Thread: Excellent articles on GW2 by GW1 fans

Here are a bunch of great articles for the upcoming GW2. I am a huge part of the GW1 community and they have written a lot of great stuff for the upcoming game.

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Originally Posted by Jaden Stone

Guild Wars 2 General Discussion:



An in-depth review of what Guild Wars 2 has done well. All the information you will need to know about what makes this game so special and all the reason you will need to buy the game at release! Click Here to read the full article.




Another in depth review of some of the more unsightly features of Guild Wars 2 and what to watch out for. Being in the early stages of development the game will obviously have its flaws. Best to bring them up now before the code gets cold. Click Here to learn more and discuss.




A basic guide for players wanting to know more about what's in store for them in Guild Wars 2. Done in A question and answer format, this guide hopes to enlighten the community on some pressing questions and concerns. Click Here to read the full article.


Profession Overviews:



Gain valuable insight about the mechanics behind this killing machine. A full breakdown of weapons sets, skills, and play style information to teach you more about this highly resilient melee force. Click Here to read the full article.




Understand the Thief's purpose in the battlefield and what he has to bring to the table. Learn more about the art of stealth and escape and hear about one players first hand experience. Click Here to read the full article.




The most versatile profession in the game deserves an in depth review and we more than do it justice in our first QQ exclusive article. You never forget your first, so here's hoping you wont either. Click Here to read the full article.




The new kid on the block has a lot to prove, but seems to stand up well. He may seem like a paladin on the outside, but take a look through the article and you may find he's not what he seems. Click Here to read the full article.




The Ranger teaches us to never travel alone. With his pet always by his side, the Ranger has a bit of a unique play style that some people may find attractive. Others, not so much. Click Here to read the full article.




Learn more about the big changes that the Necromancer has taken from the original Guild Wars. With one of the most powerful profession signature moves, the Necromancer is truly frightening. Click Here to read the full article.




As Guild Wars moves into the future, so does it's professions. With the advent of guns and machines the Engineer has a whole new arsenal of future tech to surprise his opponents. Click Here for the full article.




Little is known about the 8th profession, but most people have been able to guess right. It's only just been officially announced that the mesmer will be the next class. Why not take the time to look at the clues that lead us there? Click Here to follow your nose!


PvP Advice:



Branding yourself can be hard and no one wants to play with an unknown. PvP is a cruel world, but we can help you get your foot in the door or begin with a strong start in a new game. Click Here to understand what you can do to get noticed.


User Posted - Noteworthy PvP Posts/Threads:

Damon discusses concerns for Guild Wars 2
Jaden comments on his experiences playing at PAX
Jonas comments on weapon swapping
Jonas talks balancing the skill pool

Official - PvP Articles:

Jon Peters Q&A
PvP Overview
Combat pt. 1 - Skills
Combat pt. 2 - Weapons
Combat pt. 3 - Traits overview
Combat pt. 4 - Healing and Death
The Battle of Kyhlo (Map)
The Battle of Kyhlo (Design)

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Ah... you also might have bad routing to their servers too. That was something I saw a lot of complaints about... people with certain IP's who were closer in distance were getting worse consistency in their latency. It happened to me a few times too but fortunately I only PvE'd usually. This usually didn't happen to people in any other games except GW so either it was a problem with their pipe to Seattle, or a net architecture issue they never owned up to. It'll be interesting to see if it's no longer an issue with the way they're changing interrupting & dazing.

And yeah, I really tried to PvP myself but I just couldn't get into it. It wasn't my "kind of" combat. But I followed it very closely anyway through other players who did PvP so I knew all the metas and gimmicks and did the more random formats(like FA) pretty often.