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 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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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 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 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 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 7, 2014
This week on Ready Up, join our Competitive Events Manager and host Josh Davis as he is joined by ChroNick, one of our authorized shoutcasters from Germany. Together they will talk about the Tournam [..]
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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 [..]
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3:16 am, April 3, 2014
A lot of the pay-to-win arguments Ive seen lately stink of what I call subjective advantage. It was summed up best in a recent thread I shall link at the end of this post. In a nut shell the purposed [..]
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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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8:16 pm, March 27, 2014
Were implementing some changes in the upcoming feature patch to the economy and want to tell you about them now. Were excited about what these alterations will mean for the game.
The End of Repair Co [..]
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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
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 [..]
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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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2:16 pm, March 20, 2014
ArenaNet is excited to announce our first release that focuses exclusively on in-game features: the April 2014 Feature Pack, which hits Guild Wars 2 on April 15!
“Betwee [..]
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8:16 pm, March 18, 2014
A while back it was said, during the winters day event, that Arena Net would be taking an extended break to prepare the final bit of Living World Season One. And that this bit would consist of four up [..]
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2:16 am, March 7, 2014
I want to open this question to everyone. PvP in many games with a PvE element have imbalances between modes of play and generally it is PvP isn't where the money is. I'm curious how you would fix thi [..]
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2:16 am, March 2, 2014
And so we come to the close; the end of Living World Season 1. And as I contemplate how Arena Net is likely to ruin the one thing that quite a number of us are hoping for from this event (an end to th [..]
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8:16 pm, February 25, 2014
https://forum-en.guildwars2.com/forum/professions/balance/Collaborative-Development-Ranger-Profession/first#post3682544
Looks like they won the coin-toss there.
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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 pm, February 17, 2014
Since the dissolution of karma in dungeons, there are now only three places in which to seriously gain karma:
1. Tequatl
2. lower-level fractals (I think 10 levels below your personal reward yields m [..]
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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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8:16 pm, February 11, 2014
OP quoted here gw2guruaccount, on 11 February 2014 - 04:08 PM, said:
A continuation of a discussion from another thread opened to the public; the question is simply where the reward of the game and i [..]
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8:16 pm, February 3, 2014
So a comment I read struck me as interesting earlier today. The concept that ArenaNet outsources parts of its development. Now, these concepts are nothing new in [..]
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2:16 am, 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 [..]
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8:16 am, January 22, 2014
I will not share mine as I'm not 100% completely done forming them. Still, some of you probably are, so what are your thoughts on the matter? Do you find the new events interesting? The new bosses? Th [..]
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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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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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2:16 am, November 27, 2013
Ellen Kiel has done it! After being supported by players in her bid for a seat on the Captains Council of Lions Arch, Kiel has made good on her campaign promises specifically, the promise to head up [..]
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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 [..]
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7:03 am, October 18, 2013
Spoiler
Yay! Zaitan is dead after a severely disappointing one dimensional final battle! Everyone lives happily ever after and Trahearnia lords over everyone with his smug, dreary, cheap-motivati [..]
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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 [..]
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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 [..]
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3:16 am, October 17, 2013
Source: http://www.guildwars.com/events/tradeshows/gc2007/gcspeech.php
Jeff Strain, one of the three founders of ANet, was asked to make a speech about how to make an MMO. I would like to provide a f [..]
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7:23 am, October 16, 2013
Guys, here's my thing. We all know Mesmers are ridiculously OP. The order is Mesmer>Guardian>Beastmaster Ranger>Engineer>Necro>Elementalist>Thief [..]
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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 [..]
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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 [..]
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1:11 am, October 15, 2013
So far this is the biggest cloud over my GW2 experience: it takes an extremely long time to get into the Borderlands, we are talking hours here, not 30 minutes.
I much preferred the open nature of D [..]
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7:55 am, October 9, 2013
I really like GW2. Kudos to the game designers and how they took a bold step to do something different. I think the story line mechanic, art style, dynamic events [..]
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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 [..]
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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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11:07 am, October 8, 2013
This got me thinking. People call me a troll and disagree with me because I want holy trinity. mounts, raid, and most importantly "build wars".
People [..]
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6:56 am, October 7, 2013
Way to unbalance servers again and turn pre transfer 5 minute queues into 50+ minute queues. You guys really know your stuff.
and this skill lag, oh the lag...
