6:18 am, December 1, 2014
Hey everyone!
I was doing come World Map Completion and I figured I would share with you guys some of the things it is good for and some of the best ways to do it.
I made a youtube video while I was [..]
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6:18 pm, November 26, 2014
This holiday season, from November 26 to December 7, were chopping the price of the Guild Wars 2 Digital Heroic Edition and Digital Deluxe Edition in half*! Now is the perfect time t [..]
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6:18 pm, November 25, 2014
With our new Mine-r-Tron permanent mining tool, you won’t miss out on any precious ore nodes while adventuring in the Silverwastes! Be sure to check out our ongoing Pre-Black Friday sale [..]
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6:18 pm, November 25, 2014
Do you remember the teaser we put out on the episode 25 of Ready Up? It’s time to find out what it was all about! Join Competitive Events Manager Joshua “Grouch” Davis an [..]
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6:18 am, November 23, 2014
http://massively.joystiq.com/2014/11/21/the-daily-grind-do-special-currencies-in-mmos-annoy-you/#comments
A nice thread on in-game currencies.
Personally, they irritate me. The gam [..]
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6:18 pm, November 21, 2014
On December 5, the top four PvP teams in GuildWars2 will go head-to-head at the World Tournament Series Championship event in Beijing, China, all vying for the lion’s share of the $50,000 pr [..]
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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 pm, November 20, 2014
Peter looks thrilled. Rubi and Teddy look frightened. With a planning session like that, this week’s Points of Interest might be the first to make Rubi wish for a mute button-which should [..]
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6:18 pm, November 20, 2014
Hello, world! My name is Justin O’Dell, and I’m one of the server programmers on the Structured Player vs. Player (sPvP) team.
I’m here to talk to you about the upcomin [..]
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6:18 pm, November 19, 2014
Hello, Tyrians!
We’re very pleased to announce that on December 2 we will be releasing some major updates to PvP that will enhance and improve a number of areas of the PvP experience.
Matc [..]
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6:18 pm, November 19, 2014
Ok, i`m one of those uber persistant guys who goes beyound 100% when he puts his mind into something.As long time GW player and fan i was in 7th heaven when i heard about GW2 being [..]
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6:18 pm, November 18, 2014
The Silverwastes may be a tangle, but with our new Jungle Explorer Outfit and Pact Fleet Weapons, the Black Lion Trading Company has everything you need to clear a path in style! And let’ [..]
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6:18 pm, November 14, 2014
If I had to sum up November’s ESL Go4GuildWars2 Cups in a few words, I’d describe it as entirely unexpected. The November Cup isn’t even half over, and yet we’v [..]
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6:18 pm, November 13, 2014
On this week’s Ready Up, Host Joshua “Grouch” Davis will be joined by members of World Tournament Series Finals teams “The Abjured” and “The [..]
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6:18 pm, November 13, 2014
(Please note that the following post could not be posted on the Official Forums, due to me being banned from creating new threads. If you'd like to repost this in the official forum [..]
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6:18 pm, November 12, 2014
This week's Blizzcon brought us a panel on D3.
A quick summary:
http://www.diablofan...ouls-panel-live
A few things that stand out and seem very similar to what we are experiencing in GW2 (stole [..]
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6:18 pm, November 11, 2014
The battle in the Silverwastes continues, and we have everything you need to make your journey more enjoyable! Save your strength and have a golem cut down your trees, scare your foes with glowing [..]
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6:18 pm, November 7, 2014
Season 2 resumed on Tuesday and theres a lot of exciting content to play through. Points of Interest is back this week with talk about Echoes of the past! Rubis going to spend some time with GuildWars [..]
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6:18 pm, November 6, 2014
I applaud the GW2 team for doing something different with their season chapters. Though at first I was excited by it and wanted to like it but after about a day or two, I found myse [..]
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6:18 pm, November 5, 2014
On last week’s on Ready Up, Josh “Grouch” Davis was joined by Hugh “Nightmare” Norfolk for a discussion on the new Go4GuildWars2 Cups. If you weren&am [..]
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6:18 pm, November 4, 2014
The Mad King is at rest again – until next year. Here at the Black Lion Trading Company, we have everything you need to get back out to adventuring. A new finisher that makes a bold stat [..]
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6:18 pm, November 4, 2014
As season 2 continues, the races of Tyria are preparing for war against the Elder Dragon Mordremoth. Log in today to play through the story of Echoes of the Past, reap sweet rewards, and test yourself [..]
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6:18 pm, November 3, 2014
The battle for the top spot in the North American and European World Tournament Series Invitational Qualifiers is now over and the dust has settled. Two months ago, we saw hundreds of teams step into [..]
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6:18 pm, November 3, 2014
Got rewarded with 3 rares.
Logged off.
