6:18 am, November 1, 2014
We have a lot of talented people in the Guild Wars 2 community. One of our community members has created a series of fantastic infographics that show you, at-a-glance, how your World performed in th [..]
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7:18 pm, September 30, 2014
After our successful partnership on the Overwolf WvW App Challenge, which saw player Prefrontal Cortex win a $2,000 cash prize and a lot of Guild Wars 2 goodies, weve partnered with [..]
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7:18 pm, 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!
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7:18 pm, June 30, 2014
In this video, Guild Wars 2 composer Maclaine Diemer gives a sneak peak of the soundtrack for Season 2, which was performed and recorded by a live orchestra in Germany.
Subscribe [..]
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7:18 pm, June 17, 2014
As you prepare for the excitement and adventure of Living World Season 2, take a moment to look back at the events of Season 1. From the frozen reaches of the Shiverpeaks to the sweltering Maguuma Jun [..]
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7:18 pm, May 2, 2014
Congratulations to the Civilized Gentlemen, winners of the European Tournament of Legends! Its not over yet though; the North American Tournament of Legends starts tomorrow!
Join John Blu Mullen and [..]
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3:16 pm, April 16, 2014
One of the worst changes in this patch was the removal of town clothes and the new "outfit" tab.
Current "town clothes" turned into tonics (what? Why not an out [..]
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3:16 pm, April 2, 2014
Were down to the last major feature to announce in our upcoming April 15 Feature Pack, and its a pretty huge one: were making it easier to play with your friends on every PvE map, regardless of home w [..]
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8:16 pm, March 28, 2014
Hello again Tyria! There are a lot of great new changes happening in the Mists with rewards, gear, build-making, and more! Its incredibly exciting to finally be able to share with you all of the updat [..]
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8:16 pm, March 27, 2014
We’re using the April 2014 Feature Pack as an opportunity to introduce some improvements that we’re really excited for: account-bound World XP and ascended and legendary gear! We w [..]
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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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8:16 am, January 12, 2014
Forum: https://forum-en.guildwars2.com/forum/professions/balance/PvE-Revising-the-DPS-Meta/first#post3480529
Reddit thread: http://www.reddit.com/r/Guildwars2/comments/1uyt5e/some_steps_will_be_taken [..]
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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, 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 [..]
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1:46 pm, November 25, 2013
Martin Kerstein
Head of Global Community
Critickitten: You mention in your first paragraph that this is your opinion. I changed the thread title to reflect that (which you could have done in the first [..]
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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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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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3:16 pm, October 18, 2013
Greetings, folks! I’m here to announce an exciting new development in World vs. World!
We are in the process of designing a brand-new map that will let you enjoy WvW while waiting to enter [..]
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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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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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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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8:53 pm, October 12, 2013
Just wanted to let anyone who goes to gw2 forums (not here official)
Do not say anything about Anet forcing us to use the gem store. I got my forum account suspended for that. Not that it really bothe [..]
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12:21 pm, October 11, 2013
I tried doing a bit of searching for this before making a thread and the ones regarding streaming that I did find were more about people wondering if so and so was streaming during the stress test.
I [..]
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2:19 pm, October 10, 2013
Yes. This thread.
We all knew it was coming.
ArenaNet have stated you need FRIENDS on a server to guest to it. Now, of course... that means we can simply work around the issue (why we should have to [..]
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11:31 pm, October 9, 2013
Just wondering how much of a problem some of you think this is (if it is a problem at all).
Some of the servers are being dominated by a single language. Massive gaming communities and alliances of [..]
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10:27 pm, October 8, 2013
Hi guys
I was involved with a interesting dilemma and I'd like to know what you think about this.
A runs a dungeon with B, C, D & E. He knows the dungeon quite well. A uses teamspeak but the oth [..]
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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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2:02 am, October 8, 2013
There is a group of "people" using an event in the Gendarran Fields to farm coin, exp and karma. These people are "botting" an event that spawns every 5 mins and insta-killing the [..]
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2:23 pm, October 7, 2013
First: (from facebook)
We had a great day at gamescom today! We met lots of fans and had fantastic conversations with you all. We really appreciate your love and support and for coming out to speak w [..]
