7:18 pm, September 30, 2014
Whether youre looking for a little extra support in your World vs. World endeavors or trying to show off your fashion sensibilities with a new set of weapons, the Black Lion Trading Company is her [..]
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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, 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 29, 2014
Dont forget to sign your team up for the Tournament of Glory, where you and four of your friends can compete for exclusive tournament armor, legendary crafting components, and other prizes. Every team [..]
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7:18 am, August 29, 2014
I don't feel like they're at all addressing any of the actual needs of the game. New backpacks, a cleaner crafting UI, and new commander colors are all very nice things. But where is precursor craftin [..]
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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, 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 pm, July 31, 2014
Within less than a month it will have been two years since GW2 released. What do you expect or would like ANet to do?
Considering the patch tuesdays fall onto 12th and 26th, I assume we'll get the Dr [..]
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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 pm, June 28, 2014
Guild Wars 2 simply doesn't click with me, when it comes to universe/lore/whatever and I can't seem to find the reason why.
Thing is, I like fantasy setting, which GW2 certainly has. All the MMOs I'v [..]
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7:18 pm, June 24, 2014
Youve got just one week left to revel in the Festival of the Four Winds, and the Black Lion Trading Company has everything you need to wring every last ounce of enjoyment from each day! Read on to [..]
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7:18 pm, June 16, 2014
With the addition of the third crafting profession slot added to the Trading Post, combined with the Jimmy Carter-era inflation of gold-to-gemstones, it got me to thinking(always a dangerous prospect) [..]
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7:18 am, June 4, 2014
Its a busy week here at the Black Lion Trading Company! From a license to allow you to learn an additional crafting profession on each character to an eye-catching new finisher and returning minia [..]
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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 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 26, 2014
A lot of people are concerned about legendaries no longer being special. A lot of people feel cheated for making 2 of the same legendaries. Here is my proposal that may or may not address the issues:
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8:16 pm, March 4, 2014
The tides of battle have changed, my friends! The Lionguard generously equipped by yours truly is working side-by-side with heroes to retake Lions Arch from that evil sylvari and her villainous [..]
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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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8:16 am, January 31, 2014
So I asked a bit about leveling and read a bit about leveling in various places and the word "grind" comes up. I can understand grind in relation to repetition; once you play a game you've p [..]
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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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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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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 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 18, 2013
So, my previous thread got deleted, and I haven't (yet) been informed why. (Shoutout to you, admins!) Here are the contents of the disputable and controversial upcoming update.
I am NOT supporting o [..]
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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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6:51 pm, October 18, 2013
I'm struggling trying to level beyond 30, I've done 3 x 1-15(17) zones, 2 x 15-25 and 1 x 25-35 which is the gerradan field, I'm now level 32 and personal story is on lvl 33. I've done most of the thi [..]
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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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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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6:49 am, October 13, 2013
When i first saw the predator rifle pictures and the video of the person who first obtained it i fell in love with it- That sci-fi sound and a Purple trail for your bullets, grenades are purple ect. S [..]
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1:04 am, October 13, 2013
So what is there to do if you fancy just hanging out with friends in the game, aside from of course just sitting around and talking? Are their any good RP novelties we can use such as sitting on chair [..]
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6:39 am, October 10, 2013
With all the talk on Guru about speed leveling and rushing to level 80, I would ask who is going to play the game and stop to enjoy the "Roses"?
I plan on taking my time and just playing th [..]
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6:33 am, October 9, 2013
Hello all,
In order to find a profession I wanted to level to 80 (still not 100% sure!) I have a few alts that all have about 5k karma each. Before I delete them I would like to use up their Karma an [..]
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1:28 am, October 9, 2013
Ok so a lot of people have bee vaguely talking about this subject but I though I would narrow it down and offer an actual debate for it rather than mindless whining and criticism.
Ok so in an averag [..]
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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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5:56 am, October 8, 2013
To keep the game semi-fresh I have a new strategy. I basically go farm the Oricalcum spawns Log onto an alt and do a book, log onto another alt and do a heart and maybe discover a few points. Take a b [..]
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1:30 am, October 8, 2013
Hiya all,
Guilds still buggy:
1) My ability to adjust our Guild build queue keeps coming and going.
2) Adding members is a hit/miss
3) Members "representing" status is not displaying correc [..]
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7:54 am, October 7, 2013
Here's my current situation, I'd appreciate your advice:I have 8 characters of each of the 8 professions, all level 80. Currently all 8 characters are mainly wearing level 80 green [..]
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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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11:42 am, October 6, 2013
http://gamasutra.com...nomy_Review.php
QuoteWith the exception of craft materials, the pre-endgame item economy is broken. As an example, I can buy a L39 coat of green (good, better than blue) qualit [..]
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10:53 am, October 6, 2013
So I've been playing for a few days now.
