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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7:18 pm, October 20, 2014
A Living World
The return of Living World Season 2 is rapidly approaching. When the season resumes on November 4, we’ll see the story pick up from the cliffhanger that left one of the worl [..]
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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, 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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7:18 am, May 13, 2014
Hi, I'm a fairly casual player and just wanted to make a suggestion. Overall, I really enjoy how GW2 is free to play and has regular updated content. I really like the previous April patch in that it [..]
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3:16 pm, April 5, 2014
Sign-ups for the Guild Wars 2 Tournament of Legends are now open!
Make sure to check out the original Tournament of Legends blog post to see the exact times of when the tournament [..]
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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
One of the many exciting features coming in the April 2014 Feature Pack is the new Wardrobe, an account-wide system that allows you to collect every skin in the game!
Account Wardrobe: The Basics
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2:16 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 1, 2014
Each day in March were running special promotions in the Gem Store! Youll get 31 chances to save big on different Gem Store items or pick up a popular item from the past! Each sale begins at 12:01 a.m [..]
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2:16 am, February 24, 2014
What is Damage Downtime?: DDT is the time spent not attacking that is unrelated to an attack's central action window.
What increases DDT?: Dodges, Movement, Knockdowns, Interrupts, Fear, etc.
Why ca [..]
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8:16 am, February 1, 2014
Edit: Thanks much to Konzacelt for posting this on the official forms for me. Heres the link if you want to follow or partake in the discussion there.
https://forum-en.guildwars2.com/forum/game/gw2/T [..]
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8:16 pm, January 23, 2014
Looking to satiate your competitive urges? Weve got you covered. Whether you want to watch some high-level gameplay or jump into the action yourself, weve got Guild Wars 2 tournament [..]
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2:16 pm, January 7, 2014
We here at the Black Lion Trading Company feel that each new year is full of possibility. To get this one off to a good start, were pleased to present a new facial tattoo helm; and a new Introduct [..]
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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 [..]
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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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1:39 pm, November 23, 2013
Having leveled two characters to 80, I have the following observations and opinions:
- The time it takes to get from 1 to 80 is suitable, but the first 40 levels can feel really slow while the last 1 [..]
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8:16 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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6:57 pm, November 11, 2013
Hello folks.
I was just listening to a mmo podcast where they where talking about Wow - mist of pandaria.
And like how they found new gear and was getting ready to raid again and so on.
That got me [..]
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12:09 pm, November 1, 2013
I have never been so engaged by a game as I have been by GW2. Even on my low end rig, this game is beautiful and runs well. Dynamic events are fun. & [..]
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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 [..]
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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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11:09 pm, October 17, 2013
hey all
iv been watching these forums for a long time and thaught id do my first post
iv played gw1 since first beta, and cannot wait for gw2, but the one thing im not 100% on is the exploration, in [..]
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9:24 am, October 16, 2013
I don't want to be negative, but I'm going to be anyway.
I paid extra (paid months early) for a three day head start that feels more like another Beta.
The head start is 2/3 over and I still haven't [..]
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9:16 pm, October 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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3:55 pm, October 15, 2013
Hey guys! Starting a new show so submit, submit, submit! ...your material. Oh, and any ideas w/ what I should showcase, plz do tell. Trying to make something every GW fan would love to see weekly. Tha [..]
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6:02 am, October 10, 2013
It seems that its a bit too spread out, especially the events, i dont know, i find myself always underleveled in Queeensdale compared to all other starting zones.
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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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2:27 pm, October 8, 2013
For a limited time, save more than 30% off Guild Wars 2 Digital Edition and Digital Deluxe Edition purchased through buy.guildwars2.com. Dont wait to saveoffer ends April 1, 2013 at 11:59pm PT.Read Mo [..]
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7:21 am, October 8, 2013
Anyone else notice this? Seeing the map spam again, as well as the mail spam.
That and basic items being "bought" for crazy amount of money, which is a large indication of the bots using it [..]
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9:23 pm, October 7, 2013
So I have been playing this game with my wife and buddies for the past few weeks, and through playing with them it has been an enjoyable experience; this however is starting to feel like it's coming t [..]
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3:50 pm, October 7, 2013
With the introduction of custom arenas we have the chance to have our own guild hall equivalent. A place we can go to chat, chill, hang out and have some fun.
All you do is:
Buy a custom arena
Set [..]
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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 [..]
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3:56 am, October 6, 2013
Are we going to see any more stress tests after this one that just finished on the 15th?
I received a message that asked players to go to Queensdale to help out the stress test and then another mess [..]
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9:36 pm, October 5, 2013
Hello all, I'm experiencing problems using the Black Lion Trading Company.
Whenever I select an order and press the "buy" button the game gives me this error message: "Your order did no [..]
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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 [..]
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5:20 am, October 5, 2013
Also is story important for weapons ( non legendary I cant be fed for that I have a life ) ? Im starting up game again and I want to level my level 30 Ele but she has done 0 story and none of the star [..]
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10:29 pm, October 4, 2013
Don't get me wrong I've been a strong supporter of Anet since day one with the collectors edition. I bought 3 armors some civilian clothing. Since the harvest tools at 10 dollars each, character bound [..]
