6:18 pm, November 19, 2014
Hello, Tyrians!
We’re very pleased to announce that on December 2 we will be releasing some major updates to PvP that will enhance and improve a number of areas of the PvP experience.
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6:18 pm, November 5, 2014
On last week’s on Ready Up, Josh “Grouch” Davis was joined by Hugh “Nightmare” Norfolk for a discussion on the new Go4GuildWars2 Cups. If you weren&am [..]
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6:18 pm, November 4, 2014
The Mad King is at rest again – until next year. Here at the Black Lion Trading Company, we have everything you need to get back out to adventuring. A new finisher that makes a bold stat [..]
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6:18 pm, November 3, 2014
The battle for the top spot in the North American and European World Tournament Series Invitational Qualifiers is now over and the dust has settled. Two months ago, we saw hundreds of teams step into [..]
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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, October 7, 2014
The air is getting chilly, leaves are beginning to fall, and theres a definite hint of spookiness around Tyria! The Halloween celebration may not be coming back until later this month, but I just [..]
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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 am, September 27, 2014
The Guild Wars 2 World Tournament Series will name a champion this December in China!
Its our first truly international tournament, bringing together top PvP teams from North America, Europe and Chin [..]
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7:18 pm, September 16, 2014
This week, the Black Lion Trading Company is proud to bring you a grisly finisher for your foes, a beautiful back item, and another addition to our home instance gathering collection. Read on to l [..]
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7:18 am, September 16, 2014
Last month, we partnered with Overwolf to see who could develop the best app for World vs. World in the Overwolf WvW App Challenge. Some amazing apps were created as a result, and you can explore the [..]
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7:18 am, September 13, 2014
To celebrate the recent addition of finishers to the account Wardrobe, were holding a weekend sale! From now until 11:59 PM PDT (06:59 UTC) on Sunday, September 14, you can pick up all of our permanen [..]
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7:18 am, September 12, 2014
The World vs. World Fall Tournament 2014 begins tomorrow! Prepare to represent your world for four weeks of epic battles in the Mists. Read our announcement blog for more details about this tournament [..]
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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 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
Guild Wars 2 app developers, get ready to flex your creative muscles: weve partnered with Overwolf to bring you the Guild Wars 2 WvW App Challenge!
Were looking for [..]
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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 am, August 11, 2014
We all know that Anet's writers are frikking awful and the common meme said is "I can do better."
Well I decided to literally do better by reworking a particularly painful piece of writing [..]
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7:18 pm, August 5, 2014
This week, the Black Lion Trading Company is proud to bring you a new addition to our charr backpack line, savings on a bundle of items with the Tyrian Explorers Knapsack, and your last chance at [..]
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7:18 pm, July 31, 2014
Its time to talk over The Dragons Reach: Part 1 with a few of the people who helped create it! Content Designer Karl Horvath and Narrative Designer Angel McCoy are joining Kate to look at the newest [..]
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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 10, 2014
Hello Tyria,
Joshua “Grouch” Davis here, Competitive Events Manager at ArenaNet. Its my privilege to announce that at this years gamescom, well be partnering with our friends at [..]
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7:18 am, June 22, 2014
Basically, title (which I misspelt, fml).
The next update will obviously bring a new dungeon and/or a raid boss or two but how zerk-friendly do you think it would be?
Looking at Pav, it seems that a [..]
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7:18 pm, June 17, 2014
This week the Black Lion Trading Company is proud to bring out an exciting update to character customization with some head-turning greens and pinks for your hair or eyes! Were also bringing back [..]
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7:18 pm, June 11, 2014
Were proud to announce that Tournament of Legends 2 will be starting soon!
Like the original Tournament of Legends, this is an opportunity for you and your team to not only demonstrate your battle pr [..]
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7:18 am, June 10, 2014
Were pleased to announce that from June 17 onward, youll be able to buy custom arenas with gold instead of gems!
We have always seen custom Arenas as an important tool for bringing the PvP community [..]
