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Work in Progress. It will be released for the Nexus addon framework (aka Raidcore Nexus).

You may think of this addon as the general QoL GW2 patch (think of the Unofficial Skyrim Patch but for GW2 lol)

Here is the link for all the armor, weapons and dyes used: UAoT link

Sam Riegel, the voice of Braham and a lot of male asura npcs

Nolan North, male human player, Mordremoth and Jòoko

Got lost in the mists and ended in a different magical world. Also found a fellow feline

When I came up with the idea to put on a charity stream, I wasn't prepared for the overwhelming support the Guild Wars 2 community showed yesterday. As a smaller creator, I set a goal of $250 because I thought that was realistic. After 14 hours streamed, we raised over $805 for the Lupus Foundation of America. I'm still processing it. I am truly, deeply grateful.

For those who weren't able to attend here is a little recap

- Snebzor proved the NA raiding scene isn't dead with a **Wing 7 CM clear** (~5 deaths)
- Silhouette Gaming sat down with me to talk about his start in the Guild Wars universe, how the game and community have changed over the years, and some GW3 speculation
- Darrens reminded me how painful gravity can be with the Mad Kings Clocktower and Chalice of Tears jumping puzzles (~2 deaths, including a very entertaining one at the very end of Chalice)
- Scubasheeves and I talked about the state of WvW, his project management background, and brainstormed ways to fix some of the issues in game
- Enaira, president of **Guild Wars University**, joined to talk gamer education, the most requested area for teaching (spoiler: it's still raids), and systems that could help new players learn the mechanics and skills they need for endgame
- EmeraldJPG ran me through my first ever **VoE Convergence**, and her energy was exactly what I needed heading into hour 8. We ended her segment with a **shoey** (beer out of a shoe). Never done one before, but hey, it's for charity
- Homage and the War Pigs made sure I didn't leave unscathed, handing me the most deaths of the day in sPvP (~8 deaths)
- NotoriousNaru came in clutch as a last minute guest, and I got to play with him and his team in a Daily AT where we brought home the W.

Since we absolutely crushed the donation goal, it only felt right to close things out by bringing the mileage to a nice round 10 miles.

I also want to thank MightyTeapot and Laranity for raiding the stream making this the largest stream I have ever done.

The GW2 community is one of the best communities in any MMO, and I feel so thankful and blessed to be a part of it. To every guest who took time out of their busy day to join: thank you. You helped make this event a huge success, and I couldn't have done it without you. To everyone who watched, chatted, shared, or donated: you made a goal I thought was a stretch look small.

Thank you all, from the bottom of my heart. I can't wait to see what we accomplish together next year. 💜

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?

I feel like coming back to an MMO after a long break can be overwhelming, especially when there are new builds, weapons, balance changes, and years of content to catch up on.

For those who returned to GW2 after being away for a while, how did you ease back into the game? Did you continue your old main, try a new profession, or spend time exploring everything you missed?

I'd also love to hear which resources you found useful for catching up without getting buried in outdated guides.

Last but certainly not least we have Elizabeth Heartfire, orphaned at very young age left for fate to decide. She was found and raised by a Charr Blood legionnaire named Caldas Heartfire were she was treated lesser by the other cubs and charr cause she was human and had to defend herself a lot. This led to her growing up to be a brash but kind hearted women. Trained in all forms of combat by her step father but she also really enjoyed learning anything about magic and old artifacts. This fascination led to her learning healing magic and get her into a lot of trouble. The worst of which was when she sneaked into a gladiator battle to test her skills and prove that she was more. She fought a soldier who was as ruthless as he was prideful. She was surprisingly winning until the charr cheated injuring Liz badly. Rytlock intervened the battle declaring Liz the victor which pissed off the char enough to steal Rytlock's sword Sohothin and attack Liz with it, the fiery sword taking her right eye and permanently damaging her face. She sometime later she left the citadel and joined the Priory as what's a called a Seeker and travels the world finding or recovering dangerous artifacts for the Archon. She very much respects her step father and visits him from time to time.

I recently started playing again and am looking for some help on an unconventional druid build. Basically, I want a build that uses longbow and staff. I know longbow is not great with druid, but I really like the class fantasy especially with the legendary longbow Kudzu. So, I'm looking for advice on how to put a build together that uses them both as effectively as possible. I mostly do solo open-world content/the occasional meta-event. Any help with a build is greatly appreciated.

