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!

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

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.

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.

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.

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

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.