideas section always seem to be dead)
These are my ideas that I believe could be adapted to the game, and I've tried to simplify them and made them manageable for anet [..]
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4:54 pm, October 7, 2013
I'm having a hard time understanding why Guild Wars 2 uses a leveling system. You can PvP in WvW or sPvP from level 1. However the game restricts much of the content of the world PvE unless you level [..]
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1:22 am, October 7, 2013
every map just feels empty or is full of bots. feels like skyrim when my friends aren't on :/
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4:12 pm, October 6, 2013
Hello there
As I could see there wasn't any topic related to what I'm about to tell so I created one myself.
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11:42 am, October 6, 2013
http://gamasutra.com...nomy_Review.php
QuoteWith the exception of craft materials, the pre-endgame item economy is broken. As an example, I can buy a L39 coat of green (good, better than blue) qualit [..]
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9:11 am, October 6, 2013
Charr have a decent variety of furr patterns and colors you can choose from.
But the problem I encountered myself is that 90% of the time you won't be seeing it ingame.
I just created a charr that mi [..]
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9:16 pm, October 5, 2013
1. I enjoy tanks(or controllers-but more specifically big tough mc gruff that can't be hurt). Seeing how GW 2 is more dodge focused, how would I make tough character(I Like feeling safe)?
2. I also e [..]
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9:14 pm, October 5, 2013
It always feels like they never ever test their updates themselves. It's like they add random skills onto a mob and think about it theortically and go "yup, feels balanced, I think the new skill [..]
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3:16 pm, October 4, 2013
Hey guys !
So I'd like to talk with you on the PvP of Guild Wars 2. But also on the gameplay in general, the design on general of Guild Wars 2, sPvP and Esports.
(It will get more specific to GvGs an [..]
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2:27 pm, October 4, 2013
(I HOPE I AM WRONG, I HAVE NOT EXPERIENCED TOO MUCH WVW) What I mean by this is that you can't gank rival guilds or start a guild war...In WVW you can't see the names of enemies and there is no **** c [..]
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1:40 pm, October 4, 2013
So far we've had a month for each stage of FaF, and previous content rolled over into the next stage so it could be completed at a very leisurely pace.
One of the things GW2 fans were excited about b [..]
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11:09 pm, October 3, 2013
I posted the text below on the Guild Wars 2 site earlier this evening. I hope that many of you feel the same way and will lend your voice to getting this changed. Happy hunting.
Dear Devs,
I've bee [..]
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7:49 pm, October 3, 2013
--> First of all,if you are a fanboy with a biased opinion that is unable to express your opinion in a reasonable manner or read about what other people think without getti [..]
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11:22 am, October 2, 2013
I dunno why I do this myself, it just feels like the character is incomplete without it plus it's a nice way to level and make some cash.
Is this dumb? Does anyone else do this? Am I wasting my time?
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9:14 am, October 2, 2013
I've hit 80 in the past week.
I was planning on doing competitive PvP in the end, but I've found myself logging in less and less.
Now that I've hit 80, the only drive I can think of is getting my le [..]
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7:30 am, October 2, 2013
Yes there are things that are great about this game. In fact, there are areas of this game that are revolutionary and awesome.
Yet, there are too many areas that make this game seem like it was slapp [..]
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7:00 am, October 2, 2013
It just doesnt feel right.
Both weapons and armor they scale to tiny!
I believe they could be somewhat bigger.
I see norn and humans and charrs with hammers and Greatswords and they look huge even fo [..]
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6:45 am, October 2, 2013
Since I've heard a lot of comments in this forum and others of how people were "doing it wrong". Oh you're after progression/loot/etc, you're doing it wrong. Well, how are you supposed to pl [..]
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6:15 am, October 2, 2013
To preface this, let me say that I'm not trying to say "QQ I'm quitting". GW2 is still fun.
Now, on to the conspiracy theory. If you don't feel like reading a wall of text, there's a tl;dr [..]
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4:35 am, October 2, 2013
My camera is now all jerky and snappy. I hate it. I feel like I'm constantly making tiny jerky adjustments instead of the smooth, fluid experience I had before. I turn my camera constantly on my DD el [..]
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3:58 am, October 2, 2013
This will be a long post. There is a TL;DR at the bottom if you're not invested in reading a lot.
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I am a hardcore MMO player, as I'm sure some of you are as well. I hold this title because I [..]
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12:45 am, October 2, 2013
First of all, this is not a flame or troll post and if you have nothing insightful to add, I ask you to simply not reply.
I have put a little over 250 hours in the game now, playing with my old Guild [..]