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4:58 am, October 7, 2013
or be as good a game as I thought it would be, or I would like it to be.
The developers/producers behind this game are NOT from the original Guild Wars crew. That is it in a nutshe [..]
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4:32 am, October 6, 2013
Has anyone come across any rare-ish loot that has dropped from mobs? I.e. something like the golden phoenix sword from GW1, only farmable from a specific area and not otherwise obtainable through vend [..]
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9:21 pm, October 5, 2013
Warning: this is a potential spoiler. This concerns a location at the Breach waypoint in Diessa Plateau There is a skill point and vista in that area, and while this thread doesn't [..]
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2:40 pm, October 5, 2013
so I logged in and wanted to go buy some shoelaces for my character with my karma I got. then I looked at the top fork and thought ok thats a cool fork. then I looked down and saw the other fork! as y [..]
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1:37 am, October 5, 2013
Hello, I am currently looking for a Guild/Team that is interested on a Hardcore Spvp'er I manly play a Mesmer but truly I have theory crafted on every profession. So I can change if needed.
My only d [..]
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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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12:42 pm, October 4, 2013
So did anyone else immediately shut off all the sound except for the music for this second last quest? Defending Trahearne felt way far more like the emotional final ending than the actual finale was [..]
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8:47 am, October 4, 2013
Maybe it's me but during the wait for the game I had envisioned with the constant mention of the lore about how it is the 'time of the Dragons', that Dragons would actually play more of a role in the [..]
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5:33 am, October 4, 2013
Hi.
First please sorry for my English...
I'm just talking about this threadabout ArenaNet saying thoose things are Lies, because for me it's ArenaNet that Lied in first place, or they said too much [..]
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3:16 am, October 4, 2013
Guild Wars 2 provides lots of ways to defend yourself. Presumably, every class/build has access to two or more. I make use of whatever I have on hand, but am neve [..]
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4:58 pm, October 3, 2013
ant possibly be the only female to experience this.
It makes me ill to experience this.
So: the gaming world comprises of more than just males.
I dont think this issue being taken seriously.
1. No the [..]
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7:00 am, October 3, 2013
While I'm stuck in the unfinishable lvl76 Main Quest mission I have been giving some tought to the story and the plot this far. I have been playing Human/Whispers storyline and it doesn't just feel ri [..]
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1:53 am, October 3, 2013
Hello guys
I ve just bought the game yesterday and today i played the stress test. I liked the game coz it has some simple quest to level up nice skill animations and generally it must be good althoug [..]
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6:05 pm, October 2, 2013
This isn't a complain thread or anything like that, every game goes through this stage, I'm just wondering who has lost that sort of new game hype/feel/smell?
When the game was first released, I was [..]
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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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12:34 pm, October 2, 2013
I know racial skills aren't the focus of the game, and they're kind of a tack-on thing to add flavour to your character, but I can't help but feel like Anet didn't really think them through all that w [..]
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12:13 pm, October 2, 2013
Me and a few of my friends are going to start playing on the 28th, about 15 or so of us and we're all from England, UK and we just wanted to make the right decision when it comes to a server choice, I [..]
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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 [..]
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6:53 am, October 2, 2013
Ok, well this is simply just a thread to find out what everyone else thinks. I've noticed a large decrease in the player population in game and it's only going to get smaller as time goes on (but that [..]
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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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2:04 am, October 2, 2013
Now, I don't mean to be a doomsayer here, but because of the delayed implementation of guesting, I've started to dial back the "home server doesn't matter unless you're into WvW" pitch when [..]
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9:16 pm, October 1, 2013
Welcome to the Twilight Assault Release! If youre ready to start fighting Aetherblades and exploring the shadowy recesses of Twilight Arbor but arent quite sure how to go about it, this spoiler-free g [..]
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8:35 pm, October 1, 2013
ArenaNet has posted a handy little guide for those of you who want a push in the right direction. Think of it as flipping through a player's guide of a game you're playing through. We'll also be pos [..]
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6:50 pm, October 1, 2013
Hello guys, I'm new on this Forum but i want start discussion about something really important for me. I craft Legendary Torch, it's called "Rodgort", I am close to finish, just few mats and [..]
