Cloak and Dagger Builds
I admittedly stumbled upon a thief build that is particularly potent in WvW. It was mimicked after encountering a thief while in a small group of friends. The build revolves around using Cloak and...
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There are an enormous amount of people discovering the power of salvaging items, and selling the products for net increases in gold. However, one question that I've heard asked, and I actually did not...
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Annoyances and Other Bothers
Tyria hasn't been all suns and roses. My praise of ArenaNet has been pretty evident in the past, but as I've played the game, I definitely have a laundry list of complaints. After finishing writing...
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A Spark on the Horizon
While my last post was a little too teenage angsty for even my taste, this time we talk about the upcoming events in Tyria. Halloween marks the first major content patch and features holiday events,...
View ArticleShadow of The Mad King
ArenaNet is continuing the steady stream of information on the "Shadow of The Mad King" content patch slated for release on October 22nd.First and foremost a video. Featuring most prominently a...
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This Is Why I Play
Friends and family offer some of the best moments in an MMO. My friend, brother and I recently finished some of the latest jumping additions to Tyria, and we took some time to have take some nice...
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Halloween: Trick or Treat?
Let's talk about it. It's the subject of the first major patch to Guild Wars 2, and this content has been extremely controversial with the community. There has been an explosion of dialogue over the...
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Whales and Translations...
You may have noticed that once again Tyria is changing. Today in the most recent patch, Lion's Arch offers subtle hints of the upcoming November 15th patch, The Lost Shores. Posters filled with New...
View ArticleThe Best CGI Cinematic I have Ever Seen...
As I once said several months ago, I have a deep-rooted passion for cinematics.While I may not write as much I used to, I still cling to my daily habit of MMO news. Yesterday, was Square Enix's Final...
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The Lost Shores
An explosion of information has rocked the interwebs today concerning the latest addition to Tyria. And what would the content be, if not yet another brewing controversy. Let's review, shall we?1. A...
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I have no voice, and I certainly don’t carry any weight in my words to you ArenaNet. We asked for many changes to your PvE content, but this was almost never asked for by the majority of your fanbase....
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Dangerous Implications
I think the Guild Wars 2 world blew up yesterday. At least that's what it sounds like if you visit the official forums, unofficial forums, fansites, and blogs. It's seriously chaos out there right...
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Fractals and Frizzles
My night started with battling the Karka that were emerging in Lion's Arch. I'll condense my impressions of this starting event into a later article with the other events that occur throughout the...
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The Shores of Lost Potential
As promised, let's talk about a pretty filled weekend of Guild Wars 2 events. I've been fairly vocal on the addition of the ascended gear, and brought my first impressions on the latest dungeon....
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Building Relationships
Very few companies adopt transparent policies and communicate them throughout the community. Even fewer do it well. In development, ArenaNet promised to create a MMO with a different set of...
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Reddit AMA
We were lucky enough to have several ArenaNet developers, most notably Chris Whiteside, join us on Reddit for an Ask Me Anything session.What I thought was rather striking was that a Reddit user...
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Odds and Ends
Guild Wars 2 has slowly drawn it's creeping tendrils into me, and I keep becoming more engrossed into the world of Tyria. I don't play too much, but I keep feeling these strange urges to keep...
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The Wonderful Gifts of Wintersday
There were several nice reveals today for what's to come during Wintersday.First there was a video featuring a new jumping puzzle, a massive mechanical golem blimp hovering over various racial cities,...
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Wintersday: A Step Back or Forward?
I had a hard time gauging my exitement pre-Wintersday. Yes, Christmas (and all of it's Wintery counterparts in MMOs) is my favorite Holiday. I thought Halloween in Guild Wars 2 was the most well done...
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Looking Forward
The year is rapidly coming to a close, and the rewards have been rolling out for Guild Wars 2. GW2 has won best PC game by IGN, best MMO of 2012 (and also "Most Disappointing") by Massively, and came...
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Time Flies...
It slowly dawned on me two days ago that I have yet to add another article. My friend asked me what happened, and I actually didn't have a reasonable answer. Time has flown by over these last few...
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What Real Money Buys You
(I'm a proud owner of the Quaggan backpack, and I'm not afraid to show it.)Let me tell you a tale. A story about gifts, the power of money, and the ever elusive line of "pay to win". For Christmas and...
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The Growing Pains of WvW
WvW is why I play Guild Wars 2. My time in WoW was very much post-Tarren Mills/Southshore era, and most of my open world combat consisted of raiding Stormwind with a handful of Horde. Pre-launch, WvW...
View ArticleExposing the Truth, Past and Present.
Purpose: In effect, what I intend to do is expose ArenaNet of lies, deceit, and otherwise facilitating or spreading false information for the sole purpose of garnering favor, attention, and playtime...
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