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 19, 2014
Ok, i`m one of those uber persistant guys who goes beyound 100% when he puts his mind into something.As long time GW player and fan i was in 7th heaven when i heard about GW2 being [..]
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6:18 pm, November 12, 2014
This week's Blizzcon brought us a panel on D3.
A quick summary:
http://www.diablofan...ouls-panel-live
A few things that stand out and seem very similar to what we are experiencing in GW2 (stole [..]
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7:18 am, September 15, 2014
Many veterans in recent days complaining that leveling is hard, annoying, long drawn etc, etc... So I decided to show that you can do it otherwise.
Simply in 2 minutes
Here's my guide:
https://www.y [..]
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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 [..]
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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 [..]
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7:18 am, August 11, 2014
We all know that Anet's writers are frikking awful and the common meme said is "I can do better."
Well I decided to literally do better by reworking a particularly painful piece of writing [..]
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7:18 pm, July 6, 2014
....for "botting, extended unattended play, using macros, or similar behavior."
.................
....whaaaaat? I literally just came back and I've never done those things, and I've playe [..]
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7:18 pm, June 5, 2014
Hello!
I rarely visit the forums but I have seen after a bit of searching that I'm not the only one who finds the skill system very boring and static. I have found a lot of threads on different forum [..]
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9:16 pm, April 25, 2014
Were pleased to announce that now all PvE maps and the Heart of the Mists have been moved over to megaserver technology!
Although were excited that you have more players than ever to explore the open [..]
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3:16 am, April 3, 2014
A lot of the pay-to-win arguments Ive seen lately stink of what I call subjective advantage. It was summed up best in a recent thread I shall link at the end of this post. In a nut shell the purposed [..]
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8:16 pm, March 27, 2014
Were implementing some changes in the upcoming feature patch to the economy and want to tell you about them now. Were excited about what these alterations will mean for the game.
The End of Repair Co [..]
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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 25, 2014
With the new Wardrobe system changing the way you interact with your gear’s appearance, we felt that this was the perfect time to introduce some updates to the dye system. In the April 2014 [..]
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8:16 pm, March 20, 2014
Okay, so Tera is introducing a new class in May, and I feel that Anet should step up their game if they want to compete with this sort of thing. Instead of more GEM STORE bologna, and Living Story yaw [..]
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8:16 pm, March 6, 2014
This started 16 days ago. The day of the LA invasion patch. They added two new POI's into LA that apparently completely ed the world exploration reward system and does not reward the gifts of explorat [..]
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2:16 am, March 2, 2014
And so we come to the close; the end of Living World Season 1. And as I contemplate how Arena Net is likely to ruin the one thing that quite a number of us are hoping for from this event (an end to th [..]
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2:16 pm, February 25, 2014
Its time to take back Lions Arch: log in on March 4 and participate in the final confrontation with Scarlet Briar!
Keep track of the constantly changing world of Tyria with the Living World Atlas, an [..]
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8:16 am, February 22, 2014
One of the most laziest thing I have EVER. I mean EVER saw. The patch itself to the city. Its awesome. It leaves you wanting more.
But when you are doing the personal story for the first time or for t [..]
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8:16 pm, January 11, 2014
Just a random little thread I thought Id make. What potential new features would you like to see implemented to GW2 over the next year. Dont worry about being unrealistic or any such, this is just an [..]
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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 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 am, December 10, 2013
For the last seven weeks, brave heroes have been going into the Mists to battle for the glory of their world and prove their worlds dominance in WvW Season 1. On Friday, December 6, Season 1 ended and [..]
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2:16 am, November 28, 2013
The Guild Wars 2 Great MMO Migration has begun, and new citizens from all over are being welcomed to Tyria!
How can you, as a current citizen of Tyria, help the effort? Welcome in n [..]
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2:16 am, November 27, 2013
Ellen Kiel has done it! After being supported by players in her bid for a seat on the Captains Council of Lions Arch, Kiel has made good on her campaign promises specifically, the promise to head up [..]
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2:16 am, November 22, 2013
I recently logged into guildwarsguru.com for the first time in a really long time and looked through my post history there. The only part I was really active was posting pictures of my armors, and wow [..]
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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!
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8:16 pm, November 19, 2013
Well after looking over these new previews for the next update I found myself immensely underwhelmed, and even bordering on offended. This is primarily because I dont play Fractals, and dislike gettin [..]
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10:36 am, November 19, 2013
I've come to the conclusion that people only drop the "grind" bomb when the content itself is not intrinsically fun. When people aren't enjoying doing X content for Y item, they complain abo [..]
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2:16 am, November 12, 2013
For the past three weeks, the first World vs. World season has been packed with intense battles for power and dominance. North American and European worlds have been divided up into three leagues apie [..]
