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Flame & Frost: The Razing Teased

Posted 06/03/13 by

A new teaser page for the Flame & Frost: The Razing, which is due on 26 March, has been posted by ArenaNet.

A hybrid army erupts through fiery portals in the Shiverpeaks. A Molten Alliance between the dredge and the charr Flame Legion has created a force powerful enough to massacre any who stand in their way. One settlement, one homestead at a time, they’re wiping out all resistance. The razing has begun.

In Flame and Frost: The Razing you’ll meet the norn Braham and Rox the charr, two Tyrians who fervently believe in doing what’s right, no matter the risk. Join Braham and Rox in a desperate battle to defend their homelands from annihilation in the third installment in this four-part series!

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Wintersday Videos & Impressions

Posted 17/12/12 by

Wintersday

No doubt you are all having fun in Wintersday discovering all the new content. Silent Storm has posted some new videos on GWOTV which are well worth checking out, especially the jumping puzzle video.

If you want to share you video with the community head to GWOTV and add it to the ever-growing collection of Guild Wars 2 videos.

In related news, the community has been busy playing this weekend and there is on-going discussion and thoughts on this year’s holiday event. You can read opinions and join in via this thread.

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Wintersday WvW Changes

Posted 13/12/12 by

ArenaNet posted an update on the official boards which explains the WvW changes coming for Wintersday based on feedback and also part of their update pipeline. If you have not read it then read on below.


Advance notification of new builds
In order to allow WvW players to make good decions about siege placement, assault timing, etc. we’re adding a new build pre-announcement. This will be in the form of a message broadcast to all players some time before the current build expires. Because this notification is tied to one of the final steps in our build process, and those final steps take a variable amount of time, we won’t be able to say exactly when the current build will expire. Instead, the message will provide a window of time in which the new build will become available.

Alt+F4 is no escape
If someone that you’re fighting disconnects during combat (via Alt+F4, killing the client process, etc.) their character will be instantly killed, death penalties will be applied, and XP & loot will be handed out as usual.

No more insta-build walls & gates
Destroyed walls and gates will now rebuild when they reach 10% health rather than on the very first repair. This means that when attackers down a wall or gate defenders won’t be able to instantly rebuild it. Walls and gates which are destroyed can still be damaged if they have any health.

Breakout events
We’ve added a new event type to WvW called Breakout events which trigger when one or more teams have been pushed completely out of a map. They’re designed both to help players break out of severly camped portal keeps and to provide assistance in establishing a foothold in each map. Here’s what designer Matt Witter has to say about them:

Break Out Events are special WvW events that will happen when a team has lost control of all defensive structures, not counting supply camps. An NPC commander will appear in the team’s start area and an event will start that prompts players to gather around. Once enough players are in the commander’s presence he will summon his trusty dolyak to give all allies in the area full supply. He will then lead the charge to the nearby objective and give players protection and assist with building siege to assault the objective with. Those benefits, along with a defensive boon that he applies to all nearby allies, makes the attacking players a force to be reckoned with. Defenders will have their work cut out for them, as once the gate or wall piece is destroyed the commander will move to the tower lord inside and attack anyone in his path.

These changes are just a small part of what the WvW team has been up to lately. As you may have already heard, we’re hard at work on some larger updates that we plan to deliver in February. We’re not quite ready to talk about the details yet but as February gets closer we’ll start to reveal more of our secrets.

Happy Wintersday and we’ll see you on the battlefield!


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Guild Wars Winterday Events and Rewards Detailed

Posted 10/12/12 by

Guild Wars Wintersday

With Wintersday just around the corner, ArenaNet has detailed the list of rewards and events that will be coming to Tyria in Guild Wars 1 from 13 December. As you’d expect, all the rewards are Christmas themed and there is also going to be some fun snowball themed tournaments and quests.

Don’t forget the Wintersday costumes which are also now on show on the site.

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November Update – Tyria to Change Forever

Posted 02/11/12 by

November’s content update for Guild Wars 2 sounds like it will be something rather special thanks to the teaser page ArenaNet has fired up online this evening. The Lost Shores update is due to arrive on 15 November so mark the diaries now.

The update release date was dropped following requests for an extension to the October event due to hurricane that hit the east coast of the US.

We heard your questions about extending the Halloween event for those of you affected by Sandy. Unfortunately we cannot do that, but the reason why we can’t is exciting: We are preparing for our big November update, which will start on November 15, and there will be content that will be in the game prior to that, leading up to the event. But we also want to use this moment to remind you all that your personal safety is much more important than any computer game. If you could be affected by the storm, please listen to the authorities and take every precaution to ensure you and your loved ones are safe. Tyria will still be there once the storm is over.

Thanks Nameon Lion.

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Halloween Guide Phase 2 – Tips from ArenaNet

Posted 27/10/12 by

No doubt you’ve been soaking up all the new content in the Shadow of the Mad King update but it’s time for Phase 2 of the event to start on Sunday. ArenaNet has posted some hints to help you on your way, so if you need a rough guide to what’s going on, read on after the break…

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Shadow of the Mad King Live Today

Posted 22/10/12 by

The time has come for the Halloween celebrations to begin as the Shadow of the Mad King goes live today.