I just uninstalled the game after playing four classes, leveling up to 20 on several of them, and trying out both WvW and structured PvP.
The PvE game is mos [..]
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6:49 am, October 6, 2013
Hi there, I have huge problem with money, I tried farming mets, 2 hours and got only 1 powerful blood, I tried to farm rares and I get maybe. Rare a day, I have around 120-130% MF, I've tried crafting [..]
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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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4:32 am, October 6, 2013
Has anyone come across any rare-ish loot that has dropped from mobs? I.e. something like the golden phoenix sword from GW1, only farmable from a specific area and not otherwise obtainable through vend [..]
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8:57 pm, October 5, 2013
There's a thread on GW2 forum and i want to discuss the same thing on GW2Guru and try to find solutions to make the game world more active.
The Solution: How to resurrect dead zones
Every race has a [..]
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5:20 am, October 5, 2013
Also is story important for weapons ( non legendary I cant be fed for that I have a life ) ? Im starting up game again and I want to level my level 30 Ele but she has done 0 story and none of the star [..]
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8:02 pm, October 4, 2013
Disclaimer: I fully understand that no two players' games can be completely the same, so I also understand that this doesn't plague everyone. The problem is that just because this is not happening to [..]
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3:22 pm, October 4, 2013
Please excuse my English.
I am still a low level player with a few questions on my mind. My highest level character is a female norn ranger (38). I also have a [..]
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3:05 pm, October 4, 2013
Ok, before the rage comes in hear me out.
I have been thinking this wayyy before it happened.
Earlier today I was doing TA Runs, got my 180 blooms, took a break and came back online.
I went over to t [..]
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2:57 pm, October 4, 2013
More of a light hearted topic, bit more positive I hope
But is anyone else feeling torn between all the different things to do and different characters?
I feel like I want to be still progressing o [..]
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1:42 pm, October 4, 2013
Hello! Im Isaiah Cartwright, the lead game designer for Guild Wars 2, and I would like to talk to you about some of up upcoming changes to the ways we reward players for participatin [..]
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7:19 am, October 4, 2013
I want exotic armor on my level 80 guardian.. I think I'm mostly gonna be running builds similar to strife!a anchor build so with mostly berserker stats... I have about 45 gold and maybe another 25 go [..]
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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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12:35 am, October 4, 2013
Playing today ...I think fewer items seem to be dropping.Even... less junk .For a cash starved crafter who's xp is ALWAYS out distancing his crafting...this is not good.I have to spend money for craft [..]
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10:37 pm, October 3, 2013
Well, i love Guild Wars 2, i have a Female Sylvari Thief at level 16(just turned 16) and now ill go to the nearby 15-25 area in order to continue leveling, which is actually A LOT OF FUN, all these ev [..]
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10:02 pm, October 3, 2013
The Bazaar of the Four Winds is finished, the Zephyrites have signed their deal and flown away and the Queens Jubilee is in full sway! The Black Lion Trading Company is getting into the celebrato [..]
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7:31 pm, October 3, 2013
They refunded me all my gem purchases. $320
Looks like the book is closed. It's bittersweet for sure. Nice to have the money back but I would have preferred my account to be un-banned. A couple of fr [..]
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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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3:38 pm, October 3, 2013
As some of you may have noticed, copper is... overpriced.
This current bubble is caused by high level players on their first character, people who probably sold all their copper to the merchant (lik [..]
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4:32 pm, October 2, 2013
Personally hoping for : Dungeon finder.Bigger group sizes for WvW.Removal or improvement of magic find.More legendaries/less good legendaries redesigned.One or two more mapsOne or two more dungeons.At [..]
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12:59 pm, October 2, 2013
ive never done crafting before, but i heard a lot of peopel say you can level by crafting so now im just curious about how to do it. Do i level all my crafting to 400 or specific ones...Also how much [..]
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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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9:28 am, October 2, 2013
The Black Lion Trading Company is proud to introduce a new line of fashionable headwear. These cuddly caps are optimized for cuteness and available in the Gem Store today! Were pleased to inform y [..]
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9:16 am, October 2, 2013
First of all, I love Guild Wars 2. I've been with the series since the beta of Guild Wars 1, which I also played way too much. It has some flaws, but overall I love it.
What I don't like is somethi [..]
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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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6:15 am, October 2, 2013
To preface this, let me say that I'm not trying to say "QQ I'm quitting". GW2 is still fun.
Now, on to the conspiracy theory. If you don't feel like reading a wall of text, there's a tl;dr [..]
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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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4:19 am, October 2, 2013
Whats the most magic find u can have?
Also, does magic find affect things like crafting material drops and bag drops? ( the bags that give random loot)
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3:58 am, October 2, 2013
This will be a long post. There is a TL;DR at the bottom if you're not invested in reading a lot.
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I am a hardcore MMO player, as I'm sure some of you are as well. I hold this title because I [..]
