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Adopt-a-Dev was a Blast

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 [..] View

Guild Wars 2 and ESL Partner on Cash-Prize PvP Tournament

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 [..] View

WvW Fall Tournament 2014: Congratulations, Winners!

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 [..] View

1-80lvl in 2 minutes after 2nd feature pack

7:18 am, September 15, 2014 Many veterans in recent days complaining that leveling is hard, annoying, long drawn etc, etc... So I decided to show that you can do it otherwise. Simply in 2 minutes Here's my guide: https://www.y [..] View

Introducing the New TradingPost

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 [..] View

A Fresh Start: The New Player Experience in GuildWars2

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 [..] View

September 2014 Feature Pack: Improvements Galore

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 [..] View

PvP Visual and RewardUpdates

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 [..] View

2nd Anniversary Predictions

7:18 pm, July 31, 2014 Within less than a month it will have been two years since GW2 released. What do you expect or would like ANet to do? Considering the patch tuesdays fall onto 12th and 26th, I assume we'll get the Dr [..] View

Will we see more Zerk conent in the future?

7:18 am, June 22, 2014 Basically, title (which I misspelt, fml). The next update will obviously bring a new dungeon and/or a raid boss or two but how zerk-friendly do you think it would be? Looking at Pav, it seems that a [..] View

Is guild wars 2 worth playing today?

7:18 am, June 18, 2014 Hi everyone,    So I'm curious about guild wars 2 as the game from what I saw from the videos on youtube looks like alot of fun. I just quit eso as that game even tho they claim to [..] View

Proposal to pause Living Story for more content patches

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 [..] View

Introducing the new DrumInstrument!

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 [..] View

Introducing the MegaserverSystem

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 [..] View

PvP Reward Tracks and GearUnification

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 [..] View

Australian server

8:16 am, March 28, 2014 Is sea of sorrows still the main server for Australians? Just good to know where they are and Hard being sarcastic with other nationalities sometimes lol View

Account-Bound WXP, Legendaries, and AscendedGear

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 [..] View

Runes, Sigils, and BalanceUpdates

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 [..] View

Learn About Critical DamageChanges

8:16 pm, March 21, 2014 One of the balance changes coming in the April 2014 Feature Pack is the introduction of ferocity, a brand new stat that will affect your critical damage. Ferocity is being introduced to make bonus cri [..] View

"[ArenaNet] trying to make the game easier to learn."

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 [..] View

Why endurance over skill ?

2:16 am, February 27, 2014 First things first,you don't need  nor its beneficial to have endurance in real life to play video games. You needed for sports,driving,fishing,working and maybe even knitting,but no [..] View

Things to do in Lions Arch before the patch

2:16 am, February 18, 2014 Things to do in Lions Arch before the patch QuoteHey everyone, inspired by the various discussions on Guild Wars 2 subreddit, I have decided to make a list of things to do in Lion's Arch before all t [..] View

Why Being Efficient is the Only Thing Left

8:16 am, February 17, 2014 I read the quote below today and it struck a nerve that has been lingering for a while. Why is it that the only real difference in this game between casual and hardcore seems to be efficiency? I know [..] View

Friendly fire

2:16 pm, February 13, 2014 I know I have brought this up before but I have a new take on it and was wondering what people think of it. So friendly fire is when an attack you make damages characters on your own side. Nothing to [..] View

Should all the older World Bosses be updated again?

2:16 am, February 10, 2014 Are the world bosses hard enough for the player base? Do they need to grow because the base has grown in skill and now swats them like flies? View

How seriously do you take GW2?

