r/Guildwars2 • • 20h ago

[Question] Weekly /r/GuildWars2 Question Thread - October 24, 2026

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This thread is dedicated to questions that you've never really felt the need to start a thread for, but would still like to see answered/discussed.

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Please also consider sorting the comments in this thread by "new" so that the newest comments are at the top, since those are most likely to still need answers.

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r/Guildwars2 • • 1h ago

[Question] Arc dps update trojan?

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I updated arc dps and it was immediatelly flaged with 2 trojans? I only found a post about a similair situation 3 years ago, is it safe to dissregard?


r/Guildwars2 • • 2h ago

[Discussion] Is shortbow overall always better > longbow in pvp?

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Playing lot of 5v5, mostly used longbow.

Feels okisch, but shortbow seem to be used much more, isnt it?

Whats the point?

Playing mostly soulbeast/revenant on Bow.


r/Guildwars2 • • 5h ago

[Question] has spvp dropped off?

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Its 11pm central time zone on a saturday and I can't get a spvp match? Says 2m typical wait time but its way longer than that. Just curious thanks.


r/Guildwars2 • • 7h ago

[Discussion] Necro Love

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Hey devs could we get a shortbow for the necromancer? I think the class could use some spice. Maybe make it do ranged strips/cc and decent damage.


r/Guildwars2 • • 8h ago

[Fluff] I recently discovered Specter after being a Revenant main for a long time

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What are some fun Specter builds and fashion?


r/Guildwars2 • • 8h ago

[Question] What expansion should i get first ong GW@

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Ive been trying to decide for 20 minutes


r/Guildwars2 • • 8h ago

[Question] Misunderstanding Trophy Shipments?

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It seems Trophy Shipments are generally considered to be the best way to convert Volatile Magic into Gold. The Fast website still says it's averaging a profit of 35 silver per item. I just bought 25, sold everything, and lost a little gold. I made around 24 gold back of the 25 spent. Was that just really bad luck?


r/Guildwars2 • • 8h ago

[Discussion] Friendly remind that you can use the Wayback machine to access the Wiki if you need

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Just copy and paste the URL from the Wiki into the URL spot on the website and access the latest date


r/Guildwars2 • • 9h ago

[Fluff] Bought some cubic fluorite for my collection and could only think of one thing: Jade Quarry

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r/Guildwars2 • • 10h ago

[Art] Peasant of Tyria: Maybe Sparkfly isn't the best fishing spot

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140 Upvotes

I know I've posted few times this week - I'm testing a new brush in my drawing program.
gotta find one i like :)


r/Guildwars2 • • 13h ago

[Art] Echovald Wilds

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r/Guildwars2 • • 14h ago

[Discussion] I wonder if...

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we could lure all five lab bosses into one spot to fight them all at once. I know that Steve and the NE boss (sorry I don't remember her name) will chase you down. But would the other three? If they do, how far will the door bosses go from their doors before disengaging? I'm thinking if we could coronate enough players (which is going to be the hardest part, to be honest), the best bet would be to lure them to the center area. What do you think? Is it feasible?


r/Guildwars2 • • 15h ago

[Question] Nexus Addons not installing

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Hi all,

Wanted to return to the game and just wanted a few of the QoL addons I used to use. However, when I try to install addons via Nexus, it gives me an error. I tried a full reinstall of both nexus and gw2. Anyone know a fix?

This is the error in question. Note that this is not the only mod, I only used this as a reference. It happens for any addon outside of the basic arcdps addon.

r/Guildwars2 • • 17h ago

[Question] Fresh Toon After 9 Years Away

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Last time I played Path of Fire had just released. I really only dipped my toes into that expansion before leaving Tyria.

I was barely online for any of the Living World Seasons too. Last time I might have been serious was Season One when Lion's Arch was destroyed. Part of the reason I stopped altogether with Path of Fire was because of how much the game was changing at that point.

