Community News
Thursday 06 December, 2007 Community News
This week, we’re giving a big shout out to the folks at Guild Wars Vault who bring us a regular Skill Spotlight feature. Agonderae, SasukeDarkfire, Alphagold3, Falcon176, Bubbinska, and declanangfaeder, we salute your effort and love of the game. The latest featured skill isBurning Arrow, and it offers the typical excellent insight into this particular skill. Keep ‘em coming, team!
It’s Wintersday time again! The Guild Wars Wintersday Calendar has a piece of fantastic fan art for every day from December 1 till December 24th. This is one to bookmark.
Guild Wars Realm has a new Ranger/Paragon build. Conditional Spear uses a combination of spear attacks, Conditions, and a pet.
Guild Cast is back with Episode #87, which features an interview with Jackie of Rebel Rising [rawr]. They chat about the 2008 RAWR Cup. For more information on the event, you can check out the Rawr Cup site.
The first Rawr Cup Tournament, coordinated by von Rebel Rising and sponsored by Guild Café, featured some very exciting matches. Hope you caught them on Observer Mode! Congratulations to the following teams:
Dragon Division
- 1st: Esoteric Warriors [ EW ]
- 2nd: Whats Going On [sup]
- 3rd: Revive Teammates [rezz]
Phoenix Division
- 1st: Die Keller Kinder [KK]
- 2nd: Xxx Final Thrust Xxx [RIP]
- 3rd: I Disposable Heroes I [DirT]
Titan Division
- 1st: Mundane Fabulous Guards [MfG]
- 2nd: Charr In My [Car]
- 3rd: The Euphoria Of Gold [gold]
Also, congratulations to the winners of the miniature contest giveaway, who over the course of three weeks won a Water Djinn, Mallyx, or Naga Raincaller.
Rawr reports there will definitely be more competitions and tournaments to come for those of you who missed out. The tentative date for the next Rawr Cup is March 2008! Guild Cafe is currently accepting early bird sign ups for anyone who wants to get a jump start. Hope to see you in the next tournament!
Thursday 29 November, 2007 Community News
Don’t forget to catch the action—or take part in it—in this weekend’s Rawr Cup Tournament, organized by the Rebel Rising and sponsored by Guild Café. The December 1st tourney offers three levels of competition and fabulous prizes. Head here to learn more! Registration ends tonight (29 November) at 3:59 PM Pacific time, (11:59 PM/23:59 GMT. And hey, they’ve increased the number of prizes per winning guild to nine, so your guild can line up an alternate and that player can get in on the goodies, too. Very cool!
Guild Wars Vault is ready for December. They’ve got two brand new Guild Wars December Calendars to ensure you never lose track of the day and forget something important—like a guild event. Continuing in the artistic line of thought, they’ve also got a “Nika at Night” wallpaper, submitted by Sara Schirman.
Necromancers rejoice! Guild Wars Realm member SabreWolf has a Life Stealer build for you to try. With the elite skill Reaper’s Mark, you combine damage with Energy regeneration.
Lord of Mythos invites you to check out their new features. They’ve got a section for Elite Maps that will point you toward all the tasty elite skills in the area. They also have a Build Database and would love to see your contributions.
Fansites—Holiday Plans?
Fansite operators, if you have special plans for the holidays, drop us a line. Whether it’s a new website skin, a special holiday feature, or a seasonal wallpaper, we’d like to hear about it. Well, actually, we’d love to hear from you about any of your news! Send your community news by Monday Noon Pacific for that week’s Community News column to: fansites@arena.net
Wednesday 21 November, 2007 Community News
Guild Wars Vault had a busy week! They’ve got some spiffy Monk wallpaper for your desktop and a new Skill Spotlight on Hunter’s Shot. As always, their forums are a good place to go for news, advice, and the topic of the week discussions.
Guild Wars Realm has a new Assassin build. Check out the Critical Interrupter for a PvP build that can switch to PvE use with the quick exchange of a couple skills. If direct damage is more your style, give the Warrior/Paragon Spear Chucker build a try.
Caught up on the Journal of a Cartographer recently? Follow the adventures of Paragon and cartographer, Hezekiah Kidron, in this epic, ongoing, fan fiction.
Congratulations to the winner of the Presearing Community Next Top Model Round 2 contest, I Snack Dead People.
The first week of the Rawr miniature giveaway has come and gone! Congratulations to Deelundra Edge for winning a mini water djinn! If you missed signing up, don’t worry! You still have two more weeks left for your chance at a mini Mallyx and Naga Raincaller! All you have to do is make one post with your IGN and you are entered for the other two drawings. Go here to check it out.
The Rawr Cup tournament is still open for any competitors who want to take a chance at cool prizes. There are a lot of top level guilds already signed up, but there are also separate divisions for guilds with little or no GvG experience. Be sure to get your guild signed up for your chance at fat loot before it’s too late!
Thursday 15 November, 2007 Community News
Guild Café and Rebel Rising [rawr] announce the 2008 Guild Wars RAWR Cup. The December 1st tournament will offer three levels of competition, and a great set of prizes! Vie for 22” widescreen LCD monitors, computer hardware, gaming merchandise, and more. And if that’s not enough, to kick off the build-up to the December 1st event, Rebel Rising [rawr] will be holding weekly mini-pet giveaways. Find out more here.
