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 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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6:18 pm, October 28, 2014
Whether you have extra candy corn or want extra commentary while adventuring, the Black Lion Trading Company has everything you need as the Mad King’s Festival continues.
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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, 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 am, August 25, 2014
.. are as follows:
1x Experience Scroll - Boosts character to level 20
1x Birthday Booster - 24-hour 100% boost to karma, magic find, WvW rank, experience and gold from kills
1x Skill point scroll - [..]
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7:18 am, June 28, 2014
I'm mostly debating between the gilded(20% gold from monsters) or the magic find utility. The karmic would have its purpose to but don't really see myself using karma on a regular basis for anything. [..]
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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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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 am, April 7, 2014
Restrict Mounts to NPC/Enemy lore
This post is in support of mounts in GW2. BUT to restrict mounts to NPC's and enemies.
This would exclude small cosmetic toy [..]
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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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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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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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2:16 am, March 13, 2014
Recently a person on CDI-Fractal Evolution named Esya.3427 posted the idea of Account wide agony resistance(like Magic Find i think).
The response from Chris Whiteside :I will dis [..]
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8:16 pm, March 11, 2014
All of us here at the Black Lion Trading Company would like to express our pride in the folks currently storming Lions Arch to reclaim the city. As the company is currently serving as part of the [..]
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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 [..]
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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 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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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 [..]
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2:16 am, October 28, 2013
So it's been a year and the lag has gotten worse (understatement) not better. With the introduction of WvW leagues the lag has hit extrodinary levels.
We all know it's there, we've [..]
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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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12:07 pm, October 12, 2013
Hey guys, have not posted here in a long time, how are things?
Just posting something that has been bugging me when I roam around Tryria.
You ever feel like your proffession does not feel like a prof [..]
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7:52 pm, October 10, 2013
First of all, Magic Find. Sounds like a significant stat in the game, yet, not much is known about it (to me anyway). So I'm curious to know more about it and hope someone could enlighten me with how [..]
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4:17 pm, October 9, 2013
*[Flame wall: Initiated!]*
Magic find is a bad stat. This is not news to many, and many others refuse to accept it. I'm here to draw the line and briefly explain some of the reasons why it is bad.
- [..]
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9:16 pm, October 8, 2013
This week, the Black Lion Trading company is pleased to present the Jack-in-the-Box Scythe, the latest and greatest innovation in the realm of portable harvesting technology. In addition, weve got [..]
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8:10 am, October 7, 2013
The Dragon Bash celebration is in full swing! Celebrants all over Tyria are snacking on Zhaitaffy, trading blows in the Dragon Ball arena, and bashing the stuffing out of dragon piatas. The Black [..]
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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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7:13 am, October 6, 2013
In an effort to keep the noise down over discussing the various points hit upon by Colin's most recent post, I've taken the time to create different threads in the General Discussion forums to cover t [..]
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6:49 am, October 6, 2013
In an effort to keep the noise down over discussing the various points hit upon by Colin's most recent post, I've taken the time to create different threads in the General Discussion forums to cover t [..]
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12:03 am, October 6, 2013
I know this topic has come up before, but after trying much of what I've come across, I'm somewhat at a loss so I'm hoping for some good answers here.
I've messed around with a nu [..]
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8:57 pm, October 5, 2013
There's a thread on GW2 forum and i want to discuss the same thing on GW2Guru and try to find solutions to make the game world more active.
The Solution: How to resurrect dead zones
Every race has a [..]
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3:16 am, October 5, 2013
The prices of things seem to be increasing quite a bit over the last month or two. I think largely due to increased magic find and champion loot changes. This eff [..]
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2:23 pm, October 4, 2013
To start with, this is not a suggestion thread - hence it is not in the Primordus visions section. It's just meant as a sort of place to share our ideas about the games combat system. I am not conside [..]
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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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10:02 pm, October 3, 2013
The Bazaar of the Four Winds is finished, the Zephyrites have signed their deal and flown away and the Queens Jubilee is in full sway! The Black Lion Trading Company is getting into the celebrato [..]