  • An All-New Story: A four-act arc running from October 22-31 based on the legend of the Mad King. It’s been 250 years since the last alleged sighting of Mad King Thorn’s spirit, but strange energies are rising under the autumn moon.
  • Halloween-Based Activities: A variety of Halloween classics such as tricking or treating (beware of monsters), new Halloween-themed crafting recipes and Jack o’ Lanterns, as Tyria is transformed with decorations for the season.
  • New Items in The Black Lion Trading Company: A variety of new items to celebrate Halloween, including costumes that grant spooky skills, tonics that transform players into ghouls and ghosts, and creepy crawly minis.
  • Nearly 80 New Pieces of Content in All: From new events and mini-dungeons, to jumping puzzles and achievements. The update is available free of charge, building on the already unmatched value that Guild Wars 2 delivers to players.
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Shadow of ther Mad King Halloween Event Teaser

Posted 19/10/12 by

ArenaNet expanded out their Shadow of the Mad King info page a little over night detailing hte dates of the four acts that will be opened up to players. Included was new teaser trailer to get the event primed.

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Shadow of the Mad King Arrives for Halloween

Posted 13/10/12 by

No MMO would be complete without a Halloween event and Guild Wars 2′s event is the Shadow of the Mad King. The update goes live on 22 October and Tyria will become Halloween themes with new mini-games, new dynamic events, and more. ArenaNet tease the Halloween event with: “Be prepared for an epic adventure in four acts starting October 22 and running until October 31.”

To start off, Halloween costumes and new transforms that will allow you to play Costume Brawl with fellow costumed players thanks to Evon Gnashblade at the Black Lion Trading Company.

PvP Paid Tournaments will also available for five man teams, you’ll need tickets to enter but there are better rewards up for grabs. Team will earn qualifier points which will carry over for larger tournaments in the future.

Looks like it’s going to be a very fun holiday period for players :)

 

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ArenaNet’s Cameron Dunn Talks Guild Wars 2 Tech at GDC Online

Posted 03/10/12 by

ArenaNet’s technical director Cameron Dunn will be taking part in GDC Online to discuss the technology that drives the game’s many features such as PvP, graphics, the servers, the combat system and how they manage to roll out patches so quickly among other topics. The event takes place between 9-11 October and Cameron’s session takes place on Tuesday 11th 4:50- 5:50.

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Full Launch Day is Here!

Posted 28/08/12 by

ArenaNet have been busy sorting out the errors and other bits and pieces over the weekend in preparation for today which is massive for the team. A note was posted a few hours ago which shows their excitement and also gives details of various meet the dev events that will be taking place around the US in the coming days.

So here it is, the game is now fully launched and Tyria is only going to get more exciting with even more players hitting the servers.

It’s nearly here: After five years of waiting, the August 28th launch of Guild Wars 2 is just around the corner.

It’s been a long and exciting journey that you, our community, has taken with us, and we will enjoy launch that much more if

we can spend it with you. To that end, members of the Guild Wars 2 team will be traveling around the United States* on September 1st to celebrate launch in New York, Austin, Orlando, Los Angeles, and of course Seattle.

At each event, ArenaNet employees will be on hand to sign your Guild Wars 2 games, books, and posters. We’ll also have giveaways of t-shirts, posters, and an exclusive in-game item. The giveaways are first-come-first-serve as long as our supplies hold out. Finally, we’ll hold a raffle at each GameStop location for one Guild Wars 2 Collector’s Edition.

**Bring your friends**

We’d love to see as many of you as we can at these events and thank you in person for your support. Since Guild Wars 2 is all about playing with your friends, bring them along to enjoy the festivities–and maybe even introduce someone new to GW2.

Flip through the photo album to see some of what we’ll be bringing to the party, then check out the times and locations below. We can’t wait to see you there and celebrate beginning of your story in Guild Wars 2! (All times listed are local time.)

*Seattle: September 1, 6:00 – 10:00 PM Pink Ultra Lounge (Pacific Place), 600 Pine St. 4th Floor in Pacific Place, Seattle, WA, 98101. If you’re attending PAX we’d love for you to stop by!

*Austin: September 1, 1:00 PM – 4:00 PM GameStop store at 10000 Research Blvd., STE 564, Austin, TX, 78759

*Orlando: September 1, 1:00 – 4:00 PM GameStop store (Waterford Lakes Mall), 675 N Alafaya Trl, STE P05, Orlando, FL, 32828

*New York: September 1, 1:00 – 4:00 PM GameStop store (Broadway & 85th), 2322 Broadway, New York, NY, 10024

*Los Angeles: September 1, 1:00 – 4:00 PM GameStop store GameStop (West Hollywood Gateway), 7100 Santa Monica Blvd. Ste 117, West Hollywood, CA, 90046

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No Guild Wars 2 at Gamescom

Posted 07/08/12 by

Comes as no huge surprise this with the launch looming but there will be no Guild Wars 2 at Gamescom next week in Germany. In an update regarding summer events ArenaNet commented:

Some of you have asked which trade shows ArenaNet will attend this summer, so let me give you an update.

Right now, the entire studio is focused on one thing: the launch of Guild Wars 2 on August 28. As a result, our tradeshow presence this year will be limited.

gamescom (Aug 15-19) – Members of the ArenaNet Community Team will be at gamescom this year, but unlike last year, we will not have a playable demo of Guild Wars 2. Our booth will be a chillout zone—the calm before the storm—so swing by, say hi, and get free drinks.

Gamestop Expo (Aug 29)- We will be at the Gamestop Expo at the Henry B. Gonzalez Convention Center in San Antonio, TX on August 29 from 11:00 – 16:00. We will have 16 Guild Wars 2 demo stations at the show, 8 of which will be on the Alienware Hummer.

PAX (Aug 31-Sep 2) Since PAX Prime takes place the week of launch, we will not be attending PAX this year. But if you are in the Seattle area, we will have a party on Saturday September 1 to celebrate our launch. We’ll have more information at a later date.

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