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6:49 pm, October 1, 2013
As of Yesterday
https://www.guildwar...-ascended-gear/
"This is just the beginning. In November, were only adding the first level of Infusions and Ascended Rings and Back slots, so that leaves [..]
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6:11 pm, October 1, 2013
Just checking in, i put the game on the shelf a bit since when MoP released my server went from awesome to so empty quick it seemed. I was running and doing quests, and all of the sudden events i want [..]
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5:10 pm, October 1, 2013
Hello, fellow Dragon Bashers! Want to know where to go and how to get started with the celebration? Read on!
Spoiler-Free Mini Guide
Spoiler-Free New Items and Rewards
Spoiler-Free New Achievemen [..]
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4:29 pm, October 1, 2013
Well I am not sure if this is the right thread to post this in, but I need your help either way. I am currently playing on Whiteside Ridge with my wife but to be honest it's a bit empty and not really [..]
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3:50 pm, October 1, 2013
Pretty hard to complete the Molten Alliance achievement when every server I tried last night were missing these.
Anyone see an ArenaNet response to this?
Servers I tried: Sanctum [..]
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3:46 pm, October 1, 2013
I know good things come in time and this has possibly been posted about but i havnt seen anything about it yet. Anyway when it comes to legendary weapons its not an easy road to travel obtaining one a [..]
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12:39 pm, October 1, 2013
This thread is meant to be a semi suggestion thread. Also I would like constructive information regarding why Guild wars 2 is losing so many damn people. 200 member clans running 20 ppl online at thei [..]
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11:52 am, October 1, 2013
As the title states, we (NoX = Norse Oil eXpedition) are starting our very own cast shows on youtube with the main emphasis on Guild Wars 2 only. We recently started our videos and they will focus alo [..]
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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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10:28 am, October 1, 2013
It has finally arrived!
It comes with four disks and was signed by Jeremy Soule! Mine got squished sometime during shipment cause some of the plastic case got shattered but the dis [..]
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9:48 am, October 1, 2013
Hello, Super Adventurers!
Once again the platform puzzle professor known as Moto has re-opened the doors of the Super Adventure Box creation, with all-new additions! Youve got four whole weeks to exp [..]
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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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7:40 am, October 1, 2013
I wonder if this Wintersday will bring some low temperatues and snowstorms to other parts of Tyria except Shiverpeaks?
Wouldn't it be great that the snow covers those little asuras in Rata Sum, or fre [..]
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6:17 am, October 1, 2013
Here's a review written by forbes.
I like to think of forbes as a reputable source. Much of what's written there is reasonable and it resonates with me as what I see to be problems with GW2. Whilst G [..]
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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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5:54 am, October 1, 2013
Hello all,
The music that plays in our games is one of the major features that determines our ability to connect ourselves into the world and to relate better with our characters.
I decided, with my [..]
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5:39 am, October 1, 2013
As today's topic is similar to the Temple of Grenth guide, it will follow a similar format and copy some elements.
The Temple of Balthazar is one of the 5 Temple meta chains that exists in the Orrian [..]
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2:17 am, October 1, 2013
This topic is in the form of a question because I am not trying to troll, but seeking answers or work-a rounds from the community.
My assumptions from sneaking a peak at some forums from work today: [..]
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1:55 am, October 1, 2013
So, I just found a post on reddit that I believe everyone should see:
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I believe I can speak for a large number of people from Sanctum of Rall when I say that tonight something happened that I [..]
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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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1:26 am, October 1, 2013
So the whole quarry of people complaining about the nerfed Dungeons preventing people and me from being able to run them to get money has been really evident so far. You could have easily netted 1 gol [..]
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11:03 pm, September 30, 2013
Hey everyone, I recently completed all 37 jumping puzzles (those with achievements) and I thought I would share my experiences of them with the GW2guru community as well as providing guides for each i [..]
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8:45 pm, September 30, 2013
Over on the official forums, the mystic forge is affectionately known as the mystic toilet. And why shouldn't it be? Especially when you have players throwing 350g worth of weapons in at a time and ge [..]
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8:40 pm, September 30, 2013
Alright, so these new events (so far I am only able to find 1 Defeat Orma of Modus Sceleris ) but the rest I cannot find. By luck I found one (Freeth - Charr Engineer) in Fireheart Rise close to the G [..]
