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!
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7:18 am, July 2, 2014
First just look at her armor.It's Light armor From the Elementalists Sets.
This is a dead give away in itself,but that not all.Taimi can put Static Field and even use Shocking Aura. [..]
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3:16 am, April 16, 2014
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We here at the Black Lion Trading Company have been busy preparing to bring some exciting inventory changes online. Were proud to present you with three brand-new armor skins, five f [..]
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2:16 pm, March 25, 2014
The Black Lion Trading Company is pleased to present new dyes, a flashy new finisher, and the Frost Wasp Logging tool. A portion of all profits goes to the welfare of the citizens of Lions Arch! R [..]
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8:16 pm, March 7, 2014
We extinguished the molten alliance, blew up the aetherblades, poisoned the toxic alliance, and finally ****** scarlet in what to me felt like five seconds. . . But that doesn't stop what's coming fro [..]
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8:16 pm, December 17, 2013
Wintersday celebrations begin today! Here at the Black Lion Trading Company, we have everything you need to get into the festive spirit.
NewUpgrade Extractor!
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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, November 29, 2013
In celebration of the spirit and season of giving, the Black Lion Trading Company is holding four straight days of sales! This Friday through Monday, you can pick up all manner of stylish and conv [..]
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6:38 pm, November 28, 2013
This is my outline on how to do this right. Sort off.
1) Month 1: Discontinue MF item creation:
"Rogue Second in Command after Shatterer has started consuming certain kind magic, he is rebelling [..]
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4:42 pm, October 26, 2013
I know someone else already sent this poll around but I found it interesting that 35,000 people already placed their answers in, so I feel like it now displays a good variety of what may be pretty acc [..]
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7:03 am, October 18, 2013
Spoiler
Yay! Zaitan is dead after a severely disappointing one dimensional final battle! Everyone lives happily ever after and Trahearnia lords over everyone with his smug, dreary, cheap-motivati [..]
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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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1:44 am, October 16, 2013
It's awesome how the Arenanet team puts so much detail into creating hilarious situations for GW2!
I swear I ran around chasing this little messenger golem in Metrica Province for a full hour just to [..]
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11:45 pm, October 12, 2013
So what will you do will you make all races or not and what profession will they be?
ps i couldnt find same thread but i was drinking wine and its late so close this if needed
Mine are (for now any [..]
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10:56 pm, October 12, 2013
I don't know if it my OCD nature or the fact that I am a perfectionist, but I have delete more characters than I could count.
I have deleted the following characters:
1. Level 25 [..]
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3:01 pm, October 10, 2013
so i have been playing my happy charr i made him as big that i could make him as he towers over all the smaller races
i felt all mighty and big and life was good
but i also made a goblin asuran and th [..]
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2:05 pm, October 9, 2013
I see threads showing all the armors on humans.
I see threads showing individual characters in a few armors.
If anyone can show me all the armors for Sylvari, Asura, and (especially) Norn, I'd appre [..]
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1:38 pm, October 9, 2013
^Title. You can't see the hitbox of your melee weapon unless your a Norn. For all other classes, if you go to the edge of your melee range and swing, you will hit, but it will appear as if you are swi [..]
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2:46 pm, October 8, 2013
What did Lornar love so much about the %100 world map explorer?
Spoiler
He knew where all her points of interest are
What did the sylvarri get when the minions of Zhaitan attacked?
Spoiler
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12:29 pm, October 7, 2013
Haven't seen any big changes (very disappointed orphanage still stands after I saved the hospital) but only a few minor ones.
My sylvari elementalist has the White Stag, Larra (from Act With Wisdom) [..]
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6:42 am, October 7, 2013
While I was running around Lion's Arch, I noticed 6 portals being built. The asura discussing about it was also fairly interesting, and it sounds like these portals will eventually lead somewhere in a [..]
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6:33 pm, October 5, 2013
So like many I have GW2 fever and spend most of my free time reading, watching, thinking on the subject. I'm an altoholic so I've decided to build characters for each slot available. I haven't like, s [..]
