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Living Story Lore Video

washednblood — Tue, 07 May 2013 22:31:11 +0000

“Narrative Designers Angel McCoy and Scott McGough discuss the lore behind the Flame and Frost storyline and how the characters and events lead into future Living World storylines.” Looks like the next area we’ll be moving into is Southsun Cove, let’s hope the karka are far less in abundance. Plus they mentioned that they will have a full years worth of [...]

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Patch Notes 4/30 – Retribution

washednblood — Wed, 01 May 2013 05:57:39 +0000

The latest patch for Guild Wars 2 went live earlier today and, wow, it was a good one. This patch features the final story arc for the Living Story and brings the players face to face with the Molten Alliance. I’ve had a chance to play through the new five player dungeon and it is excellent. Be sure to check [...]

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Living Story Finale – Retribution

washednblood — Sun, 28 Apr 2013 16:14:12 +0000

The Living Story is about to reach its ultimate conclusion on April 30th with the release of Retribution! This patch will see some exciting new features being added to the game such as: New Dungeon: Molten Weapon Facility! Face off against the combined might of the Dredge and the Flame Legion, and take part in a battle that will “go [...]

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New items in gem store

HAPPYcat — Mon, 15 Apr 2013 15:46:51 +0000

Those logging in to the game today and going to the Trading Post or gem store are going to find some new items worthy of attention: two new dye packs and an unlimited-use mining pick! The mining pick, priced at 800 gems, has an unlimited number of uses and can mine any node in the game. It is account-bound on [...]

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All Roads Lead to Orr #15 – The Razing

washednblood — Sat, 30 Mar 2013 20:00:33 +0000

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Patch notes for today’s content drop released

HAPPYcat — Tue, 26 Mar 2013 15:33:13 +0000

The quasi-monolithic list of changes to the game as part of today’s Living Story content drop have been released, and there are some pretty big things here. Of note, the next chapter of Flame and Frost has been brought into the game, leaderboards for WvW, sPvP and achievement points have been added, a new WvW leveling system has been implemented, [...]

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New WvW details in advance of tomorrow’s patch

HAPPYcat — Mon, 25 Mar 2013 14:11:59 +0000

Like portal-bombing in WvW? Get your fix in today, because tomorrow, once culling in WvW is gone, you won’t have the model loading lag to rely on for a couple seconds of cheaty-face stealth any longer. In an interview with GW2Hub, ArenaNet developers Habib Loew, Mike Ferguson & Matt Witter sat down and gave some more detail into tomorrow’s content [...]

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The End of Culling! Well, sort of.

Garrick Jannene — Wed, 13 Mar 2013 22:56:03 +0000

If you’ve hung around World vs World long enough, you’ve probably heard people talk about culling. It’s a huge issue where your game client is either unaware of or unable to render entire players (or NPC’s, as this sometimes happens in large PvE gathering as well.) Imagine a giant mob of 100+ Mists invaders coming by and killing you, and [...]

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All Roads Lead to Orr #14 – Patch Goodness

washednblood — Tue, 05 Mar 2013 01:56:21 +0000

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Kekai Kotaki’s Legendary Weapon Concept Art

Seven — Mon, 04 Mar 2013 02:09:06 +0000

Former GW2 artist turned freelance, Kekai Kotaki, posted an update to his blog today with some AMAZING legendary weapon concepts created during his time at ArenaNet. Check out his entire post to see the beginnings of some of the incredible ideas that thankfully made it into the game. The man has talent. This is just a sample: Check out Kekai’s [...]

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Interview with GW2 Dungeon Designer Robert Hrouda

Aliette — Sun, 03 Mar 2013 21:38:03 +0000

We were lucky enough to snag some time with one of ArenaNet’s Dungeon Content Designers, Robert Hrouda. How do you feel about the current state of dungeons? Do you think that they are in a good spot in terms of what they provide for PvE players? Or do you think that they could provide a bit more? We’re working on [...]

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Issue with Guesting on Guild Missions

Seven — Sun, 03 Mar 2013 01:25:34 +0000

We are aware that there currently is an issue with receiving guild recommendations when you guest for a chapter of your guild on another server, we are working on a solution as this is not an intended behavior.: We are aware that there currently is an issue with receiving guild recommendations when you guest for a chapter of your guild [...]

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Choose My Adventure – Part 1

washednblood — Sat, 02 Mar 2013 21:56:44 +0000

Live stream is over, but we’ll be back next week, 3/9 @ 12:00PM PST, for more fun times. Part 1 Watch live video from guildwarsinsider on TwitchTV Part 2 Watch live video from guildwarsinsider on TwitchTV

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2/26 Patch Notes

washednblood — Tue, 26 Feb 2013 23:10:41 +0000

The latest patch notes have been released and there are some very good additions this time around. 1) Dailies are now customizable and you will have a choice from a wide selection. Pick the five that you like doing, or feel like doing, and away you go. 2) Guild missions have been added. After researching the proper level your guild [...]