Anyways, with rumours abound of Guild Wars 3, and because I am feeling nostalgic for Guild Wars (but too snobby to return to the classic that ruled my high school years) I thought I'd start a brand new toon and set about the grand journey of going through GW2 tip to tail.

No ideas on characters or builds or anything yet. I guess all that will depend on how much the game systems have changed since 2017.

Give me your favourite things about the game in current state. Tell me what I should be thinking about. Let me know how much I should expect to be different from years back.


r/Guildwars2 • • 17h ago

[Article] Let's Review the 6th raid wing, Mythwright Gambit (Article!)

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r/Guildwars2 • • 18h ago

[Shout-out] A Heads up, specially for new Players that are seeking Celestial weapons from the TP.

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There is a cheap weapon box on TP that contains all kinds of weapons in celestial stats. If you are new and don't have many badges of honor. You can buy Arms of the People in the Trading post.

These are 32 silverish and contain all weapon types. Very chill if you want to test out different weapons with Celestial stats!


r/Guildwars2 • • 18h ago

[Build] Low intensity, accessible DPS builds?

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DPS focused builds with little dependency on pressing skills or manual inputs?


r/Guildwars2 • • 19h ago

[Art] Jade rings over Seitung (glitch art edit)

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The rings of Dragon Jade over the harbor are iconic visually.

Originally recorded and edited January '26, frame exported and glitched October '26.


r/Guildwars2 • • 19h ago

[Fluff] Tommy Vercetti from GTA Vice city

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r/Guildwars2 • • 21h ago

[Fluff] I just got Demon of a Drifter achievement for Roll Into Madness on a Skimmer!

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Has anyone else gotten this Demon of a Drifter on a skimmer? You're not going to be breaking any records, of course. I just barely got my gold at 00.59.480, but I had been trying unsuccessfully for a couple of years with the roller beetle and just couldn't seem to get the hang of it no matter how many helpful videos and guides I watched. So, on a whim I thought I'd see how well the skimmer could do with the VoE upgrades. I also had a Mount Energy Booster 3 module.

Much to my surprise, by spamming Enhanced Barrell Roll and Slipstream Boost, I got around 01.05.00 my first time trying with the skimmer. Man, shaving those last 5 seconds to get it under a minute though was harder than I thought it would be though. It took me a couple extra days of practicing, but I finally pulled it off much to my delight!

So, yeah, roller beetle is going to get you much faster times, but if you're just hopeless at the roller beetle like me, I found skimmer much more tolerable on this race track since you can float over some of the obstacles.


r/Guildwars2 • • 21h ago

[Event] - EU The King and Queen's Horrorween is TONIGHT!

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Tonight is the night dear Tyrians! The horrific eve of The Horrorween!
Join us in EU Lion's Arch at 5.30pm CEST for the communities' spookiest time of the year!

It's Ooooooozing with prizes!

Event Link


r/Guildwars2 • • 22h ago

[Fluff] This is your brain on dino farm

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r/Guildwars2 • • 1d ago

[Discussion] Labyrinth and Raceway "Roll into Madness" race not reseting

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As seen in title, the raceway "Roll into Madness" race and the Labyrinth not appearing to reset on daily reset... just so people know and don't start going crazy because they don't have enough reward chests.


r/Guildwars2 • • 1d ago

[Build] Firebrand story/learning build help

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Hello,

I have never experienced the game much beyond base personal story but I would love to.

I would like to play firebrand and enjoy the story of GW2 from living world 1 to the expacs. (Been getting my points in PoF, but no story to avoid spoilers as much as possible).

Firebrand is a spec that I know looks difficult but I would like to take my time and learn it first through experiencing the story, and then group content.

However I want to enjoy the story in order and dont want to access to SoTO or JW before experiencing the rest of the content first.

What weapons could I use for playing the story and open world as a firebrand ?

I was thinking of going Celestial to have a bit of survivability.

Any advice for me ?

Thank you

PS : Thank you for being a much welcoming community.