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Announcing Improvements to PvP and the Ladder Test Season

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. Matc [..] View

Introducing the New TradingPost

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 [..] View

A Fresh Start: The New Player Experience in GuildWars2

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 [..] View

How Would You Change "X" World Boss?

7:18 pm, August 19, 2014 So my server successfully downed Tequatl today. It was the first time I personally had even attempted the revamped boss since returning to the game and it was AWESOME. That single win was far more gr [..] View

Proposal to pause Living Story for more content patches

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 [..] View

PvP Reward Tracks and GearUnification

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 [..] View

Introducing the WardrobeSystem

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 [..] View

2 things to discuss

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 [..] View

Do you think GW2 players are stupid customers?

8:16 pm, February 21, 2014 In many threads here I keep coming across a baseline conspiracy theory which is that Anet is bleeding people dry of their money and they are doing it successfully because ... Well that's where the log [..] View

Another PUG Experience

8:16 pm, January 24, 2014 So, today I was pugging for a CoF P1 run (yes, CoF P1, that's how serious this issue is) and clearly stated in the LFG that the requirements were that the people joining for using a zerker setup and w [..] View

ArenaNet to "address [...] the dominance of Berserker/DPS"

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 [..] View

Random Derpy Observations Upon Returning

2:16 am, January 8, 2014 Because I am an insane person and a huge derp, I have decided to end my sabbatical and resume playing GW2 at least for a time.   I hope my derpness amuses someone slightly in a parra [..] View

Good job on the new healing skills /sarcasm

2:16 am, December 12, 2013 So I fully support adding more skills to the game, and even support Arena Nets reasons for starting with healing skills. However I have a problem with their current implementation. Two problems, actua [..] View

Release Notes for A Very Merry Wintersday

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 [..] View

Fractals: My gripes.

8:16 pm, November 30, 2013 Hey all. I'm a supporter of fractals, I enjoyed them immensly prior to the patch, as it seemed the only truly challenging pve content (L40 and above only). However, the recent changes has left me di [..] View

Three step solution to removing Magic Find

6:38 pm, November 28, 2013 This is my outline on how to do this right. Sort off. 1) Month 1: Discontinue MF item creation: "Rogue Second in Command after Shatterer has started consuming certain kind magic, he is rebelling [..] View

Class to buy Commander on

2:16 pm, November 27, 2013 So I got 100 gold to spare and I want to contribute in WvW and help guildies. What class of mine should get Commander? What would be best to fully support others and why? - Guardian - Ele - Mesmer - [..] View

Dev's Can't Complete Temples Due to Bugs

8:16 pm, November 19, 2013 I've heard a lot of people say that most of the bugs in this game have been fixed. To that I say: https://forum-en.guildwars2.com/forum/game/gw2/Devs-try-to-stream-temples-and-they-bug Quote http:// [..] View

A map, and expansion theorizing

8:16 am, November 18, 2013 So at this stage I'm mostly just the guy who wrote that lore summary once and drops by like once every year to contribute something, probably half-finished, and then leaves because Guild Wars 2 just h [..] View

Suggest me a server

2:34 pm, November 17, 2013 Ok. Right then. This is the last dillema I have about GW 2, so I (naturally) turned to you guys. With my impeding(hopefully) arrival of GW 2, I wanted to Clear that last mystery. I do not want a ser [..] View

Now, how do you feel about the Living Story? (11/13/13)

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 [..] View

Falsely Accused And Banned

8:16 am, November 10, 2013 Hey everyone. Yesterday, as usually I was playing GW2, nothing special, FOTM level 38, WvW and AC P1/P2. Later on that day, when I tried logging back in GW2 I received a message upon the log in scree [..] View

Toxin; the anti-zerg?

2:16 am, October 27, 2013 So I was watching Guildcast and early in they started discussing the new cross-profession healing skill coming with the next patch. And naturally this lead to speculation of what exactly this strange [..] View

Guild Events - Balanced?