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Choose My Adventure Project

washednblood — Tue, 26 Feb 2013 16:00:31 +0000

When I was growing up I loved to read the “Choose Your Adventure” books, which presented a unique way of telling a story and helped develop my love of reading. The concept behind those wonderful books doesn’t have to be limited to the written word, why can’t we do the same in Guild Wars 2? With that in mind allow [...]

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Seven and Echelon from GWI on Geek Force Delta: Live

Seven — Tue, 26 Feb 2013 02:11:59 +0000

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Loot Drops Investigation

washednblood — Wed, 20 Feb 2013 15:00:39 +0000

Colin Johanson took to the forums recently to let everyone know what is going on with loot drops. In the January patch it was announced that Champion level mobs would always drop a green or better quality item, while Veteran and normal would still only have a chance at dropping such loot. Players rejoiced and happily went to slay Champions [...]

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All Roads Lead to Orr #13 – The Live Edition!

washednblood — Wed, 20 Feb 2013 01:21:31 +0000

This week we used the Live Hangout feature on Google+ and solved our technical issues! Yay! Sound quality should be much improved. Our topic this week is the ever reclusive, uncommitted, Tengu! Are they friends? Allies? Fence-sitters? Also, there are some very good changes coming with the next patch for guilds and doing your dailies.

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All Roads Lead to Orr #12 – Largos

washednblood — Fri, 08 Feb 2013 23:57:20 +0000

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Flame & Frost: The Gathering Storm, February 26th, 2013

Garrick Jannene — Thu, 07 Feb 2013 02:03:44 +0000

Earlier today, ArenaNet announced the next episode in the we now know to be the four-part saga of Flame and Frost, named The Gathering Storm. The release date is February 26th. This update advance the storyline of the refugees in Diessa Plateau and Wayfarer Foothills, and also includes a few new added goodies that the community is sure to like. [...]

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WvW Updates Delayed Until March

Garrick Jannene — Wed, 06 Feb 2013 22:42:48 +0000

The much anticipated update to World vs World has been delayed from its anticipated launch of February to March, with ArenaNet saying they want more time to test and polish the new content. Game Director Colin Johanson took to the forums to deliver the news, and to detail more of what we can expect for WvW updates in the [...]

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Ranger Laurel Boxes Bugged

washednblood — Mon, 04 Feb 2013 23:55:01 +0000

It’s been reported via the official forums that there is currently a bug with the Ranger Laurel Boxes in which they do not give ranger gear. Oops. Jason King, a “Live Response Embed”, whatever that is, followed up and said, Thank you for the reports, everyone; the designers are working on a fix for this issue. In the meantime, if [...]

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Dynamic Leveling Changes

washednblood — Sun, 03 Feb 2013 19:49:21 +0000

Isaiah Cartwright posted a new blog which discusses the changes that have been made to the dynamic leveling system. You may have noticed that when playing in lower level areas that you are getting better rewards, and that your stats are more in line with that particular level. You’re still a bit over powered, but not nearly as much as [...]

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Mandatory password change coming

HAPPYcat — Fri, 01 Feb 2013 03:26:46 +0000

Used to seeing that? Well soon, you will see it NO LONGER! ArenaNet announced tonight that a mandatory password change will be implemented next Thursday, Feb. 7, for all accounts who haven’t changed their password since before password blacklisting measures went into effect. …One of the ways we protect your account is by creating a blacklist of passwords that have [...]

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WvW Server Rankings Will Be Reset

Grayn — Tue, 29 Jan 2013 12:21:01 +0000

ArenaNet has decided to reset the WvW server ranking at the end of this week’s match-ups. This determination was a result of the mass server transfers that happened prior to the implementation of the paid server transfer option. In recognition of this fact, and in light of the increased population stability that comes with paid transfers, we feel that [...]

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Completed Renown Hearts In-game Mail Now Hold XP

Grayn — Tue, 29 Jan 2013 01:31:43 +0000

Hopefully you have not deleted all that in-game mail you get when you completed a renown heart. Arenanet has seen fit to grant extra experience for old renown hearts and deliver it through the old emails. Just go back in and collect your experience points! Thanks to the group over at reddit for the information.

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January 28th Patch Notes – There’s A Lot of Them…

Wormwood — Mon, 28 Jan 2013 23:33:48 +0000

The Patch Notes for the January 28th were posted on the official forums earlier today. Sometimes patches contain only a few important changes….. This is not one of those times. The massive list of changes touches everything from Fractals to Achievements; Professions to the Gem Store. There even seems to have been a full on revamp of all the content in Orr, [...]

