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Guild Wars 2 |OT3| Two Week Updates, One Box, Zero Subscriptions

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xeris

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SPVP Night Draws Closer

When: Thursday 8pm EST
Where: SPVP lobby

Come meet interesting new people and kill them.

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Shiokazu

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xeris said:
SPVP Night Draws Closer

When: Thursday 8pm EST
Where: SPVP lobby

Come meet interesting new people and kill them.

JDvsAXl.jpg
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im gonna be there, in my armor thats an allegory to the day stormwind was raided by deathwing.

also, tomorrow is updaets, my body is not ready...
 
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Jira

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Fishing Rod: [&AgHPWQAA]

PvP Polearm: [&AgFPWQAA]

They've been around for a while, then they were removed, and now they're back (Polearm is definitely different, using a PvP white version). The Fishing Rod is a gathering tool, as you can see if you mouseover it.
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Retro

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Jira said:
The Fishing Rod is a gathering tool, as you can see if you mouseover it.
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Remember how we were talking about big, expansion-level things that ArenaNet doesn't think should be held back for expansions? A whole new gathering method (itself affecting multiple crafting professions as well) would qualify.
 
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Mr_Antimatter

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Ashodin said:
Those backpacks are awesome.
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They should be in the Us/Euro version, creatable at 400 in each trandeskill, with an extra fancy one at 500.

Artisian. The new non-combat class coming to GW2.


Can build player houses, combine other players materials into objects, can specialize in different sort of siege equipment, weapon and armor skins, houses and more. that would make my penis hard. real fake hard.
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I'm not sure how such a thing woudl be leveled, given the combat/event based progression in the game. Not to mention, there are only so many houses/such to build, and you'd have tons of competition.

It sounds more like a new trade-skill to me. the weapons and armor skins part sounds like it would clash with the existing roles for the current crafters though. Now, if you are talking city outfits rather then armor, that could work.

Though, it does raise the question of why we can't currently craft a skin. It could be similar to the recipe for a current weapon/armor, but instead of using 'fine' mats like bone/scale/blood/etc, you'd use Dust and some other ingredients to produce a skin that could be applied to something else.
 
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Grayman

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Edvardelis said:
Finally got Tailoring over 400. Looks like it gets expensive from here on out. Before I blow that kind of money, is it worth it? I definitely don't have anywhere near the amount of materials on hand to make the ascended gear...
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I had that look at weaponsmithing last night and went "nope"
 
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Ceres

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Just got armorsmithing to 500. Wasting monies. Woooo!

But I'm short on crystalline dust to get my chest piece crafted. Once I get that done, will likely just wait until I get supplies restocked to bother finishing the rest.
 
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LumpOfCole

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Oh lawd, I loved fishing in WoW because it was the one thing I could do in its own monitor or window while browsing the internet or just talking with people online. Just click click click and get a bunch of fish to sell or eat.
 
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hockeypuck

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Ceres said:
Just got armorsmithing to 500. Wasting monies. Woooo!

But I'm short on crystalline dust to get my chest piece crafted. Once I get that done, will likely just wait until I get supplies restocked to bother finishing the rest.
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You wiped out your ecto stocks? Just go on a world-meta tear and you'll get enough rares for your dust.
 
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Ceres

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Retro said:
To allow for more in-depth discussion, clearer event announcements and better organization, we currently have a separate site and forums located at [B]www.GAFGuild.com[/B].
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Hey Retro, not sure if this has been like that forever, but link in OP is broken because the bold tag is within the url.


hockeypuck said:
You wiped out your ecto stocks? Just go on a world-meta tear and you'll get enough rares for your dust.
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I didn't have a huge stock of ectos but there's some left. Just don't want to deplete everything before I build it back up. Generally I've been selling rares worth anything, gambling with the junk rares and toilet, and salvaging the random exotic with an expensive rune/sigil.
 
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Kos Luftar

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Vigilant Walrus said:
why is there no dedicated website page to the updates?

WHY?

Why DOES nobdy CAREEE anymore??
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I feel like maybe game news sites complained that their GW2 content/news didn't get em traffic because of the release pages going up a week before.

Which means they stop covering guild wars 2 which is not good for Guild Wars 2.
 
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shysaursoft

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While I'm jonesing for the release page, I'm kind of glad it wasn't up since last week already - there's far more excitement to see it hit today.
 
