Thursday 02 July, 2009 Join Us for the Dragon Festival!
This weekend, put on your best imperial finery and join us for the annual Dragon Festival! After today’s live update, Shing Jea Monastery will spring to life as the citizens of Cantha eagerly prepare for the commemorative festivities. Among the events planned are the re-opening of the Dragon Arena, the return of the Shing Jea Boardwalk, and a brand new festival mask! Head over to our festival page for all the details.
Thursday 25 June, 2009 Xunlai Tournament House News
Starting today, the Xunlai Tournament House will be down for extended maintenance. We apologize for any inconvenience this may cause. For more information, please see this post.
Thursday 18 June, 2009 May Tournament Updates
In slightly belated May tournament news, last month’s runner-up History Repeats Itself [Cry] defeated Stealing Society [StS] to become this month’s GvG champion. For 1v1, Not Expensive South claimed victory over Ernie Ftwwwwwwwwww to become May’s 1v1 champion. For the complete list of rankings, check out the full GvG and 1v1 results.
After today’s live update, we will be adding May’s prediction points to the Xunlai Agent. If you made May predictions in the Xunlai Tournament House, check your neighborhood Xunlai Agent after the build to claim your Tournament Reward Points.
Thursday 18 June, 2009 Community: Contests, Stories, and More!
A single update could not hold all of this month’s player-created activities! See how you can participate in the latest Community News update!
Thursday 18 June, 2009 Developer Update - June 2009 PvE and PvP Skill Balances
The major goals of this update are to balance certain overpowered skills, increase the effectiveness of Spawning Power, make Ritualist spirits viable in PvE, and increase the effectiveness of Paragons in PvE through the Command and Leadership lines.
Read more...Wednesday 10 June, 2009 Community: June’s Heating Up!
See what our players have in store this month in June’s Community News!
Thursday 28 May, 2009 Free Pane Promotion: Extended!
We’re extending our 4 Year Anniversary Free Xunlai Storage Pane Promotion! You now have until June 30 to claim your free pane of storage from the NCsoft store. For more details on how to get the free storage pane, please visit this page.
Thursday 21 May, 2009 New Developer Update!
The latest Developer Update, discussing this month’s skill balance changes, is now available. Interested? Keep on reading.
Read more...Thursday 07 May, 2009 Xunlai Tournament House Remodel
We’re excited to announce that our remodel of the Xunlai Tournament House is complete! We went through the site and gave it a complete overhaul, which will make voting quicker, easier, and more secure than ever before.
Check out our guide to the new features here, and then head over to the Xunlai Tournament House and make your predictions for the May Tournament winners!
Thursday 07 May, 2009 April Tournament Updates
In April GvG tournament news, Straight Outta Kamadan [KMD] defeated History Repeats Itself [Cry] to claim this month’s championship. In the 1v1 tournament, I N San Ity proved victorious over Viet Mangeur De Nem to become April’s 1v1 champion. For the complete list of rankings, check out the full GvG and 1v1 results.
After today’s live update, we will be adding April’s prediction points to the Xunlai Agent. If you made April predictions in the Xunlai Tournament House, check your neighborhood Xunlai Agent after the build to claim your Tournament Reward Points.
Finally, this update will also replace April’s Unseen Tonic in the Zaishen Chest with May’s Phantasmal Tonic. To see the full tonic rotation, check out the Zaishen Rewards Calendar.
Thursday 07 May, 2009 Community: May Activities Galore!
The month of May is chock-full of player-run events, videos, and contests! Check out Community News for details!
Friday 01 May, 2009 More Fourth Anniversary Interviews
Continuing with our anniversary celebrations, we’ve got more insider interviews for your reading pleasure!
- Game Designer Colin Johanson talks with Gamervision about the lasting appeal of Guild Wars, his favorite design experience from the game, and the big anniversary blowout.
- Game Designer Eric Flannum gives Rock, Paper Shotgun readers a glimpse into his thoughts about Guild Wars and shares some of the high points he’s experienced as a designer and a player.
- System Designer Ben Miller sits down with RPG Fan to talk about what makes Guild Wars stand out among MMOs, as well as the past, present, and future of the game.
- Community Manager Regina Buenaobra’s chat with Talking About Games covers the origins and progression of both Guild Wars and its community.
- Community Manager Martin Kerstein shares his thoughts about the evolution of Guild Wars over the past four years in this Gameplay Monthly interview.
