6:18 pm, November 21, 2014
Match flow in PvP is affected by everything from team formation and arena queuing to the way players actually enter matches. I’m happy to announce that the process players use to enter PvP a [..]
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6:18 pm, November 20, 2014
Hello, world! My name is Justin O’Dell, and I’m one of the server programmers on the Structured Player vs. Player (sPvP) team.
I’m here to talk to you about the upcomin [..]
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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.
Matc [..]
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7:18 am, September 18, 2014
With the New Player Experience (the NPE), A.Net set out to redistribute the game's progression, in hopes of making the game more appealing. My core issue with this idea is that they focused on a syste [..]
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7:18 pm, September 17, 2014
With the New Player Experience (the NPE), A.Net set out to redistribute the game's progression, in hopes of making the game more appealing. My core issue with this idea is that they focused on a syste [..]
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7:18 pm, September 16, 2014
Hi,
http://www.guildwars...-t10297855.html
Those who cannot learn from history are doomed to repeat it.
Moderator Note: The post linked talks about how making changes to a game's systems that run c [..]
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7:18 pm, September 14, 2014
So, I ****** off one of my characters(just got tired of the look and didn't want to sink gold/$ into TP), and made a new character the other day...after the patch. Holy cow nuggets! [..]
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7:18 am, September 10, 2014
This week, the Black Lion Trading Company is big on minis! Were introducing two of your favorite forest-dwelling foes and bringing back the Minis 3-Packs Sets 1 and 2 keep reading to learn more.
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7:18 pm, August 28, 2014
Hey, folks,
As we continue to grow Guild Wars 2 and plan our next steps for the future of the game, its important we have a solid foundation for all the new players we plan to welcom [..]
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7:18 pm, August 26, 2014
Hello, everybody, Im Isaiah Cartwright, the lead game designer on Guild Wars 2. Im going to be introducing you to three of the changes to Guild Wars 2 coming up in [..]
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7:18 pm, July 28, 2014
I was reading posts on the usual Trahearn-hate threads, and one person said "Quality is relative." So I thought, what is good quality in an MMO; and where does GW2 lie in [..]
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7:18 am, July 16, 2014
Hey guys, so I've played a few free to play mmo's and even paid for a Runescape gold membership like 5 years ago (Oh lord, go ahead, criticize me for my poor choices xD), and anyways, I don't know whe [..]
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7:18 pm, July 1, 2014
The Gates of Maguuma release begins today, and we here at the Black Lion Trading Company have the perfect items to send you on your way in style! Log in while the release is live to unlock free, p [..]
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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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7:18 pm, May 10, 2014
It kind of sucks, doesn't it?
I am very much a fan of the unification of the daily system: I love the idea of being able to finish the daily by not being forced into a single mode. But at the same ti [..]
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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 pm, April 23, 2014
Prior to the feature patch i used to run all the world events using the gw2stuff timer.
The feature patch introduced a fixed spawn time for most world events, however they forgot about the above ment [..]
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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
Apatiksremark made a fantastic post on reddit, showcasing the "achievements" that need to be completed to unlock traits under the new system.
http://www.reddit.co...eds_to_be_done/
New chara [..]
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9:16 am, April 17, 2014
I like the Feature patch. The PvP changes are atrocious, but since A.Net seems hell-bent on making GW2 into a PvE game, even that **** makes sense. It's not good, but it makes sense. Looking past that [..]
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9:16 pm, April 14, 2014
The April 2014 Feature Pack launches tomorrow! Among the many exciting features that well be introducing is the account Wardrobe system, which makes it easier than ever to collect every possible look [..]
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9:16 pm, April 12, 2014
In a recent, now locked, thread I tried to discuss the objective definition of pay-to-win, and quickly found that for various reasons doing so is.difficult, to say the least. So rather than rehash tha [..]
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9:16 pm, April 8, 2014
Im proud to present you with this weeks newest offerings from the Black Lion Trading Company! Were bringing you three beautiful miniature birds for your collection and a drum that will revolutioni [..]
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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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9:16 pm, April 2, 2014
Forked from here. Quoted for context.
Mordakai, on 02 April 2014 - 02:40 PM, said:So, Raspberry brings probably the most controversial aspect of GW2 up: buying a [..]
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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 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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8:16 pm, March 25, 2014
Wardrobe System
This new Wardrobe System will still result in cluttered bank space for many players. As they will not want to use multiple Transmutation Charges on the same item to [..]
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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 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
ArenaNet is excited to announce our first release that focuses exclusively on in-game features: the April 2014 Feature Pack, which hits Guild Wars 2 on April 15!
“Betwee [..]
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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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8:16 am, March 19, 2014
Over the past month or so, I've spent a lot of time playing Sanctum Sprint, making an effort on my own part to see how fast I can finish the race. In that time, I've witnessed a lot [..]
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2:16 pm, March 17, 2014
A friend send me a link today to a Arenanet page on Flickr of all places.
