Category: Editorial
Massively Breaks Down Dynamic Events


Recently, part of the community has shown concern over the nature of the dynamic event mechanic. Are dynamic events too static for what they offer? Is there replay value in these events? Where is the fear of failing?

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GW2 Building Racial Immersion

At times when you play a race, you will find yourself drawing impressions of that race building an image of who these characters are to the player. So it is no surprise when you find that you love to hate …

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The Stress Test and You
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Are you among the lucky souls that will have the chance to play in the upcoming stress test this Monday? Feel compelled to use this time to get a quick fix of GW2 and entertain yourself? Perhaps you’re wanting to …

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There and Back Again: GWI hits the Sauce…

As a part of my attempt to do a column on off the beaten track GW2 fansites, blogs and podcasts, I swung on over for some conversation at the GW2 Sauce Podcast and spent more time laughing than actually speaking. …

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Thoughts and Feelings On A New Generation

Earlier, GWI posted an awesome guide to the beta that covers all the technical aspects that you could possibly think of to completely enjoy the game this weekend. 

Now, the beta is upon us, and soon the public will be …

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Stream Your Gameplay on GWI

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For the very first beta weekend event, GWI will offer up its home page to a few lucky guilds or personalities who plan to stream their BWE gameplay.  Visitors to GWI will not only get the latest news, but also …

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Beta Video: What is the Best Feature of Guild Wars 2?

What is the best feature of Guild Wars 2? Is it combat?  Is it the questing system?  Is it PvP?  I’m sure if you talk to 20 weekend beta testers, you will probably hear 20 different …

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GWI: Art Spotlight #2

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GWI: Art Spotlight #2

Focusing on…

 Creepy Forest (unofficial title) 

by Kekai Kotaki {Couldn’t find a title for this – So I just gave it one, until Mr. Kotaki sees this and has the real title :D}         

That…that is a

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The Mesmer and His Illusions: A Discussion

A thread was posted on Reddit discussing some of the finer details of the Mesmer’s illusions,  clones of the character which attack on their own and can be sacrificed for one of four different effects. For an impression on how …

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Microtransactions and the Guild Wars 2 Economy

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ArenaNet’s President, Mike O’Brien made an official post about the company’s philosophy around Guild Wars 2′s microtransactions, a subject that many of those in the community have either speculated upon or been worried about. Before you panic, read below.…

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