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2:24 pm, October 4, 2013
* Past few days I've been running a lot of dungeons and in one AC run, one team member asked me why do I use a staff (on my elementalist ofc). I told him with some notes of sarcasm "Yeah, cause u [..]
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1:44 pm, October 4, 2013
I created a Norn Warrior and a Charr Warrior for the different stories. I couldn't decide on which one to choose so I made both... Already have a mid level Charr [..]
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11:20 am, October 4, 2013
The explosive events of the Dragon Bash festival left the Captains Council of Lions Arch with a vacant seat. Lionguard Inspector Ellen Kiel and Black Lion Trader Evon Gnashblade both want to fill that [..]
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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 [..]
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1:14 am, October 4, 2013
We all know the kafuffle about gear grind, ascended gear, etc.
We know what's been said, we know what we've seen in game.
We know it's just the start.
So, my question is this:
Does the ascended ge [..]
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1:50 pm, October 3, 2013
Okay, so check this out, right? So my buddies and I were underwater in valskate and we're all pretty drunk and then I suddenly got this urge to go to the Kodan camp. So this camp, right, it's literall [..]
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1:38 pm, October 3, 2013
Anyone know what you get for completely the monthly achievements?
Also, I think mine is glitched, the EXP counter stopped going up despite the fact that I didn't die since starting it
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12:52 pm, October 3, 2013
This question had been bugging me ever since i met this asura who says he is much better off playing without a guild, saying he wanted to treat gw2 as a single player etc etc
Now that many of us had [..]
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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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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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8:16 pm, October 2, 2013
Ok, first off I think the game is great however I'm sorry but I have to bring Wow up to make a point about what makes a game fun for a lot of people.
So I have been playing since day one and my chara [..]
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5:12 pm, October 2, 2013
it seems it is not only me. i was running clock tower for 7 hours yesterday. i failed everytime because of lag. but the reward is very useless . does anyone having this bug?? i was waiting. [..]
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11:57 am, October 2, 2013
A note before starting; this is intended as a conversation about the story (non-lore) behind why we are fighting Zhaitan and where the story may progress from here. It is not meant to be bashing Anet' [..]
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10:18 am, October 2, 2013
My friends hate the Charr starting area as they say its not appealing at all. It actually stopped one of them from rolling a Charr.
I just told them they werent looking in the right places, so I made [..]
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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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7:52 am, October 2, 2013
So Anet said they'd probably release new playable races with the expansions and I was just wondering how likely you think that the Largos and Tengu would be as a new playable race. I mean I think the [..]
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7:30 am, October 2, 2013
Yes there are things that are great about this game. In fact, there are areas of this game that are revolutionary and awesome.
Yet, there are too many areas that make this game seem like it was slapp [..]
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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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2:55 am, October 2, 2013
So I zoned into a story instance, and when the combat part came up, I found that all my weapon abilities had disappeared. As in they are not there at all. The num [..]
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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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12:22 am, October 2, 2013
- The Problem -
I've been playing an engineer and am currently experimenting with the grenade kit... I love the playstyle that it provides, but in order to throw grenades where I actually want them t [..]
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10:48 pm, October 1, 2013
OK, i havent played this game much in the past 2 months . Logged in a couple of evenings for some PVP. So im not update at all with news/anything.
Ive played MMO games for many years starting out on [..]
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9:41 pm, October 1, 2013
I would like ANET to improve the way dynamic events are monitored, either in game or create a web page that would track them. I say this because i like doing a variety of events rather than sitting in [..]
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9:34 pm, October 1, 2013
I just chalked it up to luck at first, but it has become so consistent, I am starting to wodner if there is some sort of loot bug related to your class. I have had serious problems [..]
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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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9:16 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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8:55 pm, October 1, 2013
In beta weekends I found this charge to severly handicap my ability to solo areas beyond starting areas. They have reduced the cost for both of these at earlier levels so, at launch, I was willing to [..]
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6:05 pm, October 1, 2013
https://www.guildwar...s/july-09-2013/
New EventsBelchers Bluff Mini-game: Players can put their Omnomberry Juice drinking skills to the test in this new, permanent mini-game, and challenge their fri [..]
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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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3:52 pm, October 1, 2013
Hey all,
I couldn't find a topic on this so I am starting this topic. I have see a lot of questions in the Tyrian Assembly asking things like "what is one thing you wish they would add?" an [..]
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3:45 pm, October 1, 2013
So ArenaNet why no player moderators?
Ok so we all have seen an increases in botters, hacked accounts, cash for gold for spammer and people spamming you mail inbox FUUUUUUUU!! and I'm for one am sick [..]
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2:08 pm, October 1, 2013
3 weeks ago, it was the universal trend to disregard any negative feedback towards ANet and their amazing game, whether it was valid criticism or just pointless ranting. Those posts would commonly be [..]
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1:18 pm, October 1, 2013
Please excuse my horrible grammar and english
I got a suggestion from a member on here that starting a new toon and completing all 5 cities plus lion arch would net me to level 8. [..]
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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:
- [..]