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2:16 am, November 5, 2013
A massive, deadly Tower has been revealed in Kessex Hills, built by the new Toxic Alliance of krait and Nightmare Courtiers! This guide will help you get started in the fight against this new threat.
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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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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 [..]
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2:46 am, October 23, 2013
Hello! I'm a local lurker here, usually posting for my podcast/lorecast that can be found here - http://www.guildwars2guru.com/topic/34901-lorecast/
However, shameless advertising isn't why I'm here [..]
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3:27 am, October 19, 2013
I've been thinking it through and I think I've realised part of the reason the personal story feels so stale to me.
First off I definitely want to iterate that I don't DISLIKE the personal story, I j [..]
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9:16 pm, October 18, 2013
It’s almost time for the inaugural World vs. World Season! Tonight, when the weekly WvW matchups reset, the season will officially begin.
European and North American servers will be broken [..]
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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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9:16 pm, October 15, 2013
Halloween is fast approaching, and the Mad Kings lunatic influence is seeping into Tyria! Lions Arch is decorated in its spooky finest, children are running amok and begging for sweets, and the Ma [..]
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1:37 am, October 15, 2013
After reading through the post about marketing and people suggesting the % of players in GW2 coming from the GW1 veterans I was intrigued. So out of interest how many people did (or, my apologies, sti [..]
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5:10 am, October 12, 2013
Just a few days ago, after having run countless dungeons, multiple 80's, and hundreds of hours in WvW, I began looking over my friends list and regardless of how many (or few, not sure how many you gu [..]
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11:04 pm, October 11, 2013
So, my buddy, ignorantly, used the same e-mail/password combo on a few other sites that he had in-game. He's not very computer-literate, which is why I'm asking on this.
In contact [..]
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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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5:03 am, October 11, 2013
Title kinda explains my question, but yeah, anyway I think its pretty damn good the armors mostly lore friendly I say mostly because of some female light armors and I think the heavy armors are pretty [..]
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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 [..]
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6:50 pm, October 10, 2013
one thing that's bothered me is the interact button.. Is there a bind to just loot or mine, ect without interacting with the npc around you?
as an engineer it's really annoying not being able to loot [..]
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2:36 pm, October 10, 2013
Has anyone encountered disappearing spawns in the butcher route at Aldus. Sometimes there are veterans that spawn on the left and right side of the room. I've onl [..]
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8:18 pm, October 8, 2013
I understand I'm going to receive a lot of flac for posting this but I just feel it has to be said. I'm only lvl 12 and already the game is aging quite badly for me. I'm going to try promptly outline [..]
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1:47 pm, October 8, 2013
How does it even work? Been lots of times where literally everything on the map has been on me and my party could not take agro at all.
I know this game wants no trinity but more support based classe [..]
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8:00 pm, October 7, 2013
(sorry for posting here but the ideas section always seem to be dead)
These are my ideas that I believe could be adapted to the game, and I've tried to simplify them and made them manageable for anet [..]
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1:58 pm, October 7, 2013
I am not sure what to call these area but in some of the high level zones 75+ there are area is the map that have constant effects going on. These areas usually have a greenish wall [..]
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6:11 am, October 7, 2013
So, this is a question I have after just hitting 80 awhile ago. (and reaching max level in mAny other mmos). Once I hit max level I literally feel "relaxed." I feel like I no longer have a w [..]
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12:06 am, October 7, 2013
The other night, I made a missclick when buying Karma goods. I doubleclicked the Karma NPC because he was swarmed by other interactables, but apparently my previous interact was just delayed--With my [..]
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9:16 pm, October 5, 2013
A major problem with GW2's Dynamic Event system is that there are a ton of events people just ~don't do~.
Every event in a given level tier gives the same Experience, Karma, and silver - no matter ho [..]
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6:31 pm, October 5, 2013
Hi guys,
My name's Mary and I am writing a paper on the dynamics of friendship and community in Guild Wars 2. I'm interested in whether or not people share their real lives with online friends, and h [..]
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4:51 pm, October 5, 2013
Does anyone see a connection between the politics of the NA/EU of entitlements and those that post about how legendaries should be easier to get and exotics should be end game gear(since it took you a [..]
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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 [..]
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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 [..]
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4:01 pm, October 4, 2013
I'm running around low level area's and finding maybe 1 other player at times. Most of the dynamic events are completely ignored and champion npc's are not possible. &n [..]
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3:59 pm, October 4, 2013
Hey, I can't get comfortable with my mouse and my razer nostromo when playing guild wars.. i dont like movement with my mouse only and when i try movement with my nostromo it takes away from my abilit [..]
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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 [..]
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3:18 pm, October 4, 2013
So, I just made this thread to express my disappointment in anets art direction regarding weapon design.
Most of them just look FLAT, literally they have no real volume and many of them are very disp [..]
