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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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, July 28, 2014
I was reading posts on the usual Trahearn-hate threads, and one person said "Quality is relative." So I thought, what is good quality in an MMO; and where does GW2 lie in [..]
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7:18 pm, June 28, 2014
Guild Wars 2 simply doesn't click with me, when it comes to universe/lore/whatever and I can't seem to find the reason why.
Thing is, I like fantasy setting, which GW2 certainly has. All the MMOs I'v [..]
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7:18 am, May 13, 2014
Hi, I'm a fairly casual player and just wanted to make a suggestion. Overall, I really enjoy how GW2 is free to play and has regular updated content. I really like the previous April patch in that it [..]
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2:16 am, March 7, 2014
https://forum-en.gui...rst#post3087123
Initial topic of the thread was largely about the particle effects and how they render the game unplayable in many instances, so the response itself is kinda OT [..]
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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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8:16 am, January 12, 2014
Forum: https://forum-en.guildwars2.com/forum/professions/balance/PvE-Revising-the-DPS-Meta/first#post3480529
Reddit thread: http://www.reddit.com/r/Guildwars2/comments/1uyt5e/some_steps_will_be_taken [..]
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8:16 pm, December 5, 2013
As we all know, ANet seemed to have left what made the original Guild Wars so great, out of GW2. ANet could easily gain back the players they lost and the respect of all the original GW1 players, and [..]
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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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9:23 pm, October 7, 2013
So I have been playing this game with my wife and buddies for the past few weeks, and through playing with them it has been an enjoyable experience; this however is starting to feel like it's coming t [..]
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1:21 am, October 7, 2013
I've had my fair share of complaints about the game so far but since those can be mostly fixed, I'm waiting to see what will happen but there is one thing that made me not play for nearly two days now [..]
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10:46 pm, October 6, 2013
This thread is for everyone who agrees that GW1 was a better game than GW2. If you don't agree, stop reading now please.
The idea here is to build ideas on how to improve GW2 based on gameplay streng [..]
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11:12 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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10:51 pm, October 5, 2013
Why dont we just start State of the Game with WvW?
If you are an active Guild Wars 2 sPvP player there is a big chance you have heard about our State of the Game stream and if you arent into sPvP t [..]
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7:46 am, October 5, 2013
Ironically enough, the part of the game anet has been neglecting the most, WvW (World vs World), is the only reason I'd recommend this game. Rather than explain why, I'll link 1 of [..]
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3:53 am, October 5, 2013
Let's take combat and general mechanics of GW 2(dodges, self heals, ...) and something to it. I think, and I can see that is general consensus, that GW 2 is too bland. Meh prototype, what can you do.. [..]
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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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1:14 am, October 4, 2013
We all know the kafuffle about gear grind, ascended gear, etc.
We know what's been said, we know what we've seen in game.
We know it's just the start.
So, my question is this:
Does the ascended ge [..]
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11:50 pm, October 3, 2013
I first picked this game up on the pre-order early access. I have since made many characters (one of every class) and got three of them (Ranger, Elementalist and Mesmer) into mid-le [..]
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11:36 am, October 2, 2013
What is up with this rune mechanics? Why is there so many runes that give you bonuses when you GET hit? The whole point of being good at this game is to dodge so that you DON'T get hit.
Looking at gw [..]
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11:28 am, October 2, 2013
Okay, I'm not trying to complain, Guild Wars 2 is a good game, I just want to hear the thoughts of those who loved gw1. I played gw1 for 6 years, it made me into the nerd I am today, and it will go do [..]
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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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6:18 am, October 2, 2013
I've read a number of posts on these forums; the ascended gear drama, the endless and completely unproductive GW2 versus other games discussions and the more productive what can we do to fix GW2 posts [..]
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10:58 pm, October 1, 2013
I am all for difficulty in a game as long as the rewards are large enuff to sort of compensate for the risk.
