As I said in my last entry here on Talk Tyria, Nerdy Bookahs had been invited to the EUFanDay that took place this Monday and Tuesday in Brighton. I was the one representing our blog there (a first post about this went up on our blog. It includes a growing link collection for write-ups etc. [...]
Posts Tagged ‘gw2’
EuFanDay: The interview
April 4th, 2012 
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Posted in Events, Food for Thought, Guild Wars 2, Interviews 
Tags: ArenaNet, community, eufanday, guild wars 2, gw2 
10 Comments »Of Ronan, Ventari, and the Pale Tree: The Sylvari
August 12th, 2011 Belzan Written in the voice of Belzan Furu I once knew the great centaur Ventari. We oft debated the human-centaur war over a campfire in Maguuma or the Tarnished Coast. He was wise and I learned a great deal from his teachings, even though our time together was short. He saw the conflicts between our races [...]
Posted in Guild Wars 1, Guild Wars 2, Lore, PvE, Races, Sylvari, Tyria Tags: ArenaNet, characters, guild wars 1, guild wars 2, gw2, humans, kryta, Lore, races, sylvari 3 Comments »An Interview With a Keg Brawl Star
July 1st, 2011 Belzan Talk Tyria recently got a unique opportunity to interview one of Keg Brawl’s rising stars: Jegg “Legs” Edgarson. Few can match the ferocity this norn shows on the ice. We caught up with him after the Leopard’s Spots thrilling 5 kegs to 4 victory over Pour Haus. _______________________________________ Talk Tyria: Legs! What a fantastic game! [...]
‘Hyleket,’ Anyone?
March 23rd, 2011 elixabeth This is about a rather trivial change in the language of Guild Wars 2, the name-change of the race of frog people from “heket” to “hylek,” and why it pleases me. One word has changed. The nature of the hylek really hasn’t changed at all. They are a sentient people with which we as player [...]
The Iterative Process, or “how we plan to bring you the best game possible”
March 8th, 2011 Belzan Iteration, or the iterative process, is something ANet has discussed many times. It accounts for changes between versions of their games. Each GW update involves iteration and iteration accounts for the content and mechanic changes we see between GW2 status updates. Put simply, the iterative process is simultaneously responsible for what makes the Guild Wars [...]
Hypnotized, Mesmerized…By What the Fans Believe
February 22nd, 2011 Belzan Mesmers are an iconic profession in Guild Wars. You either love them or you hate them, but it wouldn’t be Guild Wars without them. The same is true, in this author’s opinion, for Guild Wars 2. Three professions have yet to be revealed and ANet has all but announced that we will see mesmers making [...]
Posted in Food for Thought, Guild Wars 2, Mesmer, Profession Talk, PvE, PvP Tags: characters, gameplay, gw2, Jennah, Mesmer, professions, speculation 3 Comments »
From Tabletop to Laptop: Putting the “RPG” back in MMORPG
February 10th, 2011 Belzan “What is your story?” If ever there was a tag-line that encompassed the major difference between Guild Wars 2 and its predecessor, it is this. It is not the new skill bar. It is not the new playable races. It is not even the new combat system. Quite simply: it is the story. All sequels [...]
Posted in Guild Wars 2, RP Thinktank, Tyria Tags: characters, gw2, Lore, professions, races 5 Comments »
The Guardian – Predictions, Predilections, and Prognostications
January 24th, 2011 elixabeth Most people who keep an eye cracked for Guild Wars 2 news have heard about the PC Gamer article that did some name-dropping in the caption of a GW2 image. The “Blue Mace Lady” that we have all come to know and love has an official name: the guardian. Until this coming Thursday, the newly-named [...]
Posted in Community, Food for Thought, Guardian, Guild Wars 2, Lore, Profession Talk Tags: BML, guardian, gw2, Logan, professions, speculation 10 Comments »
Seraph : The Second Soldier Profession of Guild Wars 2?
January 19th, 2011 Izari Warning: Minor spoilers for the two novels ensue. Disclaimer: This was written literally a few days before the Guardian release. That said, I still think the political implications still hold merit. So have fun with it. I think we all figure at this point that the 2nd solider class is a paladin-like buff / defensive [...]
Posted in Food for Thought, Guardian, Guild Wars 2, Profession Talk Tags: EoD, GoA, gw2, Jennah, Logan, Lore, politics, Seraph 17 Comments »Guild Wars 2 Hall of Monuments Rewards Revealed!
October 8th, 2010 Izari So Arena-Net released the Guild Wars Hall of Monuments calculator deal today. This feature is so ridiculously amazing, it’s not even funny. You input your character name and it tallies up your achievements. Each one is given a certain point value. There’s a total of 50 points, and each level from 1-30 unlocks an in-game [...]