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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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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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3:16 pm, April 19, 2014
Thank you all for such an overwhelming turnout to the Tournament of Legends!
Weve seen well over 200 teams register to battle it out for their chance at a legendary weapon! Because the community came [..]
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3:16 am, April 16, 2014
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We here at the Black Lion Trading Company have been busy preparing to bring some exciting inventory changes online. Were proud to present you with three brand-new armor skins, five f [..]
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9:16 pm, April 9, 2014
The Foostival event, originally held in 2013 in Paris, was created by fans, for fans, to bring many different Guild Wars 2 communities together. Last years Foostival was a success, a [..]
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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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9:16 pm, April 2, 2014
Forked from here. Quoted for context.
Mordakai, on 02 April 2014 - 02:40 PM, said:So, Raspberry brings probably the most controversial aspect of GW2 up: buying a [..]
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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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9:16 pm, April 1, 2014
Greetings fellow Tyrians! Allie Murdock here; Community Coordinator at ArenaNet. Im excited to announce our first GuildWars2 Tournament of Legends on April 26-27 for Europe and May 3-4 for North Ameri [..]
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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 21, 2014
One of the balance changes coming in the April 2014 Feature Pack is the introduction of ferocity, a brand new stat that will affect your critical damage. Ferocity is being introduced to make bonus cri [..]
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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 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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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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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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8:16 pm, February 11, 2014
If or when we lose LA, either to Scarlet or some future events, where do you think the best safe haven for all the races of Tyria would be?
Give arguments for and against your suggestions, and discu [..]
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2:16 pm, February 11, 2014
Enjoy the finer side of life with this weeks offerings from the Black Lion Trading Company!
NewBox of Chocolates!
Unwrap the Box of Chocolates, our newest Costume Brawl [..]
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2:16 am, January 25, 2014
http://www.reddit.com/r/Guildwars2/comments/1w1bpt/josh_foreman_we_were_making_the_wurm_specifically/
QuoteHey, thanks everyone! We spent a lot of time tweaking the balance on this, and Im glad that [..]
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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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2:16 am, December 19, 2013
Writing for Guild Wars 2 is a hugely collaborative effort, and at times that collaboration transcends the sum of its parts. Sometimes a character takes on a life of its own and we, t [..]
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2:16 am, December 11, 2013
Although the nights are long and dark, folks all over Tyria are in good cheer Wintersday has begun! Snowball fights, festive activities, and (best of all!) toys all help to keep joy alive through the [..]
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8:16 pm, December 5, 2013
As we all know, ANet seemed to have left what made the original Guild Wars so great, out of GW2. ANet could easily gain back the players they lost and the respect of all the original GW1 players, and [..]
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2:16 am, November 27, 2013
Ellen Kiel has done it! After being supported by players in her bid for a seat on the Captains Council of Lions Arch, Kiel has made good on her campaign promises specifically, the promise to head up [..]
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7:10 pm, November 22, 2013
As some of you are certainly aware, in GW1 it was fairly commonplace to receive a drop that was essentially a piece of armor you couldn't use (say it was for the wrong size or species for example) yet [..]
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8:16 pm, November 19, 2013
With the release of Fractals, were making several exciting additions and changes to the Fractals of the Mists infinite dungeon. Heres a brief overview of the changes you can expect!
Changes to Fracta [..]
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8:16 pm, November 17, 2013
The new Quarterly earnings report for NCSoft has been released. You can go here to find it if you're interested:
http://www.ncsoft.net/global/ir/earnings.aspx
In it, the tidings f [..]
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8:16 pm, November 13, 2013
I think I will begin this thread every LS patch to get feedback from everyone.
My opinion...
Hopefully the LS is coming to an end. The releases are becoming more lackluster with e [..]
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2:16 am, November 12, 2013
For the past three weeks, the first World vs. World season has been packed with intense battles for power and dominance. North American and European worlds have been divided up into three leagues apie [..]