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All Roads Lead to Orr #11

washednblood — Fri, 25 Jan 2013 20:00:43 +0000

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WvW Culling Changes Details

washednblood — Thu, 24 Jan 2013 05:41:12 +0000

More information was released earlier today about the changes that are being made to address the WvW culling situation. Habib Loew posted a rather in depth look at the improvements that are being made to the system: In the January update we’ll be making a couple of preliminary changes to WvW. 1. The first of our engine changes will be [...]

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Flame and Frost Prelude Update

Hound — Tue, 22 Jan 2013 16:17:55 +0000

Today, ArenaNet announced an upcoming release, the Flame & Frost prelude update, via the official Guild Wars 2 website. The details of this update include a new PvP mode as well as a new map for paid and free PvP tournaments – Temple of the Silent storm. Outside of PvP, there are new achievements to be earned daily, as well as [...]

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GW2 Outtakes are Hilarious.

Wormwood — Mon, 21 Jan 2013 22:00:28 +0000

“Laughter is the fuel that keep the wheels of life moving” -Rytlock Brimstone Featuring the comic stylings of Knut Whitebear, Logan Thackery, Zojja and Captain Weyandt, this absolutely amazing collection of short sound bites is sure to have your sides splitting. Honestly, I can’t say anything else that wouldn’t do this a massive injustice. Just go listen to it. https://soundcloud.com/arenanet/guild-wars-2-voiceover Indeed. [...]

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L&K: A Discussion of Thieves via Reddit

Wormwood — Fri, 18 Jan 2013 21:37:14 +0000

Reddit.com/r/guildwars2 is a superb resource. Sure, sometimes you have to sift through some not-so-useful things, but it really is a great stop for any Guild Wars 2 player (after Guild Wars Insider of course). There hilarity, guides, discussion, and anything you could ever want to find…and more. Well, right now, there is a Discussion of Thieves going on that I [...]

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Guesting is Coming!

washednblood — Wed, 16 Jan 2013 20:03:05 +0000

Many people, myself included, have been limited by the lack of key feature in the game: guesting. This was one of the most totted features before the release of the game as allows players to get together even if they are on different servers. In a post today it was announced that this feature will finally be made available on [...]

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2013 Preview Changes

Wade — Tue, 15 Jan 2013 19:18:35 +0000

Game Director Colin Johanson has revealed the plans for the first six months of 2013 in a recent post/video. In the post, he talks in great length at strengthening the original game by adding more content and activities for players to venture all across the world of Tyria. Expanding upon the living storylines we have seen with events like Lost [...]

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Great Elementalist Communication in WvW

Seven — Thu, 10 Jan 2013 23:12:57 +0000

Excellent coordination between Elementalists and use of a choke point to take on a huge number of players

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PvP Rankings Leaderboard for Jan 9th

Seven — Thu, 10 Jan 2013 22:59:07 +0000

PvP Leaderboard for the paid tournament qualifying points. Qualifying points are gained only in paid tournaments, and are awarded based on your placement in a paid tournament. NA Qualifying Points – 1/9/12 11:00AM PST1. Skovos.6509 – 7642. Powerr.3649 – 7253. SAtaarcoeny.8476 – 7074. Vyndetta.9415 – 6675. javasocute.1876 – 6486. QtHman.9510 – 6427. DevilsGlare.7658 – 5818. Kaypud.1438 – 5789. East.8960 – 56310. [...]

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Boss and Creature Evaluation In 2013

Seven — Thu, 10 Jan 2013 22:46:57 +0000

Game Director Colin Johanson made a quick post around the difficulty of mechanics surrounding PVE bosses and creatures in the current state of the game. It’s refreshing to know that the team is going back to make needed changes to increase the level of complexity and overall fun throughout Tyria. One of our goals for 2013 will be evaluating all [...]

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Game Update Notes Jan 10th

Seven — Thu, 10 Jan 2013 22:33:24 +0000

A few notes on today’s patch posted by Regina: Fixed a bug when previewing racial armors from other races. Fixed a bug that allowed players to acquire multiple pets summoned by the Ogre Pet Whistle. Fixed a bug that allowed tonics to be used repeatedly in quick succession.

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The Great Tyrian Pub Crawl

Wormwood — Thu, 10 Jan 2013 02:00:45 +0000

Whether you imbibe or not, you can’t deny that alcohol is part of Guild Wars 2, be it the fine Boston lager you drink with friends while playing, or the Flask of Blood Whiskey your character happens to carry with them throughout their adventurers in Tyria. Well, a staple of IRL drinking culture has apparently made its way into the world of Tyria. Forum [...]

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Jonathan Sharp On Upcoming sPvP Additions

washednblood — Wed, 09 Jan 2013 18:22:38 +0000

Jonathan Sharp posted on the forums about some of the big changes/improvements coming to the world of Structured PvP (sPvP) Hey all, hope you guys had a great break! There are so many things to talk about, so instead of quoting individual people, I’ll just make a post outlining things that people have mentioned. New features: As I said in the [...]