I did the first dungeon on Storymode and had some fun. We died a few times but it wasn't l [..]
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9:57 pm, October 1, 2013
Why dont we just start State of the Game with WvW or PvE?
If you are an active Guild Wars 2 sPvP player there is a big chance you have heard about Guru State of the Game and if you arent into sPvP [..]
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2:28 pm, October 1, 2013
So, I'm embarrassed to admit this, but I must say I tried out the new Ascalonian Catacombs dungeon yesterday and I'm having a bit of trouble on my Thief.
Other people have talked about rolling throug [..]
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11:52 am, October 1, 2013
As the title states, we (NoX = Norse Oil eXpedition) are starting our very own cast shows on youtube with the main emphasis on Guild Wars 2 only. We recently started our videos and they will focus alo [..]
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11:26 am, October 1, 2013
Greetings!
We are excited to introduce you all to the new and improved Borderlands maps and the Borderlands Bloodlust buff. As part of our continuing efforts to introduce new and interesting mechanic [..]
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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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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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11:00 am, October 1, 2013
So I was a GM in gw1 and an officer in wow. I've had many years experience in being a guild leader. My gw1 guild was a top 100 gvg guild for a while (not bad for pvp casuals), we owned hzh, had some s [..]
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10:42 am, October 1, 2013
Warning, the following thread is long as it is not just a "this is what I hate" list but is an explanation of where I feel those lists come from and a look at possible ways to fix the issues [..]
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10:40 am, October 1, 2013
I keep hearing over and over again that no one needs ascended items in the game, therefore any discussion about obtaining the items is not important because the items themselves are not important.
If [..]
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9:19 am, October 1, 2013
First off let me say so far I am really enjoying this game. The pvp is great IMO, and I really like the regions I've been to and find it very cool u get bonuses for completing regio [..]
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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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8:17 am, October 1, 2013
Im fed up. Im fed up with people moaning, crying, complaining or boasting, claiming and bragging about how Tequatl requires "so much co-ordination" and "everything must be organised!&qu [..]
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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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6:39 am, October 1, 2013
One of the posts at the official forums caught my attention. Ensign, a well known member of the GW1 community posted the following in response to the lack of combat depth and the trinity as it applies [..]
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6:09 am, October 1, 2013
Whoa there White Knight! Take a moment to read this paragraph before jumping to a conclusion on what this thread is really about!
Guild Wars 2 is already like WoW in many ways, and unfortunatley in so [..]
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5:39 am, October 1, 2013
As today's topic is similar to the Temple of Grenth guide, it will follow a similar format and copy some elements.
The Temple of Balthazar is one of the 5 Temple meta chains that exists in the Orrian [..]
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5:36 am, October 1, 2013
So today, I broke my dungeon cherry with Ascalonian Catacombs Story Mode.
So far, when playing GW2, I've been over-leveled for the content as I enjoy exploring. However, this time I wanted to try&am [..]
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2:31 am, October 1, 2013
Hey folks, Im Robert Hrouda, a content designer on Guild Wars 2. In the coming months, well make some changes to dungeon mechanics to make them a more...Read More
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1:28 am, October 1, 2013
I use wikis as the resource of choice for video games. I've stopped looking at Gamefaqs and random sites for information about Diablo 2 and Runescape from back in the day. Guildwiki was an introductio [..]
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1:03 am, October 1, 2013
Been having a bit of fun using the Wayback Machine to peer through ANet's blog, which they decided to take down.
I thought I would share something from their blog and see what kind of discussion it l [..]
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1:02 am, October 1, 2013
Looks like Lead Designer Isaiah Cartwright did a fairly lengthy QandA on Kotaku last night. Just thought I would post the link in case any hasn't seen it or.
So [..]
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10:56 pm, September 30, 2013
Ok, letter drops through the post. By some whim of fate you now find yourself in charge of Anet. You know people have an issue with stuff to do after 80. Given that you cant spend millions on an expan [..]