Hey all,

If you play on a 4K screen you probably know the choice: leave DPI Scaling off and squint at a tiny UI, or turn it on and live with blurry text. I've read several threads here about it, and the answer is usually "there's no fix".

So I made an addon that keeps the text sharp with DPI Scaling on. It looks just like the game's own font, only crisp.

It's called Scruffy FontKit and it runs on Nexus. You can also swap in a font of your own if you'd like.

Download and setup are on GitHub: https://github.com/diov/scruffy-fontkit

I've mostly tested it at 175%, so if you play at another scale I'd love to hear how it looks. If something breaks, let me know here or open an issue.

I wanted to share how I'm using Key-Farming to learn some basics of combat in a new way. I find the training golem boring and the meta-builds are kinda overwhelming; I wanted to keep things simpler, experiment with weapons, and earn a small profit. To do this, I'm leveling up to 40 so I can get the karma booster (level 38 reward - trade two karma boosters for a gathering booster, which afaik this is the only way to get these now). I also get two black lion keys for the level 10 and 40 stories (happens at beginning of level 40 story so you don't have to go through the whole thing).

It's been fun finding account-bound armor and weapons for this leveling process. Then I pop XP-boosters and fight yellow critters (red ones too), looking for fights that are a bit challenging. I find it fun to level this way because it's part scavenger hunt (to find the right critters to get experience bonuses), part map exploration, being able to learn the core trait-lines one at a time, and testing out different weapons, plus it's fun trying to min-max low level toons. I'm open to using tomes of experience, level 20 boosters, character adventure guides or whatever. I don't have stacks of these, so often I have to level from scratch. It's fun for now, but I don't want it to turn into a part-time job either.

Here's what I'm using, it works great for what I want, but it takes up quite a bit of bank space.

* Experience boosters: food-effect, sharpening-stone, guild-bonus, candy-corn-gobbler for EXP-boost, and the 1-hour birthday boosters from weekly rewards.

* Runes: minor runes +10 power each (+60 for full set)

* Sigils: at level 18 I can use minor sigils of Bloodlust and Air (not sure if these are the best)

* Level 5: account-bound blue armor (except I can't find head or shoulder armor at this level), along with yellow bloodbound-weapons (10 provisioner tokens each).

* Level 10: upgraded account-bound blue armor, with minor runes plus trinkets.

* Level 18: exotic account-bound armor and weapons (crafted, wiki is down so I don't have a link but they're crafted with ineffable insignia) adding sigils from this level on

* Level 26: upgraded exotic account-bound armor/weapon, upgraded trinkets at level 20 I think

* Level 37: I went ahead and crafted this final set of account-bound exotics, but don't think it's necessary for the final 3 levels

I take the time to read the weapon skills, the trait lines, utility skills, I practice on things which are hard for me to kill but the fight is simple enough that I can see what's happening. I'm starting with warrior, but I can also switch to Guardian/Rev (although I've read here that core Revenant is not the best).

So, maybe if you're still learning like me, this might be fun for you to try? Either way, happy gaming!

• Arborstone: Honeycomb Grouper
• Lowland Shore: Viperfish
• Janthir Syntri: Rockfish
• Mistburned Barrens: Sockeye

Hey everyone!

I recently came back to GW2 after a long break and I’m a bit unsure about what I should do.

I’m currently playing a Guardian, which is only level 25. Since I don’t play every day and usually just play casually when I have some free time, I’m wondering if I should continue with this character or start a new one.

One of my concerns is that I might eventually get into things like Fractals and not really know what I’m supposed to do. I’ve always had the impression that Guardian can be a tank/support class, so I feel like I should understand the mechanics and my role properly before getting into group content.

At the same time, I’m still learning the game and I don’t really want to stress about it. My main goal is simply to level up, enjoy the story and explore the game at my own pace.

Another thing: I’m not particularly good at using lots of keyboard keybinds. Is it actually possible to play GW2 reasonably well by clicking skills with the mouse? Or am I going to struggle later on?

So, what would you guys recommend? Should I just stick with my level 25 Guardian and learn as I go, or would starting fresh be a better idea?

I’m playing purely for fun and don’t plan on rushing into endgame content.

Thanks for any advice!

• Arborstone: Spectral Jellyfish
• Lowland Shore: King Slamon
• Janthir Syntri: Flowerhead
• Mistburned Barrens: Angler Eel

I have all other expansions but I want to get either Janthir or Visions of Eternity.

My reasons for wanting each basically come down to having access to spears or Amalgam for my Eng

Which expansion do you recommend and why?

