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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6:18 pm, November 14, 2014
If I had to sum up November’s ESL Go4GuildWars2 Cups in a few words, I’d describe it as entirely unexpected. The November Cup isn’t even half over, and yet we’v [..]
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6:18 am, November 1, 2014
Hello Tyrians,
A few weeks ago, some of us on the WvW team were chatting about how we can better connect with the community, and we came up with the idea of joining different guilds in different leag [..]
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7:18 pm, September 8, 2014
http://happycatproductions.polldaddy.com/s/what-future-do-you-want
With the release of the feature pack tomorrow, Guild Wars 2 adds a number of features that many in the community are excited about. [..]
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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 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 pm, August 14, 2014
The September 2014 Feature Pack, which we announced yesterday along with our World Tournament Series, is bringing exciting additions to PvP!
Today, well be talking about two of our additions aimed at [..]
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7:18 pm, August 13, 2014
The Guild Wars 2 team, along with Kong Zhong, our publishing partner in China, is proud to announce the Guild Wars 2 World Tournament Series, an international compe [..]
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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 10, 2014
Hello Tyria,
Joshua “Grouch” Davis here, Competitive Events Manager at ArenaNet. Its my privilege to announce that at this years gamescom, well be partnering with our friends at [..]
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7:18 pm, July 9, 2014
If you werent able to check out Episode 2 of Points of Interest last Friday, the video is available now on the Guild Wars 2 YouTube channel. Our host Kate Welch is joined by Narrat [..]
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9:16 pm, April 9, 2014
Hi Guild Wars 2 music fans! Im Aaron McLeran, the audio programmer here at ArenaNet. Im here to tell you a little bit about the new drum instrument thats available now from the Black [..]
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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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8:16 pm, February 28, 2014
MODERATOR EDIT: A list of authorized retailers is listed in a later post. All other sources are not to be trusted.
Hello all. After playing the game for 3 months I decided to buy some gems to enhance [..]
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8:16 pm, February 11, 2014
If or when we lose LA, either to Scarlet or some future events, where do you think the best safe haven for all the races of Tyria would be?
Give arguments for and against your suggestions, and discu [..]
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8:16 pm, January 15, 2014
Please enjoy the video.
In my personal opion I think this gives us an idea for the future of the game.
Still they are kinda vague but atleast we got something out of it.
now I want my cape
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8:16 am, January 10, 2014
Heeeeeeeeeere we go.
http://www.reddit.co...vip_membership/
So, a data miner from Reddit has found some sexily controversial stuff about VIP Membership. The data doesn't tell if this is a subscripti [..]
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2:16 am, January 4, 2014
It just occurred to me that I have not heard any new news or future events planned for the start of 2014.
Am I not looking hard enough, or is everything a big secret at this point?
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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 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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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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8:16 am, November 18, 2013
So at this stage I'm mostly just the guy who wrote that lore summary once and drops by like once every year to contribute something, probably half-finished, and then leaves because Guild Wars 2 just h [..]
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2:16 am, November 2, 2013
According to Anet John Smith they forgot to put it in the patch notes,
QuoteHello all, I looked into this because we intended to have a release note for the changes to the champion loot.
We did modif [..]
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2:16 am, October 28, 2013
So it's been a year and the lag has gotten worse (understatement) not better. With the introduction of WvW leagues the lag has hit extrodinary levels.
We all know it's there, we've [..]
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7:06 pm, October 18, 2013
GW2 apparently is garnering a lot of attention in the media (mainstream as well as gaming specific), but not for what I would have expected from the amount of discussion I see on these and other forum [..]
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9:16 pm, October 17, 2013
A post has been put out by Martin Kerstein, Global Community Manager of ArenaNet.
I want to take a moment to give you an update on how we will enforce part of our forum Code of Conduct in the future. [..]
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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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3:16 am, October 17, 2013
A post has been put out by Martin Kerstein, Global Community Manager of ArenaNet.
I want to take a moment to give you an update on how we will enforce part of our forum Code of Conduct in the future. [..]
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11:21 am, October 16, 2013
I do wvw 90% of my gw2 time. Due to heavy workload IRL, I only have a few hours a day to myself, so, cannot realistically grind for Ascended pieces. But like many people here, it will always be a thor [..]