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10:47 pm, September 30, 2013
Please let me preface this with:
If you are still enjoying GW2 and/or happy with ArenaNet, that's fine and I'm happy for you.
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Some of you may recognize me (mainly for my math posts) if you freq [..]
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5:12 pm, September 30, 2013
So I have over 1k hours on one toon and on the verge of finishing my 2nd and 3rd legendaries
I wanna know what people think about where GW2 is at and where its headed.
I came into this game thin [..]
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5:08 pm, September 30, 2013
Being back on the forums after a while away, I noticed more and more people looking at the game like a checklist or beginning to realize that the amount of content tied to extrinsic rewards & [..]
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5:01 pm, September 30, 2013
Hi!
Basically since I looked at the game for the very first time to me it was obvious that I would be farming dungeons for equipment. Doing WvW all day seemed very slow to me (SO many badges ...) and [..]
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3:42 pm, September 30, 2013
Hey all, firstly I'd just like to say I've really enjoyed the game so far, so I hope this doesn't come across as too much of a moan, the PvP and story have been great, but I am curious to see what peo [..]
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1:29 pm, September 30, 2013
Hello guys,
I have been a fierce critic from GW2, both on these Forum and I tried to send numerous suggestion tickets and posts on the official forums as well, but apparently ArenaNet doesn't like th [..]
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12:37 pm, September 30, 2013
I prepurchased GW2 and played the head start, and let me tell you. This game was the most fun i have ever had.... from levels 1-60. Therein derives the problem. I loved finding secret areas, and wande [..]
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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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11:42 am, September 30, 2013
Hi,
I have a warrior, thief and elementalist.
2 80s and elementalist on the way.
I want to gear, play/specialise each class in one of the three areas, namely WvW, dungeons and Open world.
Primarily s [..]
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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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10:08 am, September 30, 2013
So as you all know I'm mostly a PvE guy just like I was in Guild Wars 1. Probably toward the 3rd year of the game, that was when I became a pretty hardcore Pvper with warrior, dervi [..]
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8:44 am, September 30, 2013
I think ArenaNet should fix their content before adding more content. I say this because many people are disappointed with the dungeons among other things in the game. I am very disappointed with the [..]
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7:36 am, September 30, 2013
I accidentally started a bit of a discussion on the AI / mob behavior in GW2 in a Question Thread, so I'll relocate the discussion here for anyone is interested.
So, the question is:
What do you thin [..]
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6:57 am, September 30, 2013
Note: This thread is not a QQ about magic find. It actually isn't about magic find at all.
Ever since GW2 was released, I've seen topics which have something to do with luck but as far as I've seen, [..]
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5:44 am, September 30, 2013
Background:
In the 25-35 zone, there is an event mob that used to spawn roughly every 3 minutes, in the same place.
Killing the mob completes an event, giving players 1000XP, 100 karma, 60 copper.
Hug [..]
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4:53 am, September 30, 2013
First off, I do not want this thread turning into a flame-war, nor do I want anything other than constructive criticism and beneficial ideas added to the conversation. Far too many [..]
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2:45 am, September 30, 2013
General Questions
Will there be a subscription fee?
No. There is no monthly subscription fee. Once your purchase the box or a game key, you are free to play as much as you want.
Will there be micro [..]
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2:36 am, September 30, 2013
WARNING: I am going to QQ. (Just so we are clear)
So a group of people and I decided to do the asuran route for CM. It took us about 2.5 hours, but we beat the first three bosses [..]
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2:32 am, September 30, 2013
Mini Guide
New Rewards
New Achievements
Week 2 Addendum
Mini Guide
Starting Tuesday, June 25:
Upon logging into Guild Wars 2, you’ll receive a mail from Lionguard [..]
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2:20 am, September 30, 2013
Hi, I hope I don't come off as too rude in my simplistic title for this topic. I have been on a break for a long time in this game and recently came back. I am a true savant of game mechanics most of [..]
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