2:16 pm, January 27, 2014 I am asking in reference to personal gameplay. I am not asking if you like or dislike losing but instead how hard you personally work to develop your skills, rotations, or capabilities in game and whe [..] View

"We were making [the wurm] specifically for the hard core groups"

2:16 am, January 25, 2014 http://www.reddit.com/r/Guildwars2/comments/1w1bpt/josh_foreman_we_were_making_the_wurm_specifically/ QuoteHey, thanks everyone! We spent a lot of time tweaking the balance on this, and Im glad that [..] View

Upcoming Guild Wars 2 PvP Community Tournament Events

8:16 pm, January 23, 2014 Looking to satiate your competitive urges? Weve got you covered. Whether you want to watch some high-level gameplay or jump into the action yourself, weve got Guild Wars 2 tournament [..] View

Random Derpy Observations Upon Returning

2:16 am, January 8, 2014 Because I am an insane person and a huge derp, I have decided to end my sabbatical and resume playing GW2 at least for a time.   I hope my derpness amuses someone slightly in a parra [..] View

Recap: The Living World of GuildWars2

2:16 pm, January 7, 2014 As we announced back in December, were down to just four releases to go in the current storyline of living world. The first of those four releases is nearly upon us, and we wanted to help take a momen [..] View

Any word on what happens next?

2:16 am, January 4, 2014 It just occurred to me that I have not heard any new news or future events planned for the start of 2014. Am I not looking hard enough, or is everything a big secret at this point? View

Release Notes for A Very Merry Wintersday

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 [..] View

ANet can get alot of respect back by doing..

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 [..] View

Should Anet bring back Rune only drops?

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 [..] View

I miss the GW1 armors

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 [..] View

Fractals: The source of the problem

8:16 pm, November 19, 2013 Well after looking over these new previews for the next update I found myself immensely underwhelmed, and even bordering on offended. This is primarily because I dont play Fractals, and dislike gettin [..] View

New, presumably removed (again), leaked update notes

8:16 am, November 18, 2013 So, my previous thread got deleted, and I haven't (yet) been informed why. (Shoutout to you, admins!) Here are the contents of the disputable and controversial upcoming update. I am NOT supporting o [..] View

The Origins of the Dragon Bash Theme Song

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 [..] View

Should we be able to dye our hair in game?

10:14 am, November 11, 2013 Not by using gems but in the game itself. Not a makeover either. Even in GW timeline hair dye should have been around for ages. Now that rifles and all these crazy machines are showing up. Hair dying [..] View

Gw2 forums too strict?

2:16 am, November 9, 2013 So i was looking through the forums on gw2 today and came to a thread asking why karma was nerfed so hard. Feeling the same way, i checked out the thread. Here is it copy/pasted. "ANET, For newb [..] View

Are RPGS and Casual Gamers Really Compatible?

2:16 am, November 6, 2013 Ok, laying the groundwork here for the conversation: First, there are many definitions of casual gamers. In fact, I hate the idea of calling people casual or hardcore. However, many people would cons [..] View

Tower of Nightmares Guide

2:16 am, November 5, 2013 A massive, deadly Tower has been revealed in Kessex Hills, built by the new Toxic Alliance of krait and Nightmare Courtiers! This guide will help you get started in the fight against this new threat. [..] View

Incentive to repeat champion events

2:53 am, October 30, 2013 Just something i thought was important. Events with champions like the cyclops need to give item drops or chests. I enjoy killing the cyclops and it takes a decent sized group and some time to do. I d [..] View

Release Notes for TowerofNightmares

8:16 pm, October 29, 2013 Marjory Delaqua and Kasmeer Meade have found a way to pierce the veil protecting the krait in Kessex Hills! When the illusion falls, brave heroes need to be nearby to deal with the kraitand whatever i [..] View

Guild Events - Balanced?

2:13 pm, October 25, 2013 I wonder what people's opinions on the balancing of guild events: - Guild Bounty - Guild Rush - Guild Trek - Guild Challenge and - Guild Puzzle I'm particularly interested in what small guild's takes [..] View

Executioner Costume should have been a Heavy Armor Skin

9:16 pm, October 23, 2013 Title says it all. Why can the costmes(Witch is awesome for a necro btw) look so cool yet we have so many armors sharing the same skins? EX. All 'Named' Armor should not all look the same, it takes i [..] View

Dungeon/Elite Missions loot system was perfect in GW1.