Related Trivia: The team consisted of people with more than 16k AP with one guy having all the legendaries and 9 world completions.
Also, I noticed that inste [..]
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6:18 am, November 1, 2014
Hello Tyrians,
A few weeks ago, some of us on the WvW team were chatting about how we can better connect with the community, and we came up with the idea of joining different guilds in different leag [..]
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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 am, November 1, 2014
Now through 11:59 p.m. PDT Saturday, November 1, were slashing the price on everything you need to change your looks. Take 35% off of the Shadow Assassin, Cook, and Pirates Outfits, plus all of our Fu [..]
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6:18 pm, October 30, 2014
This week on Ready Up, Competitive Events Manager Joshua “Grouch” Davis and PvP Game Designer Hugh “Nightmare” Norfolk discuss the upcoming Go4GuildWars2 Cups [..]
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6:18 pm, October 30, 2014
From October 30 to November 9, were chopping the price of both Guild Wars 2 Digital Heroic Edition and Digital Deluxe Edition in half! Now is the perfect time to pick up this award-winning MMO and exp [..]
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6:18 pm, October 29, 2014
Game Director Colin Johanson visited the latest episode of Points of Interest to get ready for the rest of Season 2. If you weren’t able to join us for the live show, you can watch it now on [..]
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6:18 pm, October 29, 2014
The Guild Wars 2 team, in partnership with ESL, is proud to announce the Go4GuildWars2 Cup,a new series of weekly PvP cups that are open to all participants. PvP teams will fight eac [..]
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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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6:18 pm, October 28, 2014
Log in next Tuesday, November 4, to participate in Echoes of the Past, the newest addition to the story unfolding in Living World season 2! Echoes of the Past will pick up the story from the cliffha [..]
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7:18 pm, October 25, 2014
Come join us for the live broadcast of Ready Up on Friday, October 17, as we discuss a variety of competitive-related topics. First up, we’ll be previewing some profession balance changes yo [..]
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7:18 am, October 25, 2014
So, many people around here (myself included), are not really interested in the incoming Living Story updates due to the lack of hype. Tonight's POI live show showed off some new fo [..]
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7:18 pm, October 24, 2014
Only this weekend’s World Tournament Series Invitational Qualifier stands between the top PvP teams in Guild Wars 2 and the Finals event in Beijing, China, where players fr [..]
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7:18 pm, October 23, 2014
The return of Living World Season 2 is almost upon us! Game Director Colin Johanson is planning to join Episode 9 of Points of Interest to talk about where Season 2 is headed. Things are about to get [..]
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7:18 am, October 23, 2014
Im so sad and lonely, my bestfriend cant log into the game. Her cellphone crashed and factory reset and she cant log in with google authenticator. She sent a ticket on sunday and till now theres no re [..]
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7:18 pm, October 22, 2014
On the last Ready Up, Josh “Grouch” Davis was joined by PvP Game Designer Hugh “Nightmare” Norfolk to discuss upcoming skyhammer changes, profession balance, th [..]
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7:18 am, October 22, 2014
Even though the Black Lion Trading Company started celebrating Halloween early, we’re not out of festival goodies yet! Read on to learn about this week’s new offerings, plus li [..]
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7:18 am, October 22, 2014
Theres a skrit in the demolished, old Black Lion building just west of Trader's Forum that is taking the shiny candy wrappers that come from the candy that is sold in the gem store and they also drop [..]
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7:18 pm, October 20, 2014
A Living World
The return of Living World Season 2 is rapidly approaching. When the season resumes on November 4, we’ll see the story pick up from the cliffhanger that left one of the worl [..]
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7:18 pm, October 17, 2014
Greetings, Tyrians!
You fought, you flipped, you streamed! And now, at the end of the World vs. World Streaming Contest with Overwolf, we have our winners:
First PlaceChemsorly
Second Placeshinry [..]
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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, October 16, 2014
Points of Interest was back from a short hiatus last week! Rubi talked with Content Designer Leah Rivera and Game Designer Teddy Nguyen about dynamic events – one of the best examples of co [..]
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7:18 pm, October 14, 2014
As the month plods on and we grow closer to that eerie time when the barrier between our world and the next wanes, the Black Lion Trading Company is showing the Mad King’s influence more [..]
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7:18 pm, October 9, 2014
Points of Interest is back! Rubi is bringing Content Designer Leah Rivera and Game Designer Teddy Nguyen in this Friday to chat about dynamic events – one of the best examples of communit [..]
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7:18 pm, October 8, 2014
We’d like to cordially invite you to join us tomorrow in celebrating the 50th tournament of the ESL Weekly Cup a PvP tournament hosted by our community organizers and shoutcasters each week, [..]
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7:18 pm, October 7, 2014
The air is getting chilly, leaves are beginning to fall, and theres a definite hint of spookiness around Tyria! The Halloween celebration may not be coming back until later this month, but I just [..]