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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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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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1:19 am, October 5, 2013
I honestly can't figure out why so many people play humans and norn. I would like to think that people would be more interested in playing other races more after only being able to play humans in GW1 [..]
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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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6:06 pm, October 4, 2013
In the dying minutes of today's stress test I was trying desperately to get the look of a human male ranger I planned to main just right. However, I couldn't find a single hairstyle [..]
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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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2:36 pm, October 4, 2013
Hey Guru, Im going to be brief here.
Basically, I am making a set of alts, and want to be able to play through 3 personal stories, however I am unsure which prof to make which race.
I care almost c [..]
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8:15 am, October 4, 2013
Straight to the point version: Is anyone else like me where you just cannot make up your mind on what you want your "Main" to be yet?. I'm normally the [..]
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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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2:11 am, October 4, 2013
Warning, the following statements below is a rant. Viewer discretion is advised
If there is one thing that I could criticize Anet is how horrible and how out of place the armors in this game feel.& [..]
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1:37 pm, October 3, 2013
I'm not sure if this is the right forum, if it isn't I'm sorry.
Here is my first GW2 video, where is shows my Asura dancing through Tyria.
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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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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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9:54 am, October 3, 2013
I'm a noted alt-aholic in games like these, and I'm trying to avoid getting mired too much in fiddling around with different characters. In the 4-5 months I played WAR, I never got [..]
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8:26 am, October 3, 2013
I'm thinking that I might not bother playing a norn, charr, and possibly asura due to not liking them for aesthetic reasons. How much content do you think I would be missing out on via their personal [..]
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7:09 am, October 3, 2013
In my opinion:
Humans have the nicest looking characters and armor.
Asuras have the best animations (dodge flips, so cool).
What's everyone going to roll?
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1:34 am, October 3, 2013
First of all, what is your take on having all races living in a friendly, co-operational environment?
On one hand, it's cool from the world event perspective and whatnot, that everyone can help and w [..]
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8:38 pm, October 2, 2013
I'm playing an asura female warrior, and I am working through the grawl quests.
My asura's voice changed during one of the cutscenes... it was horrible.
>.<
I really hope this was a [..]
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4:27 pm, October 2, 2013
Sounds like all cities will get something to do at Wintersday, but the final will be in LA
Wintersday 2012
The nights may be long and dark, but Tyrians of all races keep joy alive during the ancie [..]
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2:32 pm, October 2, 2013
Im a level 50 asura theif with roughly 15k karma points, should i keep saving these until endgame or are there things i can buy as i go to make things easier?
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12:50 pm, October 2, 2013
In my quest to achieve 100% world completion i have found 2 obstacles, WvWvW on a loosing server and Explorable Dungeons.
I have done 3 Explorable Dungerons so far, in the following orderArah - The F [..]
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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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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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10:06 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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8:41 am, October 2, 2013
I know its a small thing but the book is huge on my human and sylvari characters but on my asuran its not even small, it's ultra ultra small....like way off scale.
Anyone see this?
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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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7:00 am, October 2, 2013
It just doesnt feel right.
Both weapons and armor they scale to tiny!
I believe they could be somewhat bigger.
I see norn and humans and charrs with hammers and Greatswords and they look huge even fo [..]
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12:17 am, October 2, 2013
I'm having a blast in this game but sometimes I feel kind of jealous how other races have much better looking armor than my Asura does...
It seems like the other races have such better or more notice [..]
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11:20 pm, October 1, 2013
GW2 2012 Best (Worst) of Awards
Its that time of the year again! Where we look back into the previous year and project into the new year. To make the best of 2013, we have to look [..]
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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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9:05 pm, October 1, 2013
I wouldn't ask this if I could play myself, but my laptop is being repaired (since 2 months ago in fact, now apparently the company will give me a new one of a different model, but I don't want to go [..]
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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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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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6:07 pm, October 1, 2013
Do you think they could have a meta event where it's Charr v Norn v Human v Sylvari v Asura?
I think that would be pretty cool.
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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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4:14 pm, October 1, 2013
Check out this weeks new Black Lion Trading Company offers! Weve got fashionable armor skins, convenience items, and limited-time pricing!
