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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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 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 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, 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 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 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, 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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1:36 am, April 30, 2014
This video will show you how simple it is to jump inside a Edge Of The Mists farm and start racking in the gold, karma, exp/WvW exp, WvW achievements, badges of honor, champ bags and more. I made this [..]
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9:16 pm, April 2, 2014
Forked from here. Quoted for context.
Mordakai, on 02 April 2014 - 02:40 PM, said:So, Raspberry brings probably the most controversial aspect of GW2 up: buying a [..]
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3:16 pm, April 2, 2014
Were down to the last major feature to announce in our upcoming April 15 Feature Pack, and its a pretty huge one: were making it easier to play with your friends on every PvE map, regardless of home w [..]
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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 27, 2014
We’re using the April 2014 Feature Pack as an opportunity to introduce some improvements that we’re really excited for: account-bound World XP and ascended and legendary gear! We w [..]
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2:16 pm, March 25, 2014
One of the many exciting features coming in the April 2014 Feature Pack is the new Wardrobe, an account-wide system that allows you to collect every skin in the game!
Account Wardrobe: The Basics
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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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8:16 am, March 19, 2014
WvW has always had it's share of hackers but it seems that this issue has became more dire lately. It's no longer just one or two flying mesmers per month. Now some fights are plagued by perma invisib [..]
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8:16 pm, March 18, 2014
Congratulations, heroes, weve freed Lions Arch! Celebrate in style with new hair styles, adorable new miniatures, increased Collection stacks, and discounts!
New Hair Styles in Ma [..]
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2:16 am, March 15, 2014
So lets say they remove all stats like power,and make Attribute like fire in to stat.But not like in guild wars where if you don't put point the skill will not work or make fire the [..]
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2:16 am, February 24, 2014
What is Damage Downtime?: DDT is the time spent not attacking that is unrelated to an attack's central action window.
What increases DDT?: Dodges, Movement, Knockdowns, Interrupts, Fear, etc.
Why ca [..]
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8:16 am, February 14, 2014
For this keep it "in game" so no snide "I'd say DON'T PLAY DUH!?"; spare your hatred.
An Example:
I would tell new players that one of the core mechanics to master is dodging an [..]
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2:16 am, February 13, 2014
https://forum-en.gui...velopment/first
QuoteHey everyone,
For our upcoming CDI projects, we would like to collect your ideas for professions that need balancing. Since there are 8 professions, we wo [..]
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2:16 pm, February 3, 2014
The purpose of this thread is to discuss Condition Damage in the game whether you think it's fine, is completely broken, or could just be tweaked to be more useful.
My thoughts:
Instead of a global [..]
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2:16 pm, January 30, 2014
The criteria for a natural level after 10 is expressed; you gain one stat point, some statistical points, and one trait point each level with no special rules. You can answer the question in three way [..]
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8:16 pm, December 19, 2013
Hi guys,
It's been over 3-4 months since I took a break from GW2. Currently I'm debating on coming back, but I just don't think I have it in me. I have come to realize the main reason that I don't wa [..]
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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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7:10 pm, November 22, 2013
As some of you are certainly aware, in GW1 it was fairly commonplace to receive a drop that was essentially a piece of armor you couldn't use (say it was for the wrong size or species for example) yet [..]
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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 pm, November 19, 2013
With the release of Fractals, were making several exciting additions and changes to the Fractals of the Mists infinite dungeon. Heres a brief overview of the changes you can expect!
Changes to Fracta [..]
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2:16 am, October 24, 2013
I've progressed through the game on a Ranger and completed the main story line, which I found quite boring. I will be creating a new character soon, and I am dreading having to re-live the whole story [..]
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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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6:01 pm, October 14, 2013
First, I suppose I should give the required statement of "I didnt see any similar threads, please direct me to them if they are in existence".
Ok, so after my time with the game so far, the [..]
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9:58 pm, October 12, 2013
I've looked around the internet and can't seem to find a map that has the information I can use.
To start, I'm a cheap sob. I hate spending money on waypoints. So when I travel, I Mist Port to Lions [..]
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1:14 am, October 11, 2013
I'm curious to know if anyone else is a little irritated by the way some of these events are handled. Why are there so many "one time events" that only last a couple of hours (or less)? Woul [..]
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6:11 am, October 10, 2013
What would you guys think of player housing and guild halls in gw2? Would it be useful and actually worthwhile, especially if its instanced?
Personally, I think they should potentially combine player [..]
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1:27 am, October 10, 2013
This is all taken from an Anet employee's FB page. Cheers mate!
I didn't implement this feature but it's super awesome so you should use it. It's most popular with the /dance emote, but it actually w [..]
