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Guild Wars 2 hopes to enable elite specs during tomorrow’s Path of Fire open stress test

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Didn't get your fill of tinkering with Path of Fire during Guild Wars 2's recent preview weekends? You can have another go at it...
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Massively OP Podcast Episode 133: Gaming Gamescom

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Justin and Bree discuss Guild Wars 2, Secret World Legends, LOTRO, sunsets for Ghost in the Shell Online and SkySaga, Closers, ArcheAge 4.0, Star Citizen's Gamescom demo, SWTOR, and WoW Argus, with mailbag questions on Marvel Heroes and MMORPGs as a drug, plus a PAX West preview.
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Guild Wars 2 devs on how mounts bring the ‘joy of movement’ to Path of Fire

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If you took part in the first Guild Wars 2 Path of Fire preview weekend, you surely got to play around with the first...

The Daily Grind: What do you actually expect to get out of MMORPG lockboxes?

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MMO blogger Bhagpuss has an intriguing multi-angle post out this week criticizing, rightly in my mind, Guild Wars 2's lockboxes, but not the way...

The Stream Team: Guild Wars 2 turns 5!

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It took five years, but it's finally happening today: Guild Wars 2's fifth anniversary! Whether or not there are any big in game parties,...
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Guild Wars 2 kicks off a week of mounts and a month of weapons

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Are you ready to ride around in style when Guild Wars 2: Path of Fire rolls around? Of course you are; Tyria is filled...

Guild Wars 2 preps PAX West party, sound panel, and video teasers

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If you're heading to PAX West in Seattle this weekend, you've got only two opportunities to gather with Guild Wars 2 fans. The first is...
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The Daily Grind: How often do you play non-human MMORPG characters?

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This weekend, I was toying around with my fancy Path of Fire-induced new character slot in Guild Wars 2. I have one of every...

One Shots: Alien sunset

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I will admit that I've been craving a good space exploration sim lately -- the burn to "explore strange new worlds" is rising inside...

Guild Wars 2 has begun doling out anniversary presents; here’s what to expect

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ArenaNet is rolling out birthday and anniversary gifts in honor of Guild Wars 2's fifth year of life. In the mail, fifth-year characters will nab...

Global Chat: World of Warcraft’s wild frontier

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How is World of Warcraft like the wild west of American history and legend? Something about Barrens chat might come to mind, but blog...

Flameseeker Chronicles: Guild Wars 2 Elite Specialization preview weekend impressions

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Over the weekend Guild Wars 2 players had the chance to get to grips with the new Path of Fire elite specializations in a PvP setting,...
But not of-the-year material.

The Daily Grind: Do you expect MMO expansions to include new classes, or is a new spec good enough?

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Back when Guild Wars 2's Path of Fire was announced, a number of our commenters sparred over whether or not the game's elite specs...

One Shots: Hugs not drugs

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This week's edition of One Shots is brought to you by the National Hugs and Fistbumps Council, which recommends that everyone enjoy at least...

Trove’s subclassing system launches with Eclipse next week

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A total solar eclipse isn't a common event -- the continental US hasn't seen one in almost 40 years. So it makes a lot...
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Guild Wars 2’s second Path of Fire preview weekend is about to begin

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Update: It's live! Didn't get a chance to jump into Guild Wars 2 during last weekend's Path of Fire preview weekend? You're getting another chance...

Massively Overthinking: Alone together vs. forced grouping in MMORPGs

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I'm going to go out on a limb here and assume that everyone has at some point seen the xkcd called Isolation, but if not, there...

Flameseeker Chronicles: Impressions of Guild Wars 2’s Path of Fire preview weekend experience

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I'm delighted to have found a moment to bring you an extra edition of Flameseeker Chronicles that outlines my thoughts on the first Guild Wars...

Global Chat: The MMO blogosphere’s reaction to Guild Wars 2’s Path of Fire

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It seems like the entire MMO blogosphere wanted to chip in thoughts on the Guild Wars 2: Path of Fire announcement, whether or not...
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Massively OP Podcast Episode 131: Just surviving

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Justin and Bree cover Guild Wars 2's Path of Fire, LOTRO's Mordor, Final Fantasy XIV's playerbase, Dual Universe's investment, and NCsoft's financials, then interview H1Z1: Just Survive Creative Director Ben Jones.

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