4:04 am, October 20, 2013 1. There were two difficulties for the dungeons/elite missions, Normal Mode and Hard Mode. 2. Chests at the end were GUARANTEED to give you rare item when you opened them. Hard Mode gave you two rares [..] View

You can't jump and use spells?

3:35 pm, October 18, 2013 Is it just me getting bothered by the fact that you can't jump and use spells? It's so troublesome that it's actually making it harder for me to PvP. Why it's not possible is beyond me, is this an in [..] View

Something will likely get permanently destroyed.

7:33 am, October 18, 2013 https://forum-en.gui...irst#post601067 QuoteI worked way too hard on [the lion statue in Lion's Arch] to throw it away! That would make me cry. [...] Not that we will never permanently destroy anythi [..] View

The Family Business

9:16 pm, October 17, 2013 By the third night, the mob around Castle Thorn had grown so thick that their bonfires reached the river, making a constellation of pyres that stretched as far as King Oswald Thorn could see. &#8 [..] View

A new class or race?

12:11 pm, October 17, 2013 So i've been playing GW2 for about a month or so after its release and i really enjoy playing it and haven't really stopped ever since I got it. But recently I've come to notice that i'm really gettin [..] View

Should more professions be added in the future?

7:04 am, October 17, 2013 Looking Back I think Arenanet made a mistake with the way they handled the Guild Wars 1 expansions . I know I'm not the only one because I've seen the complain a lot. Balance was ruined. I think there [..] View

Release Notes for Blood and Madness

9:16 pm, October 15, 2013 Edrick was a monster, he brought his family shame So the locked him in a box, mouth stuffed with candy corn But now the son has risen to take his fathers name Beware the Bloody Prince, the son of [..] View

Fractals, Again?

9:18 am, October 15, 2013 Anyone else kinda annoyed they put fractals in the monthly requirement again? The WvW stuff i'm ok with, it's 50 kills. You can get that in about 4 hours if you tried hard enough but with the fractals [..] View

So on Stat Focus...

8:53 am, October 15, 2013 What's the best approach on this? I have seen people recommend on builds to focus on a balance.  If your trait selection is focusing on these stats, you should focus on the others i [..] View

Are Profession changes possible?

5:27 am, October 13, 2013 So giving how the personal story and such works could a profession change be possible in GW2? I guess the harder thing would be where the skill points go but you could just refresh them on that chara [..] View

Forum account suspended

8:53 pm, October 12, 2013 Just wanted to let anyone who goes to gw2 forums (not here official) Do not say anything about Anet forcing us to use the gem store. I got my forum account suspended for that. Not that it really bothe [..] View

What Happened to the Direction of ANet?

9:16 pm, October 11, 2013 Kymeric hit on something that I wanted to respond to, but felt it needed it's own thread. Here is the quote and the source is here: http://www.guildwars2guru.com/topic/86228-x-post-chris-whiteside-on- [..] View

The 'die and run back mechanic' in dungeons

5:41 pm, October 11, 2013 So, I have done quite a few dungeons so far, ranging from level 30 to 80. Overall, I am very happy with them, I think they are great fun and the rewards are usually pretty good. As far as some of th [..] View

Best Place to find Dungeon Groups

4:25 pm, October 11, 2013 Is there any good place to find groups for dungeons? I am generally trying LA (also overflow LA) and the zones that the dungeons are in, but it seem hard for me to find a group. Any suggestions? View

Unknown Game Components

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 [..] View

Don't be afraid of PvP!