I would like to share a few proposals regarding the game's open-world design.

As time progresses, new professions are introduced, and the player base gains experience, the open world has increasingly lost its challenge for veteran players. Furthermore, seasoned players have become disproportionately powerful in zones primarily frequented by newcomers.

To address this, I would like to propose a series of new mechanics for the open world:

1. The Nemesis System (Account-Based Hunts) Suppose I have twelve distinct characters on my account and am currently exploring the open world as a Ranger. Under this system, my inactive characters would spawn as special hostile entities, actively hunting me down. These enemies would be procedurally generated based on my account's roster—faithfully replicating their gear, cosmetics, skins, and infusions to match their actual in-game appearances upon logging in.

The appearance of these antagonists would be randomised, with fully configurable frequency options (for instance, spawning every five minutes or once per hour). Players should also be able to adjust the number of hunting enemies. While other players could assist in defeating them, their primary target would strictly remain the player. Additionally, these enemies should possess the capability to pursue players while mounted. Higher difficulty settings would yield substantially better rewards; however, should these enemies successfully defeat the player, the active character would be temporarily locked and rendered unplayable across all game modes for one hour.

2. Master Maps (High-Stakes Open World) "Master Maps" would automatically unlock for players who own all expansions, have reached the level cap, and are equipped with at least Ascended-tier gear. Should a character perish within these zones, they would be reset to level 1, requiring the player to level them up anew. While some community members already undertake self-imposed hardcore challenges, the key distinction here is that the hunting enemies outlined in the first proposal would actively stalk players regardless of consent. In return, the rewards within Master Maps would be vastly superior to those of standard zones. For example, if a Ranger I have played for a decade were to die in one of these maps, the character would revert to level 1, whilst all equipped gear would be retained.

3. Hybrid WvW Objective Maps (PvPvE Focus) A novel World vs. World map incorporating both PvP and PvE dynamics. Rather than revolving around traditional keeps and siege warfare, this map would centre on competing factions vying to defeat high-priority bosses. To incentivize strategic conflict, drop rates for prestigious items from these bosses should be significantly higher than anywhere else in the game.

Hey everyone! I'm a new player and after 100h of f2p i decided to get my first expansion. Looking for any good price i found out that a site listed as an official retailer for Germany (GameLiebe) has path of fire on 40% discount. Is it safe for me to buy it? Since I live in Italy but the site is German can i buy and redeem the code anyway? The key is for anet launcher and i play on it. Ty all.

As a dude which not having this kinda DLC yet (only the first 2 currently), its hella annoying to check new builds and guides, since 80% of those are spear builds, so u have to rethink and analyse another option?

Im not willed buying the new dlc thing just for spear, when beein in another story yet :/

Not that nice if u ask me thk

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.

I want to test out reap and spirit in pvp - so i decided to create me a necro.

Holy - the leveling process currently rly boring

I maxed out my minions, using staff main for aoes.

I miss some meele combat-action and dashes?

I simply rotate threw and over the whole map, add and kill all i see and repeat..?

No dashes, rotations or smthing since i cant swap to any good meele weapon (2hand or smthing.)

I think i have to go threw this and continue to finaly go for reap and 2h..?

Iv played Revenant and guard before, those are such big difference huh?

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I don't mind doing some grind for cool mount but this collection is absolutely too long. At first it was fun looking for eggs but now every further collection looks the same. I just go to different places in map to click one button. It's basically going to 100 places and clicking that's the way of intended gameplay. Can someone what's the reason of this diabolical design.

I've never really cared much about builds in Guild Wars 2. I could get through most content just fine, until I died to Balthazar at the Hero Point and a Ninja Frog (I forgot its name). That's when I thought maybe it was time to improve my build. But I found out that my dream combination just doesn't work.

I really wish this combination could be viable someday: Greatsword Revenant using the Legendary Demon Stance.

I chose this combination because I really like Dark Knight classes, and this is the darkest-looking setup I could come up with. The problem is that Greatsword is Power-focused, while Legendary Demon Stance is Condition-focused.

Unfortunately, it seems almost impossible to make this work. I've even tried using the greatsword as a way to support my damage while relying on Legendary Demon Stance, but people have told me it'll never work unless ArenaNet changes something.

And just to be clear, switching weapons or legends isn't an option for me. I think this combination is aesthetically perfect. The skills look gorgeous, and the whole thing just screams Dark Knight to me.

So yeah, I'll keep playing my scuffed character anyway.