2:13 pm, October 25, 2013 I wonder what people's opinions on the balancing of guild events: - Guild Bounty - Guild Rush - Guild Trek - Guild Challenge and - Guild Puzzle I'm particularly interested in what small guild's takes [..] View

How to Create a Successful MMO (Part 1)

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 [..] View

A Guide to Blood and Madness

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 [..] View

Release Notes for Blood and Madness

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 [..] View

GW2 launch times - Official word off of GW2 website.

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 [..] View

Banned for using Combat Mod

4:51 pm, October 12, 2013 This guy got banned for using the combat mod.  Guess they do ban for using it. Banned for using Combat Mod Found the response to this by ANet .. Guess Combat mod was not the only [..] View

PUGs are Bad, Guildies are Great

3:41 pm, October 12, 2013 This concept somewhat bothers me. I have done every single dungeon path and fractals (37 and stopped there) in GW2 with PUGs. And I have done them without any difficulty. I generally form my own grou [..] View

Password Reset: Beware

3:49 am, October 11, 2013 In response to the prompt to consider changing my password on the login panel, I followed the link to the official site and changed my password, filling in the information exactly as prompted, and sav [..] View

Only 3 storylines? meh

8:29 am, October 10, 2013 I'm a bit disappointed in there only being 3 storylines, kind of makes it boring for altoholics.  I was hoping that playing a different race would give a different storyline with eac [..] View

Are server transfers safe again?

7:29 am, October 10, 2013 Has anyone successfully transferred servers lately? View

PSA: Watch what you buy on the TP, duping bug exists

3:16 am, October 10, 2013 Reddit link: http://www.reddit.com/r/Guildwars2/comments/1o35kp/psa_watch_what_you_buy_on_the_tp_duping_bug/ QuoteBasically, players have been duplicating siege prints for wvw for profit on the tradi [..] View

X-Post Chris Whiteside on "Collaborative Development"

9:16 am, October 9, 2013 From the official forums. QuoteHi All, I would like to thank everyone for their support toward the pioneering work we are doing, as we drive the world of Tyria forward. The passion, and intelligence [..] View

A living story and world in a MMORPG: is it possible?

12:26 am, October 9, 2013 I have long had a soft spot for story telling in games. I unashamedly use cheats in single player games as I am more interested in seeing where the story goes than in the gameplay "challenges&quo [..] View

What have you not attempted yet?

4:44 am, October 7, 2013 Basically, what I've yet to do: Dungeons: - CoE explorable (no one wanting to do that) - CoF explorable (can't be arsed to do it) - Arah explorable (from what I've read, it's too hard, long and has a [..] View

How to turn GW2 into GW1 without breaking the game

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 [..] View

Jumping puzzle :]

4:00 pm, October 6, 2013 Ok basically I am trying to find the start locations for all the jumping puzzles or at least the ones in all the starting zones, mainly because me and my friend want the fun of doing them without help [..] View

Ascended-tier Stat Projections (theorycrafting)

1:34 am, October 6, 2013 Some people may argue that it is largely pointless to speculate about a future tier of gear when it has barely been released, and I would agree. However, it gets exceedingly tiresome to read thread af [..] View

Simply creating the next SotG for WvW - Not So Simple

10:51 pm, October 5, 2013 Why dont we just start State of the Game with WvW? If you are an active Guild Wars 2 sPvP player there is a big chance you have heard about our State of the Game stream and if you arent into sPvP t [..] View

Various assorted questions

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 [..] View

Legendary Weapon - I can't decide if I really want one. Do you?

2:24 pm, October 5, 2013 FYI.  This is not a post about the cost of precursors.  It is a general discussion about the reality of obtaining a Legendary weapon. I have been debating if I rea [..] View

I'm forced to use weird quest toolkits too often

7:37 am, October 5, 2013 You know the kind. Some quest requires you to use a certain gun or enter a golem suit or something, and it gives you a new bar of skills. And it almost always sucks. This is just not good gameplay. I [..] View

Importance of daily achievements

6:28 am, October 5, 2013 Daily achievements are very important in game, so current plans to fiddle with it are worrying. 1) Daily achievement provide alternative to rested xp found in other games and were kinda supposed to b [..] View

Traveling cross-country? You only need ONE copy.