New Armor Skins!
Were dedicated to ke [..]
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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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2:27 pm, October 1, 2013
Hiya everybody!
Firstly I've only been playing GW2 for a week so be patient if I am unaware of something that most people already know.
I just cleared the Asura path in AC and noticed a substantial [..]
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2:02 pm, October 1, 2013
What are the best looking armors on Asura? Screens appreciated
(Reason why I'm asking is that I want to make an Asura character and I don't really care about the class that much as I already have my [..]
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1:38 pm, October 1, 2013
I tried for probably half an hour to come up with some combination of facial structure for a male asura to make them look half decent. The best I could muster still looked like dise [..]
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11:41 am, October 1, 2013
I been waiting so long to make my secondary character. Been researching for a name and practicing the looks.
Well i couldnt find a name that i liked so ill call it like my dog, what do you guys think [..]
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10:52 am, October 1, 2013
No QQ allowed ITT.
Aquatic ruins (krait / jellyfish)
Cliffside (colossus)
Snowblind (sons of svanir)
Solid ocean (jade monster)
Swampland (wisps)
Underground facility (dredge)
Urban battlegrounds (yo [..]
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10:30 am, October 1, 2013
A ****** at the Dragon Bash has thrown lions Arch into Chaos! The culprits responsible for the mayhem have holed up in their hideout. Inspector Ellen Kiel spearheaded the investigation into the ****** [..]
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10:00 am, October 1, 2013
Is it just me or when an asura warrior uses axe whirl sometimes the dmg just doesnt happen like theres just a pause between the dmg pop ups where it doesnt hit the target, i noticed this when i was in [..]
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9:10 am, October 1, 2013
Scarlets recent interruption on the celebration at Divinitys Reach has some people feeling pretty low but even in the worst of times, the Black Lion Trading Company is here for you! Treat yoursel [..]
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8:37 am, October 1, 2013
I've been thinking about this issue for a while and I want to know what you guys think.
Well, in GW1, new classes came with expansions, it made sense because they were classes native to their contine [..]
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7:55 am, October 1, 2013
GuildWars PvE is all about vanity. I plan to eventually get my legendary(s). My issue is though that weapons look so so small on my Asuran Guardian. I love the li [..]
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7:40 am, October 1, 2013
I wonder if this Wintersday will bring some low temperatues and snowstorms to other parts of Tyria except Shiverpeaks?
Wouldn't it be great that the snow covers those little asuras in Rata Sum, or fre [..]
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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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5:54 am, October 1, 2013
Hello all,
The music that plays in our games is one of the major features that determines our ability to connect ourselves into the world and to relate better with our characters.
I decided, with my [..]
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5:47 am, October 1, 2013
1. Movable target health frame. it gets in the way of seeing the whole world
2. A target of target frame -> we need this because its not the easiest thing in the world to know when you are be [..]
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5:45 am, October 1, 2013
Hey everyone. So, I've unofficially started on getting the Legendary Sunrise for my Asura Guardian, and to get it, one needs to have full exploration of the world, which is fine, and common knowledge [..]
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3:47 am, October 1, 2013
"CC Eva
Community Coordinator
Hi everyone.
Thanks for asking. To change the race in the Gem store will not be an option in Guild Wars 2.
Now we will proceed to lock this thread."
I could [..]
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3:39 am, October 1, 2013
It's funny, I have a friend who is every exploration-oriented, and I'm always teasing her about it. However, today I found myself on an adventure of exploration that will always be a wonderful memory, [..]
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2:22 am, October 1, 2013
I'm really confused. I read that you turn them into the original Asura but she won't take them for me or my guildies and I can't find anyone else to turn them in to. &n [..]
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2:13 am, October 1, 2013
I know the hitbox is the same size but is it just me or do melee enemies try for your actual model when deciding if they need to move closer before swinging?
I have a Charr Engineer and an Asura Engi [..]
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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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1:07 am, October 1, 2013
Hello my fellow explorers! I have just uploaded the first (and probably last until an expansion arrives) update of the Historical Guide to Tyria.