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12:26 am, October 2, 2013
How do we craft an online world that feels like it is a truly living world?
For years, MMO developers have been chasing the answer to this question; it’s one of the holy grails of MMO dev [..]
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9:54 pm, October 1, 2013
[WHAT IF] is going to be my series of sporadically added threads into General discussion forum, focusing on, well, discussions about various game changes, what would happen if they occurred and how to [..]
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9:34 pm, October 1, 2013
I just chalked it up to luck at first, but it has become so consistent, I am starting to wodner if there is some sort of loot bug related to your class. I have had serious problems [..]
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8:21 pm, October 1, 2013
So, a Vial of Condensed Mists Essence dropped for me today. My first thought was "Awesome! I can make an ascended item!"
...until I looked closer at the mat cost.&nbs [..]
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8:19 pm, October 1, 2013
I have been trying to work out why this is. I did not play GW1 247 for 7 years, sometimes I might have taken a month off, but that took some effect. GW2 is not holding me at all like GW1 did and Im tr [..]
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7:23 pm, October 1, 2013
Before I get into this let me say that I'm really enjoying the game so far. I actually came into the game with a very negative experience from the beta, but my opinion changed in on [..]
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4:40 pm, October 1, 2013
So in a couple different threads people have been saying that the classes in GW2 feel very similar to each other
I don't see this personally as I have a 80 engineer and like a lvl 15 guardian and the [..]
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1:05 pm, October 1, 2013
I can't be the only one who feels the same. Upon reaching 30th I was excited to checkout the human cultural armor... BLEH. Horrible. It doesn't [..]
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9:43 am, October 1, 2013
After quitting the original GW, I have tried playing countless MMOs both F2P and P2P, and I never did find a replacement for GW. There just wasn't a game that could give off such an incredible impress [..]
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9:33 am, October 1, 2013
I love all the small things they included in this game. It feels really rewarding when you find them. I haven't even scratched the surface so I'm sure there are a [..]
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9:18 am, October 1, 2013
Looting is not fun in my opinion.
I had this feeling since the first BWE and it stayed with me through all iterations of the Beta/Stress events so far. The experience and actual action of looting feel [..]
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8:34 am, October 1, 2013
Although there's certainly no shortage of strong opinions to be had about the Lost Shores Event in these fine forums, I figure I might as well share mine -- in the form of a long, drawn-out retrospect [..]
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8:30 am, October 1, 2013
Warning: Massive Wall of Text Ahead. A 3001 word wall to be exact!
I will start out by saying that I have played a wide variety of games over the years, however guild wars was the very first online m [..]
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7:34 am, October 1, 2013
While everyone else salivates about new content, or complains about gear progression I see a lack of actual change or even dev commentary to have anything to do with the real core of the game- profess [..]
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7:16 am, October 1, 2013
Personally, I believe this sucks.
Part of the pleasure of, say, getting a T3 armor is showing itoff to everyone to see. Call it E-Peen, but you cannot deny it feels good when someone tells you " [..]
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6:09 am, October 1, 2013
Whoa there White Knight! Take a moment to read this paragraph before jumping to a conclusion on what this thread is really about!
Guild Wars 2 is already like WoW in many ways, and unfortunatley in so [..]
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5:56 am, October 1, 2013
I played guild wars since just before Factions, its the best online game ive ever played, been waiting for so long for GW2. Its not a bad game, its far better value for money than most games,  [..]
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4:53 am, October 1, 2013
So with the fractals came some changes I was not totally expecting. The introduction of items that could not be gotten any other way. They have special stats and also a resist that is unique. This lea [..]
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2:08 am, October 1, 2013
Hey, with the release of Guild Wars: Platinum Edition, Guild Wars Prophecies (Previously $19.99) and the Eye of the North Expansion pack (also 19.99) can both be grabbed for a one time cost of $19.99. [..]
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1:16 am, October 1, 2013
I really like the style they've chosen for regular conversations between characters. First , it brings back great memories from fire emblem on my gameboy, but more importantly it makes me really focus [..]
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1:13 am, October 1, 2013
This pretty much sums up why GW2's design feels so grindy, IMO.
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12:27 am, October 1, 2013
This isn't the "epic" end game zone I had imagined when they described it. It just feels like yet another zone only more irritating to navigate and less to do.
Hope they put some kind of re [..]
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11:26 pm, September 30, 2013
How is your world completion per character? How many 100%'s do you have? Do you even care for World Completion at all?
Here's mine: (profession [level, hours played])
Mesmer [80, 243h] = 80%
Enginee [..]
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10:50 pm, September 30, 2013
What is your favourite map?