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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 pm, September 30, 2014
After our successful partnership on the Overwolf WvW App Challenge, which saw player Prefrontal Cortex win a $2,000 cash prize and a lot of Guild Wars 2 goodies, weve partnered with [..]
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7:18 am, September 27, 2014
The Guild Wars 2 World Tournament Series will name a champion this December in China!
Its our first truly international tournament, bringing together top PvP teams from North America, Europe and Chin [..]
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7:18 pm, September 25, 2014
From September 25 through October 1, you can play Guild Wars 2 for free by registering for a free trial account*. If you played in a previous free trial, weve re-activated your trial [..]
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7:18 pm, September 23, 2014
From bright displays of color to incendiary gathering tools, this week the Black Lion Trading Company is all about setting yourself apart from the crowd. Read on to learn about our two new permane [..]
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7:18 pm, September 23, 2014
For a limited time, play Guild Wars 2 for free and experience why Guild Wars 2 is the fastest selling MMO in history!*
The free trial begins at 12 a.m. PD [..]
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7:18 am, September 22, 2014
..and when I come back everything has changed.
What the **** happened to Guild Wars 2 when I was gone?
Its not even fun anymore. My little sis when and bought Gw2 and I tried to play with her but seri [..]
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7:18 pm, September 20, 2014
So,my account has been blocked due to unacceptable behaviour 3 days ago,i've sent 5 tickets but no answer except the first one where a nice support guy told me my situation needed f [..]
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7:18 pm, September 19, 2014
After battling through a harrowing bracket last weekend, the first four of eight North American teams have qualified for the Tournament of Glory Finals! If qualifying teams meet eligibility requiremen [..]
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7:18 pm, September 19, 2014
Today only, were celebrating Talk Like a Pirate Day by slashing the price of the Pirate Outfit by 35% and Magnuss Eye Patch by 25%! Weve also brought back the Quaggan Bazaar Mini Pack, which includes [..]
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7:18 pm, September 18, 2014
Guild Wars 2 is headed to Eurogamer Expo! Since our livestreaming crew will be at Eurogamer, were not going to have our regular 12:00 p.m. PT livestreams on September 19 and Octobe [..]
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7:18 am, September 18, 2014
With the New Player Experience (the NPE), A.Net set out to redistribute the game's progression, in hopes of making the game more appealing. My core issue with this idea is that they focused on a syste [..]
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7:18 pm, September 17, 2014
With the New Player Experience (the NPE), A.Net set out to redistribute the game's progression, in hopes of making the game more appealing. My core issue with this idea is that they focused on a syste [..]
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7:18 pm, September 16, 2014
This week, the Black Lion Trading Company is proud to bring you a grisly finisher for your foes, a beautiful back item, and another addition to our home instance gathering collection. Read on to l [..]
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7:18 pm, September 16, 2014
Hi,
http://www.guildwars...-t10297855.html
Those who cannot learn from history are doomed to repeat it.
Moderator Note: The post linked talks about how making changes to a game's systems that run c [..]
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7:18 am, September 16, 2014
Last month, we partnered with Overwolf to see who could develop the best app for World vs. World in the Overwolf WvW App Challenge. Some amazing apps were created as a result, and you can explore the [..]
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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 am, September 13, 2014
To celebrate the recent addition of finishers to the account Wardrobe, were holding a weekend sale! From now until 11:59 PM PDT (06:59 UTC) on Sunday, September 14, you can pick up all of our permanen [..]
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7:18 am, September 12, 2014
This week on Ready Up, host Josh Davis will be joined by Blackgate commander Kris Constantine to discuss World vs. World tactics, strategy and coordination ahead of the upcoming WvW Fall 2014 Tourna [..]
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7:18 am, September 12, 2014
The World vs. World Fall Tournament 2014 begins tomorrow! Prepare to represent your world for four weeks of epic battles in the Mists. Read our announcement blog for more details about this tournament [..]
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7:18 pm, September 10, 2014
Last week we had a live preview of the new trading post on Points of Interest. Rubi, Evan, and Josh answered your questions and explored all of the new features. If you werent able to join us for th [..]
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7:18 pm, September 10, 2014
A few weeks ago, we launched a call to arms to the WvW community, asking them for the best video footage they created. We received an overwhelming response from the WvW players of Guild Wars& [..]
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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 am, September 10, 2014
The September 2014 Feature Pack is live! Log in now to enjoy new feature updates Guild Wars 2! You can read about all the features on our feature pack release page and visit our foru [..]
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7:18 pm, September 8, 2014
http://happycatproductions.polldaddy.com/s/what-future-do-you-want
With the release of the feature pack tomorrow, Guild Wars 2 adds a number of features that many in the community are excited about. [..]