7:09 pm, October 10, 2013 I was afraid to try sPvP in GW2 at first because I remembered how hardcore GW1 PvP was and was afraid that I'd just end up feeling like a useless noob if I tried the PvP in GW2 until I was at least lv [..] View

Dartboard development

5:14 pm, October 10, 2013 Ok, so this has been bugging me, and it's finally become enough to actually post a thread on here about. Is anyone else getting the impression that Anet developers ACTUALLY use the cliche dartboard s [..] View

First-person view

4:32 pm, October 10, 2013 A big part of this game for me is running around looking at the world which is really quite beautiful. I get a bit bored doing heart events and stuff like that but I like looking around at my surround [..] View

stumbled upon Goonies like jumping puzzle

3:08 pm, October 10, 2013 In the NE part of Arca lake in Harathi hinters, I found a jump puzzle, proble not new but new to me. Any how I didnt get on the pirate ship to get the treasure ;( so hard for me to jump on skinny timb [..] View

WHYZ EVERYONE SO SMALL

3:01 pm, October 10, 2013 so i have been playing my happy charr i made him as big that i could make him as he towers over all the smaller races i felt all mighty and big and life was good but i also made a goblin asuran and th [..] View

HotW Spawns?

2:36 pm, October 10, 2013 Has anyone encountered disappearing spawns in the butcher route at Aldus.  Sometimes there are veterans that spawn on the left and right side of the room.  I've onl [..] View

Anyone still having trouble loading into areas?

6:06 am, October 10, 2013 I didnt even play the last BWE because every time I tried to port somewhere or walk through a portal it would be on a perpetual loading screen which eventually had to be hard crashed and then a re log [..] View

X-Post Chris Whiteside on "Collaborative Development"

9:16 am, October 9, 2013 From the official forums. QuoteHi All, I would like to thank everyone for their support toward the pioneering work we are doing, as we drive the world of Tyria forward. The passion, and intelligence [..] View

Anyone else kinda /prefer/ low-level armor?

2:16 am, October 9, 2013 Maybe it's just me but I'm going on 4 characters now and I'm finding it hard to find a high-level set of armor I actually like more than lower-level stuff.  Even though I feel like I [..] View

The Aesthetics Dilemma

1:28 am, October 9, 2013 Ok so a lot of people have bee vaguely talking about this subject but I though I would narrow it down and offer an actual debate for it rather than mindless whining and criticism. Ok so in an averag [..] View

Dungeons need to be better.

3:10 pm, October 8, 2013 After I completed many dungeons, many routes and many times. I feel there are many things that should be fix and improve in dungeons. Sorry, my english is not good. 1. Model - Anet gives me very fa [..] View

"Casual" PvP in GW2 feels godawful to me.

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' [..] View

~GOOGLE~ Wallabies vs All Blacks Live Rugby stream online

12:57 pm, October 8, 2013 Wallabies VS All Blacks | Wallabies VS All Blacks live | Wallabies VS All Blacks online stream | video | TV schedule | watch Wallabies VS All Blacks | Rugby online stream | Wallabies VS All Blacks Rug [..] View

SweetFX Debate

1:57 am, October 8, 2013 So I have been crusing the forums and I noticed the staff didn't comment on the use of smaa or they did rather. but it was a non answer. So let me tell you what sweetfx does and if it can potenically [..] View

Guilds functions still buggy & other suggestions

1:30 am, October 8, 2013 Hiya all, Guilds still buggy: 1) My ability to adjust our Guild build queue keeps coming and going. 2) Adding members is a hit/miss 3) Members "representing" status is not displaying correc [..] View

Did you guys manage to snag the name you wanted?

12:59 am, October 8, 2013 The best names are always unavailable soon after release, but since the game just started you have the potential to get anything. I thought I wasn't going to get it, but I got the name I really wanted [..] View

Is gw2 casual players friendly?

6:54 pm, October 7, 2013 This is not ment to be a whining or complaining threat. I am as the title says a casual player enjoying games such as LoL since you can jump in and play whenever you want mostly because it is abaut sk [..] View

Levels don't make sense

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 [..] View

[Challenge] The Immortal

3:20 pm, October 7, 2013 To anyone who's feeling bored, I bring this challenge: The Immortal The goal of this challenge is not to die once during the game & fulfilling the conditions bellow. Rules: 1. Level 80 2. 100% [..] View

"Tightening the lid?"

