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Three Years of Guild Wars - panel at PAX

This year at the Penny Arcade Expo there was a panel discussing three years of Guild Wars - the triumphs, the problems, and the lessons learned that could be used to improve things in Guild Wars 2.
The panel featured ArenaNet staff members James Phinney (Lead Game Designer), Ree Soesbee (Game Designer), Jeff Grubb (Game Designer), [...]

Halloween art contest - here comes King Thorn!

It’s October (already) and that means that Mad King Thorn will soon be visiting Guild Wars as part of the Halloween festivities.
To get a taste of what Halloween in Guild Wars is like, you can check out last year’s Guild Wars Halloween videos as well as information about the special Halloween events and items that [...]

Double rewards weekend

Just a quick note for all PvPers - this weekend sees double rewards and bonuses in Guild versus Guild battles. So waste no time getting out there burning and pillaging
There’s also a very good State of the Game article up, featuring an interview with Guild Wars Guru’s Billiard. In it he talks about [...]

Unique Deldrimor items for your Assassin

The Artisan of Shadows in Droknar’s Forge is where all Guild Wars Assassins should be heading to pick up their unique Deldrimor weapons. In exchange for a Deldrimor Talisman, the Artisan of Shadows has a nice range of sharp toys for all your assassination needs.

Deldrimor Blades

Slashing Dmg: 7-17 (req. 9 Dagger Mastery)
Damage +15% [...]

A new Hero - M.O.X. The Golem

Back from holiday, and just in time for some really exciting news from the world of Guild Wars. The latest game update has introduced a new Hero and a new bonus item - read on for some more details!

M.O.X. The Golem
If you already have all the Guild Wars chapters, or you buy the Guild Wars [...]

A new Hero - M.O.X. The Golem

Back from holiday, and just in time for some really exciting news from the world of Guild Wars. The latest game update has introduced a new Hero and a new bonus item - read on for some more details!

M.O.X. The Golem
If you already have all the Guild Wars chapters, or you buy the Guild Wars [...]

Unique Deldrimor items from the Artisan of Nature

The Artisan of Nature in Droknar’s Forge is where all Rangers should be heading to pick up their unique Deldrimor items. Unfortunately the skins for each of the bows are all pretty similar - however they are one of the better looking items for Rangers in Guild Wars.

Deldrimor Flatbow

Piercing Dmg: 15-28 (req. 9 Marksmanship)
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Guild Wars July tournament results are out

Just a quick heads up to anyone who took part in the Guild Wars automated tournaments in July - the results are now out.
In the Guild vs Guild tournament, Rebel Rising [Rawr] continue to dominate, with an amazing seven consecutive victories, defeating Straight Outta Kamadan [KMD].
In the Heroe’s Battles, Bob Bien beat Yi Gi [...]

Guild Wars in-game store changes

Bad news for those without credit cards - ArenaNet have announced that they are having to overhaul the backend payment system that powers the Guild Wars in-game store. Mastercard are apparently changing the way they handle payments from Maestro debit cards, and this in turn means that the Guild Wars in-game store won’t accept Maestro [...]

Xunlai Tournaments

Something I’ve never been involved in that much in Guild Wars has been the regular monthly tournaments that take place. These used to be a bit of manual thing, required sign up well in advance, and it always seemed like too much hassle.
However, the Xunlai tournaments are now totally automated, and last weekend I swung [...]