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Global Chat: Are MMO players too mean to game developers?

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Is it too easy to forget that MMOs, like all video games, are made by people just like you and I? Belghast over at...
This is what happens when you give guns to plants.

Guild Wars 2 hopes to reinspire interest in story

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It's hard to be a Sylvari in Guild Wars 2 at the moment. After all, the plant people have an undeniable tie to the...
You would think that we'd be tired of hearing stories like this, but mostly we just wish that people weren't dying.

Guild Wars 2 memorializes a fallen mother

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Last September, a Guild Wars 2 player shared a story about his departed wife. She died from complications during the birth of the couple's...

Have fun in Guild Wars 2’s ‘jungle playground’

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Just because Guild Wars 2 is adding more zones with Heart of Thorns doesn't mean that these maps will be the same-old experiences with...

Need a Guild Wars 2 story refresher? Here you go.

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Whether you've played through Guild Wars 2's living story to date and haven't kept every detail straight or you need some help in untangling...

The Stream Team: Gallivanting through Guild Wars 2

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It's no joke! MassivelyOP's MJ is indeed returning to Guild Wars 2 to prowl the land and take in some new sights. As beautiful...

Ask Mo: Jobs in the MMO industry, jobs in MMOs

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Today, we're reintroducing our general MMO advice column, here named Ask Mo: the column where you ask Mo questions, and he... lets me answer them for...

Guild Wars 2 tweaks the personal story for a solo finish

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If you -- like a certain unnamed but devastatingly handsome Massively Overpowered writer -- have stalled out on the final stage of Guild Wars...

Guild Wars 2 limits gold transactions, abusive language

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To combat "account takeovers, fraud, and RMT," ArenaNet is putting a hard cap on the amount of gold in Guild Wars 2 that can...
When your disco ball just isn't shiny enough.

Crafting Legendary precursors in Guild Wars 2’s expansion

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Legendary weapons are something of a chore for Guild Wars 2 players, as they rely a fair bit upon luck just to get the...
It's really making my life bloody overwhelming! Ha ha! Seriously, I have lost an extraordinary amount of blood.

Guild Wars 2 removes bleeding caps in Heart of Thorns

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One of the routinely stated design goals about Guild Wars 2 is that you should be able to wander out in the world and...

Flameseeker Chronicles: Shifting perspectives in Guild Wars 2

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Since my last edition of Flameseeker Chronicles, ArenaNet has released the eagerly anticipated camera patch, and I have been squealing with delight while enjoying...

The Daily Grind: Do you have a love/hate relationship with an MMO?

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For the most part, my MMO gaming world is pretty black and white. If I enjoy a game, then I'm playing it. If I'm...

Guild Wars 2’s Heart of Thorns stress test begins March 24

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Guild Wars 2's Heart of Thorns expansion stress testing is set to begin on March 24th, according to emails going out to lucky invitees...

The Stream Team: Guild Wars 2 and a giveaway

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MJ is her name, and exploration is her game. That certainly bodes well for Guild Wars 2; there's plenty of undiscovered land for Massively...

Guild Wars 2 starts second PvP ladder test season tomorrow

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When we were kids, playing on ladders was a good way to get a scolding or a trip to the E.R. Now, they're the...

Guild Wars 2’s latest patch includes bugs and a nasty exploit

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This week's Guild Wars 2 patch was delayed a week, but perhaps it needed yet another week still. Players on the official forums and...

Guild Wars 2’s Desert Borderlands will dramatically improve WvW

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If you're excited about Guild Wars 2's upcoming Desert Borderlands map that will be replacing the three old WvW borderlands maps currently in the...

The Daily Grind: Does Guild Wars 2 need mounts?

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Let me stop you right there: Yes, I know that Guild Wars 2 kinda has mounts. It has a ridable broom and a flying...

Guild Wars 2 patches in first-person view and map exploration changes

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After a one-week delay, Guild Wars 2 has delivered a much-anticipated first-person view to the waiting eyes of players. Today's patch is a hodge-podge of...

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