Guild Wars Vault wants to know about your gaming history in the Topic of the Week. The latest Skill Spotlight is the classic, well-loved Distracting Shot Ranger interrupt. But that’s not all—Chronicles of the Eremite: Chapter 4 is available for your reading enjoyment.
Guild Wars Online invites all Mesmers to participate in the second annual Weekly Mesmer Meets. Compare skill bars, discuss the latest Mesmer-fashion, and see what an all-Mesmer team can do in some of the game’s most challenging areas.
Guild Wars Realm is collecting information and screenshots of all the Eye of the North dungeons. If you’re interested in contributing, visiting their forums and see what needs to be done!
Thursday 08 November, 2007 Community News
Guild Wars Vault does some decorating this week. They’ve got two calendars for November and a new wall paper to make your desktop spooky.
Ataneruo from Guild Wars Realm has posted a Paragon/Necromancer build called Burning Toucher. Try it for countering teams who bring a lot of Conditions to the fray.
And a warm welcome to Kanna, who has taken over site management at Guild Wars @ GameAmp. We hope to see even more great content and news from the Guild Wars GameAmp team.
Thursday 01 November, 2007 Community News
Last week’s Community News may have been a bit confusing, as we sent you to the 2006 Halloween comic from Healbot Blues! Oops! However, fear not, for our Monk friend was in action for Halloween 2007, as well, in a strip with a decidedly GW:EN-ish theme. Find the new holiday comic here.
Episode #84 of Guild Cast focuses on Eye of the North and more. In particular, the show takes a look at new dungeons, skill balance, and Hard Mode.
Guild Wars Vault has a new Skill Spotlight: Disrupting Accuracy. It may be a Ranger skill, but this guide informs you about why your Assassin might want to carrying it.
We have a double dose of Lost in Ascalon goodness for you over at Photics. Get caught up with Episode 45 now, and then check out Episode 46 to continue the saga of Tank’s search for Gwen.
Did you miss the in-game Halloween event? Guild Wars Guru sure didn’t. Check out their comprehensive event guide for a list of activities, and be sure to mark the date on your calendar for next year!
Thursday 25 October, 2007 Community News
It’s the season for crazy Halloween parties! The Legendary Titans of Ascalon are hosting a Pre-Searing Halloween Bash and you’re invited to attend. Visit the Guild Wars Online forums for more information.
Healbot Blues celebrates the spooky season with a Halloween Mini-Strip. The site also has a lot going on in their blog.
Guild Wars Vault has always been a great source of community talent, so why not submit your own work? They’re frequently updating the list of the latest community submissions, and they would welcome you join the fun with a work or two of your own.
We’d like to give a shout out to HadokenX and Melphis, two new staff members over at Tyria.net. The site has a pretty nifty blogging area, so register an account and start a journal of your adventures!
Thursday 18 October, 2007 Community News
Guild Wars Guru has a brand new Skill Spotlight about Barrage which can bring some AoE damage to your bar. The site also has a new chapter in BelzanFuru’s fanfiction, Chronicles of the Eremite.
But that’s not the only new fanfiction update this week. Journal of a Cartographer brings us a new entry in the epic story of Hezekiah and his journeys through Tyria and beyond.
Guild Cast gets chatty with Episode #83 . The topic is Guild Wars 2.
NukMRadio invites you to tune in, and offers as special inducement the chance to win a Guild Wars miniature. They also accept requests, so check ‘em out.
Thursday 11 October, 2007 Community News
TCfish’s Aquarium is forging ahead with a commendable effort to complete a gallery of every armor in the game. Currently, they’re nearly 87% complete. If you can lend a hand, contact the administrator.
Chapter Seven of the Assassin Chronicles is available at Guild Wars Vault for some fan fiction fun. The site also has some fall themed wallpaper with which to adorn your desktop.
Guild Wars Vault is a great source of builds for all kinds of game play, but they also keep a very handy Green Items Database. Use it to find the ideal accessory for your character, or get involved and contribute statistics and screenshots!
Guild Wars Guru invites you to visit their newly-moved Eye of the North forum for tips, chatter, and advice on the game. Congrats on the new server, guys!
Thursday 04 October, 2007 Community News
Congratulations to both Miss Signoritas and Guild Wars Evolution for being promoted to the Honored status of the Guild Wars Community Fansite Program.
Guild Wars Vault has two new October calendars that double as wallpapers and show off some beautiful Guild Wars scenes. The Vault is also looking for contributors for the Armor Database, so if you’re interested in helping, pay them a visit. But that’s not all. Chronicles of the Eremite: Chapter 3, Part 1 is up, so get your fanfic fix while you’re visiting the site.
Guild Wars Online goes grave digging with two new guides to Necromancers. The Stubborn Spiteful Spirit build is a detailed guide to a powerful strategy. The second article— Post-Masochism Look at MM Self-Heals-- provides insight into the various self-heal options open to a Necromancer.
If Paragons are more your thing, visit Guild Wars Realm to try out the Shiro Stance Killer. The build is specifically aimed at defeating Nightfall’s infamous villain, Shiro.
Guild Cast gets chatty again this week with Episode #82. The topic is Monks, with a particular look at Protection Prayers and farming.
Guild Wars Poland has been very busy! They have provided a translation of the PC Gamer article in their native Polish. They have also provided a translation of the recent PvP Primer and an interview with some of the top players, authored by Bambiko.