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8:16 am, November 11, 2013
Is this a good idea or ripe for abuse? I just saw this pop up in reddit. I know some players aren't coming back at all to the game for one thing or another but will this bring back the ones that wande [..]
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2:16 am, November 5, 2013
A massive, deadly Tower has been revealed in Kessex Hills, built by the new Toxic Alliance of krait and Nightmare Courtiers! This guide will help you get started in the fight against this new threat.
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2:16 pm, October 31, 2013
GW2G is a discussion forum. This means that we expect a certain level of quality in our posts, but it also dictates how we expect our users to act. We try to allow you to discuss all subjects in a non [..]
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9:18 am, October 30, 2013
Just a general question. I am not trying to troll or flame, but I have been wondering about this for near 6 months now. After reading these forums since November pretty actively I see so much negativi [..]
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8:16 pm, October 29, 2013
Marjory Delaqua and Kasmeer Meade have found a way to pierce the veil protecting the krait in Kessex Hills! When the illusion falls, brave heroes need to be nearby to deal with the kraitand whatever i [..]
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5:14 am, October 20, 2013
am i missing something? everytime anet brings out a new build are they posting the changes they have made, changelogs so we know the changes they have made.
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4:04 am, October 20, 2013
1. There were two difficulties for the dungeons/elite missions, Normal Mode and Hard Mode.
2. Chests at the end were GUARANTEED to give you rare item when you opened them. Hard Mode gave you two rares [..]
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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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11:34 pm, October 17, 2013
One Long Term Goal vs. Multiple Short Term Goals: What keeps you attached to a game like GW2?
While playing GW2 for last 7 months and remembering what kept me playing GW1 for 7 years, this thought al [..]
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12:11 pm, October 17, 2013
So i've been playing GW2 for about a month or so after its release and i really enjoy playing it and haven't really stopped ever since I got it. But recently I've come to notice that i'm really gettin [..]
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7:04 am, October 17, 2013
Looking Back
I think Arenanet made a mistake with the way they handled the Guild Wars 1 expansions . I know I'm not the only one because I've seen the complain a lot. Balance was ruined. I think there [..]
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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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9:16 pm, October 15, 2013
Halloween has returned to Tyria, along with the Mad Kingbut a new menace has emerged to threaten both the Mad Realm and our world! Magister Tassi needs your help to keep everyone alive long enough to [..]
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9:16 pm, October 15, 2013
Edrick was a monster, he brought his family shame
So the locked him in a box, mouth stuffed with candy corn
But now the son has risen to take his fathers name
Beware the Bloody Prince, the son of [..]
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1:11 am, October 15, 2013
So far this is the biggest cloud over my GW2 experience: it takes an extremely long time to get into the Borderlands, we are talking hours here, not 30 minutes.
I much preferred the open nature of D [..]
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11:22 am, October 14, 2013
The Dragon Bash celebration has begun, and The Black Lion Trading Company has created some all-new items to help commemorate the event! Were pleased to bring you a free accessory item, some shiny [..]
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10:18 am, October 14, 2013
****** at the Dragon Bash festival has thrown Lions Arch into turmoil, and the culprits responsible for the mayhem have holed up in their hideout! Inspector Ellen Kiel spearheaded the investigation in [..]
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3:22 am, October 14, 2013
1. GW2 is a solo game.
While the game has group content or groping makes the content more enjoyable, in it's core, GW2 is a solo game. When you buy GW2, you are buying a game that you will solo with t [..]
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6:52 am, October 13, 2013
Pre-Purchase with 3-Day Headstart: Everyone who pre-purchased Guild Wars 2 will enjoy three full days of Headstart Access. The three-day Headstart Access will officially begin at 0:00 AM Pacific time [..]
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12:54 am, October 13, 2013
I keep bringing up solo, repeatable on-demand content here and I figured I'd actually make a thread about. This probably won't be just about that, but with a title that's "slightly" open to [..]