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Changes to Arah Seer Path Coming Soon

washednblood — Wed, 09 Jan 2013 18:09:37 +0000

Having come back from the holiday break Robert Hrouda stopped by the forums earlier today and wanted to give players an update on the Arah Explorable Seer path: Hey folks, here’s an update on the situation that you will soon see in an upcoming content patch: I made it so that the sparks will better follow players. They will try [...]

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A Thieves’ Takeaway From Wintersday

Wormwood — Wed, 09 Jan 2013 04:07:35 +0000

Welcome back thieves. I hope your holiday was full of wondrous food and god times. But it’s time to get back to Tyria! Wintersday may be over, but it’s not as if it has entirely left us. Holiday events always leave a few permanent additions to the world of Guild Wars 2, so I figured me might want to have [...]

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All Roads Lead to Orr #10 – Wintersday Retrospect

washednblood — Fri, 04 Jan 2013 21:00:02 +0000

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Snowflake “Exploit” Results in Bans, Confusion

Garrick Jannene — Fri, 04 Jan 2013 18:54:18 +0000

Sorry in advance. We’re about to get economics all over your Guild Wars 2. A good number of players (rumored to be around a couple hundred) received bans over Wintersday due to a crafting and salvaging process that ArenaNet labeled an exploit. Since it is no longer possible to perform this process, we’ll post it here. The process goes like [...]

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ArenaNet tease Upcomming Three-Day Sale

Wormwood — Fri, 04 Jan 2013 01:42:15 +0000

In a quick message posted on the official site today, Evon Gnashblade, CEO of the Black Lion Trading Company, announced he’d be offering us a three day sale, beginning tomorrow, January 4th, and going all weekend. The New Year is here, which means big savings at the Black Lion Trading Company from January 4-6! To celebrate the dawn of a new year in Tyria, [...]

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Engineers are Better Mesmers

washednblood — Thu, 03 Jan 2013 19:49:06 +0000

Apparently if an Engineer reflects a Mesmer clone creation they can create the clone on themselves. The result is an almost infinite number of clones! Nerf Engineers!

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Alternate Dye Options

washednblood — Thu, 03 Jan 2013 14:00:40 +0000

One aspect of Guild Wars 2 that sets it apart from many other games is the amount of customization that can go into your character. After you’ve spent perhaps hours during character creation you then have a world of dyes from which to choose, and some dyes are worth more than others. Finding the right look can be expensive though; [...]

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Cooking 1-400 Guide on the Cheap

washednblood — Wed, 02 Jan 2013 14:17:55 +0000

Happy New Years GWI readers! With the holidays finally coming to an end normal life can resume, which means working on those resolutions, and spending time in Guild Wars2! If you are still looking to level your cooking discipline Qorthos over at ErrantQuest has put together a very good guide that, at this time, only costs 1.5 gold and about 2200 [...]

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Live Wintersday Gameplay with GWI

Seven — Sun, 23 Dec 2012 00:57:55 +0000

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12/14 Patch for Mesmers

washednblood — Sat, 22 Dec 2012 18:00:47 +0000

Happy Wintersday may fellow masters of misdirection! I hope you’ve been enjoying the festive holiday games and dungeon as much as I have. Have I mentioned that the snow ball arena is addictingly fun? Not only did this most recent patch bring us the spirit of the season, but it also brought a good number of changes to the Mesmer [...]

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ArenaNet Uses Postal Service, not Pigeons.

Wormwood — Sat, 22 Dec 2012 05:00:09 +0000

Destrina, over of the GuildWars2 sub-reddit, posted an image of a very special holiday card. A Holiday Card sent by ArenaNet, decked with an adorable popup of the five races of tyria, and containing the message ” Happy Holidays From ArenaNet. Thanks for Making 2012 such a Great year!”. The card was also signed by numerous ArenaNet Staff, and were [...]

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Dev Blog Post Details Upcoming Improvements to FotM

Wormwood — Sat, 22 Dec 2012 04:30:03 +0000

In a blog post released today, Isiah Cartwright brought us some incredibly welcomed news: They have a fix for disconnecting in Fractals. As if that wasn’t enough, ArenaNet is also introducing a means by which to cut down on the segmentation of the community running Fractals. ITS A WINTERSDAY MIRACLE! The fix for the problem of disconnecting and being unable to re-join [...]

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The Case of ROE Vs. TIXX INFINIRARIUM Inc.