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Proven

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PvP got the notification that update was going out in under 10 minutes. Don't know if it's true for the whole game or if it's the usual closing of PvP servers before the rest.
 
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Kos Luftar

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Update is up!

https://forum-en.guildwars2.com/forum/info/updates/Game-Update-Notes-February-4-2014
February 4 Content Release Notes
LIVING WORLD
The Edge of the Mists
Tyria is reeling in the shadow of the titanic horrors Scarlet Briar has recently unleashed. With its attention diverted, however, Scarlet has struck again—this time close to home. The dangerous mastermind has released a powerful enemy through a portal into an undiscovered, fragmented region of the Mists. Heroes of the Mist War are needed to explore and secure this new realm, but what will they find, and what does this latest attack portend?

A Study in Scarlet
Captain Ellen Kiel is seeking help with a development in Lion’s Arch. Join her at Fort Marriner in Lion’s Arch for more information.
Meanwhile, Marjory Delaqua and Kasmeer Meade have acquired different artifacts from Scarlet’s machinations from the last year.
Lead the investigation to piece together the puzzle that is Scarlet’s plan so far.

Taimi’s Troubles
Taimi, a gifted asuran prodigy, has been marooned in the Edge of the Mists while investigating Scarlet’s motives. She needs the player’s help to escape.
Can players avoid the perils in the Edge of the Mists in order to recover the golem parts she needs?

Unstable Portals
Whatever Scarlet did to rip open the Edge of the Mists portal in Lion’s Arch has caused unstable portals to open intermittently in some of the more dangerous areas of Tyria.
Fight off Aetherblades to restore these portals and use them to join the battle.
Achievements
Players can unlock achievements by investigating Scarlet’s motives, helping Taimi in the Edge of the Mists, and using one of the unstable Edge of the Mists portals in the wilds of Tyria.

NEW FEATURES AND CONTENT
World vs. World
Introducing the Edge of the Mists
A brand-new section of the Mists has been uncovered for players to battle in.
This new WvW map will always be available and, unlike existing WvW maps, is able to create overflow instances. This means players no longer have to wait to play WvW, regardless of the number of players attempting to play.
The map can be entered from the WvW UI screen or from Lion’s Arch.
All European worlds will be matched up with one another in the Edge of the Mists. All North American worlds will be matched up with one another as well.
Worlds will be matched according to which color they are in the current WvW matchup. For example, all green worlds will be on the same team in the Edge of the Mists.
There are nine special objectives in the Edge of the Mists, each with a different boss to defeat and bonus for capturing and holding.
The Overgrowth Region
Altar: Defeat the elementals guarding the altar to capture it. Once the altar is captured, players can power it up to gain an immunity boon.
Observatory: Defeat the three grawl tricksters to capture the observatory. Once captured, players can purchase a sentry turret that will mark enemies on the map.
Statuary: Defeat the stoneworker to capture the statuary. Once captured, players can use the supercannons to bombard enemies.
The Frostreach Region
Forge: Defeat the smith to capture the forge. Once captured, players can craft Koda’s Hammer, a bundle weapon.
Bell Tower: Defeat the bell ringer to capture the bell tower. Once captured, players can ring bells throughout the Frostreach region to summon Spirits of Koda to defend the area.
Shrine: Defeat the Voice to capture the shrine. Once captured, players can summon the Claw to patrol the Frostreach region.
The Badlands Region
Workshop: Defeat the mechanic to capture the workshop. Once captured, players can purchase a mechanical siege devourer transformation.
Airport: Defeat the pilot to capture the airport. Once captured, players can purchase air-strike items to call down remote air strikes on enemies.
Wurm Tunnel: Defeat the wurm to capture the tunnel. Once captured, players can use wurm tunnels on the map to travel across great distances.
There is an additional new objective type in the Edge of the Mists: Reactors.
These objectives are guarded by one creature and, when held, will provide additional supply at specific objectives.
Building generators at each reactor will increase the size of the supply deliveries.
Each region has a tower and a keep associated with it.
Each keep has a specific bonus that accrues for the team holding it when they capture and hold other objectives in that region.
Overgrown Fane (Overgrowth Region)
For each objective held in the Overgrowth region, players will receive an increasingly powerful buff.
Arid Fortress (Badlands Region)
For each objective held in the Badlands region, automated turrets will be activated in the area to defend against invaders.
Thunder Hollow (Frostreach Region)
Each objective held in the Frostreach region will increase the strength of snowfall in the area, which impedes invaders.
The Edge of the Mists resets every 4 hours, and the score from the map does not affect the score for the current WvW matchup.
Victorious worlds in the Edge of the Mists will receive a supply drop in their home borderlands map upon victory in the Edge of the Mists.
A new, permanent achievement group has been added to the WvW achievement category for the Edge of the Mists.
User Interface and Queue Improvements
The WvW panel, opened with the B key, has been updated to more closely match other UI elements in the game.
It now includes separate tabs for entering WvW, viewing the detailed score, and viewing WvW ranks and abilities.
The Mist War tab includes information about the Edge of the Mists, the current score in the WvW matchup, the buttons for entering each map, as well as information about the queue status of each map.
The queue for WvW has been updated.
Players are now able to see their position in the queue for any given map.
Players can now see the current queue status of each WvW map on the WvW panel. This includes the number of people queued to enter the map.