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3:23 am, October 2, 2013
I recently hit level 80, and I've been saving my Karma since day one. I haven't even reached Orr yet, as I've been focusing on getting world completion. I have accumulated 50k Karma, and I'm wondering [..]
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1:58 am, October 2, 2013
Perhaps I was mistaken but I could have sworn at some point A-Net stated that every zone would have loot appropriate to your level. To be more specific, if a player is level 80 righ [..]
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1:40 am, October 2, 2013
Status of appeal changed to waiting and a message that was attached:
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Hello,
In the coming hours, we will be restoring account access to those who were suspended for exploiting the bugged vendo [..]
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12:59 am, October 2, 2013
I've recently started playing RIFT since it's F2P now and it's been fantastic. Yeah it's a gear grind game but you don't have to gear grind for top of the world gear (outside of dungeons is what I mea [..]
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12:50 am, October 2, 2013
can somebody please explain to me why do players keep undercutting each other on the trading post?
in other mmo's sales are individual, but in gw2 they are grouped by value and sold in bulk to the m [..]
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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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11:28 pm, October 1, 2013
I've searched the forum, but haven't found any information about my particular question.
I have custom music set up for all available playlists. For the most part, they are working [..]
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10:18 pm, October 1, 2013
I'm level 74atm which is ahead of the majority of people. How can I use this advantage to get gold? I'm not talking exploit, just in general. [..]
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9:50 pm, October 1, 2013
Here is my disappointment not in any particular order of most to least importance. I have other disappointment but they are not game breaking and more of a minor annoyance so I won't list them.
1. C [..]
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9:34 pm, October 1, 2013
I just chalked it up to luck at first, but it has become so consistent, I am starting to wodner if there is some sort of loot bug related to your class. I have had serious problems [..]
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9:31 pm, October 1, 2013
I have a quick question: after the halloween event is over, will trick or treat bags, candy corn, crafting material, etc. disappear with the event?
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6:55 pm, October 1, 2013
ok i'm confused on this subject i'm wanting to get frostfang and preditor someday....
ok where i'm confused at is there was a recipe floating around saying bloodstone shard + gift of metal + gift of [..]
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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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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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1:36 pm, October 1, 2013
before people start saying, reaching level 80 is pointless an that everything in the game gives exp, and so forth. I would like to state discussion is more for leveling Alt purposes.
Now, since the g [..]
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1:18 pm, October 1, 2013
Please excuse my horrible grammar and english
I got a suggestion from a member on here that starting a new toon and completing all 5 cities plus lion arch would net me to level 8. [..]
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12:10 pm, October 1, 2013
"To prevent the mindless grinding and farming that happened last time, Arenanet have changed all the chest loot and dig spots to account bound daily. This make it a bit harder to get the good stu [..]
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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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11:54 am, October 1, 2013
can anyone explain to me why we keep having monthly content additions and hardly any bug fixes? on top of that they felt the need to add yet another currency tot he game which isn't needed. the new ac [..]
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9:09 am, October 1, 2013
When faced with the challange of needing large amount of mats to make an item, Do you farm for the mats or farm the gold to buy the mats?
I had to ask myself this today for the first time in a while. [..]
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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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5:56 am, October 1, 2013
I played guild wars since just before Factions, its the best online game ive ever played, been waiting for so long for GW2. Its not a bad game, its far better value for money than most games,  [..]
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5:18 am, October 1, 2013
I'm looking for ways on making some steady income(gold/silver/copper) in gw2. So far what ive been doing is farming crafting materials like Orichalcum Ore and selling it on the trading post for some s [..]
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4:02 am, October 1, 2013
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Craft Ascended Weapons
Craft your way to 500 to become a Grandmaster Crafter and to learn the secrets of crafting Ascended weapons!
Legendary Weapon Updates
Legendary weapons are getting a [..]
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2:15 am, October 1, 2013
The Bazaar of the Four Winds is finished, the Zephyrites have signed their deal and flown away and the Queens Jubilee is in full sway! The Black Lion Trading Company is getting into the celebrato [..]
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1:49 am, October 1, 2013
Recently I am considering a build to stack bleeding.
I do understand that in the current game status, condition builds may be inferior to power builds due to stacking cap and in a certain degree, the [..]
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1:02 am, October 1, 2013
Looks like Lead Designer Isaiah Cartwright did a fairly lengthy QandA on Kotaku last night. Just thought I would post the link in case any hasn't seen it or.
So [..]
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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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12:35 am, October 1, 2013
***** is easy. In Guild Wars 2 ***** means waypointing/waiting for a rez, and at worst a silver or two in repair costs. If you want to charge into the unknown with reckless disregard for safety, it wo [..]
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12:08 am, October 1, 2013
Simple question, as stated in the topic: Should gear bought with karma be salvagable? Why or why not? How would this affect the trading market, [..]
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