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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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11:24 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 [..]
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7:13 am, October 6, 2013
In an effort to keep the noise down over discussing the various points hit upon by Colin's most recent post, I've taken the time to create different threads in the General Discussion forums to cover t [..]
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6:28 am, October 6, 2013
Earlier today I found a thread about buying gold from black market sellers while trying to find the trend in gold price. I found it a very interesting read. The O [..]
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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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9:14 pm, October 5, 2013
It always feels like they never ever test their updates themselves. It's like they add random skills onto a mob and think about it theortically and go "yup, feels balanced, I think the new skill [..]
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2:16 pm, October 5, 2013
Earlier today I found a thread about buying gold from black market sellers while trying to find the trend in gold price. I found it a very interesting read. The O [..]
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11:55 pm, October 4, 2013
As of last patch: While in a dungeon as long as anyone in the party is in combat mode no one can use a waypoint to resurrect.
Let me start by saying I do like it, it was ludicrous during my first run [..]
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7:08 pm, October 4, 2013
So I didn't get to play any of the BWEs or stress tests so I'm wondering how well the races are balanced. ANet of course said that they're pushing to make them as balanced as possible, but of course e [..]
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7:07 pm, October 4, 2013
I'm a fairly experienced dungeon runner. I probably have enough experience to lord it over others and be an "Elitist," but I generally prefer to not be a total **** to oth [..]
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5:32 pm, October 4, 2013
In the topic about class balance philosophies, one of the things that came up was the notion that something needs to be done to increase the depth, complexity, and longevity of the system. &a [..]
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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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2:40 pm, October 4, 2013
So, I haven't been the most up to date on the November 15th update, but I've heard it referred to as the "Sea of Sorrows" update, talk about beaches, and Anet's little post with some pirate [..]
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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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1:57 pm, October 4, 2013
However, I want to know more of the state of the game.
I stopped playing around the time they added that new dungeon with the different levels, I can't even remember.
I'm mainly concerned with balanc [..]
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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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1:39 pm, October 4, 2013
I want to start off by saying - This is NOT meant to be a post to complain about the game
I'm just wondering if anybody has an idea of what they plan on doing to add substance to the game's content. [..]
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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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7:02 am, October 4, 2013
Okay, so we've already talked a lot about the moving goalposts of introducing vertical progression to itemisation, adding profoundly obvious grind, and creating a divide between types of players. We'v [..]
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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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7:10 pm, October 3, 2013
Divinitys Reach is hosting a magnificent celebration! Her Majesty Queen Jennah of Kryta is commemorating the tenth year of her rule and using the occasion to celebrate the triumph of humanity over the [..]
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2:39 pm, October 2, 2013
my favors are:
- 20+ man raids
- arena's
- harder dungeons
- drops with 0,1% change (at bosses)
- balanced pvp
- new spells
- weapons
- a smithing thingy where you can customize your weapons en you c [..]
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10:40 am, October 2, 2013
"You are temporarily suspended from the forum because:
This punishment was given due to your accumulation of points. Please check your private messages for more details."
I have been suspe [..]
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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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8:41 am, October 2, 2013
Hello,
So Ive seen a few polls on PvP and the questions never seem to be about specifics. What about so and so class needs to be nerfed/buffed? What about spvp is bad? This poll primary focuses on s/ [..]
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6:45 am, October 2, 2013
Since I've heard a lot of comments in this forum and others of how people were "doing it wrong". Oh you're after progression/loot/etc, you're doing it wrong. Well, how are you supposed to pl [..]
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2:19 am, October 2, 2013
just been bugging me and had to post
keys should be able to drop of mobs or bought with ingame money not only gems
mini pets - a few should be quest given/ rewards for doing stuff in pve not gems onl [..]
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12:45 am, October 2, 2013
First of all, this is not a flame or troll post and if you have nothing insightful to add, I ask you to simply not reply.
I have put a little over 250 hours in the game now, playing with my old Guild [..]
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12:26 am, October 2, 2013
How do we craft an online world that feels like it is a truly living world?
For years, MMO developers have been chasing the answer to this question; it’s one of the holy grails of MMO dev [..]
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9:54 pm, October 1, 2013
[WHAT IF] is going to be my series of sporadically added threads into General discussion forum, focusing on, well, discussions about various game changes, what would happen if they occurred and how to [..]