1:09 am, October 5, 2013 Quote I travel frequently. Will I be able to play Guild Wars 2? Yes. The one-time verification system simply confirms that you have purchased the correct version of the game for your area of the worl [..] View

So, I couldn't play GW2 for almost 2 weeks..

9:14 pm, October 4, 2013 So, a bit before headstart I purchased the game, played it from the 25th of August, and all was cool ever since... til the 5th or so of September. At that date, I suddenly started getting this every t [..] View

The Dynamic Events Issue.

8:02 pm, October 4, 2013 Disclaimer: I fully understand that no two players' games can be completely the same, so I also understand that this doesn't plague everyone. The problem is that just because this is not happening to [..] View

Gender-Bending - playing as the opposite gender

4:03 pm, October 4, 2013 Hello, folks! Now, I know that there is a thread about this topic (and I am going to read it) but please, hear/read me out. I am conducting a research on gender-bending in GW2 for my Game Culture cl [..] View

Growing Disappointment

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 [..] View

Seeing gw2's eSports globally

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 [..] View

Buying the Wrong Armour Type (Dungeons)

3:05 pm, October 4, 2013 Ok, before the rage comes in hear me out. I have been thinking this wayyy before it happened. Earlier today I was doing TA Runs, got my 180 blooms, took a break and came back online. I went over to t [..] View

Thank you Arenanet

2:32 pm, October 4, 2013 With head start literally right here, and that being for most of us, the release, I wanted to make this thread before we all get into game. It was inevitable a thread like this would show up and right [..] View

Why are we playing GW2?

1:39 pm, October 4, 2013 I want to start off by saying - This is NOT meant to be a post to complain about the game I'm just wondering if anybody has an idea of what they plan on doing to add substance to the game's content. [..] View

What is the point of gear tiers?

6:30 am, October 4, 2013 No, contrary to every other gear-thread, this isn't about ascended gear. It's actually the opposite - this is about tiers below exotic. I am currently still levelling my warrior. He's around 60. He h [..] View

game version dilemma

2:35 am, October 4, 2013 So as the release date approaches im hit with a dilemma, as i have now been paid and can afford to buy GW2. The dilemma is whether to continue with my pre-order from amazon.co.uk for 35 and begin play [..] View

What did you think Guild Wars 2 would be like?

2:27 am, October 4, 2013 Anet own quote "Were a company of passionate gamers with one mission: to make Guild Wars 2 the best MMORPG ever created." Since for some, including myself, the game is no where as great as [..] View

Why Samwell Loves GW2

2:16 am, October 4, 2013 I'm tired of seeing all of these threads about people crying over how 200 hours of content at launch isn't good enough. Here is my response to (for lack of a better term) cry babies. I'm not sure if i [..] View

New AP reward system working great (in my opinion)

11:58 pm, October 3, 2013 In guild chat last night a request went out to help a fellow guild member clear an achivement off the "Nearly Completed" list.  They needed help with Sorrow's Embrace path [..] View

Need help: I really **** as a player!

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 [..] View

Prelaunch MAY start 3 hours early

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 [..] View

The Effect of Quasi-Living for the Success of an MMO.

9:43 pm, October 3, 2013 I saw this post: http://massively.joystiq.com/2012/12/19/enter-at-your-own-rift-what-do-the-trion-layoffs-mean-for-rift/ in relation to Rift's recent staff redundancies. However the paragraph that ca [..] View

Snowflake: Just got resolution for my banned account...

7:31 pm, October 3, 2013 They refunded me all my gem purchases. $320 Looks like the book is closed. It's bittersweet for sure. Nice to have the money back but I would have preferred my account to be un-banned. A couple of fr [..] View

Queens Jubilee Release Notes

7:10 pm, October 3, 2013 Divinitys Reach is hosting a magnificent celebration! Her Majesty Queen Jennah of Kryta is commemorating the tenth year of her rule and using the occasion to celebrate the triumph of humanity over the [..] View

I finally get why you can easily rep more than one Guild

11:43 pm, October 2, 2013 I played GW1 from start to finish in one guild.  When I heard about the guild system in GW2 I was a little confused to why they changed it so dramatically.  I liked [..] View

Why are armor naming conventions and weapon attach points SO screwed up?