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9:16 pm, October 3, 2013
Anyone figure out the secret sauce to Aether Key Piece drops?
I saw 3 drop yesterday while doing my normal open world wood chopping and daily competition. One in a short TA dungeon [..]
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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 [..]
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11:56 am, October 3, 2013
Just a quick background on myself. I consider myself the casual gamer that ArenaNet said would especially love this game (MMO Manifesto). I have a PS3. Ive played popular games like Skyrim and Assassi [..]
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4:39 pm, October 2, 2013
Scribes Note: The following journal page was retrieved, undoubtedly without permission, from the Zephyr Sanctum, and in 1326 it came into the hands of the Durmand Priory. The author remains unidentifi [..]
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4:32 pm, October 2, 2013
Personally hoping for : Dungeon finder.Bigger group sizes for WvW.Removal or improvement of magic find.More legendaries/less good legendaries redesigned.One or two more mapsOne or two more dungeons.At [..]
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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 [..]
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5:12 am, October 2, 2013
Pretty happy about this. I'm tired of having to buy extra armor sets for my chars just for better loot chances. Apparently, magic find is going to be an account stat instead.
News about it here : htt [..]
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4:19 am, October 2, 2013
Whats the most magic find u can have?
Also, does magic find affect things like crafting material drops and bag drops? ( the bags that give random loot)
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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 [..]
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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 [..]
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9:14 pm, October 1, 2013
Like above does anti-farm code factor in magic find you use? (meaning if you have a lot MF you hit DR faster?)
I didnt play for a day, used some buffs for total 170% MF and i hit DR in 15 mins ... wh [..]
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6:23 pm, October 1, 2013
1. The last heart/skill point is bugged out for map completion for a week.
2. You find out magic find is in this game.
3. You find out aoe's [..]
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5:21 pm, October 1, 2013
What have you spent (saving for) with your Laurels?
http://wiki.guildwars2.com/wiki/Laurel_merchantPersonally, I'm saving for the 30% magic find trinket/infusion.
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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 [..]
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2:57 pm, October 1, 2013
Well ever since they did all of their "optimizing" magic my enjoyment has gone downhill. The reason for that is now for "optimization" purposes my game doesn't always show everyone [..]
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1:12 pm, October 1, 2013
According to wiki, "Magic find is applied when a foe dies; it does not apply to loot from chests, items created in the Mystic Forge,or random drops from gathering." And I think it may not ap [..]
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12:10 pm, October 1, 2013
"To prevent the mindless grinding and farming that happened last time, Arenanet have changed all the chest loot and dig spots to account bound daily. This make it a bit harder to get the good stu [..]
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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 [..]
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11:20 am, October 1, 2013
I got to thinking about the plans A-net has for weapons. Anyone know if they will add more or do you think every class should be able to use every weapon to their own unique skills? [..]
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11:00 am, October 1, 2013
Now, Before you watch this video going over the Guild Wars 2 Holy Trinity please have a look at this here: http://gw2101.gtm.guildwars2.com/en/the-game/combat/healing-*****/
Or if you don't trust the [..]
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10:30 am, October 1, 2013
A ****** at the Dragon Bash has thrown lions Arch into Chaos! The culprits responsible for the mayhem have holed up in their hideout. Inspector Ellen Kiel spearheaded the investigation into the ****** [..]
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9:47 am, October 1, 2013
Glided Infusion: +20% gold from monsters
Currently available utility infusions are:Glided Infusion: +20% gold from monsters 20 laurelMagical Infusion: [..]
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9:37 am, October 1, 2013
I wish we could atleast transmute armors of different types. I have an engineer and honeslty most of the nice looking medium armor sets suit the rangers and thieves because they look stealthy. Enginee [..]
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9:20 am, October 1, 2013
Help us reach 1 million Likes on Facebook and earn some juicy in-game rewards for yourself and your fellow players!
