6:18 pm, November 21, 2014
Match flow in PvP is affected by everything from team formation and arena queuing to the way players actually enter matches. I’m happy to announce that the process players use to enter PvP a [..]
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6:18 am, November 1, 2014
We have a lot of talented people in the Guild Wars 2 community. One of our community members has created a series of fantastic infographics that show you, at-a-glance, how your World performed in th [..]
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6:18 pm, October 28, 2014
Whether you have extra candy corn or want extra commentary while adventuring, the Black Lion Trading Company has everything you need as the Mad King’s Festival continues.
[..]
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7:18 pm, October 17, 2014
After four weeks of intense fighting, filled with hard-fought victories and heart-wrenching losses, the WvW Fall Tournament finally came to an end with six worlds claiming the right to call themselves [..]
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7:18 pm, September 14, 2014
So, I ****** off one of my characters(just got tired of the look and didn't want to sink gold/$ into TP), and made a new character the other day...after the patch. Holy cow nuggets! [..]
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7:18 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 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, June 30, 2014
In this video, Guild Wars 2 composer Maclaine Diemer gives a sneak peak of the soundtrack for Season 2, which was performed and recorded by a live orchestra in Germany.
Subscribe [..]
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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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9:16 pm, April 8, 2014
Im proud to present you with this weeks newest offerings from the Black Lion Trading Company! Were bringing you three beautiful miniature birds for your collection and a drum that will revolutioni [..]
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8:16 am, March 19, 2014
I know how absurd that sounds, and there was a time not long ago I would have been among the first to dismiss it. This morning in fact. But things that have happened and been said as of this newest pa [..]
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8:16 pm, February 3, 2014
So a comment I read struck me as interesting earlier today. The concept that ArenaNet outsources parts of its development. Now, these concepts are nothing new in [..]
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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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8:16 pm, November 27, 2013
So I was doing my daily dose of random browsing when I stumbled upon this post of a dev
https://forum-en.gui...rst#post3266648
QuoteI mentioned this elsewhere on the forums, but Ill say it here agai [..]
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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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3:26 pm, November 13, 2013
Hello folks. It’s Maclaine Diemer, back again with another post about music. For this month’s Dragon Bash content, we wanted to have a recognizable theme, and the idea was brought [..]
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6:01 am, November 6, 2013
I've heard of games breaking promises, but it at least takes the community over a year before they can call bullcrap on all aspects of said promises. In the case of GW2 it only took 3 months, and we'r [..]
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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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3:16 am, October 14, 2013
This wiki explains you how to replace current sound in GW2 with your own music:
http://wiki.guildwars2.com/wiki/Customized_soundtrack
If you feel a bit nostalgic you can put any songs from GW1 Serie [..]
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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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7:52 pm, October 10, 2013
First of all, Magic Find. Sounds like a significant stat in the game, yet, not much is known about it (to me anyway). So I'm curious to know more about it and hope someone could enlighten me with how [..]
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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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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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12:06 am, October 7, 2013
The other night, I made a missclick when buying Karma goods. I doubleclicked the Karma NPC because he was swarmed by other interactables, but apparently my previous interact was just delayed--With my [..]
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11:36 pm, October 6, 2013
So I did the deposit at Gamestop thing and I guess I get a 24-hour headstart (even though I have not paid for the game in its entirety), does that sound right? Sorry, I'm a newb.
So I entered the cod [..]
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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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8:29 am, October 6, 2013
Here is my take on the "Checkbox Gaming" trend wherein you chase all daily chests.
http://guildwarstools.com/worldselector.php
Choose your world, select/deselect which event to track, wait [..]
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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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12:03 am, October 6, 2013
I know this topic has come up before, but after trying much of what I've come across, I'm somewhat at a loss so I'm hoping for some good answers here.
I've messed around with a nu [..]
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9:14 pm, October 5, 2013
It always feels like they never ever test their updates themselves. It's like they add random skills onto a mob and think about it theortically and go "yup, feels balanced, I think the new skill [..]
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9:57 pm, October 4, 2013
First i wanna say there are many things that aren`t right in pve,but there are also many that are amazing,so this is not just another random bashing thread.
I played 500+ hours,and i played since rel [..]
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7:14 pm, October 4, 2013
As sad as it sounds, I made a level 80 sylvari and realized all the armor doesn't look all that fantastic while the human cultural armor tier 2 looks fabulous for only 8 gold.
Should I reroll anothe [..]
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3:16 pm, October 4, 2013
Hey guys !
So I'd like to talk with you on the PvP of Guild Wars 2. But also on the gameplay in general, the design on general of Guild Wars 2, sPvP and Esports.
(It will get more specific to GvGs an [..]
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1:57 pm, October 4, 2013
However, I want to know more of the state of the game.
I stopped playing around the time they added that new dungeon with the different levels, I can't even remember.
I'm mainly concerned with balanc [..]
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12:42 pm, October 4, 2013
So did anyone else immediately shut off all the sound except for the music for this second last quest? Defending Trahearne felt way far more like the emotional final ending than the actual finale was [..]