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5:55 pm, October 1, 2013
LIVING WORLDDragon Bash
The Ship’s Council of Lion’s Arch is sponsoring Dragon Bash, a celebration of the Tyrian spirit and resolve to defeat the elder dragons. Bash on dragon pia [..]
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2:16 pm, October 1, 2013
Ok so this weekend I finally got my personal story completed. Those were 2 long hours (my party was not exactly pro, myself included) and I'd like to share my feelings about this part of the game. Thi [..]
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1:37 pm, October 1, 2013
I've been thinking about this and I don't really know if AI companions, as in minions/pets/whatever can ever become a viable part of PvE builds. Since Fractals are basically the end-game PvE, I'll be [..]
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12:32 pm, October 1, 2013
Before fixing anything, let's quickly identify the core problems with GW2's PvE today. And by "PvE", I mean only the open-world PvE here, not personal story or dungeons.
So, the problems:
- [..]
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12:12 pm, October 1, 2013
I won't be posting anymore quoting AMA that is currently on-going, despite the fact that the Guru News link hasn't been updated in over an hour, instead let's talk about what was discussed.
Vertical [..]
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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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11:34 am, October 1, 2013
Ive seen a large amount of threads being made regarding such things as:
Server Populations
Server Xfers
3 Teams
Server Rankings
Zerging
Although these are separate factors, they all come together to [..]
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11:20 am, October 1, 2013
I got to thinking about the plans A-net has for weapons. Anyone know if they will add more or do you think every class should be able to use every weapon to their own unique skills? [..]
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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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10:30 am, October 1, 2013
A ****** at the Dragon Bash has thrown lions Arch into Chaos! The culprits responsible for the mayhem have holed up in their hideout. Inspector Ellen Kiel spearheaded the investigation into the ****** [..]
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10:06 am, October 1, 2013
Hello people. To collect some player's opinions about current topics and some of the changes GW2 made compared to other games, I created a survey. I avoided questions about stuff like class balance or [..]
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8:01 am, October 1, 2013
If you haven't played a thief before, you might not know what this mechanic is.
"Revealed- You cannot stealth for 2 seconds."
You are afflicted with this condition every time you drop out [..]
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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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6:09 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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5:31 am, October 1, 2013
As an avid GW1 player I was rather disappointed that many of the aspects of GW1 that I loved had not returned for GW2. Many of the lessons learned in GW1 also it seemed had not been passed on to the s [..]
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5:19 am, October 1, 2013
As Im sure some of you are awear there is an event in the Temple of Lyssa that has become a popular farming exploit.
This exploit is now preventing players from finishing one of the few, well designed [..]
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4:10 am, October 1, 2013
QuoteJohn Peters has answered a few questions while running around in the Heart of the Mists. He revealed some juice tidbits including talking about some of the upcoming patch notes [..]
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1:18 am, October 1, 2013
Queen Jennahs jubilee celebration continues in Divinitys Reach. The Queen is preparing to address her subjects and the dignitaries from other cities but someone else has plans for the Queens speech!
[..]
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12:37 am, October 1, 2013
Two candidates, war hero Ellen Kiel and Black Lion trader Evon Gnashblade, are trying to secure a trade agreement with the Zephyr Sanctum but neither of them can seal the deal without your support! T [..]
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12:07 am, October 1, 2013
"You are extremely misinformed and the main problem with what you're saying is you seem to have the flawed notion that 1v1 matters in GW2. Just because profession x can **** profession y (althoug [..]
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11:54 pm, September 30, 2013
SEE BOTTOM FOR TLDR.
"This game is for casuals, It's too grindy, this Tilapia is too wet".
These are the things I see on this forum, and hell, even on the official forums. If you ask anyo [..]
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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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9:02 pm, September 30, 2013
The title is such b/c I thought it less argumentative than "my victory lap over the GW2 community". I was basically right about all my predictions for GW2 widely derided as "trolling&qu [..]
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8:04 pm, September 30, 2013
LIVING WORLD
Bazaar of the Four Winds
The Bazaar of the Four Winds is gathering; merchants are converging from all corners of Tyria to sell their wares. Its not just shady characters and risky trade [..]
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6:25 pm, September 30, 2013
https://forum-en.gui...ion-of-the-Game
C&P'd for those blocked, but spoiler-tagged to de-spam. It is hefty, but a good read, IMO.
Spoiler
There have been many different so [..]
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