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6:01 pm, October 15, 2013
a german fansite posted an interview with isaiah cartwright, discussing some upcoming things. i shortened the article as much as possible. do give the full article a read on:
http://gw2.onlinewel...ca [..]
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12:58 am, October 15, 2013
I've noticed that the Laurel Merchant sells infusions that don't have agony resistance and was wondering whether ANet's said or suggested that agony may be utilized outside of fractals. I've not done [..]
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10:03 pm, October 13, 2013
Hey guys first post here, I am just letting you know if you were unlucky like me and got your account hacked that Anet isn't going to help... Yeah you heard correctly, If your account was hacked and t [..]
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12:07 pm, October 12, 2013
Hey guys, have not posted here in a long time, how are things?
Just posting something that has been bugging me when I roam around Tryria.
You ever feel like your proffession does not feel like a prof [..]
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9:16 pm, October 11, 2013
Kymeric hit on something that I wanted to respond to, but felt it needed it's own thread. Here is the quote and the source is here: http://www.guildwars2guru.com/topic/86228-x-post-chris-whiteside-on- [..]
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4:43 pm, October 10, 2013
Now, I know that it won't be any time soon. But this is more of an opinion that I'd like to share and get feedback on more than anything else.
Guild Wars 2 is a very diverse game, simple enough for b [..]
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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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12:38 pm, October 9, 2013
Looking at market prices from launch until now of staple items we see a clear trend of decreasing price, namely exotic armors and weapons. This is partly because [..]
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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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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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2:27 pm, October 6, 2013
In this video, Guild Wars 2 Narrative Designers Scott McGough and Angel McCoy discuss the lore behind the Last Stand at Southsun, the final showdown with the villainous Canach, and t [..]
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1:18 pm, October 6, 2013
This has been bugging me probably a month after the feature was announced long long ago. I kind of had it answered throughout the stress tests / BWEs and from what I am experiencing the answer is no i [..]
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1:34 am, October 6, 2013
Some people may argue that it is largely pointless to speculate about a future tier of gear when it has barely been released, and I would agree. However, it gets exceedingly tiresome to read thread af [..]
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9:16 pm, October 5, 2013
1. I enjoy tanks(or controllers-but more specifically big tough mc gruff that can't be hurt). Seeing how GW 2 is more dodge focused, how would I make tough character(I Like feeling safe)?
2. I also e [..]
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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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7:59 am, October 5, 2013
Overheard in Lions Arch Central Plaza:
As many times as I've been through the area, I've not heard this before which makes me think it was just recently added, a short converstion between a sylvari a [..]
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6:24 am, October 5, 2013
So this new pvp map is looking pretty cool. In the stream Jonathan mentioned that they're looking for more Quake and Unreal style map design, where it's kind of a vertical design.&a [..]
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8:15 pm, October 4, 2013
This post will include spoilers pertaining to the personal storyline, so if you have not completed it yet, and continue to read on, don't complain.
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3:07 pm, October 4, 2013
QuoteIn November well unveil the first Ascended items. This new rarity type falls between Exotic and Legendary on the spectrum of rarity and has slightly higher stats than Exotics.
Source: https://ww [..]
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2:28 pm, October 4, 2013
If this is in the wrong section I'm sorry I couldn't find a section for dungeon discussion like there is for WvW/PvP.
We have been clearing every explorable since the 1st week of launch on a weekly [..]
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8:13 am, October 4, 2013
My 5 slots are
Male Char Warrior, Teegra Batleblade
Female Human Thief, Harlequin Blood
Female Nord Ranger, Kirsten Freya
Female Human Guardian, Kylie Elexis
Female Sylvari Necromancer, Gwileleia
Fu [..]
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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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9:43 pm, October 3, 2013
I saw this post: http://massively.joystiq.com/2012/12/19/enter-at-your-own-rift-what-do-the-trion-layoffs-mean-for-rift/ in relation to Rift's recent staff redundancies.
However the paragraph that ca [..]
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4:45 pm, October 3, 2013
Lets imagine sometime in the future, ArenaNet creates a competition that allows you to submit designs for a Guild Hall, based on themes and architecture that currently exist within the game. My questi [..]