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7:18 pm, September 6, 2014
Now she is dead and yet GW2 has no expansions. I'll be dead soon and no talking about upcoming expansions. ANet will wait until everyone is ing dead? C'mon ANet, people with cancer are buying gems, do [..]
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7:18 pm, September 5, 2014
Thank you all for making this years gamescom such a success!
This year we were excited to partner with Twitch, and work with them to bring Guild Wars 2 to the show floor and to the [..]
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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, September 4, 2014
Earlier today we gave you a preview of the new trading post in Guild Wars 2. We know youd like more details and were excited to talk about it, so were going to give you a live look [..]
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7:18 am, September 4, 2014
This week on Ready Up, join our Competitive Events Manager and host Josh Davis and Competitive QA Embed, Jessica Boettiger as they talk about the upcoming World vs World Fall Tournament and cover up [..]
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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 28, 2014
Hey, folks,
As we continue to grow Guild Wars 2 and plan our next steps for the future of the game, its important we have a solid foundation for all the new players we plan to welcom [..]
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7:18 pm, August 28, 2014
This week on Ready Up, join our Competitive Events Manager and host Josh Davis and Competitive QA Embed, Jessica Boettiger as they talk about the upcoming World vs World Fall Tournament and cover upd [..]
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7:18 pm, August 27, 2014
Wed like you to join us in congratulating the European All-Stars team for their flawless showing at the Guild Wars 2 International All-Stars Tournament at gamescom in Cologne, German [..]
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7:18 pm, August 27, 2014
Over Last one year, I am noticing Blizzard is taking ANET's concepts (at least I heard about these from ANET first) and implementing a much better solution.
ANET's multiguild approach vs., Blizzard's [..]
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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 26, 2014
Guild Wars 2 app developers, get ready to flex your creative muscles: weve partnered with Overwolf to bring you the Guild Wars 2 WvW App Challenge!
Were looking for [..]
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7:18 pm, August 26, 2014
Well, look what Arenanet has been teasing...
For extra information, this was posted by WoodenPotatoes today. The screenshot looks like a beta screenshot, but isn't, &n [..]
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7:18 am, August 25, 2014
.. are as follows:
1x Experience Scroll - Boosts character to level 20
1x Birthday Booster - 24-hour 100% boost to karma, magic find, WvW rank, experience and gold from kills
1x Skill point scroll - [..]
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7:18 am, August 24, 2014
Kate :
http://shegeekshow.c...eek-my-last-day
Martin:
http://mkerstein.tum...-new-adventures
interestingly, we had this tweet of Martin after the guildmag fiasco:
https://twitter.com/...58023996563 [..]
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7:18 pm, August 22, 2014
This weekend, play witness to the finals of the biggest tournament in Guild Wars and Guild Wars 2 history! The Tournament of Legends 2 started with a total of 256 teams, and [..]
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7:18 pm, August 21, 2014
This week on Ready Up, join our Competitive Events Manager and host Josh Davis as he talks about the upcoming Tournament of Legends 2 Finals taking place this weekend and the Guild Wars& [..]
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7:18 pm, August 20, 2014
Kate, Peter, and Leif gathered to talk over The Dragons Reach: Part 2 from the Guild Wars 2 creators side last Friday. If you werent able to join us for the live show, you can watc [..]
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7:18 pm, August 19, 2014
Its a bountiful week here at the Black Lion Trading Company. Not only are we bringing you Belindas Greatsword and the elegant Ceremonial Plated Outfit, but were also bringing back a wide array of [..]
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7:18 pm, August 19, 2014
So my server successfully downed Tequatl today. It was the first time I personally had even attempted the revamped boss since returning to the game and it was AWESOME.
That single win was far more gr [..]
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7:18 pm, August 18, 2014
Hello, all! Im Karl McLain, one of the game designers here at ArenaNet. Im here to tell you about the direction were going with balance changes in the September 2014 Feature Pack.
For a more specifi [..]
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7:18 pm, August 14, 2014
On tomorrows episode of Points of Interest, Guild Wars 2 game designer Leif Chappelle and writer Peter Fries are joining Kate for a developers-eye view of The Dragons Reach: Part 2 [..]
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7:18 pm, August 14, 2014
The September 2014 Feature Pack, which we announced yesterday along with our World Tournament Series, is bringing exciting additions to PvP!
Today, well be talking about two of our additions aimed at [..]
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7:18 pm, August 14, 2014
From August 14 to August 24, were chopping the price of both Guild Wars 2 Digital Heroic Edition and Digital Deluxe Edition in half! Now is the perfect time to pick up this award-win [..]
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7:18 pm, August 14, 2014
I noticed GW2 is on 50% sale and I was like "maybe it's a good time to convince some friends to get it". That was moslty a hypothetical thought, since my friends who're into MMOs are already [..]
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