Thursday 20 August, 2009 Guild Wars 2 Trailer World Premiere!
We’re thrilled to announce the premiere of the official Guild Wars 2 preview video! The trailer, which made its debut at gamescom Cologne, offers an exciting glimpse of the visual splendor that awaits in Guild Wars 2. Check it out right here!
Wednesday 19 August, 2009 Get Imba with Razer
Play through Razer’s Get Imba Quest, and you could win the new Razer Naga, the first MMO Gaming Mouse of its kind. One of the seven quest letters you need to find is hidden right here on Guild Wars.com! Click here for more details.
Wednesday 12 August, 2009 Community: August Events
This month our player community has a great mix of events you can participate in! For details, head on over to Community News!
Tuesday 11 August, 2009 Guild Wars Live Test Krewe ready to roll!
Guild Wars Live Test Krewe ready to roll!
Our Asuran technicians have finished weaving their magic, and it is time to get things rolling.
If you are interested in giving new content and balance changes a good run-through before they hit the live servers, head over to our Live Test Krewe application page for your chance to become a Krewe member!
Friday 07 August, 2009 Developer Update - August 2009 PvE and PvP Skill Balances
For our previous skill update we chose two professions, Paragon and Ritualist, and tried to address attributes and play styles that were underpowered. This month, we’re applying that same approach to more professions, trying to identify not just individual skills to improve, but also larger issues to address. Here are some of the major themes we’re tackling with this update:
Wednesday 29 July, 2009 Community: The Guild Hall Renovation
The Guild Hall will unveil a massive makeover to their site on July 30th. TGH will host a massive in-game celebration with party events and prize giveaways. For more info, see our latest Community News update!
Friday 10 July, 2009 Community: Player Celebrations!
This month your fellow players have loads to celebrate, and you’re invited! To join in the fun, see our latest Community News update!
Thursday 09 July, 2009 Developer Update - July K-value Update
This month we opted not to make any skill balance changes. Since the last skill balance was only a couple of weeks ago, we want to keep monitoring the changes we’ve already made before we adjust any more skills. However, we have increased the K-value of rated matches in GvG and Hero Battles from 5 to 15.
K-value determines how much your rating can change in a single battle. Two years ago, we lowered the K-value of rated matches to encourage participation in Automated Tournaments where the K-value is much higher. The competitive nature of these tournaments makes it difficult for mid-level and casual players to build their ratings and, at such a low K-value, rated matches weren’t offering a compelling alternative.
By increasing the K-value of rated matches, we hope to make rated play a friendlier environment in which to increase your rating.
Thursday 09 July, 2009 Wintersday in July Next Week!
As summer heats up, don’t miss the chance to chill out at our Wintersday in July celebration! The festivities start at 19:00 GMT Friday, July 17 and last until 6:59 GMT on Monday, July 20. Mark your calendars for next weekend, and head over to our event page to find out the rest of the details.
Thursday 09 July, 2009 June Tournament Results
Congratulations to History Repeats Itself [Cry], who defeated Edible Granite Pencil [yumy] to become June’s GvG champion. For the complete list of rankings for June’s monthly tournament, see our full GvG and 1v1 results.
If you’re looking to turn into a Norn this month, we’re updating the Zaishen Chest after today’s live build and replacing June’s Automatonic with July’s Boreal Tonic. To see the full tonic rotation, check out the Zaishen Rewards Calendar.