My response was
Why the f:ck is that not on the Atlas?
And in all logic Why the f:ck is that same thing not in game?
Then i as [..]
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2:16 am, March 7, 2014
https://forum-en.gui...rst#post3087123
Initial topic of the thread was largely about the particle effects and how they render the game unplayable in many instances, so the response itself is kinda OT [..]
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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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8:16 pm, February 21, 2014
In many threads here I keep coming across a baseline conspiracy theory which is that Anet is bleeding people dry of their money and they are doing it successfully because ... Well that's where the log [..]
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8:16 pm, February 19, 2014
I stopped playing GW2 ever since July of 2013. I have not touched Gw2 since then so what did I miss? Anything important? I logged on just to be confused as hell as to what the new inventory system is [..]
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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 [..]
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2:16 pm, February 3, 2014
The purpose of this thread is to discuss Condition Damage in the game whether you think it's fine, is completely broken, or could just be tweaked to be more useful.
My thoughts:
Instead of a global [..]
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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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2:16 pm, January 31, 2014
Well, this is the kind of 'ban' I am talking about. I actually wrote a thread about this in reddit, but I'm not going to lie - it went terrible. The backstory is that I accidentally failed to enter [..]
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2:16 am, January 31, 2014
On Tuesday, February 4, were releasing the new Edge of the Mists WvW map and major improvement to the queuing system for WvW. Weve been doing some behind-the-scenes work on our systems to provide more [..]
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2:16 pm, January 30, 2014
All exchanges have a dual currency system in place however it is easier to pay with real-funds than it would be to play with in-game gold. With this premise what is the exchange rate that would, if yo [..]
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2:16 pm, January 24, 2014
Why or why not?
Before you instantly say "Yes" or "No" consider that they are two different games with two different mission statements, systems, and almost two different genres; [..]
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8:16 am, January 7, 2014
We play the game so the real question is "Why?" and this topic is to delve into the more than "Just to **** time" type answers.
I do for instance enjoy the fact that they did at [..]
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2:16 pm, January 1, 2014
I think that game would rock the world. They really should learn from each other. I just bought Skyrim LE on Steam and I can't get enough of it. Flaws of both can be seem in the other game. Here are s [..]
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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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2:16 pm, December 10, 2013
As 2013 is drawing to a close, with it comes the arrival of our final release for the year: Wintersday! What goodies might you find under the tree with the final release of the year, you might ask? Wh [..]
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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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8:16 am, November 28, 2013
When we added the World XP system to World vs. World, it was our goal to create a sense of character progression in WvW gameplay. We wanted to reward people who put time into WvW by increasing the too [..]
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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
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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8:16 am, November 10, 2013
Hey everyone.
Yesterday, as usually I was playing GW2, nothing special, FOTM level 38, WvW and AC P1/P2.
Later on that day, when I tried logging back in GW2 I received a message upon the log in scree [..]
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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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4:04 am, October 20, 2013
1. There were two difficulties for the dungeons/elite missions, Normal Mode and Hard Mode.
2. Chests at the end were GUARANTEED to give you rare item when you opened them. Hard Mode gave you two rares [..]
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7:43 pm, October 19, 2013
Should have kept the Holy trinity or if you were going to remove it make a DEEP combat system not some spam fest where it doesn't matter what skills you use in a row and not really any combos to do ma [..]
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1:02 pm, October 18, 2013
First off, the PvP system is broke. We really need a real rating system (WoW-like, you can't deny that this was a really positive thing for WoW) and not the point gathering system that we have today. [..]
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7:04 am, October 17, 2013
Looking Back
I think Arenanet made a mistake with the way they handled the Guild Wars 1 expansions . I know I'm not the only one because I've seen the complain a lot. Balance was ruined. I think there [..]
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8:53 am, October 15, 2013
What's the best approach on this?
I have seen people recommend on builds to focus on a balance. If your trait selection is focusing on these stats, you should focus on the others i [..]
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7:49 am, October 15, 2013
Not only is the system for getting a party into a dungeon terribly designed, just all around awful, but it doesn't even work most of the time. I've tried dozens of times to get AC and CM working, and [..]
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1:56 pm, October 12, 2013
I have not logged in for over a month. Updated and tried to log in and it says my password is wrong. Not sure if system is down (which has happened before) or there is something wrong with my password [..]
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7:07 pm, October 10, 2013
So lets say, im in Server A. ive went round and farmed all the copper ore and logs from 1 map. Since the servers transfers are free right now, i transfer to another server, do the same thing and rinse [..]
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3:55 pm, October 10, 2013
this idea just hit me, and I presume some of you've already thought about this.
I started thinking about why the hell you should pay for a rank (Commander) and instead earn it with [..]
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10:57 pm, October 9, 2013
In its current state, Guild Wars 2 is un-playable and I don't think they're planning on purchasing any new servers near my location to host worlds on and consequently, I will have to deal with the inc [..]
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9:16 am, October 9, 2013
From the official forums.