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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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7:43 pm, September 30, 2013
Ok i bought gw2 today and tryed to install onto my pc
then this message came up saying
"Download failed! please check your internet connection and try again"
it cant be my internet connec [..]
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5:55 pm, September 30, 2013
Hey guys, I don't know if this is the right section but I couldn't find anything searching the other forums so:
Me and my Guild (about 20 ppl) want to change our Server. At the moment we are on [EU] [..]
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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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5:24 pm, September 30, 2013
I recently read a thread called "do mmo players demand too much"
http://www.guildwars2guru.com/topic/76458-do-mmo-players-demand-too-much/
I also recently read a thread called "do you [..]
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5:09 pm, September 30, 2013
Since I've messaged + emailed the appropriate people on the official forums without a response, I figured I could try to ask here...
About two days ago, I made the mistake of making very angry (altho [..]
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5:01 pm, September 30, 2013
https://www.guildwar...res-and-beyond/
QuoteGreetings Heroes of Tyria,
Last weekend we released our free Lost Shores mini-expansion, which introduced a new level 80 map, a brand new PvP map, over 40 [..]
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4:12 pm, September 30, 2013
Firstly I'd like to apologise for the lengthy and long winded post; I'm a long winded kinda guy (which works well for the ladies... (he tells himself)). I'm hopeful it'll spark a somewhat interesting [..]
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3:52 pm, September 30, 2013
Now that we've reached the point where the game is more or less functional greater than 95% of the time; we have to look at how/when/if additional content is being distributed.
What we currently have [..]
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2:53 pm, September 30, 2013
Welcome to our newest release, the Bazaar of the Four Winds! You may be wondering what there is to do and how to get around, so what follows is a short guide to point you in the right direction.
Spoi [..]
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2:40 pm, September 30, 2013
Hi, everyone. Last week we announced our Guild Wars 2 First Anniversary Bash, which takes place at the Renaissance Hotel on Saturday, August 31 during PAX Prime weekend.
That [..]
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2:09 pm, September 30, 2013
I like GW2. I'm not in love with it. I've played MMOs since EQ Kunark era (yes, I still believe EQ was the "game changer") and played EQ2, Vanguard, DAO [..]
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12:43 pm, September 30, 2013
Guild Wars 2 Halloween Event Guide (Spoilers)
The Halloween Event of Guild Wars 2 starts in Lion's Arch (LA) and takes place in a few different areas of the world. There are quite a few things to do [..]
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12:20 pm, September 30, 2013
Request > Help finding server(s) with as much 24x7 action as possible (NA or EU)
Status > I have a home server that I really enjoy and will retain but in the interim...
Intent &# [..]
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9:08 am, September 30, 2013
What is this area in the Shiverpeaks and does it count for explorer title?
I have 171 out of 172 and it's anoying not to find it.
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7:43 am, September 30, 2013
At the moment I pretty much have 100% world completion (except the 1 broken skillpoint in Malchor's Leap), missing 1 area in the Shiverpeaks and somehow missing 1 Point of Interest even though I 100%' [..]
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7:27 am, September 30, 2013
Literally, 1/2 of the world is not accessible... why, exactly, would that be the case?
Maguuma Wastes, Magus Falls, Fire Islands, Woodland Cascades, Scavanger's Causeway, Crystal Desert, Blazeridge M [..]
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6:39 am, September 30, 2013
Alright, these new events (introduced in Halloween updates) are about the Guild Modus Sceleris, so far I found and posted all events, locations etc of Lornar's Pass, but there is more, I hear people t [..]
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5:13 am, September 30, 2013
Looking at the below map and this wiki page I found something interesting. Humans, Charrs, and Norns can pretty much level all the way to 70 or 80 while staying in their regions (Kryta, Ascalon, and S [..]
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3:18 am, September 30, 2013
What do you guys think? Some of the Dragons will require opening up new areas, such as Kralkatorrikk in the Crystal Desert, or Jormag in the Northern Shiverpeaks, how big of an update content do you e [..]
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3:12 am, September 30, 2013
Guild Wars 2 Halloween Event
The Halloween Event of Guild Wars 2 starts in Lions Arch (LA) and takes place in a few different areas of the world. There are quite a few things to do for the event but [..]
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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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