BALANCE, BUG-FIXING, POLISH
General
Fixed a bug that caused the legendary drake in Angvar’s Trove to occasionally become stuck.

Profession Skills
Warrior
Riposte: Fixed a bug that caused projectiles to continue being reflected after the skill was canceled when traited with Missile Deflection.

Necromancer
Signet of Vampirism: The active life-siphoning effect of this signet can no longer be applied to inanimate objects, such as WvW gates.

World vs. World
The Righteous Indignation buff has been updated in the following ways:
New icon
New visual effect
Reduced the outgoing damage multiplier from 300% to 200%
Increased the amount of Dragonite Ore dropped by keep lords.
The WvW panel is now visible everywhere (in overflows, while guesting, etc.).
The right-click player menu now works properly while in WvW—showing options for party invites, whispers, etc.—for players who are not enemies in WvW.
The player location UI now displays specific WvW map names and the correct home shard when mousing over players who are in WvW.
Fixed some bugs related to WvW queue ordering.
Fixed WvW queue-related exploits.
Fixed an issue that was causing the Detached Great Jungle Wurm Head to remain invulnerable after the timer started.
Fixed an issue in which the wurms were not properly deactivating when the event failed.
Fixed a rare issue that could prevent the Detached Great Jungle Wurm Head from reemerging.

BLACK LION TRADING COMPANY GEM STORE
New Items and Promotions
New Lovestruck weapon skins are available at the Black Lion Weapons Specialist for the introductory price of 1 Black Lion Weapon Ticket for the next four weeks. Black Lion Weapon Tickets can be found in Black Lion Chests.
The Permanent Cute-Quaggan Finisher is now available in the Upgrades category of the Gem Store for 800 gems. Players can now have cute quaggans dance around their fallen foes in PvP and WvW when they use this adorable finisher.
Glory Boosters will no longer be sold in the Gem Store starting February 11, 2014.
Improvements
The Flamekissed Light Armor Skin has returned with a new look and can be obtained for 800 gems in the Style category of the Gem Store. All existing Flamekissed Light Armor pieces have been upgraded to the new look.
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Principate

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Kos Luftar said:
I feel like maybe game news sites complained that their GW2 content/news didn't get em traffic because of the release pages going up a week before.

Which means they stop covering guild wars 2 which is not good for Guild Wars 2.
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Eh gw2 is still the second most popular game on mmorpg.com today and is the most popular game for the previous year. That's only one mmo focused website but it should give you enough of an idea that mmo websites can't simply ditch coverage of gw2 because it'd be leaving money on the table. Hell most of the ones I've seen cover the most low key mmo's going.
 
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Proven

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Best part of the update:

  • The right-click player menu now works properly while in WvW—showing options for party invites, whispers, etc.—for players who are not enemies in WvW.
  • The player location UI now displays specific WvW map names and the correct home shard when mousing over players who are in WvW.

I'm also glad they finally got the block bug fixed.
 
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Ashodin

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The Last Night of the Avatar of Grenth


♪Oh the weather outside is frightful♪
♪but the greatswords are so delightful♪
♪And since we've no place to go♪
♪Let it snow, let it snow, let it snow♪
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Hedge

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The new achievement boot skins are.. well.. I'm not sure. The excessive glow/smoke from them sort of kills any ability to mix and match, I think. At least the white ones. Nothing will ever match it. ;_;
 
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