Wormwood — Sat, 22 Dec 2012 03:58:47 +0000

MMO’s tend to inspire people. Whether its Short Fan created Videos, Comic Strips or Plush Backpacks, people get creative with the adoration of games like Guild Wars 2. However, I can honestly say, I have never seen this kind of devotion extend toward the creation of Fantasy lawsuits. 3 days ago, Vito Schwam ‘Romana’ brought the case of one Jane Roe before [...]

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12/14 Patch for Elementalists

washednblood — Fri, 21 Dec 2012 18:00:53 +0000

Greetings fellow Elementalists! I hope you have been enjoying the Wintersday festivities – I’ve been spending a ton of time enjoying the Snowball Arena and working on getting the jumping puzzle done everyday. Not only did the last patch bring us the Wintersday fun, but it also brought some very interesting changes to our profession. Here are the notes: Elementalist [...]

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L&K – Shadow Return; Why Breaks are Good

Wormwood — Thu, 20 Dec 2012 02:24:48 +0000

Salutations and greetings, Thieves of Tyria! It’s been a little while since we’ve talked larceny as the profession talk slowed down a bit while we prepared the new website (Seven, you’re a mad wizard of the Internet!). Secondly, my absence was due to a self-imposed hiatus from Guild Wars 2 and from my Thief. Now, as a GW2 fanatic, this [...]

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MMORPG.com’s Wintersday Livestream Q&A

Wormwood — Wed, 19 Dec 2012 23:00:13 +0000

MMORPG.com is bring you a rather festive livestream this evening. Starting in just a few minutes, the livestream will cover things from holiday content to Tixx’s mischievious machinations: We’ve teamed up with ArenaNet and NCsoft to bring you a live Q&A with the Guild Wars 2 Holiday team. The topic? Wintersday 2012 of course! We’ll be discussing the event only, but if you have questions about [...]

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Clarification On Armor Preview Feature

Seven — Tue, 18 Dec 2012 19:23:56 +0000

Regina made a post on the official GW2 forums in an effort to clarify why the ability to preview some armor was temporarily disabled. As part of an overall improvement to armor previewing we have had to temporarily disable the ability to see armors outside your class. We are working towards updating the system as whole. We did intend to remove the [...]

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WvW Rankings for 12/14

Seven — Tue, 18 Dec 2012 19:08:36 +0000

This past week, the NA standings stayed mostly stagnant with only the Gate of Madness server showing a big jump. In the EU, the WvW server rankings heat up as Vizunah Square passes Blacktide for the number one spot, while Aurora Glade makes the biggest move seen in weeks. NA Standings Week Ending: 12/14/12 1 Sea of Sorrows [...]

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Wintersday Soundtrack Released

washednblood — Tue, 18 Dec 2012 16:38:26 +0000

If you are in love with the Guild Wars 2 festive holiday music as we are here at GWI, then you’ll be pleased to know that ArenaNet just released the Wintersday Soundtrack on SoundCloud.com. You can listen to the music below or visit the page here to download the tracks.

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Guild Wars 2 Deemed a Defining Title of 2012

Wormwood — Tue, 18 Dec 2012 01:00:54 +0000

While we all know and love the innovation that ArenaNet brought to the MMO genre with Guild Wars 2, it is nice to hear about the game from a perspective outside of our own community every once in a while. Gamesutra and Game Developer have teamed up to write a series of articles detailing “The 50 Games that Defined 2012“, [...]

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Leaderboards for Paid Tournament Players

Seven — Mon, 17 Dec 2012 19:49:01 +0000

NA Qualifying Points – 12/17/121. Powerr.3649 – 6292. javasocute.1876 – 5973. Kaypud.1438 – 5704. Vyndetta.9415 – 4925. OP Hman.5490 – 4566. Skovos.6509 – 4387. East.8960 – 3968. Mafia.3168 – 3759. Payneful.7934 – 36710. SAtaarcoeny.8476 – 364 EU Qualifying Points – 12/17/121. Purie.9046 – 7422. Naito.5693 – 7073. RADOM.9634 – 6594. Vayyy.5420 – 6435. Leki.8623 – 5445. Kirei.1792 – 5446. Psyco [...]

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Winter Wonderland Completion. No UI and Ultra Graphics

Seven — Sun, 16 Dec 2012 02:05:20 +0000

Kaeyi’s done a great job putting together this video of the Winter Wonderland jumping puzzle. As an added bonus… she completed it without the UI, set the graphics to ultra, and added in some classic GW2 music as well. Worth a watch!

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All Roads Lead to Orr #09 – Wintersday

washednblood — Sat, 15 Dec 2012 17:00:29 +0000

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Patch Notes 12/14

washednblood — Sat, 15 Dec 2012 02:48:13 +0000

As we eagerly await the launch of the Wintersday content, ArenaNet published the patch notes for this festive event! WintersdaySeasons are changing, hearths are warming, and spirits are high. Wintersday is almost here! Tyrians are busily preparing for the longest night of the year, and Lion’s Arch wants to celebrate with an event to remember. The Captain’s Council has invited [...]