If we reach our goal of 1,000,000 Likes on Facebook before the end of July, everybo [..]
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6:59 am, October 1, 2013
It's taken a lot of work and stress (A harddrive crash caused me to have to start this all over again) but our detailed analysis on why Guild Wars 2 isn't the Number 1 MMO is finally complete.
I re [..]
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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 [..]
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6:09 am, October 1, 2013
I still have 250x magic glue and 500 enchanted stuffing but I don't need it. So I will sell it. But is it best to sell it NOW or save it for later? I want to make the most money from it...
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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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5:17 am, October 1, 2013
So we missing alot of info in the hero page, i mean were is the: conditional damge amount? I mean that is very important for me, and were is the magicfind %? You guys could make one tab that we can cl [..]
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3:51 am, October 1, 2013
Hi Guildwars2guru users out there, I got a problem of mine that I'm worried about, back within a week after the release of GW2, I managed to hit Lvl 80 with my Mesmer and I suddenly became interested [..]
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3:39 am, October 1, 2013
It's funny, I have a friend who is every exploration-oriented, and I'm always teasing her about it. However, today I found myself on an adventure of exploration that will always be a wonderful memory, [..]
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2:55 am, October 1, 2013
15 points into blood magic necromancers get a trait called vampiric, it should spihon life out of enemies, but there is one problem, its based on a flat value that doesnt increase with how much damage [..]
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2:15 am, October 1, 2013
The Bazaar of the Four Winds is finished, the Zephyrites have signed their deal and flown away and the Queens Jubilee is in full sway! The Black Lion Trading Company is getting into the celebrato [..]
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1:43 am, October 1, 2013
Welcome to the first release of August, the Queens Jubilee!
Upon logging in to GuildWars2, you will receive a mail from Queen Jennah of Kryta inviting you to a celebration being held in Divinitys Rea [..]
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1:32 am, October 1, 2013
I'm at work and I wanted to get this out quick so I apologize if its been brought up elsewhere. Redirect if it has.
I quit playing GW2 for about 4 or 5 months, only really popping in to play the sup [..]
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1:16 am, October 1, 2013
Wintersday begins today! Weve packed a lot of magical merriment into Guild Wars 2 from December 14 to January 3, so start your holiday adventure today! Visit the official forums to get all the informa [..]
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1:02 am, October 1, 2013
Looks like Lead Designer Isaiah Cartwright did a fairly lengthy QandA on Kotaku last night. Just thought I would post the link in case any hasn't seen it or.
So [..]
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11:35 pm, September 30, 2013
T6 Mat Farm Guide
(hopefully, this is in the right place!)
Much like many players, I'm dirt poor. I developed these runs in conjunction with a freind of mine, Handmade. We're both working on legendar [..]
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11:32 pm, September 30, 2013
So a few days ago, when I wasn't a member of this forum yet. I received my first precursor, not by putting hundreds of rares and exotics into the Mystic Forge, no, I received my precursor Dusk, by far [..]
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10:40 pm, September 30, 2013
If you guys haven't red the two parts of her story how she became a private investigator, you should!
https://www.guildwar...st-straw-part-1
https://www.guildwar...st-straw-part-2
This is actually th [..]
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8:04 pm, September 30, 2013
LIVING WORLD
Bazaar of the Four Winds
The Bazaar of the Four Winds is gathering; merchants are converging from all corners of Tyria to sell their wares. Its not just shady characters and risky trade [..]
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7:51 pm, September 30, 2013
Magic Find on runes are really bad, people could go with damage runes, tank runes or support runes but instead they go magic find runes. There changes ArenaNet can make to stop it.
- Jewelry Runes - [..]
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7:21 pm, September 30, 2013
I could of sworn there was a magic find set that could be purchased with karma...believe it was Explorer's stats but I simply can't find it anymore...any ideas?
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5:57 pm, September 30, 2013
Just thought I would sign up to brag about my unexpected windfall of gold thanks to China
About a month and a bit ago I stopped playing GW2 due to me being busy for the Christmas season. I recently [..]
