Talk Tyria

Brace Yourselves… a Contest is Coming!

Izari — Sat, 02 Mar 2013 20:07:09 +0000

Attention, Tyrians! In celebration of the changing of the seasons (Soon™) and cleaning out my small collection of GW2 swag I’ve been meaning to hand out, I’ve whipped up a pretty spiffy contest for all you awesome people. What sort of contest, you say? Glad you asked! Theme: Uncanny Crossovers! - Take your favorite fictional [...]

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Awesomely Helpful UI Tips and Tricks

TriggerSad — Fri, 26 Oct 2012 15:00:43 +0000

By now many players have gotten used to the way Guild Wars 2 handles combat, dynamic events, and other big ticket features. But through talking to some guildmates and other random players, I’ve been seeing an interesting pattern that really isn’t all that surprising; people don’t know everything about some of the game’s most useful [...]

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Real Life Lore: Tyrian Settlement Through 12th Century Eyes

Muffins — Wed, 24 Oct 2012 15:00:12 +0000

As a medievalist I read a lot of books which form the basis of fantasy worlds like Tyria: Arthurian romances, tales of chivalry and myths of exquisite beasts which have been told and retold for centuries and have become embedded in our culture. In the present day, people draw upon these legends for inspiration, be [...]

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Shield of Absorption – A Bastion in the Dark

Distilled — Mon, 22 Oct 2012 16:30:00 +0000

You’re standing on the edge of your keep wall, peering over the crenelations into the morass of writhing bodies, baying for blood below. Your commander shouts directions to the troops: “Man the cannons! Push them back!” Your allies rush along the length of the walls, dropping fire and arrows on the invaders below, but they just keep [...]

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Swimming in GW2: Long Walks Off Short Piers

Vine — Fri, 19 Oct 2012 15:30:48 +0000

I am often stunned by the sheer level of detail that went into the design and implementation of Guild Wars 2. Yes, I love questing, but when I don’t have the time or just want to do something relaxing, there’s so much more to do in Tyria. One of my favorite GW2 pastimes is swimming [...]

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Guild Wars 2 Armor Guide – Basic Naming Conventions & Runes

Izari — Wed, 17 Oct 2012 15:30:10 +0000

So I’ll be honest; I wrote this mostly for myself, because for whatever reason the naming conventions on armor in Guild Wars 2 had me completely befuddled until I had it explained to me like I’m 5 years old by my twitter krewe. I figured if I went ahead and wrote an article on it, [...]

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Guild Wars 2 Community Projects Update – Episode 4 – Tools of the Trade!

Izari — Fri, 05 Oct 2012 16:00:13 +0000

Well then! You’d think after such a recent Guild Wars 2 community projects update it’d be some time before our next installment, but alas! This is one fandom that doesn’t rest. Over the course of the past few weeks I’ve been keeping an eye out and bookmarking any and every site of interest I’ve come across. [...]

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Elementalist 101 – Utility

Belzan — Wed, 03 Oct 2012 16:00:13 +0000

“Where does he get those wonderful toys?” – The Joker, Batman Elementalist Profession Series Part 2 In the first installment of the series I talked about the weapon skill bar with the intent of giving you, the reader, a sense of what each weapon and attunement felt like to wield. Today I will be talking [...]

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Five things I DON’T like about Guild Wars 2

Izari — Fri, 14 Sep 2012 16:00:18 +0000

Many moons ago I had written a draft for an article that never made its way to the sunlight. It was kind of an open letter to the community in which I tried to explain how Guild Wars 2 was not going to be perfection, that no fan new or old should expect it to [...]

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Elementalist 101 – History and Systems

Belzan — Wed, 12 Sep 2012 16:00:13 +0000

Good ol’ Master Bronk taught me the benefits of superior firepower. He liked to say, “When it comes to besting the enemy, there’s no such thing as overkill.” – Asura Biography Elementalist Profession Series Part 1 So…you are considering making an elementalist in GW2? You wanna control the weather, eh? Make things go *BOOM* *ZAP* [...]

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