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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 [..]
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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 [..]
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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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2:02 pm, October 4, 2013
...was actually the endgame?
Yes, remember it was the initial idea that the entire world would be the endgame?
Let's pretend that tomorrow a new patch blasts GW2 with something like this.
Once you ar [..]
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12:42 pm, October 4, 2013
Are events an entirely brand-new system people have never seen before?
Are events an entirely brand-new system people have never seen before? No, they are not. They are our attempt to innovate on t [..]
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7:12 am, October 4, 2013
/!\Caution/!\: sizeable read.
I would like to have a discussion with you all on skill balancing and about nerfing vs. buffing.
it came about after i'm seeing all these complaints about heartseeker. [..]
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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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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 [..]
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9:08 pm, October 3, 2013
So recently I've been talking to some friends how they regret going for a specific Legendary but unless they knew 1000 of people there was no way they could maybe trade it for another, but rather pay [..]
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7:49 pm, October 3, 2013
--> First of all,if you are a fanboy with a biased opinion that is unable to express your opinion in a reasonable manner or read about what other people think without getti [..]
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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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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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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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8:07 am, October 3, 2013
A useful and pertinent look at a time not very long ago; this video encapsulates the reasons why many who chose GW2 as their game, did so.
Concerning the progression changes I've read numerous argume [..]
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6:50 am, October 3, 2013
When you are filling in your map, getting that Point of Interest, and there is a pack of mobs after you and you decide to just run in and run out trailing mobs behind you....
... Do you run past so [..]
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3:21 am, October 3, 2013
^
was just wondering if any other people were having messaging problems yesterday.
had a party, but we literally could not see messages we were saying to each other,
tried /p, tried /w, even as recon [..]
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12:26 pm, October 2, 2013
Were going to get to know the ArenaNet concept artists and their work a little better in this weekly series of interviews. Today, we talk with Concept Artist Team Lead Jamie Ro, an ArenaNet veteran wh [..]
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11:23 am, October 2, 2013
One potential concern about Ascended as a gear level is that it becomes mandatory : groups where all members have Ascended stats outcompete players operating at the Exotic level, either steamrolling ( [..]
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10:10 am, October 2, 2013
is it just me or are guilds rather pointless at the moment?
the framework of guilds is excellent; with the influence, upgrades, banners and fantastic guild inferface... but there's [..]
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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 [..]
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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 [..]
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8:03 am, October 2, 2013
I get the feeling outwith the RNG purchases that the actual in game content is so lacking in actual substance it's only put in as temporary not only to appease Miss Cox but that there is more chance o [..]
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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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6:05 am, October 2, 2013
I decided to write up some items I find really unnessecary and annoying in Gw2. Apparently someone at the gw2 forums though of it, not as critique but as whining. It was deleted. Hence I post it here. [..]
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3:28 am, October 2, 2013
that gets this, or has other people experienced it?
By this I mean pressing F to interact with something or pick up and item, only to have your character get stuck in a run cycle which you cannot get [..]
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2:09 am, October 2, 2013
Dropped the game a few weeks after it came out because it just didn't have the feel of GW1. I'm trying to get back into it now, but I see literally ZERO people on my lvl 20 mesmer (although tbf I am o [..]
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10:58 pm, October 1, 2013
I am all for difficulty in a game as long as the rewards are large enuff to sort of compensate for the risk.
I did the first dungeon on Storymode and had some fun. We died a few times but it wasn't l [..]
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9:40 pm, October 1, 2013
I am curious why Anet can't make boss battles interesting. May be that is the only thing that i miss in the game. Today i saw new Rift expansion video and it was amazing. I mean boss creatures in Rift [..]
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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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7:15 pm, October 1, 2013
So, I found this new mini dungeon but it seems the dungeon is bugged or I am doing something wrong, when I enter, the first dark hall, it says to help an NPC and find a treasure, and there is a Vetera [..]
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5:55 pm, October 1, 2013
LIVING WORLDDragon Bash
The Ship’s Council of Lion’s Arch is sponsoring Dragon Bash, a celebration of the Tyrian spirit and resolve to defeat the elder dragons. Bash on dragon pia [..]
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3:46 pm, October 1, 2013
I could have put **** stealers in the title but since there is no **** stealing in GW2 I went with fun stealers.
Here I am, exploring, gathering and killing mobs on my way, I try to play away from th [..]
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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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1:17 pm, October 1, 2013
I noticed that every single dynamic event in the game takes like 3 minutes or such to start again, in one of those ocasion for example i participated on an event to take an ogre for [..]
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12:41 pm, October 1, 2013
So ive been waiting for this world event ( Shatterer ) quite literally all day. It hasnt spawned yet, there are no clues as to how you spawn him and theres a chance hes on a timer.
This to me is a ve [..]
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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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