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The GWI Wintersday Giveaway!

Seven — Fri, 14 Dec 2012 18:27:40 +0000

Tis the season for toy golems, snowball fights, and really cool SteelSeries gear. This Wintersday, GuildWarsInsider and SteelSeries bring you an easy to enter (and easier to win) holiday giveaway featuring all the cool GuildWars 2 gaming gear! Oh… and one of those highly sought after Dragon Emblem Shirts for your character! Also, be sure to check back often as we plan [...]

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Winter Wonderland Jumping Puzzle Walkthrough

Hound — Fri, 14 Dec 2012 09:11:12 +0000

The Wintersday Jumping puzzle ought to remind you more than a little of a certain Thorny clocktower. Luckily for you, it seems ArenaNet heard many of our complaints, and they made some design changes that makes the Snow Globe Jumping Puzzle far less stressful, while still feeling challenging and fun. Getting There: The Jumping Puzzle can be accessed right in the [...]

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Wintersday Bell Choir Guide

Hound — Fri, 14 Dec 2012 08:56:11 +0000

If you like Guitar Hero type games, you will love this game. A whole group of players play in four choir sections with three players each. When you choose where to play from, you have upper, middle, lower parts to chose. There are six different songs and one free play in each game. Play the right notes to heal during [...]

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Wintersday Snowball Mayhem Guide

Hound — Fri, 14 Dec 2012 08:09:58 +0000

Fans of games like Capture the Flag are going to enjoy Snowball Mayhem! It’s played by two teams and won by getting 500 points through either capturing Wintersday gifts or stopping the other team in that goal. Getting Started Beginning the game is easy. Just talk to the NPC in the center of Lion’s Arch (he’s the asura on the [...]

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Twas the Night Before Wintersday…

Wormwood — Thu, 13 Dec 2012 21:11:54 +0000

Twas the Night before Wintersday,and all through the Grovestrange gizmos were stirring,An asura, Behold! Twas the Toymaker Tixx,A mischievous imp,Convinced his joy would be just the trick. To help Tyria forget about gods, long forgotWho hadn’t been seen, not a hint, nor a thought for the past two centuries,Old Grenth hadn’t stirred.Dwayna was sleeping, or so I have heard. The [...]

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Playing with the Elements: Elites for Leveling

washednblood — Wed, 12 Dec 2012 21:00:05 +0000

I’m starting to think that my Elementalist may be my new favorite class. Don’t get me wrong, I love the Mesmer and had a blast playing that little ball of deception, but there is just something very satisfying about playing an Elementalist. Maybe it’s all the fire and explosions? That being said I’ve been spending a good amount of time [...]

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Blog post updates on bot response

HAPPYcat — Wed, 12 Dec 2012 20:49:27 +0000

Have you seen bots in-game? Probably. Has ArenaNet seen bots? Definitely. A blog post from the developer’s security coordinator, Mike Lewis, released today reveals that the company is aware of botting issues and matching them with an ongoing effort to eliminate them, even months after the game’s release. The popularity of our game has spilled over into less savory portions [...]

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Wintersday Schedule and Concept Art

MouseBurglar — Wed, 12 Dec 2012 15:37:35 +0000

ArenaNet released the time schedule, video and concept art for Wintersday starting this weekend! The Schedule is included in this article.

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Wintersday Is Coming to Tyria!

Grayn — Mon, 10 Dec 2012 22:10:18 +0000

A new video has been released showing some of the wonders to be found during Wintersday!

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Major WvWvW Changes To Happen During The Wintersday Event

Grayn — Mon, 10 Dec 2012 20:11:37 +0000

If you participate in WvWvW, then Wintersday will bring changes to many of the ways the war is fought. There will be a pre-announcement to notify players of pending builds to help while planning tactical decisions. Players will have to work harder to repair walls and doors that have been destroyed. While in combat, you will not be able to quickly disconnect [...]

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The Week’s Round Up From Around The Net

Grayn — Sat, 08 Dec 2012 13:33:59 +0000

In this week’s review, we see a wide range of Guild Wars 2 discussion happening in the blogsphere. There is a very interesting analyses of jumping puzzles and the lack of adequate rewards, managing expectations for an mmo, a discussion of payment models and finally, a short interview with Isaiah “Izzy” Cartwright. Sit back and enjoy this weeks round up from around the [...]

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On the Subject of NCsoft Seattle Realignment and the City of Heroes Shutdown

Garrick Jannene — Fri, 07 Dec 2012 19:48:55 +0000

As you may or may not know, fellow Guild Warriors, there’s trouble on the farm with ArenaNet’s publisher NCsoft. Another NCsoft title, the MMO City of Heroes, has been shut down entirely, and now there are reports that restructuring and realignment are taking place at NCsoft’s offices in Seattle, which includes layoffs. NCsoft as a whole has seen a 12% [...]