What is newMuch higher resolution (Bask in the glory [..]
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12:55 am, October 1, 2013
In WvW i kept encountering an asuran engineer, when fighting him, would always hear these strange hilarious sounds. They sounded high pitched, like a nya nya nya nya nya, and some p [..]
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12:19 am, October 1, 2013
I'm curious to see screenshots of the various races & genders in their town clothes, and in the fun outfits from the gem store! Since these outfits look different for every race, this should be in [..]
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12:05 am, October 1, 2013
Was anyone else really dissapointed with this part of the storyline? Iv been putting off completing the rest of the storyline for a while now because I was getting bored of it but carried on with it t [..]
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10:33 pm, September 30, 2013
I have to say i'm really happy with my new shotgun from the pact token.
Spoiler
It's sort of a mix between asura tech and steampunk weapons ( easily noted on the greatsword), also about time t [..]
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10:22 pm, September 30, 2013
(This topic contains subject matter which is being posted by a person who uses immature terms, but would prefer if people could take a mature attitude towards it)
(Please keep the "But then all t [..]
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9:32 pm, September 30, 2013
Hello recently I have had having trouble in a GW2 quest. This Quest is Asura Personal Story Quest and its called "Beta Test" its a level 14 quest and I am having lots of trouble beating it. [..]
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9:11 pm, September 30, 2013
The GW2 Wiki suggests that the Asuran Butler Golem that you can get in the gemstore has a "Black Lion Chest Unlocking Service" but does not give any further details. Anyone know more about t [..]
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8:09 pm, September 30, 2013
Just wondering, because I see a lot of complaining, and still do, about how bad voice acting is. Apparently it's because the actors are supposedly given no context in what they are saying. I kind of n [..]
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8:04 pm, September 30, 2013
LIVING WORLD
Bazaar of the Four Winds
The Bazaar of the Four Winds is gathering; merchants are converging from all corners of Tyria to sell their wares. Its not just shady characters and risky trade [..]
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7:35 pm, September 30, 2013
No-one posted this yet? On reddit there is wonderful post with pictures of defaults for every race and gender.
Charr Creation http://blog.myrnbara...perso-charr.jpg
Human Creation http://blog.myrnbar [..]
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6:48 pm, September 30, 2013
Simple thread: Post the ugliest, most horrendous character you've ever seen in the game. Can be your own creation, can be someone you saw, the only rule is that it must be hideous.
My contribution ha [..]
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6:41 pm, September 30, 2013
I just got my Bazaar Ambassador achievement, together with the quartz node that you can add to your home instance.
I don't think any of my characters have been back to their home instance since the l [..]
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5:42 pm, September 30, 2013
I recently took the opportunity this last, brief, stress test to take a single picture of every character creation option choice (physique, skin/fur pattern, face, hair, tattoo, ears, horns) for each [..]
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5:39 pm, September 30, 2013
I know it would be tough to implement with the personal stories and all, but would still be nice. And to answer why race change instead of just rerolling, I've al [..]
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5:14 pm, September 30, 2013
The game has been out for a few days now but there is surprinsingly little information on the internet about the Personal storylines (the only stuff I found is what i believe to be some very basic dat [..]
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5:12 pm, September 30, 2013
Too many games slack off on creating dynamic environments and overlook weather and sound, resulting in the mood of the environment being too dull. Guild Wars 2 has done so many thin [..]
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5:12 pm, September 30, 2013
I've noted that as a human you go on attempting to defeat Zhaitan as a member of an order, but I started a Norn character and the story seems to be more focused on Jormag, my question is do different [..]
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5:11 pm, September 30, 2013
After reading various posts on FotM, I have realized that there is a common theme to them:
The encounters are well designed and challengingSuperior Loots and Chest Rewards
So, I wanted to check it ou [..]
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5:01 pm, September 30, 2013
Hi!
Basically since I looked at the game for the very first time to me it was obvious that I would be farming dungeons for equipment. Doing WvW all day seemed very slow to me (SO many badges ...) and [..]
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