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5:13 pm, September 30, 2013
In this thread we'll be discussing magic find. The benefits, the negatives & its impact on GW2 as whole. This topic has a tendency to draw opposition from bot [..]
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5:12 pm, September 30, 2013
Guild Wars 2 is live now for 1 and a half months, and for many people (me included) is dream come true after all that long wait. Game proved to be real eye candy, also i`m quite pleased how it fairs o [..]
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5:01 pm, September 30, 2013
Hi!
Basically since I looked at the game for the very first time to me it was obvious that I would be farming dungeons for equipment. Doing WvW all day seemed very slow to me (SO many badges ...) and [..]
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4:59 pm, September 30, 2013
Hey everyone, it has being more than a month since GW2 was released and alot of you are probably reached or about to reach L80. I thought this would be a time to release my endgame gearing guide that [..]
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3:41 pm, September 30, 2013
Yesterday I was lv.33 when I grouped with two of my friends (68, 71) and we played in Fireheart Rise (60-70). Some things I noticed:
-) I got tons of blue and green drops and some yellow ones with o [..]
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3:02 pm, September 30, 2013
"To prevent the mindless grinding and farming that happened last time, Arenanet have changed all the chest loot and dig spots to account bound daily. This make it a bit harder to get the good stu [..]
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2:59 pm, September 30, 2013
I don't know if this is the right place to ask but I have a question that is bugging me since forever.
Do Magic Find affects the chance of finding a Rare/Uncommon Dye when opening an unidentified one [..]
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2:28 pm, September 30, 2013
Hello guys.
So I've been complaining alot lately about the grind on endgame etc, and I have been receiving lots of messages regarding Grind being optional and the easily accessible crafted Exotics.
[..]
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1:00 pm, September 30, 2013
The scourge of Splintered Coast has risen, more deadly and powerful than ever before. Band together with other heroes, old friends, and new allies to fight the rising evil. Bewareagainst a foe of this [..]
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11:56 am, September 30, 2013
Well been trying to do Arah over past few days and needless to say the only path people seem capable of completing is the warden path.
Each path seems to have something that just d [..]
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10:12 am, September 30, 2013
Motos Super Adventure Box is once again open for business in Rata Sum! Enter Tyrias first and best virtual reality simulator and prepare to get schooled! The revolutionary edu-tainment experiment has [..]
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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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9:53 am, September 30, 2013
Hi,
I came back to GW2 since i left it shortly before Halloween.
I spend the last 2 days levelling my guardian to lvl 80 and already had a thief on 80.
But no gear at all. I also spend some time che [..]
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9:46 am, September 30, 2013
I've been lurking about on here for a while now, and here is my first contribution, please excuse my English as it is not my first language, but here goes:
THIS IS NOT ABOUT EVENT OR KARMA FARMING!!! [..]
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6:57 am, September 30, 2013
Note: This thread is not a QQ about magic find. It actually isn't about magic find at all.
Ever since GW2 was released, I've seen topics which have something to do with luck but as far as I've seen, [..]
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4:30 am, September 30, 2013
In an effort to keep the noise down over discussing the various points hit upon by Colin's most recent post, I've taken the time to create different threads in the General Discussion forums to cover t [..]
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3:49 am, September 30, 2013
https://forum-en.guildwars2.com/forum/game/gw2/The-*****-of-Alts
QuoteAnet is slowly killing off alts and I dont understand why Alts are one of the main driving forces to keep players around, yet eve [..]
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2:47 am, September 30, 2013
Personally hoping for : Dungeon finder.Bigger group sizes for WvW.Removal or improvement of magic find.More legendaries/less good legendaries redesigned.One or two more mapsOne or two more dungeons.At [..]
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2:45 am, September 30, 2013
General Questions
Will there be a subscription fee?
No. There is no monthly subscription fee. Once your purchase the box or a game key, you are free to play as much as you want.
Will there be micro [..]
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