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Big Swords & Butterflies: Blink Is Number Seven

Garrick Jannene — Fri, 07 Dec 2012 02:00:19 +0000

Welcome back to Big Swords & Butterflies! This week we’re going to continue to cover the individual utility skills of the Mesmer, and I’m going to go out on a limb here and make a bold statement right from the start. So there are twenty different utility slot skills that Mesmers have available to them at this point in [...]

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Guild Wars 2 Named The Top Video Game For 2012 By Time Magazine

Grayn — Fri, 07 Dec 2012 01:02:35 +0000

Arenanet earned Top Video Game in Time’s Top 10 of Everything of 2012 in the tech category. Guild Wars 2 beat out some big named games, like Dishonored and Assassin’s Creed III, as well as the popular indie titles, such as Torchlight II. All those events and hundreds more play out in real-time — with, as Bono would say, or without [...]

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Snaff’s Demise

washednblood — Fri, 07 Dec 2012 01:00:50 +0000

Deviant artist RinTheYordle put together this very beautiful piece featuring the demise of Snaff, Zojja’s mentor. The style is wonderful, and you can really see the emotion on Eir’s face of the loss of such a close friend. Check out her gallery for other game related art, including more Guild Wars art.

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Playing with the Elements: Burn ‘em & Bleed ‘em

washednblood — Thu, 06 Dec 2012 22:50:24 +0000

Hello again ladies and gentlemen and welcome to another week of Playing with the Elements where we all fulfill our desires to be the Avatar and bring peace and harmony back to the world. This week I wanted to talk about a build I’ve been using as I level up my alt and what it will look like at 80 [...]

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GW2 Podcast Round-Up: December 6th

Wade — Thu, 06 Dec 2012 18:52:01 +0000

This week is a little on the light side of content, but there are some great topics that focus on the fear of grinding, the Fractal dungeons and more. Make sure to follow through after the break to watch all the podcasts on one page. Featured This Week: All Roads Lead to Orr #08: Fractals Are Fun Tales of Tyria [...]

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Fractals Fix Soon?

washednblood — Tue, 04 Dec 2012 15:28:38 +0000

Over on the official forums there has been a good amount of clamouring over fixing the Fractals of the Mists dungeon. In case you are not aware the issue is that if you are disconnected from the dungeon it is impossible to get back in with the same group as long as the run is in progress. This of course [...]

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December 3rd Patch Notes

washednblood — Tue, 04 Dec 2012 00:11:50 +0000

A new patch dropped today that added a number of fixes and changes especially when it comes to dungeons: Crucible of Eternity Front door path: Fixed a bug that affected the aggro range of the Destroyer Specimen Boss. Submarine path: Fixed a bug with Bjarl’s armor not going off when he charges and hits a tower.Ascalonian Catacombs Detha’s Path: Fixed [...]

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Playing with the Elements: The Alts

washednblood — Mon, 03 Dec 2012 19:00:13 +0000

Hello everyone, it is I, Washed, one of your lovable Mesmer columnists! Do not fear I have not abandoned my post, rather I thought I would lend some thoughts to this most neglected of classes. I’ve been playing an Elementalist alt for a few weeks now and I thought I might impart upon you the wisdom I have learned during [...]

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Big Content Update for GW2 coming early 2013

Hound — Sun, 02 Dec 2012 02:45:33 +0000

Speaking to Gamingbolt.com, Colin Johanson (Lead Content Developer) was asked about content updates for GW2. He responded to by stating ArenaNet’s intentions of adding huge amounts of content per month to build up to at least what you’d expect from a pay-to-play’s expansion content with in the same time frames of expansion releases as those also. He then went on to say - January and [...]

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All Roads Lead to Orr #08 – Fractals Are Fun

washednblood — Sat, 01 Dec 2012 00:00:57 +0000

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GW2 Podcast Round-Up: November 29th

Wade — Fri, 30 Nov 2012 06:36:54 +0000

Another week and another round up of your greatest vlogs/podcasts all neatly placed in one spot for your viewing pleasures. Make sure to follow through after the break to watch all the podcasts on one page. Featured This Week: Tales of Tyria #58: The Master of Death Tyria After Dark #21: Altoholism The Siege #18: WvW Chronicles of Tyria #25: Ghosts [...]

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sPvP Qualifying Points Leaderboards – 11/28

Garrick Jannene — Wed, 28 Nov 2012 22:43:32 +0000

The new top 100 in qualifying points has been posted over on the Guild Wars 2 official forums. For those unfamiliar, qualifying points are earned by participating in paid structured PvP tournaments and are awarded based on tournament placement. Weaponbearers are split into the standard North America and Europe world regions. Did you make it on the ‘boards? If so, you [...]

