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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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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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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4:32 am, October 6, 2013
Has anyone come across any rare-ish loot that has dropped from mobs? I.e. something like the golden phoenix sword from GW1, only farmable from a specific area and not otherwise obtainable through vend [..]
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3:07 am, October 6, 2013
This is just me voicing my opinion after reading so many posts about people leaving and lower player number etc. To be honest i really love Guild Wars 2, I'm ex GW1 and the way GW2 plays is perfect fo [..]
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12:03 am, October 6, 2013
I know this topic has come up before, but after trying much of what I've come across, I'm somewhat at a loss so I'm hoping for some good answers here.
I've messed around with a nu [..]
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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 [..]
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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.
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3:59 pm, October 4, 2013
Yes. I said that "A.NET has no word of honor.". I attack A.NET for the gear treadmill that they implemented. But I realized that I might be attacking the wrong people.
Because
A.NET is a s [..]
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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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6:30 am, October 4, 2013
No, contrary to every other gear-thread, this isn't about ascended gear. It's actually the opposite - this is about tiers below exotic.
I am currently still levelling my warrior. He's around 60. He h [..]
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10:37 pm, October 3, 2013
Well, i love Guild Wars 2, i have a Female Sylvari Thief at level 16(just turned 16) and now ill go to the nearby 15-25 area in order to continue leveling, which is actually A LOT OF FUN, all these ev [..]
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12:15 pm, October 2, 2013
Hello all!
First and foremost, I would like to give a very deserving shout out to the entire Guild Wars 2 development team which has (in my opinion at least) had one of if not THE best launch in the [..]
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2:09 am, October 2, 2013
Dropped the game a few weeks after it came out because it just didn't have the feel of GW1. I'm trying to get back into it now, but I see literally ZERO people on my lvl 20 mesmer (although tbf I am o [..]
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2:08 am, October 2, 2013
So I just did the story mode of Twilight Arbor and when I ****** the members of Destiny's Edge they dropped Badges of Honor. I thought that these were rewards for stuff in WvW not dungeon tokens. Has [..]
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8:21 pm, October 1, 2013
So, a Vial of Condensed Mists Essence dropped for me today. My first thought was "Awesome! I can make an ascended item!"
...until I looked closer at the mat cost.&nbs [..]
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8:11 pm, October 1, 2013
After seeing several posts in the tecnical forum about losses in performance i decided to check it out and benchmark the game myself.
Resultsgot me a litle of guard, i got an overall drop of near 10 [..]
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5:10 pm, October 1, 2013
Hello, fellow Dragon Bashers! Want to know where to go and how to get started with the celebration? Read on!
Spoiler-Free Mini Guide
Spoiler-Free New Items and Rewards
Spoiler-Free New Achievemen [..]
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3:39 pm, October 1, 2013
Professor Omadd, Headmaster Emeritus of the College of Synergetics, anxiously twisted his ear as he waited for the sylvari woman to wake. She had been thrashing violently in the isolation module for d [..]
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1:00 pm, October 1, 2013
Is it me or is Anet become more greedy with the store and are they thinking the started a casino???? Now the special event pets are not sold in gemstore like they did the halloween 1's
YOu need to buy [..]
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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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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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8:34 am, October 1, 2013
Although there's certainly no shortage of strong opinions to be had about the Lost Shores Event in these fine forums, I figure I might as well share mine -- in the form of a long, drawn-out retrospect [..]
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7:14 am, October 1, 2013
Hey Anet people, if you read this forum, it's not too late, they're probably still there. How about going to catch them?
Edit: They're still [..]
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6:48 am, October 1, 2013
I'll admit, the Fractals have been pretty fun and I'm sure there is some way to make the Ascended gear work in some way down the line. Right now though both the Fractals and Ascended gear are carrying [..]
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5:34 am, October 1, 2013
https://forum-en.gui...irst#post477887
Scroll down.
"Its not an exploit to skip Kholer. Hes a bonus boss that unlocks a central waypoint, drops loot, and also gives a chest.
People skip him b [..]
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4:53 am, October 1, 2013
So with the fractals came some changes I was not totally expecting. The introduction of items that could not be gotten any other way. They have special stats and also a resist that is unique. This lea [..]
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2:55 am, October 1, 2013
Please don't troll my post or have a unwarranted negative view on it. I used to be pretty against these sort of posts but have built up resentment lately.
Well, been playing since launch. Got all my [..]
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1:14 am, October 1, 2013
First off, I don't know if this is the proper place for this, but here it goes.
The new Temple of Grenth event has been killing people en masse every time I've done it, and I think I figured out a wa [..]
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11:54 pm, September 30, 2013
I heard that there was a AC path where the majority of the mobs dropped silver and completion gave an equivalent to 3g. Is this true and if so, what path was it, [..]
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11:35 pm, September 30, 2013
T6 Mat Farm Guide
(hopefully, this is in the right place!)
Much like many players, I'm dirt poor. I developed these runs in conjunction with a freind of mine, Handmade. We're both working on legendar [..]
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11:12 pm, September 30, 2013
Anyone miss the days of going to playing an area is GW1 and hoping to get a storm bow, or a celestial skin or a chaos axe?
What about the icy dragon sword that only dropped in the imp caves?
Yes, I [..]
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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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7:01 pm, September 30, 2013
As mentioned in the IGN preview, the Haloween patch also added the Skritt Burglar. Haven't seen any threads about it, so I figured I'd make one.
For those that haven't run across one yet - you'll run [..]
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5:00 pm, September 30, 2013
Played nearly 3 hours last night with my brother, a serious rarity for me now that I have children, and we had a blast!
Bottom line is that we just did whatever we felt like, didn't sweat "progr [..]
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12:07 pm, September 30, 2013
Based on my understanding of the Mystic Forge (and the wiki), dumping 4 items into it will generate a new random item with the same rarity (or better, ~20% chance). If four items of the same type are [..]
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10:29 am, September 30, 2013
Posting this up on here as well because A-Net has felt the need to suspend me from their forums after I posted this up on there. This is the exact post word for word that they banne [..]
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10:12 am, September 30, 2013
Motos Super Adventure Box is once again open for business in Rata Sum! Enter Tyrias first and best virtual reality simulator and prepare to get schooled! The revolutionary edu-tainment experiment has [..]
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3:37 am, September 30, 2013
(Opening new thread on mod suggestion to keep relevant and timely)
As people may know, unidentified dyes' drop rates spiked in (IIRC) the 11/2 patch, to the point people were getting a dozen dyes in [..]
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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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