WvW Rewards
I saw a lot of people in general chat and the official forums complaining that WvW doesn’t have enough rewards. The common complaint is: “What keeps me playing WvW when I hit 80 if I do not get a...
View ArticleGW2′s potentially harmful eSport aspirations
It’s no secret that ArenaNet is trying to put Guild Wars 2 on the fast track to prominent eSport status. They’ve designed sPvP to fit the model like a glove, more so than Blizzard with WoW....
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Adventure Log: Reflections on a week in GW2
In Gendarren Fields with Lion’s Arch in the background. It’s hard to believe that a week has already passed since GW2 has launched because so much has happened! I’ve seen so much of the world, and...
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WvW Requires 3 Servers
Glumshanks (my ranger) standing in front of Stonemist Keep in the Eternal Battlegrounds after claiming it for our guild. Despite being shortened to “WvW”, there are three worlds fighting each other in...
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GW2 WvW Tips
I am by no means a pro, but I have been around the RvR block a few times. WvW is really very similar, and I’m noticing a lot of very fundamental strategies/tactics ignored. Defend! WvW tips from...
View ArticleLevel 80 in GW2. What’s next?
My ranger (Glumshanks) has dinged level 80. This momentous occasion actually happened many days ago… for some reason I never included it in a blog post. I find myself at that pivotal moment in any...
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Adventure Log: Dungeons, Dragons, and Seals
Another week has gone by in Guild Wars 2, and I’m still racking up new experiences each day. Claw of Jormag unleashes a mighty roar, sending a shockwave right at me. Dragons I knew about Tequatl in...
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GW2 Outmanned Buff
“We notice you’re outnumbered 4 to 1 in World vs. World. Please enjoy this magic find buff while you die.” I had to laugh tonight when I saw this buff. We’re holding out against both servers...
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WvW Orbs to be Removed. I have a solution!
Orbs should be protected in Castles, not on pedestals out in the open. Orbs are being removed from GW2 because they “strengthen teams who are already winning and make it even more difficult for...
View ArticlePvP rewards without a cost for failure
Let’s start the new year off with a discussion about PvP. I was thinking about why PvP — more specifically RvR/WvW — hasn’t succeeded or ultimately been a lot of fun for me in the past few years. We...
View Article[Updated] Streaming WvW Tonight (4/29)
Thanks for watching everyone! That was a good two hours of WvW. I’ve included the video of the stream below. [Updated] Streaming WvW Tonight (4/29) from Keen and Graev's Gaming Blog
View ArticleGW2 WvW Impressions
WvW is the closest I have ever come to reliving Dark Age of Camelot RvR. I chose to lead off with that comment because WvW is the reason why I will play GW2, and the reason why many of my friends...
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GW2 BWE#1 Wrap-up
I covered GW2 extensively over the weekend with my thoughts on questing, combat, Battlegrounds/Mists, and World vs. World. I want to briefly wrap-up my thoughts from this weekend into one post so...
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Might have found my favorite GW2 Class today
Center Keep of Eternal Battleground is huge and fun to siege! I managed to get some play time in Guild Wars 2 today before succumbing to the 95% load screen hang; Having to Ctrl+alt+del out of the game...
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GW2′s Version Of Darkness Falls Taking Shape
GW2's Eternal Battlegrounds. Stonemist Castle in the center with three surrounding Keeps. Portals to the "mini-dungeon" will be inside each Keep. I’m a fan of meaningful objectives being at the heart...
View ArticleGW2 Updates, Mini-dungeon isn’t Darkness Falls
Mike Ferguson updated the ArenaNet blog to explain how the Guild Wars 2 team has been working to improve the World vs. World (PvP) experience for the upcoming Beta Weekend Event #2 (tomorrow!)....
View ArticleObservations from GW2 BWE2
Beta weekend #2 for GW2 is coming to an end. While playing this weekend I took note of a few things. Some of this is WvW feedback that I’ll probably post on the official forums, and some of it is...
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GW2 BWE3: Sylvari, PvP, Tournaments
This Guild Wars 2 beta weekend event I swore to myself I wouldn’t do PvE on any race or play any part of the Asura because that is what I want to do at launch. I created a Sylvari and explored the...
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Adventure Log: GW2 Weekend, Kingdom Hearts, Skylanders, and more
Keen – GW2 ramblings and Steam Sale backlog Sylvari jump puzzle I thought I was sure about playing a Ranger when GW2 launches, but this weekend has thrown a wrench in my plans. I blame the structure...
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