Guild Wars 2

Balance Changes in the September 2014 Feature Pack

7:18 pm, August 18, 2014 Hello, all! Im Karl McLain, one of the game designers here at ArenaNet. Im here to tell you about the direction were going with balance changes in the September 2014 Feature Pack. For a more specifi [..] View

Getting tired of berserker

7:18 am, July 9, 2014 Okay so, if you run Berserker armour and so on that's fine, I understand it's uses and if you want to run it in your build, that's great. One thing I am getting tired of though is people are always d [..] View

Let's talk Nomad gear

7:18 pm, July 2, 2014 Title. For the plantlife: Nomad stats were introduced in this update, they give ++Toughness, +Vit, +Healing. Now, I want to hear your opinions about this. From the perspective of someone who plays [..] View

Runes, Sigils, and BalanceUpdates

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 [..] View

Traits Unleashed: Forty New Traits and More!

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 [..] View

Friendly fire

2:16 pm, February 13, 2014 I know I have brought this up before but I have a new take on it and was wondering what people think of it. So friendly fire is when an attack you make damages characters on your own side. Nothing to [..] 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

Parts of personal quest nearly impossible due to insane difficulty

1:39 am, October 5, 2013 This game is good, but certain steps of some personal storylines are just completely overtuned. Stuff like being put into dialogue and then having five mobs spawn on top of you after the dialogue ends [..] View

Do you think they will rebalance melee in dungeons?

5:18 am, October 1, 2013 People have been saying that range is better due to aoe damage and survivability. You think Anet will try to fix this or leave it as is? View

Best Classes for WvW

12:40 am, October 1, 2013 Honestly, I do have to say WvW is by far the greatest implementation to Guild Wars by ArenaNet, but it is sided to certain classes, or people naturally like to mob. Basically, I believe the best clas [..] View

GW2 and the Trinity

5:41 pm, September 30, 2013 hey folks, i wanted to start this thread because i wanted to respond to a topic brought up in another thread without derailing said thread. and because i want Tyrian Assembly to have topics that do n [..] View

Magic Find: Pros/Cons & Its Impact on GW2

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 [..] View

My View on GW2

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 [..] View

Crucible of Eternity Exp - Too Difficult?

4:39 pm, September 30, 2013 I've thought about writing this a lot before I decided to actually do it, because I wanted to get some feedback from other players to make sure it wasn't just me. I held off a day when I saw the patch [..] View