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24-Hour Streaming Marathon
To kick off Headstart, we will be running a 24-hour streaming marathon on our own3d.tv channel! The stream will begin as soon as Headstart kicks off, so by ArenaNet's launch times, it will start between August 24th at 9:00 PM PDT and August 25th at 12:00 AM (midnight) PDT (GMT -7). Guru Public Mumble Server
Be sure to check out our public Mumble server for launch! We're still looking for people to help out with banning channel spammers and such so please let us know if you are able to help out!

Community Events for Launch*
BeyondTheGameplay featuring: Team Almost Famous [ALFA] is having their own stream release event! Saturday, August 25, 2012 at 12:00 AM PDT (GMT -7) they'll be streaming on their own Twitch.tv channel. Here are some prizes they will be giving out:
  • G11 Logitech Pro-gaming Keyboard
  • Guitar Hero World Tour - Wireless Guitar Controller
  • Nabaztag 'Smart Rabbit'
  • Two digital copies of GW2!
*If your site has an event they'd like to advertise, send me a PM and we'll get it added!

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We've got some exciting new updates regarding the GW2DB to announce! (And more to come later!)

Profession Calculator Updates
  • Now lists traits and stats!
  • Improved condition and boon display!
  • Ability to save, rate and comment on builds!
Vendors
  • If an item is sold by a vendor, it lists the vendor name and how much the item sells for!
Lots and lots of polish and bug fixes!
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With less than half a day left before the servers go live for the Guild Wars 2 pre-purchase headstart, ArenaNet has announced that they will be giving away a special limited edition Guild Wars 2 themed baseball cap for players to claim for the hefty price of zero gems. All you have to do is open up the Black Lion Trading Company tab in game and claim your prize. If you're unavailable for launch, don't worry! You have through September 12th to claim this hat before it is gone forever.

Don't be a Skritt. Get your hat while you can!

(Thanks to smoelf for catching this piece of news for us!) Back to Top

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John Smith, economist for Guild Wars 2, has written an article on of some interesting finds he's come across during the BWE and stress tests. Click the image below for the full picture.

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Special thanks to AMIX_GW2 for reporting this news first! Back to Top

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A new stress test has just been announced via facebook.

EDIT: the Stress Test will be taking place about 20 minutes past the hour, so ~1:20 PM PDT. We're doing some additional prep. Thanks!

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We will be conducting a Stress Test TODAY from 1:20 PM PDT to 2:00 PM PDT.

We will be actively working on the game during the event, so you might experience connectivity problems or discover features that are not working as designed.

Any issues you experience are a result of the rigorous conditions of the stress test, and are in no way representative of the state of the game at launch.
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By participating in this stress test, you’re helping us make Guild Wars 2 a better game.

Please note:

* The Stress Test is open to anyone who has pre-PURCHASED Guild Wars 2.
* You will not be able to purchase gems.

Thanks for your cooperation—we’ll see you in-game!

~RB

Taken straight from the GW2 facebook page: http://www.facebook....m/#!/GuildWars2

Will you be participating in this 1 hour stress test and if so, what do you plan to do?

Either way, people who choose not to participate (or are unable to) in this stress test won't have long to wait for head start.

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Arenanet has finally answered the question that most of you old GW1 players have been wondering, how do you obtain your Hall of Monuments rewards.

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When we announced the start of Guild Wars 2 development, players responded with enthusiasm and a whole lot of questions. One of the most common questions we received was whether there would be some sort of “historical link” between Guild Wars and Guild Wars 2  and whether they could somehow show off their Guild Wars accomplishments in Guild Wars 2.

The answer to that question was a resounding “Yes.” We introduced the Hall of Monuments Reward Calculator, which allowed Guild Wars players to calculate how many points they had earned in the original games for use in Guild Wars 2. As you know, these points can be redeemed for unique weapon and armor skins, pets, animal companions, and more.

Read the full post and how to do it here.

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Arenanet has a new post up, this time on the official Guild Wars 2 website rather than the Arenanet blog.

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Hey, everyone, I’m Bill Freist. I’m here to discuss two topics we’ve been seeing a lot of questions about over the last few months: optimization and performance.

Before getting into that, though, you might be asking yourself, “Who is this Bill guy?” I’m part of the Quality Assurance department here at ArenaNet, and I specialize in gathering information from you, the players, about performance and compatibility issues. I make sure that the programming team gets the appropriate information and reproduction steps needed to achieve quick turnarounds with fixes for technical issues. In short, my job is to help ensure that the game is compatible with as many different computer configurations as possible—with solid performance to boot.

Read the full post here for more including some in depth talk about framerates and how some graphic cards and different driver versions perform in GW2.

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Here are the latest differences between today's stress test and last week's! Below you'll find significant skill, trait, recipe and achievement changes. Enjoy!

Skill Changes

Elementalist
Engineer
Guardian
Mesmer
Necromancer
Ranger
Thief
Warrior
Race Skills

Trait Changes
Engineer
Guardian
Mesmer
Necromancer
Ranger
Warrior

Recipe Changes

Achievement Changes
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Spanish Guild Wars 2 Wiki is live!


Arenanet has just announced through their facebook account that the Spanish GW2W is live.  Players who speak Spanish or cannot understand English will be able to find their home on this new wiki.  It is, just like the English and other counterparts, hosted by Arenanet.  

With the upcoming stress test and the included Spanish localization, players will be able to test out the new wiki and add content they find.  The Wiki will stay up from now on, through the launch of the game.

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We're very happy today to welcome a new member in the Guild Wars 2 wiki family: the official Guild Wars 2 Spanish wiki is live! This is a great time for Spanish players to create articles about the game will include Spanish text localization.

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Anet has announced a new stress test over on their facebook page which will include Spanish text localization for you Spanish speakers.

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We will be conducting a stress test tomorrow Tuesday, August 21 from 12:00 Noon PACIFIC Time to 4:00 PM PACIFIC Time.

We will be actively working on the game during the event, so you might experience connectivity problems or discover features that are not working as designed.

Any issues you experience are a result of the rigorous conditions of the stress test, and are in no way representative of the state of the game at launch.

By participating in this stress test, you’re helping us make Guild Wars 2 a better game. Thanks for your cooperation—we’ll see you in-game!

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Please note:
* The stress test is open to anyone who has pre-purchased Guild Wars 2.
* Characters will not be wiped from the previous Stress Test.
* The Stress Test will include Spanish text localization. ~RB2

If you are unsure of the time for your timezone, here is a great link that Nox_Aeterna posted in the comments: http://gw2.pan-dem.co.uk/

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PCGamer has a new exclusive 12 minute video of the level 50 dungeon, Twilight Arbor.

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A few months ago we took a look inside the Ascalonian Catacombs, one of Guild Wars 2′s level 20 dungeons. Chris returned to Arenanet a short while back to find out what lies beyond Guild Wars 2′s early game, and took the chance to record a run through the level 50 Twilight Arbor dungeon with some expert Arenanet QA testers. We can show you up to the dungeon’s first boss, the venemous spider queen.

Check out the article here and the video is embedded below.

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