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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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11:00 am, October 1, 2013
So I was a GM in gw1 and an officer in wow. I've had many years experience in being a guild leader. My gw1 guild was a top 100 gvg guild for a while (not bad for pvp casuals), we owned hzh, had some s [..]
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10:41 am, October 1, 2013
In eastern LA, just north of Farshore Ward, there was a golden racer moa standing next to something which looked like starting gates. I cant seem to find the pic I took but anyone e [..]
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6:46 am, October 1, 2013
Having played most of the MMO's that are and was on the market for over 12 years now, I'm starting to get tired of the same cycle. Maybe I'm just getting older and less patient though, who really know [..]
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5:56 am, October 1, 2013
I played guild wars since just before Factions, its the best online game ive ever played, been waiting for so long for GW2. Its not a bad game, its far better value for money than most games,  [..]
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4:54 am, October 1, 2013
Just starting to go through my slayer achievements and figured I would start a thread as I find good locations for mowing through each type. Not much to contribute at this time, but if you know any re [..]
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3:22 am, October 1, 2013
I would just like to know if anyone else is still having trouble with authentication emails being received?
It's has been almost a week now since I've been able to access my account via web or the la [..]
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1:58 am, October 1, 2013
Do we know when the activation time is?
In guild wars 1: finales were every 3h starting at midnight going to midnight
is it that way for guild wars 2?
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1:06 am, October 1, 2013
I have a Guardian that was level 80 within a pretty short time after launch. When I last logged out, I had all exotic gear across the board.. the last event I remember doing was the new island area th [..]
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1:05 am, October 1, 2013
John Smith
"Weve received a large amount of feedback about Legendaries becoming unreachable. This is actually a topic weve been tracking for quite some time. To ease your minds I am here to say [..]
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12:27 am, October 1, 2013
This isn't the "epic" end game zone I had imagined when they described it. It just feels like yet another zone only more irritating to navigate and less to do.
Hope they put some kind of re [..]
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11:03 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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9:36 pm, September 30, 2013
I loaded the patch this morning, and ever since, the client isn't starting correctly. At first I got a black screen and just music, now I'm not even getting that.   [..]
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7:34 pm, September 30, 2013
Well I'm starting fresh again and am just wondering...
Whos better in WVW?
What is the playstyle like for each class?
Is there any good male armours for mesmers now?
Which one looks best with a [..]
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7:27 pm, September 30, 2013
No this isn't a rant topic, I would prefer all that garbage and discussion be left to the many threads that plague this open discussion forum. I am here hoping to get some discussion going and hopeful [..]
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7:21 pm, September 30, 2013
Hi everyone,
We are now about 5 weeks into the release, and most players have had time, if inclined, to play at level 80 now.
While there is plenty to do, I am wondering when we will get info about h [..]
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6:36 pm, September 30, 2013
Love the game, but as most say, people go to forums only to complain. I have a few MINOR complaints, and thought it wasn't much to complain about, but... then I keep running into t [..]
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6:25 pm, September 30, 2013
https://forum-en.gui...ion-of-the-Game
C&P'd for those blocked, but spoiler-tagged to de-spam. It is hefty, but a good read, IMO.
Spoiler
There have been many different so [..]
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5:54 pm, September 30, 2013
ANet have to do something regarding map completion in WvW.
Let me expose my case that should be the same for a lot of players. Ive always been a PvE kind of player, but to get the Map completion titl [..]
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5:13 pm, September 30, 2013
While we're all pretty excited about the upcoming launch of GW2, as a guild leader I have to say that I'm worried about what I see as the coming fragmentation of our guilds, something I've seen in the [..]
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5:13 pm, September 30, 2013
I have over 3,000 hours in Guild Wars 1 which was my first real MMO (for as much of one as it was with instances and all) and enjoyed every minute of it. Even after 7 years I still found myself pushin [..]
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4:30 pm, September 30, 2013
Much as we love to troll you guys, this isn't trolling. There is a stress test starting in just a few minutes to help do a little bit of last minute testing. Begins at 9:10 PM Pacific Time, which is j [..]
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3:19 pm, September 30, 2013
Hello WvW players,
Im here to make an announcement regarding season one of World vs. World. After careful consideration of feedback, weve decided to make some changes to both the timing of the inagur [..]
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2:05 pm, September 30, 2013
Does anyone know of a medium armor head piece that looks something like a clown or a joker. There's a mob in Orr called "jester" that has something like that... maybe even something similar [..]
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2:04 pm, September 30, 2013
Basically, I use 1 toon for PvE, and a separate 1 for PvP (no, neither of them are warriors, or theifs, or mesmers, or guardians), and I've been loving this game for the separation of PvP and PvE, but [..]
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11:29 am, September 30, 2013
Finally got past the last glitched storyline quest, and now I'm progressing as usual. Hit 80, yay me, and I get to the 76 storyline mission "A Grisly Shipment" When I get down into the hull [..]
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11:03 am, September 30, 2013
They released these for people that have dual monitors and such with pictures the starting cites. Its posted on their flickr. I dont know if this warrant a thread or not but it will help some people [..]
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