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 am, August 11, 2014
We all know that Anet's writers are frikking awful and the common meme said is "I can do better."
Well I decided to literally do better by reworking a particularly painful piece of writing [..]
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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 11, 2014
Grinding comes from gear grind.(I know very smart.)The real or original meaning of grinding is that you go to "dungeons" or zones and grind directly for the materials or g [..]
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2:16 pm, March 11, 2014
Do you think that the ***** Penalty and Gold Sinks in the game cost too little? Address each one separately if you wish.
I personally think both are too low; the game is actually too profitable for [..]
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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 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 8, 2014
Because I am an insane person and a huge derp, I have decided to end my sabbatical and resume playing GW2 at least for a time. I hope my derpness amuses someone slightly in a parra [..]
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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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1:39 pm, November 23, 2013
Having leveled two characters to 80, I have the following observations and opinions:
- The time it takes to get from 1 to 80 is suitable, but the first 40 levels can feel really slow while the last 1 [..]
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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 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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2:13 pm, October 25, 2013
I wonder what people's opinions on the balancing of guild events:
- Guild Bounty
- Guild Rush
- Guild Trek
- Guild Challenge
and
- Guild Puzzle
I'm particularly interested in what small guild's takes [..]
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11:34 pm, October 17, 2013
One Long Term Goal vs. Multiple Short Term Goals: What keeps you attached to a game like GW2?
While playing GW2 for last 7 months and remembering what kept me playing GW1 for 7 years, this thought al [..]
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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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11:04 pm, October 11, 2013
So, my buddy, ignorantly, used the same e-mail/password combo on a few other sites that he had in-game. He's not very computer-literate, which is why I'm asking on this.
In contact [..]
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4:32 pm, October 10, 2013
Found these items in the online gem shop; armor skins and a zero gem celebration hat.
I thought the armor skins were particularly interesting.
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3:09 pm, October 8, 2013
How dare I say such a thing. Kinda long rant here.
But really, there are 2 forms of PvP for a non-hardcore player like me: random sPvP and WvW.
Both of them, both of them feel like zergfests. And I' [..]
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12:57 pm, October 8, 2013
Wallabies VS All Blacks | Wallabies VS All Blacks live | Wallabies VS All Blacks online stream | video | TV schedule | watch Wallabies VS All Blacks | Rugby online stream | Wallabies VS All Blacks Rug [..]
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10:10 am, October 6, 2013
yeah this has probably been asked a billion times before but i looked up some places to "farm" and so far very few of them have worked out for me. I dont particularly like farming. I cannot [..]
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6:28 am, October 6, 2013
Earlier today I found a thread about buying gold from black market sellers while trying to find the trend in gold price. I found it a very interesting read. The O [..]
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2:16 pm, October 5, 2013
Earlier today I found a thread about buying gold from black market sellers while trying to find the trend in gold price. I found it a very interesting read. The O [..]
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11:45 am, October 5, 2013
After having traveled throughout Tyria, encountering many dynamic events, I would have to say that I really enjoy the siege dynamic events - particularly when you overtake an enemy camp or defend a lo [..]
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3:59 pm, October 4, 2013
Hey, I can't get comfortable with my mouse and my razer nostromo when playing guild wars.. i dont like movement with my mouse only and when i try movement with my nostromo it takes away from my abilit [..]
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2:41 pm, October 4, 2013
I just got my refund for the digital online purchase. Not bashing but the game is just not for me.
Thought I'd save the user and ANet some time by sharing what they sent me as a request for informati [..]
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5:05 am, October 4, 2013
Hello,
I thought Anet wanted GW2 to be action oriented.. But if you look at skills cast time, so many of it have quite long cast time and it is not fun to watch you cast some simple skill few seconds, [..]
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4:44 am, October 4, 2013
So I'm new to GW2 but not to the franchise. I invested I think somewhere around 1055 hours on the first game and I loved every minute of it. I decided that since I had some time this summer I'd try th [..]
