Archive for November 2012

GWOnline Events – December Update

Posted 29/11/12 by

Welcome back for December’s update on our now monthly round of contests and competitions, or as we like to call them; events. Firstly lets check over Novembers happenings:

Unfortunately we again had technical difficulties on our part involving the Hide and Seek event, we have therefore decided to postpone the event until server guesting is implemented. The staff really want this one to happen and as soon as we can begin hosting it we will let you know. We rolled out a new Screenshot Contest where we had you taking a screenshot of your player in action. As of writing there were only 2 entries (the contest awards the top 3 participants) but its still open! Get your entry in quick for consideration. We also continued our Monthly Achievement Race where we had you racing to be the first to finish your monthly achievements. At the time of writing we have had NO entries however, if you enter now you could win as the contest awards a prize to the first to enter rather than the first to finish.

Raye’s entry for Novembers Screenshot Contest

These contests are open until Midnight on Friday 30th November (UTC) so there is still time to get your entry in! See Novembers post for details on how to enter.

For December we are running three events, the Monthly Achievement Race and the Screenshot Contest will return and we are introducing a new ‘creative writing’ style event. Read on to find out more…

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Make Yourself Over

Posted 27/11/12 by

There are a couple of new items in the BLTC today, which allow you to change your facial features or your body features. They are purely cosmetic: Neither will allow a name change.

Are you planning to change any of your character’s appearances? If so, why not swing by our forums and show off the before and after?

New BLTC Items

New BLTC Items

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Get Ready for Wintersday 2012!

Posted 27/11/12 by

As is tradition in Tyria, Wintersday will be celebrated in GW 2, making it the third update and event in as many months.

The event will run from December 14 to January 3. Details are scarce at the moment (included below), but it sounds interesting. I can’t wait to see how Wintersday has evolved over the last 250 years. Forget going outside in the cold; I’ll be staying in my warm apartment and enjoying the updates!

The nights may be long and dark, but Tyrians of all races keep joy alive during the ancient holiday of Wintersday. While each race celebrates Wintersday in their own unique way, children all over Tyria share a common love of one thing: toys.

This year the city of Lion’s Arch will host the asuran Toymaker Tixx as their special Wintersday guest of honor. Before Tixx arrives in Lion’s Arch in his massive airship toy workshop, he’ll visit every major city in Tyria to deliver Wintersday toys and holiday cheer.

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Guild Wars 2 WvW Rankings 23 November

Posted 27/11/12 by

It’s that time again! New rankings were released today. Charts are featured below for North America and Europe, respectively.

North AmericaEurope Rankings

Source. (Thanks, Raye!)

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13 skills unlocked, so many to go!

Posted 25/11/12 by

13skills

After a few months of beta testing and three months after the release in August, the GWO Elementalist forum has “unlocked” thirteen skills of Guild Wars 2′s attunement swapping profession.

What are those “Skills of Interest”, you might ask?

On a regular basis, Gorani – the forum’s moderator – takes an in-depth look at a skill, its current use and stats, its history since the early betas and how well it does compared to other skills. Does is have synergies with traits, is it more useful in PvP or PvE? This and more, you can find on the “Skills of Interest” threads.
You are invited to leave a comment and join the discussion. Share your expertise with the community and perhaps learn something new, too.

Swap to the Elementalist forum now and check out the latest addition to the series:
Signet of Air.

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Guild Wars 2 Reddit AMA with Chris Whiteside on Monday

Posted 22/11/12 by

Following the update from Chris Whitside yesterday on the Lost Shores and future plans, Chris has decided to hold an AMA on Reddit this Monday to answer queries on the game moving forward.

Thanks for your feedback we really appreciate it. I would like to take the opportunity to answer your questions in an AMA on Reddit on Monday 26th (12pm PST- More details to follow) to talk about recent updates to the game and our philosophy for Guild Wars 2 moving forward.

Please keep in mind that there we are about to begin the Thanksgiving holiday in the US and are out of the office (and likely in game) until Monday. Happy Holidays everyone!

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Black Lion Trading Does Black Friday

Posted 22/11/12 by

Exciting times for shoppers as Black Friday looms in the US following Thanksgiving. Black Friday is also coming to Tyria so snap up those bargains!

The Black Lion Trading Company is celebrating the biggest shopping day of the year with a Black Friday sale of their own.

This Friday, Saturday, and Sunday, be sure to check out the Gem Store for limited-time discounts on some of your favorite items. Each day three different items will be discounted up to 70% off!But don’t wait, because each sale only lasts 24 hours.

You’ll have to log into the game and open the Gem Store (default key is “O”) to find out exactly which items are on sale each day. Happy shopping!

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Lost Shores and Beyond

Posted 22/11/12 by

Yesterday ArenaNet fired up their survey form and today ArenaNet’s Chris Whiteside takes a look back at the Lost Shores update and al the new features it brought to the game and also a look ahead to what’s in the pipeline.

  • Revamping all of our existing dungeons (Story and Explorable versions) through rebalance and overhauled encounters.
  • Adding new dungeons to the Fractal of the Mists.
  • Adding more variation to creatures, enhancing our open world scaling system, as well as evolving many events and experiences across Tyria.
  • Fixing and improving existing content throughout the game, and better tying it into the overall sense of player progression within Guild Wars 2.
  • Building on the Southsun Cove’s persistent content.
  • Adding new Guild content and Guild progression features.
  • Continuing to evolve PvP into an E-sport as outlined here:https://www.guildwars2.com/en/news/structured-pvp-iceberg/
  • Adding brand new content to World vs. World as well as adding new reward progression.
  • Continuing to build upon the story and adventures of Guild Wars 2.

Check out the full update from Chris on this page.

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ArenaNet wants your Lost Shores Feedback

Posted 21/11/12 by

As we all know, the Lost Shores event had a few hiccups but ArenaNet are stepping up to get your feedback on the weekend. A survey is now available and it doesn’t take too long to complete, so if you want to be heard then there is no excuse for not filling it in. This will ensure that future event content is developed based on your responses.

Take the survey right here.

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Get Your In-Game Guild Wars 2 T-Shirts

Posted 20/11/12 by

Back in August at Gamescom, ArenaNet mentioned that there would be special in-game Guild Wars 2 T-shirts up for grabs and it kind of fell by the wayside.

The good news today is that ArenaNet here in the EU has come through and EU Guild Wars 2 fans can get their hands on this great looking in-game items. We have quite a few codes to give away so if you fancy one of these head to this thread in the forums and make a post.

As soon as there are a decent amount or posts we’ll start dishing them out. If you are a site supporter(PAL) you are automatically eligible for a code while stocks last :) If you are a PAL, make a post in this thread in the PAL forum.

Remember, these are EU only for now and can be redeemed in-game at the Black Lion Trading Company.

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Guild Wars 2 WvW Rankings 16 November

Posted 20/11/12 by

Time to take a  look at the movers and shalers in the WvW rankings for week ending 16 November in Europe and North America.

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Important Notice on Guild Wars 2 Event Disconnects

Posted 19/11/12 by

Most major events have a few snags and if you had disconnect problems stopping you get your hands on rewards then read this importance notice from Anet.

We have a team looking into disconnection problems that prevented some people from receiving their event rewards.

We will implement a solution so that people who participated will get their rewards, but this takes work on our end, so it will not happen today.

Keep an eye on our forums and social media channels, we will let you know once we have the solution in place. Thank you, and we apologize that you were unable to claim your rewards.

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