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4:07 pm, October 3, 2013
For all you people that want to speed their way to 80 on their alts.
I plan on making a written guide in the future
(I need to actually explore Fireheart Rise)
No 1080p because as of now it's sti [..]
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3:55 pm, October 3, 2013
With regards to legendaries, obviously with Twilight and Sunrise you can combine them to make Eternity. Are you planning on doing that with any other legendaries?
Colin: Yeah, we will at some point ex [..]
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2:09 pm, October 3, 2013
Char name : Volrick
Server EU : Gandara
on Feb 7 i tried to login my account and it was suspended for account issue , i contacted support and this was their first reply
This e-mail is to notify you [..]
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1:24 pm, October 3, 2013
So I have like 30+ basic transmutation stones for level 79 items or below piled into my bank because I never really felt the urge to use any of them plus I have the hom rewards that I can use if I wan [..]
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1:02 pm, October 3, 2013
Hope noone minds if i post this topic here with my little movie i made. I posted it originally in Necro PVP section, but its a bit too dead, so i apologize if im slowing down General Forums traffic or [..]
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1:32 am, October 3, 2013
All I see so far is weapons that are legendary.
I am looking for legendary armors and upgrades.
I have been reading here and there that the Fractals gear is better than exotic gear but not as good as [..]
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2:29 pm, October 2, 2013
Just curious to see what others think, not just about Flame and Frost, but about the entire concept of Anet's living story as a whole. Personally, I can think of a few reasons why I'm not so sure if t [..]
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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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12:15 pm, October 2, 2013
Hello all!
First and foremost, I would like to give a very deserving shout out to the entire Guild Wars 2 development team which has (in my opinion at least) had one of if not THE best launch in the [..]
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10:15 am, October 2, 2013
Although I am aware that the main developer in GW2 is ANet, not NC Soft, and it's trying to stay away from korean-styled MMOs I have to say this - both Aion and L2 had beautiful armor and weapon desig [..]
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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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8:49 am, October 2, 2013
so the clue is in the title i cant decide whether i should carry on playing gw2.
Firstly the way I see mmorpgs (without trying to waffle on too much):
Bearing in mind this is from a player who likes [..]
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8:35 am, October 2, 2013
I'm here to ask you a question. is it worth it to keep investing in GW2?
read this before you answer.
after almost a year and we still have
1- Game mechanic broken (support /control).
2-Condition dama [..]
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6:53 am, October 2, 2013
In a recent post on the official GW2 forums hosted by ArenaNet, I criticized ArenaNet for not disabling the WvW orbs because of an orb exploit that was causing a great deal of trouble. &n [..]
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12:45 am, October 2, 2013
First of all, this is not a flame or troll post and if you have nothing insightful to add, I ask you to simply not reply.
I have put a little over 250 hours in the game now, playing with my old Guild [..]
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12:26 am, October 2, 2013
How do we craft an online world that feels like it is a truly living world?
For years, MMO developers have been chasing the answer to this question; it’s one of the holy grails of MMO dev [..]
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10:12 pm, October 1, 2013
This is a repost of my survey on the official forums. I am trying to expand the audience and reach of this survey. You would help me greatly if you could get your fellow GW2 players on reddit or ingam [..]
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8:24 pm, October 1, 2013
Here are mine:
Spoiler
Christmas has come and gone. For the most part, so has Wintersday. The events will run through Jan. 3, but no new content is scheduled between now and then. So I think its t [..]
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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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12:46 pm, October 1, 2013
Something has started to bother me about Anet recently more so than usual. It started a couple weeks ago when I got an email basiclly telling me to use the gem store, and I am sure everyone else got i [..]
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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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12:06 pm, October 1, 2013
Good Afternoon Fellow Tyrians!
I sat down this morning was looking over the forums again and started writing. This post may be a little disjointed and hop around a lot but I think [..]
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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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11:23 am, October 1, 2013
So, I got the game when it released and did a lot of coverage for the game on YouTube and noticed it pretty much exploded However, for me personally the game really didn't seem to d [..]