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10:10 am, October 4, 2013
In Guild Wars 2, Necromancer sound effects seem so strange and yet familiar.
It took me a while to place it but, I finally figured out what the remind me of: beat samples from cheesy pop songs in the [..]
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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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1:59 am, October 4, 2013
Background story:
A few friends from across the country decided to start up their own guild at the beginning of early release weekend. We all agreed to let the one player with the most GW1 experience [..]
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8:09 pm, October 3, 2013
Ok, so, 3 times since I got the game I have had it bug out and not let me login for whatever reason, cant remember exect error but the fix I found thats worked for myself and everybody I have had try [..]
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1:42 pm, October 3, 2013
We will soo have way of playing on another server without having to leave our current one.
What about agreeing as a community on server where everyone would guest when playing open world PvE?
It wou [..]
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11:56 am, October 3, 2013
Just a quick background on myself. I consider myself the casual gamer that ArenaNet said would especially love this game (MMO Manifesto). I have a PS3. Ive played popular games like Skyrim and Assassi [..]
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7:00 am, October 3, 2013
While I'm stuck in the unfinishable lvl76 Main Quest mission I have been giving some tought to the story and the plot this far. I have been playing Human/Whispers storyline and it doesn't just feel ri [..]
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5:26 pm, October 2, 2013
http://gamingbolt.co...ing-post-launch
Well I have to stay they were very very optimistic, but I think it's a good read nevertheless. I found this part really interesting:
QuoteWe had a huge Hallowe [..]
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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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10:52 am, October 2, 2013
Server Gandara - Frostgorge Sound - Lvl 70-80 Norn Territory. Bot party 24/7. Week ago it was two accounts. Now 10 accounts running same paths.
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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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6:16 am, October 2, 2013
Could someone please give me a list of Events and Locations of such events which provide a chest with loot similar to that of the Dragons?
Known to me:
1. Shatterer, N.W. Blazeridge Steppes
2. Tequat [..]
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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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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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9:46 pm, October 1, 2013
First, I am sorry for creating a new thread for this, but there are so many floating around that cause me to have these questions I simply couldn't make a response on page "x" of all of them [..]
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7:23 pm, October 1, 2013
Most bots I have seen in GW2 farming one event
location was in Frostgorge Sound - South of Yakkington's Toil
All killing mobs naked, mostly rangers varying from level 10-40
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4:18 pm, October 1, 2013
First of all, at the risk of sounding like an idiot, players probably knew this, plus I am not the most efficient /effective seller in the trading house, but, it irks me to see what is happening there [..]
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3:46 pm, October 1, 2013
I know good things come in time and this has possibly been posted about but i havnt seen anything about it yet. Anyway when it comes to legendary weapons its not an easy road to travel obtaining one a [..]
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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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1:17 pm, October 1, 2013
I noticed that every single dynamic event in the game takes like 3 minutes or such to start again, in one of those ocasion for example i participated on an event to take an ogre for [..]
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12:20 pm, October 1, 2013
So most of the afternoon/evening I constantly heard what sounded like jet engines decelerating all around Queensdale. It happened in the swamp, monestary, near the centaur camps..an [..]
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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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11:00 am, October 1, 2013
Now, Before you watch this video going over the Guild Wars 2 Holy Trinity please have a look at this here: http://gw2101.gtm.guildwars2.com/en/the-game/combat/healing-*****/
Or if you don't trust the [..]
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10:15 am, October 1, 2013
Anyone else experienced this? Seems like the sound for the skill will be really, and I mean really low (Example: warhorn skills). However to fix it you just need to use a waypoint and the sound will b [..]
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9:37 am, October 1, 2013
The boy couldn’t have been older than eighteen. A pool of blood reflected the lights of Divinity’s Reach, and his ***** rattle still echoed back and forth between my ears.
I state [..]
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9:18 am, October 1, 2013
Looting is not fun in my opinion.
I had this feeling since the first BWE and it stayed with me through all iterations of the Beta/Stress events so far. The experience and actual action of looting feel [..]
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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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6:46 am, October 1, 2013
Having played most of the MMO's that are and was on the market for over 12 years now, I'm starting to get tired of the same cycle. Maybe I'm just getting older and less patient though, who really know [..]
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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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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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5:54 am, October 1, 2013
As sad as it sounds, I made a level 80 sylvari and realized all the armor doesn't look all that fantastic while the human cultural armor tier 2 looks fabulous for only 8 gold.
Should I reroll anothe [..]
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5:37 am, October 1, 2013
I have recently played my last class to level 80 and am now in the process of map completion. Having been to Orr with 5 chars before this one gave me sufficient insight to say this event has never bee [..]
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2:55 am, October 1, 2013
Please don't troll my post or have a unwarranted negative view on it. I used to be pretty against these sort of posts but have built up resentment lately.
Well, been playing since launch. Got all my [..]