And more importantly, why?
Mine is Lornar's Pass.
It has the most convincing mountain shapes i've seen for a while. It is almost foto-realistic in it's depiction of an [..]
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8:04 pm, September 30, 2013
and wish you could have them in this game? Ima go yes on heroes. The game just feels so empty without them now. I end up playing GW1 more than this now because of the heroes and the Zashien quests and [..]
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5:45 pm, September 30, 2013
This doesn't mean ignore the negatives, but there's a whole helluva lot things GW2 has avoided that, sadly, other MMO titles have failed terribly at. Bullet points won't make me any more right or wron [..]
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5:11 pm, September 30, 2013
After reading various posts on FotM, I have realized that there is a common theme to them:
The encounters are well designed and challengingSuperior Loots and Chest Rewards
So, I wanted to check it ou [..]
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4:47 pm, September 30, 2013
Ideas:
1. ArenaNet says: People do not have to join a guild to gain valuable item. Friends have created guilds.
- And I answer: How can I find friends since the lack of common goals? How long can I pl [..]
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4:09 pm, September 30, 2013
So, I don't know about you, but one of my favorite events at the moment is the Claw of Jormag fight in Frostgorge sound. It's really the kind of more epic scale battle I was looking for in Orr, but re [..]
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3:42 pm, September 30, 2013
Hey all, firstly I'd just like to say I've really enjoyed the game so far, so I hope this doesn't come across as too much of a moan, the PvP and story have been great, but I am curious to see what peo [..]
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2:59 pm, September 30, 2013
Sometimes I just can't stand this game at all. In a lot of ways it feels like ArenaNet developed this game to be unfair in a manner that almost seems like "developer trolling". So here start [..]
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2:41 pm, September 30, 2013
It feels like ArenaNet is turning into the evil and greedy Blizzard. I don't know if there's any hope for humanity. This Halloween event is not as fun that i hoped for,so many disappointed fans. To ge [..]
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1:50 pm, September 30, 2013
Hello there, newbie poster here and i am making an account for some advice.
I have my profession down, i am going to be playing as a warrior. Trouble is i don't know whether to pick between a Charr o [..]
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11:34 am, September 30, 2013
I'm a casual player that loved GW1 and started out loving GW2. I've run into enough things that have slowly turned playing this game from enjoyable to frustrating and uninteresting, to the point that [..]
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10:38 am, September 30, 2013
Do you think guides are a good or a bad thing in an MMO?
I personally don't use guides and I really wish people didn't make them, to me this kind of game is all about exploring and finding things for [..]
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10:00 am, September 30, 2013
I expect other people have noticed this who have been farming the events in the Cursed Shore for whatever reason, karma, money items etc. It's that the longer you spend there farming the frequently re [..]
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9:42 am, September 30, 2013
I said LOL. WTF is this??? Anyone feels is to darn expensive for a game that has a cash shop similar to f2p games
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8:19 am, September 30, 2013
Ok, so I've already posted this on a couple other forums - but I'm so happy with the results I need to let my fellow Kiwis/Aussies/Pacific Rim peeps know what's up.
I was getting a pretty good connec [..]
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8:11 am, September 30, 2013
Lolz they gave me a temp forum ban for doing this on the official forums, for that reason alone I will duplicate the post here.
I think ArenaNet has shown the community how it really feels about bot [..]
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7:44 am, September 30, 2013
So in recent stress test i found myself alot of times alone and getting bored really fast (FOR SHAME! ) .
from time to time when i tried progressing with the story i tried getting people to join or j [..]
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7:38 am, September 30, 2013
One of my few sources of total GW2 morale deflation comes from knowing that my personal story, all mine, and soloable for 99% of it, not my neighbor's problem, ends in a 5-man instance.
I respect the [..]
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7:32 am, September 30, 2013
Before I start, I would like to say that I have played GW2 since release, and I really like the game itself.
My problem is that, to me, the story seems so weak and bland. It doesn't engage me, or mak [..]
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6:50 am, September 30, 2013
First time poster, sorry if this has already been discussed somewhere, but my friends and I have been very excited for Guild Wars 2 for a long time and are enjoying it immensely, but I have some serio [..]
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6:28 am, September 30, 2013
Eight years later, you can still go back and enjoy all of Guild Wars' PvE content to it's fullest. From the original campaign up to the newest, very little of the core experience is taken away by the [..]
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5:54 am, September 30, 2013
Yes, with a controller.
Stay with me here.
I have been perfecting my profile since beta weekend 2 and am excited to say that it works flawlessly. You can now play Guild Wars 2 as [..]
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