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4:17 pm, October 9, 2013
*[Flame wall: Initiated!]*
Magic find is a bad stat. This is not news to many, and many others refuse to accept it. I'm here to draw the line and briefly explain some of the reasons why it is bad.
- [..]
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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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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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4:22 am, October 8, 2013
I've been playing since release, and I never really had LOTS of money etc, you know?
I mean, I was never really broke or anything, but yeah.
I just seem so spend so much money on gear, alts and THEI [..]
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6:08 pm, October 7, 2013
I'm writing this simply to try and create a system that will allow us to talk about character builds and create builds easily and without hassle.
Here's the template:
Build Name
Primary Weapon-Offh [..]
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4:54 pm, October 7, 2013
I'm having a hard time understanding why Guild Wars 2 uses a leveling system. You can PvP in WvW or sPvP from level 1. However the game restricts much of the content of the world PvE unless you level [..]
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1:58 pm, October 7, 2013
I am not sure what to call these area but in some of the high level zones 75+ there are area is the map that have constant effects going on. These areas usually have a greenish wall [..]
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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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11:12 pm, October 5, 2013
Hey folks, it’s Chap again! There are a lot of changes coming in this release, and I wanted to explain the thought processes behind some of them. Today I’ll be joined by Karl and R [..]
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9:16 pm, October 5, 2013
A major problem with GW2's Dynamic Event system is that there are a ton of events people just ~don't do~.
Every event in a given level tier gives the same Experience, Karma, and silver - no matter ho [..]
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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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4:39 pm, October 5, 2013
Every time I start playing a new game there crops up goldsellers after a while, this is obviously inevitable. The interesting thing for me is how every game seems to be completely inept at dealing wit [..]
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6:30 am, October 5, 2013
Now, I understand that this question has most likely been answered in other topics, but I was not able to find the answer myself.
My question is how many guild rankings are there in guilds, and for e [..]
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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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9:14 pm, October 4, 2013
So, a bit before headstart I purchased the game, played it from the 25th of August, and all was cool ever since... til the 5th or so of September. At that date, I suddenly started getting this every t [..]
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4:03 pm, October 4, 2013
Hello, folks!
Now, I know that there is a thread about this topic (and I am going to read it) but please, hear/read me out.
I am conducting a research on gender-bending in GW2 for my Game Culture cl [..]
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4:01 pm, October 4, 2013
I'm running around low level area's and finding maybe 1 other player at times. Most of the dynamic events are completely ignored and champion npc's are not possible. &n [..]
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3:36 pm, October 4, 2013
I been playing the game for some time and been playing the guardian pretty long . As of right now I can't see why u should stop playing them I tired playing other classes like the Mesmer but For some [..]
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3:09 pm, October 4, 2013
Today we banned a number of players for exploiting Guild Wars 2. We take our community and the integrity of the game very seriously, and want to be clear that intentionally exploiting the game is unac [..]
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2:23 pm, October 4, 2013
To start with, this is not a suggestion thread - hence it is not in the Primordus visions section. It's just meant as a sort of place to share our ideas about the games combat system. I am not conside [..]
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2:19 pm, October 4, 2013
I think its generally well accepted that the way guilds have been implemented in GW2 isn't perfect. The lack of halls, initial membership cap of 50, etc. all seem to have been at le [..]
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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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9:24 am, October 4, 2013
I think for me at least from my experience on my server I will say that 60/40 of players do revive me or other players but there are the 40% that don't. However there are certain gu [..]
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8:15 am, October 4, 2013
Straight to the point version: Is anyone else like me where you just cannot make up your mind on what you want your "Main" to be yet?. I'm normally the [..]
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7:18 am, October 4, 2013
Well, its been almost 3 days now. After playing game since release, i been always an example to follow. Always reporting for botting, or gold sell spamming in every case did apply.
I been a fellow gu [..]
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7:12 am, October 4, 2013
/!\Caution/!\: sizeable read.
I would like to have a discussion with you all on skill balancing and about nerfing vs. buffing.
it came about after i'm seeing all these complaints about heartseeker. [..]
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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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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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9:48 pm, October 3, 2013
There are currently 2 main Systems for Skill progression in MMO- or Action-RPGs the "vertical" and the "horizontal" progression:
In the "vertical" progression you have u [..]
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1:39 pm, October 3, 2013
Hi all, as my post title states, I'm in a bit of a bind.
I've found myself (and I believe many people have also voiced their concerns and opinions on this) to be guessing on what ability I should use [..]
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9:45 am, October 3, 2013
I'm sure others have noticed this or even posted something about it, but I couldn't find a thread.
I'm here to discuss two new bugs that were introduced last patch on the 25th. Not the difficulty of [..]