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11:09 pm, October 3, 2013
I posted the text below on the Guild Wars 2 site earlier this evening. I hope that many of you feel the same way and will lend your voice to getting this changed. Happy hunting.
Dear Devs,
I've bee [..]
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4:11 pm, October 3, 2013
Lately, my off-server guildies (Ok, there are only two, but still... they like their home servers, and our guild vision lets them do so) are wondering just when we'll all be able to play together for [..]
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1:30 pm, October 3, 2013
I haven't done everything in the game by a long shot. I have a level 38 Elementalist, a level 10 Guardian and a level 13 Engineer (well, and a level 1 Mesmer). Bu [..]
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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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11:22 pm, October 2, 2013
Little bit of context: for the past 8 years I've considered GW1's pre-Nightfall PvP to be the best PvP among MMOs, no contest. In particular I think GW1's Alliance Battles were the best casual hot-joi [..]
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6:03 pm, October 2, 2013
Part of the reason I started playing Guild Wars 2 is that it was much more accessible. There was no end-game gear grind, there was a unique event and non-quest questing system, but then you hit 80 and [..]
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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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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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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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6:16 am, October 2, 2013
This is more intended for ArenaNet employees to read. I know they read these forums and I'm hoping they will see this, think about it, and maybe even respond to it. It is also open for discussion from [..]
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12:11 am, October 2, 2013
So I just had the absolute most fun I've had in Guild Wars 2 since release.
My friend and I went walking around looking for activities to do while we were waiting and remembered about Keg Brawl.
So [..]
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12:03 am, October 2, 2013
Hello everyone, I am uZu, and I am overly pissed @ Anet's costumer service.
As a start, I must say that I enjoy GW2 a lot and I think it is an amazing game, however, it's costumer care/support (even i [..]
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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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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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9:31 pm, October 1, 2013
This is more intended for ArenaNet employees to read. I know they read these forums and I'm hoping they will see this, think about it, and maybe even respond to it. It is also open for discussion from [..]
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6:45 pm, October 1, 2013
Hey all. I'd like to ask the members of gw2guru forums not to gank their other servers in EB JP unless attacked first, while the first week or so of this kite achievement is going on.
You may (or may [..]
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1:38 pm, October 1, 2013
It is not at all uncommon for my target to completely drop/change (sometimes even to a friendly target) out of nowhere. In PvE this is particularly annoying, as it often results in unintended aggro. I [..]
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11:25 am, October 1, 2013
Posted to GW2 Forums, I don't expect it to last. Please comment there as well.
TLDR: Points are boiled down here, but I encourage you to ready the body.
The Right to Make Money
N [..]
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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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9:59 am, October 1, 2013
I (and many others) thought this particular boss battle was lacking something, like for example: a battle. Hop on ship, **** some trash and wait for mahlazor to fire, then pelt dragon with fireballs u [..]
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8:53 am, October 1, 2013
First of all, as far as I know, Guru mods do not approve of folks simply posting a Yes/No-length answers, so I've requested a poll for the people that just want to select a number. Hopefully, it will [..]
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8:39 am, October 1, 2013
I notice a lot of people like a few medium set particularly the human T3 female cultural armor, and it got me thinking....do people not like the Norn female T3 cultural medium armor?
Which one do you [..]
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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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5:31 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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3:29 am, October 1, 2013
I've seen people mentioning all sorts of things that might be of use for the upcoming in-game Halloween event, from Sugar Pumpkins to Walnuts to spooky mini pets. Now there's a reddit post saying that [..]
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2:43 am, October 1, 2013
I am not talking about sounds you hate, but the ones you hear and go "what the?"
For me it is in Orr, there is a particular sound which is the exact replica of the Aussie Magpie song, When [..]
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2:33 am, October 1, 2013
When I make this thread I'm particularly thinking of the thief, but I want people's input about other professions as well. I feel as if the downed skills aren't giving you a fair chance to get back up [..]
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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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1:32 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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12:42 am, October 1, 2013
The issue has been fixed in that the vendors have been disabled for further use, so this is in no way a means to distribute knowledge of said exploit.