8:44 pm, October 2, 2013 Why did ANet make it confusing as hell to find out the names of a PvE/PvPs set by giving them overlapping (on different sets) and/or nonfitting and/or different names? Also, why is ANet so intent on p [..] View

Is the concept of a living story a good or bad thing for Guild Wars 2?

2:29 pm, October 2, 2013 Just curious to see what others think, not just about Flame and Frost, but about the entire concept of Anet's living story as a whole. Personally, I can think of a few reasons why I'm not so sure if t [..] View

Dungeon Party needed

1:38 pm, October 2, 2013 Hi guys, i really want to get the dungeon master title. but everyone is doing the new fractles and i can never get a party for the dungeons i need. i only need 3 more then i have my title. i need SE p [..] View

Should "Vanquishing" be reintroduced into the game?

12:38 pm, October 2, 2013 With the current state of the game, the moment you 100% a map, you rarely ever revisit it. People only do when they're partying up with a lower level friend, and even then most are reluctant to go bac [..] View

Disconnected: Another user has logged onto this account

11:28 am, October 2, 2013 See Title I was playing and got DC'd with the error message that someone else had logged onto my account. While sitting at the character selection I go and check my email, received 0 minutes ago -&a [..] View

Anet did Dynamic Events in a really lame way

11:28 am, October 2, 2013 TL;DR, Dynamic events aren't dynamic because they don't depend on each other, and are basically public quest loops that respawn 5 minutes after completion. Also, this Forbes article sums up how I feel [..] View

Seeking advice; should I quit Guild Wars 2?

10:08 am, October 2, 2013 Preface; the following is born of my own personal opinions, preferences, and principles. It is in no way intended to defame or challenge the views of others, nor to begin an argument or flame war. I s [..] View

What are your favorite zones/regions of the world?

10:06 am, October 2, 2013 When I first started playing, I was afraid that there wouldn't be much difference between zones since they were all set in the same 6 regions (Ascalon, Kryta, Orr, Shiverpeaks, Maguuma, & Steamspu [..] View

Guild Wars 2 and Progression

9:58 am, October 2, 2013 The recent fiasco on Ascended items has prompted me to pop out of lurking, so I typed up a lengthy blurb on the state of progression in Guild Wars 2. Hopefully this can spiral into some meaningful and [..] View

Dungeons and fotw - disconnects and bugs getting worse?

9:41 am, October 2, 2013 I've been running dungeons and fotm for a while now and I noticed that there seems to be no decrease in bugginess and people disconnecting for no apparent reason. I was running AC yesterday and both [..] View

This is where Guild Wars 2 fails:

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 [..] View

How are you "supposed" to play the game?

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 [..] View

Guild Wars, NCSoft, ArenaNet and the future...

6:16 am, October 2, 2013 This is more intended for ArenaNet employees to read. I know they read these forums and I'm hoping they will see this, think about it, and maybe even respond to it. It is also open for discussion from [..] View

Anyone else feels burnt out already? Nothing to do, nothing to aim for.

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 [..] View

Great little NPC conversation I overhead

12:20 am, October 2, 2013 I just had to share this - I was in Harathi Hinterlands exploring around and just happened to bump across a skill point in the middle of a bunch of dolyak carcasses and bones, in a tiny little canyon [..] View

GW2 2012 Best (Worst) of Awards

11:20 pm, October 1, 2013 GW2 2012 Best (Worst) of Awards   Its that time of the year again! Where we look back into the previous year and project into the new year. To make the best of 2013, we have to look [..] View

Simply creating the next sotg for PvE/WvW - not so simple

9:57 pm, October 1, 2013 Why dont we just start State of the Game with WvW or PvE? If you are an active Guild Wars 2 sPvP player there is a big chance you have heard about Guru State of the Game and if you arent into sPvP [..] View

Things that bother me about this game

9:50 pm, October 1, 2013 Here is my disappointment not in any particular order of most to least importance. I have other disappointment but they are not game breaking and more of a minor annoyance so I won't list them. 1. C [..] View

Trying to understand a few things

9:46 pm, October 1, 2013 First, I am sorry for creating a new thread for this, but there are so many floating around that cause me to have these questions I simply couldn't make a response on page "x" of all of them [..] View

The future of NCSoft, ArenaNet, and Guild Wars 1 & 2.

