Category: Guild Wars 2 Columns
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Guild Wars 2 – Is It Time to Kill the Commander?
There’s a theme that, if you look for it, you’ll find threaded throughout Guild Wars 2. From the moment you push back centaurs at Shaemoor to the first steps on Orr and beyond. Guild Wars 2 takes player on epic adventures. Since August 2012, I’ve saved…
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Guild Wars 2 – Diving Into Underwater Combat Changes
My feelings about underwater combat in Guild Wars 2 could always be summed up in a simple statement: It’s the best underwater combat I’ve ever experienced in any MMO, but it is still terrible. There’s a ton of variables which come into play underwater….
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Guild Wars 2 – How Heart of Thorns Failed & Path of Fire Succeeded
In Guild Wars 2, we have had two expansions released with accompanying living world content. While opinions may differ on whether Heart of Thorns satiated the player base that clamored for more content, I’m here to make the argument that the content i…
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Guild Wars 2 – Big Fish, Little Fish, Gargantuan Dragon. What About Bubble?
This week I’ve been unfortunate enough to face Kralkatorrik’s wrath when a lightening storm sent me back into an age of myth and magic. Ok, my broadband died. It did, however, leave me with some time to think about the future of those dragons.
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Guild Wars 2 – GW2 Has Stolen My Heart
Ever since Guild Wars 2 was released, I have tried countless times for the game just to click with me. I really couldn’t tell you how many times I have tried. Most of the time I admit, it would be my fault. Other games came around and the game just sor…
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Guild Wars 2 – Rox Rocks
Rox is a deep and interesting character who should be completely relatable to anyone who has ever wanted to find a place where they belong and fit in. Unfortunately, anyone who missed Season One Living Story also missed all the backstory on her which i…
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Guild Wars 2 – Metabattle is Ruining PvP in GW2
There’s an undercurrent of PvP fanatics in GW2 that believe there is only one correct way to play a class in structured PvP, and that’s the MetaBattle way. If you pray to the holy MetaBattle gods to tell you what to play, I have some startling news fo…
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Guild Wars 2 – Know Your Enemy – Praise Joko, the Greatest Villain in Guild Wars 2
Praise Joko! The Dragons are dead! Well, they might as well be. Guild Wars 2 launched in 2012 with the promise of an epic story, wild adventures, and giant world ending dragons. The six prehistoric dragons have always hung over Tyria. But with the clos…
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Guild Wars 2 – Alliances Announced!
Without a doubt, World versus World is one of the least updated aspects of Guild Wars 2. Which is why when Arenanet announced yesterday that they were working on a massive overhaul to the server and population balancing systems of WvW, players went int…
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Guild Wars 2 – Preparing for the Year of the Dog
The Lunar New Year is fast approaching, and as always, Divinity’s Reach will enter a period of celebration and festivities to mark the upcoming Year of the Dog. These celebrations take place in the Crown Pavillion, and are focused around obtaining the …