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9:35 am, October 3, 2013
Why is it that after every maintenance they seem to break something new. Ive been running all the explorable paths of TA for the last week and they have worked fine, we encountered a dc bug on vevina [..]
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9:16 am, October 3, 2013
Okay so the spamming has gotten really bad on my server, and I think it would be a good idea to allow custom word filters that auto-block specific words and phrases so you don't see the messages at al [..]
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7:15 am, October 3, 2013
I did a quick search and couldn't seem to find any definitive answers.
I just convinced my wife to play this game, and she decided to go with Guardian. I am going with Elemantalist [..]
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2:49 am, October 3, 2013
In this thread we will be discussing the most recent addition of vertical progression to GW2 with the Lost Shores update & what it really means for GW2. This topic has a tendenc [..]
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10:45 am, October 2, 2013
I haven't played guild wars 2 in a month or so. Just don't have that urge to go in and do stuff, like I have with League of legends for example. I'm hoping to get online for Wintersday, but then I rec [..]
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10:36 am, October 2, 2013
Hey all!
I have no idea but, all of a sudden, I'm getting so many dc's since Fractal's patch came live... Anyone getting this too? this is so annoying! For example, I'm doing Fractals and almost gett [..]
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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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8:21 am, October 2, 2013
While I know there's already a post your character thread, this one has a different theme. Given the amount of customization you could do, it's quite easy to make your character look like a replicate [..]
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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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4:21 am, October 2, 2013
Further to the november release i noticed a comment on the patch notes that said they had fixed the issue of people being kicked from the final boss in dungeons to allow for guild members to join.
I [..]
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3:28 am, October 2, 2013
Hi,
anyone knows about anti farm code while using mystic forge ?
For example if i want to forge 100 rare things, can i do it at once ,or better is to split forging at few hours/days ?
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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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10:07 pm, October 1, 2013
I'm opening this thread to discuss the effect of the november the 15th dungeon update (http://wiki.guildwar...ki/Game_updates).
I actually love the update in itself as it made many dungeons look much [..]
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9:47 pm, October 1, 2013
Hi all,
I have submitted a ticket to Guild Wars 2 Support Team regarding macros and this is what I got for an answer:
QuoteHi,
We don't have the ability to say "You can use this here, but not [..]
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8:29 pm, October 1, 2013
Hopefully this hasn't been posted yet. But want I'd like to see is all the possible Exotic armors mixed up together! For example the CoE mixed with the CM dungeon armors.
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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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5:33 pm, October 1, 2013
I noticed this blog from Izzy:
https://www.guildwars2.com/en/news/dynamic-leveling-adjustment/?utm_source=client
I still don't find the lower level areas appealing as not all the higher level reward [..]
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4:57 pm, October 1, 2013
also do anyone else have that feeling of something is missing.
Have had that feeling since the launch of the game anyone else got this feeling?
don't get me wrong i love the game and the world of Tyri [..]
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4:20 pm, October 1, 2013
RNG, I understand = Random Number Generation
Which means the game will pick a random number from 1-10 and the loot that drops will depend on which number you got. For example, getti [..]
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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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3:29 pm, October 1, 2013
I'm still gearing up and was wondering if the gear packs are worth it(what seems to be the chance of getting 80 exotics for example?) or am I better of buying something else?
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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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12:06 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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10:56 am, October 1, 2013
I don't know how to describe it other than what the title says. I am getting tired of the same boring stats on everything. I fell in love with the randomization o [..]
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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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10:08 am, October 1, 2013
Has anyone tried putting guild emblems over exotic dungeon armor yet? For example, ones that have a lot of things going on in the Chest piece like the Citadel of Flame chest pieces. Do the guild emble [..]
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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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9:34 am, October 1, 2013
I've never had posts deleted by a moderator on another forum before, and I have used forums for years with thousands of posts.
At the official gw2 forums, I have had somewhere between 8-10 posts dele [..]
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9:17 am, October 1, 2013
Hello everyone,
It appears that Orr is dead on my server (Crystal Desert for the week, but usually Isle of Janthir). As such it is quite difficult to get all the exploring done for map completion. Th [..]
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8:37 am, October 1, 2013
I've been thinking about this issue for a while and I want to know what you guys think.
Well, in GW1, new classes came with expansions, it made sense because they were classes native to their contine [..]
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8:30 am, October 1, 2013
Warning: Massive Wall of Text Ahead. A 3001 word wall to be exact!
I will start out by saying that I have played a wide variety of games over the years, however guild wars was the very first online m [..]
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7:34 am, October 1, 2013
While everyone else salivates about new content, or complains about gear progression I see a lack of actual change or even dev commentary to have anything to do with the real core of the game- profess [..]
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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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