2:10 pm, October 7, 2013 So, I have a theory. I'd like to share it for discussion. Between the most recent stress test and the one before it, we went from 3 servers listed as full to 11. I have a hard time believing that th [..] View

Let's talk about server jumping.

2:08 pm, October 7, 2013 First of all, let me just say that i stay away from "QQ" threads in general. If you have a suggestion or something constructive to say to improve something in the game you should always repo [..] View

Fidel Castro: Svanir is OP

11:35 am, October 7, 2013 nerf pls! Why you don't get a joke? It ain't so hard to get it! Let's see your brilliant minds now! @moderator(s) it's a puzzle game, please don't close it again View

Why don't I like GW2 Dungeons?

9:16 am, October 7, 2013 Am I the only one who's never found the GW2 dungeons interesting or fun? My only reasoning would be my immense time spent raiding in Hard Modes in WoW. I think GW2 is a far superior game in the long r [..] View

What have you not attempted yet?

4:44 am, October 7, 2013 Basically, what I've yet to do: Dungeons: - CoE explorable (no one wanting to do that) - CoF explorable (can't be arsed to do it) - Arah explorable (from what I've read, it's too hard, long and has a [..] View

A bit disappointed in ArenaNet

2:25 am, October 7, 2013 Hello there, Even though I owned GW1 and played it a tiny bit, I still consider myself a new GW player. I'm not familiar with ArenaNet but I have to say that with this new patch I feel a bit disappoi [..] View

How to turn GW2 into GW1 without breaking the game

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 [..] View

Current state of PvP.

11:24 am, October 6, 2013 I made this thread on reddit and would also like to receive feedback from gw2guru community as well. I haven't experienced the whole experience of PVP in Guildwars 2 (as in reaching level 80 and so o [..] View

[Long] reasons for uninstalling the game

10:53 am, October 6, 2013 So I've been playing for a few days now. I just uninstalled the game after playing four classes, leveling up to 20 on several of them, and trying out both WvW and structured PvP. The PvE game is mos [..] View

What's with all the pickyness of classes?

10:14 am, October 6, 2013 Back before i stoped playing the game that didn't semm to be much of a problem, hardly saw groups asking for a specific combination of classes, now that i came back most of the time is see people aski [..] View

No PuGs doing Explorable Dungeons?

2:28 am, October 6, 2013 I am trying to farm tokens from dungeons in explorable mode but it seems like the PuGs never ever do explorable? All I see in LFG chat is for story modes, I've spent ages looking for a group to do exp [..] View

Ascended-tier Stat Projections (theorycrafting)

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 [..] View

Pros & Cons of Persistent vs. Instanced Worlds

11:29 pm, October 5, 2013 I know a lot of people like the persistent world, but my question is why? I honestly don't get why bumping into people that have the same kind of powers as you lends to a game where you feel like you [..] View

Upcoming Skill and Trait Changes

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 [..] View

ANet's handling of Halloween has been nothing but disappointment

9:37 pm, October 5, 2013 Reposted from the R and D thread on Black Lion Chests since it wasn't 100% on topic so I brought it here. This thread is to discuss the way that ANet has handled this installment of Halloween, most n [..] View

What's stopping me from PvPing...

9:32 pm, October 5, 2013 So.... I'm a PvP kind of guy, never loved lvl-ing up or PvEing.... 90% of the 6+ years I spent playing WoW I PvPed.       HOWEVER I'm not PvPing [..] View

Effort-to-reward ratio

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 [..] View

Solution: How to resurrect dead zones

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 [..] View

Seriously, whats the point of jumping puzzles?

5:37 pm, October 5, 2013 Does anyone sincerely think they add anything fun at all to the game? I don't know if they get harder as you progress through the zones, but calling them puzzles is an insult to anyone with an average [..] View

Why I loathe RNG

10:44 am, October 5, 2013 I originally posted this topic on the official forums but as it's most likely to be burried there, I want to open the discussion here too. ------------------------------------------------------------ [..] View

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