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2:45 am, October 1, 2013
So we finally got the news about what the Halloween update for GW2 will look like. Sounds pretty awesome so far! What do you all think?
https://www.guildwars2.com/en/events/halloween-2012
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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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12:55 am, October 1, 2013
I thought it might be a good idea with all those people whining and moaning about everything they dislike about the game and how bad it and Arena Net are mutilating their expectations, to create a spa [..]
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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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12:37 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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11:54 pm, September 30, 2013
SEE BOTTOM FOR TLDR.
"This game is for casuals, It's too grindy, this Tilapia is too wet".
These are the things I see on this forum, and hell, even on the official forums. If you ask anyo [..]
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11:11 pm, September 30, 2013
If you come across any undocumented changes, please post 'em here in this thread!
GENERALYou can now see titles under names [screenshots: one]
PROFESSIONSNecromancer staff sound changed/adjustedWarri [..]
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11:03 pm, September 30, 2013
Hey everyone, I recently completed all 37 jumping puzzles (those with achievements) and I thought I would share my experiences of them with the GW2guru community as well as providing guides for each i [..]
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9:31 pm, September 30, 2013
I wasn't able to login to the game after being forced to change my email for login, and looking at the official forum, many many more had the same problem. If they feel they needed [..]
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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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7:17 pm, September 30, 2013
Now now, I know what you're thinking already but just hear me out.
I came across an application on the Play Market today called Kainy, it's used for streaming games from your PC to your phone via Wif [..]
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6:25 pm, September 30, 2013
https://forum-en.gui...ion-of-the-Game
C&P'd for those blocked, but spoiler-tagged to de-spam. It is hefty, but a good read, IMO.
Spoiler
There have been many different so [..]
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5:54 pm, September 30, 2013
When he says the line "I dare you, hit me" he sounds exactly like JFK.
Yes, THAT JFK.
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5:22 pm, September 30, 2013
A while after the first party on desolation server I noticed the mad king laughed on sound effects and suddenly re appeared but was on top of the bank house in lions arch on the roof....
I franticall [..]
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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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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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4:28 pm, September 30, 2013
So now that a few legendaries have been completed, I decided to look into what kind of fiendish requirements these things require.
Let me add that I expected some severe requirements...
After a curso [..]
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4:09 pm, September 30, 2013
So, I don't know about you, but one of my favorite events at the moment is the Claw of Jormag fight in Frostgorge sound. It's really the kind of more epic scale battle I was looking for in Orr, but re [..]
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2:40 pm, September 30, 2013
Hi, everyone. Last week we announced our Guild Wars 2 First Anniversary Bash, which takes place at the Renaissance Hotel on Saturday, August 31 during PAX Prime weekend.
That [..]
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2:18 pm, September 30, 2013
Arena Net hinted at maybe doing something and I still haven't seen it, even though the game hasn't been released. I'm here to complain about it because there's few things I have to complain about.
As [..]
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2:13 pm, September 30, 2013
I know this will sound a bit impatient but here I go:
So I found out yesterday that my account was hacked, they got my email and were able to get all of my info. So I send in a ticket to ArenaNet and [..]
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2:08 pm, September 30, 2013
1) What happened to the game's writers? the entire game had an absolutely amazing storyline that I was deeply in love with. Everything that happened was enjoyable and the way your character was slippe [..]
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1:00 pm, September 30, 2013
The scourge of Splintered Coast has risen, more deadly and powerful than ever before. Band together with other heroes, old friends, and new allies to fight the rising evil. Bewareagainst a foe of this [..]
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12:43 pm, September 30, 2013
Guild Wars 2 Halloween Event Guide (Spoilers)
The Halloween Event of Guild Wars 2 starts in Lion's Arch (LA) and takes place in a few different areas of the world. There are quite a few things to do [..]
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11:34 am, September 30, 2013
I'm a casual player that loved GW1 and started out loving GW2. I've run into enough things that have slowly turned playing this game from enjoyable to frustrating and uninteresting, to the point that [..]
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11:00 am, September 30, 2013
Thehotsung makes too many threads.....I know I know but this is my FIRST ever non-complaining thread, is that even possible, well read below to find out!
I need everyone advice and suggestion as I va [..]
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10:12 am, September 30, 2013
Motos Super Adventure Box is once again open for business in Rata Sum! Enter Tyrias first and best virtual reality simulator and prepare to get schooled! The revolutionary edu-tainment experiment has [..]
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10:02 am, September 30, 2013
(Not sure where to post this question exactly)
I love the SAB sound effects and music! I want to use the ShopKeepers Yeah Boy! and other cheers for a phone alert tone (you can hear them here), but I [..]
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7:36 am, September 30, 2013
Hello community,
Until now I haven't found any really useful thread about the slayer achievement. Four days ago I started getting my slayer achievement on my own... with very nice progress =)
Anyway [..]
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6:39 am, September 30, 2013
Alright, these new events (introduced in Halloween updates) are about the Guild Modus Sceleris, so far I found and posted all events, locations etc of Lornar's Pass, but there is more, I hear people t [..]
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