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5:03 pm, October 11, 2013
Hey guys, this has me worried.
Last beta during the whole beta I was never able to get in, and never got a spinning wheel. It would just instantly bring me to the screen saying it couldnt connect to t [..]
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3:20 pm, October 7, 2013
To anyone who's feeling bored, I bring this challenge:
The Immortal
The goal of this challenge is not to die once during the game & fulfilling the conditions bellow.
Rules:
1. Level 80
2. 100% [..]
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2:08 pm, October 7, 2013
After completing a majority of things in GW1, Nicholas was one of the reasons I traveled around the map weekly. He would appear in a different location and hand out 5 gifts per account in trade for mo [..]
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8:22 am, October 7, 2013
Thanks to the innovation and efforts of the Black Lion Trading Company, you can now show off your trendy side with our new armor skins, honor one of the Order of Whispers finest agents with a spec [..]
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2:57 am, October 7, 2013
Since Anet started putting some achievements for people who look for chests in hidden places, i went ahead and did the one in the sunken ship in straits of desvatation... i managed to solo it but not [..]
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2:37 am, October 7, 2013
Anyone else noticing more and more that 90% of the content they are giving us in this patches is just running from A to B and pressing F a load of times?
I really wish they would take a look at what [..]
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10:46 pm, October 6, 2013
This thread is for everyone who agrees that GW1 was a better game than GW2. If you don't agree, stop reading now please.
The idea here is to build ideas on how to improve GW2 based on gameplay streng [..]
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10:10 pm, October 6, 2013
The personal story ended up being one of those GW2 features that managed to massively reduce my enjoyment of the game. And it's not the story's writing, rewards or something similar - it's the way it' [..]
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10:53 am, October 6, 2013
So I've been playing for a few days now.
I just uninstalled the game after playing four classes, leveling up to 20 on several of them, and trying out both WvW and structured PvP.
The PvE game is mos [..]
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11:12 pm, October 5, 2013
Hey folks, it’s Chap again! There are a lot of changes coming in this release, and I wanted to explain the thought processes behind some of them. Today I’ll be joined by Karl and R [..]
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4:51 pm, October 5, 2013
Does anyone see a connection between the politics of the NA/EU of entitlements and those that post about how legendaries should be easier to get and exotics should be end game gear(since it took you a [..]
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11:47 am, October 5, 2013
So the response from the established GW2 community by and large is negative towards the new advertisement "Our Time is Now", but I thought I would share my experience with a group of people [..]
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7:07 pm, October 4, 2013
I'm a fairly experienced dungeon runner. I probably have enough experience to lord it over others and be an "Elitist," but I generally prefer to not be a total **** to oth [..]
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3:55 pm, October 4, 2013
I've been playing this game a bit now, sitting at about Lvl. 73(almost 74) and I am rapidly becoming less and less excited to finish it up.
1) The story continues to get worse and less cohesive. Voic [..]
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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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6:15 am, October 4, 2013
Dealing with the ferocious heat of summer? Still reeling from sky pirate attacks? The Black Lion Trading Company has just the things for you! Celebrate the simple joys in life with our newest offe [..]
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11:50 pm, October 3, 2013
I first picked this game up on the pre-order early access. I have since made many characters (one of every class) and got three of them (Ranger, Elementalist and Mesmer) into mid-le [..]
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11:20 pm, October 3, 2013
http://www.guildwars2guru.com/ go down to post below picture.
Pre-Purchase with 3-Day Headstart: Everyone who pre-purchased Guild Wars 2 will enjoy three full days of Headstart Access. The three-day H [..]
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8:09 pm, October 3, 2013
I've noticed that sometimes when my game would get stuck on a loading screen or something happened that made the game freeze (trying to connect for a long time without giving up), i try to bring up th [..]
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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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5:32 pm, October 3, 2013
I've been trying to defend this game's pvp for some time now and after today, there's not much else I can do anymore. I know there are people, like me, who were expecting this patch [..]
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