Some people have some time ago found another fa [..]
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8:14 pm, September 30, 2013
Just like the title says I'm a fresh lvl80 and I need Gold. Im just curious as to what some of the better farming spots are out there? I come from a LOT of MMOs and there is always that 1 particular d [..]
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7:29 pm, September 30, 2013
Having trouble putting in charts. Working on it atm.
Why do professions use or do not use particular weapons?
Well I looked at the trends, coming up with certain rules and reasons for this; besides t [..]
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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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5:24 pm, September 30, 2013
I recently read a thread called "do mmo players demand too much"
http://www.guildwars2guru.com/topic/76458-do-mmo-players-demand-too-much/
I also recently read a thread called "do you [..]
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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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4:39 pm, September 30, 2013
I've thought about writing this a lot before I decided to actually do it, because I wanted to get some feedback from other players to make sure it wasn't just me. I held off a day when I saw the patch [..]
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4:36 pm, September 30, 2013
So... after redoing Arah story today (doing it with a friend that had not done it yet), I noticed that the Zhaitan fight has been changed a little.
First and foremost, the AoEs that Zhaitan shoots no [..]
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4:07 pm, September 30, 2013
We have all seen it. If you have stood in LA for more than a few minutes your map chat is filled with LFG FoTM (x). Now before I begin, I like the new dungeon.&am [..]
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12:57 pm, September 30, 2013
So I was wondering what are people experiences so far with the explorable mode dungeons?
Our group did the first two dungeons Ascolonian Catacombs and Caudecus's Manor on story mode relatively easily [..]
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12:32 pm, September 30, 2013
I'll start by saying why I made this thread.
See, I love Charr, love their story, love the zones dedicated to them, but I keep second guessing my choice in being one. Why? They look like **** in armo [..]
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12:00 pm, September 30, 2013
I just want to point out a few things which were interesting in the latest AMA with Chris Whiteside. They admitted some mistakes here but there is reason for hope that things will get corrected.
Chri [..]
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11:41 am, September 30, 2013
These 4 features may seem small, but their absence is certainly noticeable.
Person-to-person trade is important in any MMO - particularly in one where the Auction system is under maintanance.
Insp [..]
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11:17 am, September 30, 2013
For people whose game time varies, such as myself, this is one of the "doable" things they can do for Monthly PVE. So, how about we compile a list of "12 easiest jumping puzzles"?
[..]
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9:46 am, September 30, 2013
I've been lurking about on here for a while now, and here is my first contribution, please excuse my English as it is not my first language, but here goes:
THIS IS NOT ABOUT EVENT OR KARMA FARMING!!! [..]
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7:45 am, September 30, 2013
Hello!
I've been reading posts a lot on guildwars2guru and I decided to seek advice on something that has been a particular problem for me the last few weeks: alts.
My main is a charr shout focused [..]
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7:41 am, September 30, 2013
[WHAT IF] is going to be my series of sporadically added threads into General discussion forum, focusing on, well, discussions about various game changes, what would happen if they occurred and how to [..]
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6:23 am, September 30, 2013
TOPIC ALSO GOES FOR PRE PURCHASE ITEMS
A day or two after headstart I used my tome of influence for my guild, due to guild bugs the game swallowed my tome of influence and gave 0, no influence to my [..]
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5:43 am, September 30, 2013
Let me preface this with the following: Do not let this thread devolve into bickering and moaning over which game is better, WoW or GW2. I often referenced WoW in this thread in order to provide a bas [..]
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4:58 am, September 30, 2013
Getting Started
The Guild Wars 2 Client
Follow the instructions below to download the client. Once you’ve obtained the client, we recommend that you allow it to update overnight, as there [..]
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3:37 am, September 30, 2013
(Opening new thread on mod suggestion to keep relevant and timely)
As people may know, unidentified dyes' drop rates spiked in (IIRC) the 11/2 patch, to the point people were getting a dozen dyes in [..]
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