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11:07 am, October 1, 2013
I am posting this here because the source article has been removed (the Internet never forgets though), so it's more Rumor Mill than news, I suppose.
Source: http://gw2.game-guid...mike-zadorojny/
T [..]
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8:34 am, October 1, 2013
Although there's certainly no shortage of strong opinions to be had about the Lost Shores Event in these fine forums, I figure I might as well share mine -- in the form of a long, drawn-out retrospect [..]
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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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6:48 am, October 1, 2013
I'll admit, the Fractals have been pretty fun and I'm sure there is some way to make the Ascended gear work in some way down the line. Right now though both the Fractals and Ascended gear are carrying [..]
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6:30 am, October 1, 2013
So if you live in the future like us UK folk or the Aussies then you can now officially buy the soundtrack (with lyrics) "Fear Not This Night (Guild Wars 2) - Jeremy Soule" written by Ree So [..]
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6:07 am, October 1, 2013
I'm not quite sure what to do right now. Guild Wars 2 has been the only truly fun and addicting game that LASTS and keep my attention in the past few years, and I've been perma banned simply because I [..]
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5:31 am, October 1, 2013
As an avid GW1 player I was rather disappointed that many of the aspects of GW1 that I loved had not returned for GW2. Many of the lessons learned in GW1 also it seemed had not been passed on to the s [..]
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5:29 am, October 1, 2013
Per Wiki,
QuoteThe Living World in Guild Wars 2 is ArenaNet's official term for changes to the game intended to bring the world of Guild Wars 2 to life. Each major game update includes NPCs, events, [..]
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4:10 am, October 1, 2013
QuoteJohn Peters has answered a few questions while running around in the Heart of the Mists. He revealed some juice tidbits including talking about some of the upcoming patch notes [..]
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2:56 am, October 1, 2013
Hello my fellow explorers! Im currently quite busy with another big map project and I had to update my Guide to Tyria for it as well.
What has been added to the new version:KillnSouthsun CoveDierdre' [..]
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2:24 am, October 1, 2013
A new week means new items available through the Black Lion Trading Company! This week Im pleased to offer up a very special new item: Candidate Support Bundles that let you show your support and [..]
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1:35 am, October 1, 2013
Ecto's?
Does anyone else feel ecto's are over used in the game in general for too many things?
Lets just say for example you would like a legendary, an exotic skin thats hard to get, upgraded ascen [..]
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1:32 am, October 1, 2013
I'm at work and I wanted to get this out quick so I apologize if its been brought up elsewhere. Redirect if it has.
I quit playing GW2 for about 4 or 5 months, only really popping in to play the sup [..]
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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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1:18 am, October 1, 2013
Queen Jennahs jubilee celebration continues in Divinitys Reach. The Queen is preparing to address her subjects and the dignitaries from other cities but someone else has plans for the Queens speech!
[..]
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12:44 am, October 1, 2013
So today I was looking forward to buying my warrior a few pieces of exotic armor which is nice because I just hit level 80 and he was still wearing trash. Statswise I quite liked the look of the Melan [..]
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12:37 am, October 1, 2013
Two candidates, war hero Ellen Kiel and Black Lion trader Evon Gnashblade, are trying to secure a trade agreement with the Zephyr Sanctum but neither of them can seal the deal without your support! T [..]
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11:47 pm, September 30, 2013
Repost of a repost - OP was lost in the shuffle. I apologize.
This thread has been deleted from the official forums without any reason. Banns have been issued to the people posting. Please spread th [..]
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11:03 pm, September 30, 2013
With official addon support coming soon, what kinds of mods would you like to see? Personally, I think a census mod (like WoW Census) would be pretty cool. Your thoughts?
EDIT (for proof):
QuoteIn th [..]
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10:47 pm, September 30, 2013
Please let me preface this with:
If you are still enjoying GW2 and/or happy with ArenaNet, that's fine and I'm happy for you.
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Some of you may recognize me (mainly for my math posts) if you freq [..]
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9:34 pm, September 30, 2013
I'm really happy about the new acquisition method and the newly added prefixes and suffixes, but is there any word I may have missed about including Carrion or Rampager's to the list of trinkets? (Or [..]
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