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Makeover Kit Demonstration

washednblood — Wed, 28 Nov 2012 18:26:10 +0000

Bog Otters gives a demonstration of how the new makeover kits work. Check it out in the video below!

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Wintersday Announced: Dec 11th – Jan 3rd

Seven — Tue, 27 Nov 2012 19:49:56 +0000

GuildWars2.com‘s front page was just updated with new graphics for the upcoming Wintersday event to be held December 11th through January 3rd of the new year. This time around, it looks like Toymaker Tixx will be at the center of it all. At the time of writing this article, the official Wintersday page is not yet live.

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Gamasutra GW2 Tech Talk

washednblood — Tue, 27 Nov 2012 13:51:46 +0000

Guild Wars 2 is an amazing game but have you ever stopped to consider all the technical aspects of building an MMORPG? Over on Gamasutra they’ve put up a new video featuring Cameron Dunn as he discusses all the technical challenges that ArenaNet had to overcome when creating both of the Guild Wars games. There is a good amount of technical [...]

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Self-Style Hair and Total Makeover Kits Available On The Black Lion Trading Post

Grayn — Tue, 27 Nov 2012 12:59:46 +0000

Anyone that has been fretting over a poor hairstyle or feeling that your Asurian is just a little too tall, your day of relief is finally here. Arenanet has released via Twitter that Self-Style Hair and Total Makeover Kits are now available at the Black Lion Trading Post. The Self-Style Hair Kits will allow you to change the style of [...]

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Ask Me Anything with Studio Design Director Chris Whiteside

Garrick Jannene — Tue, 27 Nov 2012 00:32:16 +0000

ArenaNet’s own Chris Whiteside did an almost 10-hour marathon ask me anything over at Reddit’s r/Guildwars2/ board. There was a ton of good information and insights about new content and fixes coming down the pipeline, and as you can imagine, a massive AMA such as this can be difficult to weed through. Never fear, because we here at Guild Wars [...]

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Cyber Monday Deals: SteelSeries GW2 Gear Up To 50% Off

Seven — Mon, 26 Nov 2012 20:55:18 +0000

Just found out that SteelSeries is having a sale on all their gear today.. up to 50% off on GW2 items. Now’s a good time to pick up some gaming goods for yourself or as a gift. You can find a list of available GuildWars2 items here… And feel free to read GWI’s review of the SteelSeries peripherals as well.

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Latest GW2 WvW Rankings as of Nov 23rd

Seven — Mon, 26 Nov 2012 20:12:57 +0000

ArenaNet posted the latest WvW Rankings… how’d your server rank?

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This Week’s Round Up From Around The Net

Grayn — Sun, 25 Nov 2012 14:30:21 +0000

This week we have a reviews for everyone! The Lost Shores event was on everyone’s mind, but we also take some time for opinion from a first time player (who happens to be a game developer). Without further ado, here is your weekly round up: Psychochild is a game developer (co-founder of Near Death Studios) and game consultant. He recently picked [...]

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Guild Wars 2 Nominated For Two VGA Categories

Grayn — Sat, 24 Nov 2012 16:49:55 +0000

Spike TV has announced its nominees for this year’s Video Game Awards show. Guild Wars 2 has beaten the typical MMO snub for this award, grabbing two nominations for Best Multiplayer Game and Best PC Game. The show will be aired on December 7th, 2012 on Spike TV. You can vote for your favorite Mulitplayer game and PC game by [...]

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AMA with Studio Design Director Chris Whiteside

Aliette — Sat, 24 Nov 2012 05:33:16 +0000

Studio Design Director Chris Whiteside will be taking any and all questions for an AMA on Monday, November the 26th. The AMA was announced as a response in a thread to the growing concern of the future of Guild Wars 2. With all the hubbub about the Ascended Gear being a treadmill, and the one-time events being dishearteningly unfair for [...]

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GW2 Podcast Round-Up: November 23rd

Wade — Fri, 23 Nov 2012 18:56:04 +0000

With the holidays over, the rush for shopping has begun and to give you something to listen or watch while you wait in those lines, we have this week’s podcasts/vlogs! Make sure to follow through after the break to watch all the podcasts on one page. Featured This Week: Tyria After Dark #20: Big Momma Jellyfish The Siege #17: Karkageddon [...]

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Engineering for the AETA: C-C-C-C-Combo Maker! An Introduction to Combos

Tentral — Fri, 23 Nov 2012 03:21:38 +0000

So in an almost-vain effort to eek out just a little more combat prowess from good ‘ol Tentral, I went to some dark places. My fellow Alchemists, Explosions, and Tinkerers Anonymous members, I’m ashamed to tell you of what I tried to accomplish over the last few weeks to get my numbers a little bit higher. I tried rolling my [...]

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