9:31 pm, October 1, 2013 This is more intended for ArenaNet employees to read. I know they read these forums and I'm hoping they will see this, think about it, and maybe even respond to it. It is also open for discussion from [..] View

Post your armor combinations!

8:29 pm, October 1, 2013 Hopefully this hasn't been posted yet. But want I'd like to see is all the possible Exotic armors mixed up together! For example the CoE mixed with the CM dungeon armors. View

Will Anet improve Guild Wars 2?

7:00 pm, October 1, 2013 I started this game since head-start which was 28 days ago and I have only spent 125 hours in the game which comes out to 4.6 hours per day.   I'm not a rusher yet the game is losing [..] View

Reminder: Monthly Achievements reset at Midnight GMT (4pm 30th Nov PST)

3:47 pm, October 1, 2013 Since we've had LOTS of posts in pretty much every forum each month from people expecting the reset to be at midnight in ArenaNet's timezone, I figured a reminder that it will reset at midnight GMT (4 [..] View

Short Story: WhatScarletSaw

3:39 pm, October 1, 2013 Professor Omadd, Headmaster Emeritus of the College of Synergetics, anxiously twisted his ear as he waited for the sylvari woman to wake. She had been thrashing violently in the isolation module for d [..] View

A seven-step guide to fix GW2's PvE

12:32 pm, October 1, 2013 Before fixing anything, let's quickly identify the core problems with GW2's PvE today. And by "PvE", I mean only the open-world PvE here, not personal story or dungeons. So, the problems: - [..] View

A players thoughts or GW2 State of the Game

12:06 pm, October 1, 2013 Good Afternoon Fellow Tyrians! I sat down this morning was looking over the forums again and started writing.  This post may be a little disjointed and hop around a lot but I think [..] View

Raiding and Housing Coming to GW2? (Interview Translated from French)

11:07 am, October 1, 2013 I am posting this here because the source article has been removed (the Internet never forgets though), so it's more Rumor Mill than news, I suppose. Source: http://gw2.game-guid...mike-zadorojny/ T [..] View

What would you change/add to Zhaitan's battle?

9:59 am, October 1, 2013 I (and many others) thought this particular boss battle was lacking something, like for example: a battle. Hop on ship, **** some trash and wait for mahlazor to fire, then pelt dragon with fireballs u [..] View

Rate GW2!

8:53 am, October 1, 2013 First of all, as far as I know, Guru mods do not approve of folks simply posting a Yes/No-length answers, so I've requested a poll for the people that just want to select a number. Hopefully, it will [..] View

Ascended Gear and Fractals - The Shortcomings

6:48 am, October 1, 2013 I'll admit, the Fractals have been pretty fun and I'm sure there is some way to make the Ascended gear work in some way down the line. Right now though both the Fractals and Ascended gear are carrying [..] View

Exposing the Truth, Past and Present.

6:14 am, October 1, 2013 Purpose:  In effect, what I intend to do is expose ArenaNet of lies, deceit, and otherwise facilitating or spreading  false information for the sole purpose of garn [..] View

Guild Wars 2 Giveaways on European Fansites

6:05 am, October 1, 2013 Hopefully you have followed all our recent news and know that the long awaited Guild Wars 2 will be released on the 28th August 2012.As you all know,...Read More View

Visiting other servers

5:47 am, October 1, 2013 I thought we had this option before, now it seems you can only fully transfer to another server, anyone know anything about this? View

Boss hunting is back! next patch(es)

5:44 am, October 1, 2013 https://forum-en.guildwars2.com/forum/game/dungeons/How-logn-until-the-Lt-exploit-is-fixed-in-AC-explorable/first#post480873 They said that good loots from champs/dungeons/raid bosses are way too low [..] View

Completed My First Dungeon

5:36 am, October 1, 2013 So today, I broke my dungeon cherry with Ascalonian Catacombs Story Mode. So far, when playing GW2, I've been over-leveled for the content as I enjoy exploring. However, this time I wanted to try&am [..] View

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