QuoteHi All,
I would like to thank everyone for their support toward the pioneering work we are doing, as we drive the world of Tyria forward.
The passion, and intelligence [..]
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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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11:07 am, October 8, 2013
This got me thinking. People call me a troll and disagree with me because I want holy trinity. mounts, raid, and most importantly "build wars".
People [..]
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6:06 am, October 8, 2013
As the title says I'm getting frustrated with this login system. At the moment, I'm unable to get into the game. I was in 2 hours ago, but now I get a failure when I try to use the offical site. I get [..]
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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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6:08 pm, October 7, 2013
I'm writing this simply to try and create a system that will allow us to talk about character builds and create builds easily and without hassle.
Here's the template:
Build Name
Primary Weapon-Offh [..]
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4:54 pm, October 7, 2013
I'm having a hard time understanding why Guild Wars 2 uses a leveling system. You can PvP in WvW or sPvP from level 1. However the game restricts much of the content of the world PvE unless you level [..]
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4:28 pm, October 7, 2013
the combat system might be less boring if they put hexes back in
take ele vs war
war is using all signets ele uses rust all war signets are usless now(inc passive effects)
their [..]
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2:08 pm, October 7, 2013
First of all, let me just say that i stay away from "QQ" threads in general. If you have a suggestion or something constructive to say to improve something in the game you should always repo [..]
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6:41 am, October 7, 2013
So I was online last night & happened to be in the Blazeridge Steppes area when The Shatterer popped in to say "Hi". I noticed that I was the only person in the area, [..]
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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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8:39 pm, October 6, 2013
I am curious if other people are experiencing problems in PvP etc with Ping?
I am asking because at the moment, the game is downright un-playable in PvP due to my characters incredibly slow reaction [..]
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3:19 pm, October 6, 2013
This is the best mmo I ever played, in terms of design and end game, and I can't wait for new content to be released. Haven't seen any info yet, but here are my suggestions for future content:
1) In [..]
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1:17 pm, October 6, 2013
So with the first small patch out which more or less just fixed bugs, what are we expecting from the 2nd big patch in feb ? they already said no new places, classes, are race so what does anet call an [..]
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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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9:37 pm, October 5, 2013
Reposted from the R and D thread on Black Lion Chests since it wasn't 100% on topic so I brought it here.
This thread is to discuss the way that ANet has handled this installment of Halloween, most n [..]
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9:32 pm, October 5, 2013
So.... I'm a PvP kind of guy, never loved lvl-ing up or PvEing.... 90% of the 6+ years I spent playing WoW I PvPed.
HOWEVER I'm not PvPing [..]
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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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6:20 pm, October 5, 2013
During the Hunger Royale finale event, my Sylvari Mesmer stayed on the map until the server booted her. Since then, any time I try to load her, I get an error message, saying that the instance cannot [..]
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4:38 pm, October 5, 2013
It has been hearly a month but no new updates came out. Usually the new games have much more content/gamesystem updates immediately after its release.
It is a sign of a future content/development spee [..]
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3:53 am, October 5, 2013
Let's take combat and general mechanics of GW 2(dodges, self heals, ...) and something to it. I think, and I can see that is general consensus, that GW 2 is too bland. Meh prototype, what can you do.. [..]
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3:51 am, October 5, 2013
Now that achievement points have rewards, how many points do you have?
I'm around 3600-3700, atm.
Never really have been much an achievement hunter since they were just a number until today.
Dulfy' [..]
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1:09 am, October 5, 2013
Quote
I travel frequently. Will I be able to play Guild Wars 2?
Yes. The one-time verification system simply confirms that you have purchased the correct version of the game for your area of the worl [..]
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12:00 am, October 5, 2013
Our guild is called brotherhoood and we already have a rank system. Testsubject-brother,sister-big brother,big sister- banker -researcher -warmaster -supreme leader. Can you suggest some ranks asociat [..]
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11:00 pm, October 4, 2013
http://www.inquisitr.com/317412/guild-wars-2-still-plagued-with-issues-direct-sales-on-hold/
reading this article kinda pissed me off
plagued with issues?
can't connect?
the overflow system has wo [..]
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9:14 pm, October 4, 2013
So, a bit before headstart I purchased the game, played it from the 25th of August, and all was cool ever since... til the 5th or so of September. At that date, I suddenly started getting this every t [..]
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8:24 pm, October 4, 2013
Not caring about stats, it took me ages to figure out that the game contains two system of gearing - the PvE and the PvP one. Since I just focused on stats in PvP, I actually thought that this was GW2 [..]
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5:32 pm, October 4, 2013
In the topic about class balance philosophies, one of the things that came up was the notion that something needs to be done to increase the depth, complexity, and longevity of the system. &a [..]
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4:44 pm, October 4, 2013
A similar system would be nice.
The periodic newsletters, previews, and interviews don't hurt but would be nice to see what you guys are planning on a month to month basis so that the community can g [..]
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