Community News
Thursday 02 October, 2008 Community News
- Are you in need of a new Guild Wars challenge? If you’ve got the skills, if you’ve got the creativity, if you’ve got a decent Internet connection, then enter the Plush Gwen’s Build the Best Blog Contest at Photics.com. The best blog built before the launch of Guild Wars 2 or 21 December 2010, 12:21 AM EST (whichever comes first) could win a custom made plush Gwen doll. See Photics.com for details.
- The Photics folding@home team, which is made up of mostly Guild Wars players, is nearing the 3,000 mark. The team is in the top 2.2% of all folding teams. The folding@home team number is 60254. Other Guild Wars players are invited to join the team. By using your computer’s down time, you can help scientific researchers better understand protein folding, which may help lead to cures for deadly diseases. For more information, please visit Photics.com.
- Healbot Comics have rebuilt and revamped their website and galleries.
- Guild Wars Vault has published a guide to the Mehtani Keys for players who are finding themselves a little short on coin.
- MMO Fury announced the winner of their contest, “The Top 5 Reasons You Play Guild Wars.”
- Blade Radio is hosting two events this October. The first is an interview with Yt Cracker on October 4. They will also be hosting Nights of the Minipets from October 30 to November 1, during which they will give away over 300+ Miniatures. A complete list of Miniatures available during this event will be available from Blade Radio.
- The LaZy Nation Alliance will host their Oktoberfest 2008 event on Saturday, October 18, 2008 at 4:00 PM EST. Join LaZy for in-game festivities including drinking, quizzes, a costume contest, and other activities, where you can compete for in-game prizes. For more information, check out their event page on the Guild Wars Wiki.
Friday 25 July, 2008 Community News
NUKM Radio hosts its first ever Monthly Automated Tournament post wrap-up show this Sunday July 27. Hosting this show is all time favorite Joe Hostile, NUKM radio veteran DJ Evil, and Rebel Rising’s very own Three Pounds. Be sure to tune in to hear about all the exciting drama surrounding the highly anticipated July Monthly this weekend! Along with the tournament discussion, NUKM will also feature a special one-on-one interview with a renowned PvP competitor, as well as other fun general discussion and guild drama. For more information visit www.nukmradio.com.
There are many things that make the Guild Wars franchise such a great experience and now MMOFury is giving players the opportunity to tell everyone their top 5 favorite things about Guild Wars with a chance to come away with a Logitech Precision PC Gaming Headset. Head on over to MMOFury to get all the details.
Fansite Update
We would like to welcome two communities as listed Fansites, the Danish community, Guild Wars in Denmark, and the primarily Serbian-speaking community Guild Wars ExYu. Congratulations to both!
Friday 18 July, 2008 Community News
During the Wintersday in July weekend, Daniel Frozenwind and Blade Radio are holding “Winterfest: The Battle” on July 19 and 20. During the event, you can support your favorite deity, Grenth or Dwayna, for a variety of in-game prizes to be awarded by Daniel Frozenwind. Blade Radio will be awarding players real-life prizes, including graphics cards, digital cameras, AMD CPUs, and more! For more information, see the event page here.
A member of the Presearing Community, Silhouette Eyes, is hosting the “Survivor: Pre-Searing” competition. This is your chance to outwit, outplay, and outlast the rest. Get placed on a tribe, compete in weekly photo challenges, win weekly prizes, plus have a shot at winning the grand prize and the title of Soul Survivor! The competition promises jaw-dropping twists and shocking surprises to keep you on your toes the entire time. Applications are open from June 24 to August 5. For more information head over to the “Survivor: Pre-Searing” forum thread.
Guild Wars Vault has recently published an editorial comparing Guild Wars to subscription-based MMOGs.
The Photics.com Guild Wars Video Guides for the Nightfall Bonus missions (1-15) are now available at a higher resolution. Previously, they were 320 x 240. Now they’re 640 x 480 - that’s double the size! To view them, head over to Photics.com.
Scions of Loki is a group journal which uses the setting of the Guild Wars campaigns and chronicles the adventures of the House Scarabae, a family of Necromancers.
Fansite Update
Congratulations to the Italian language Guild Wars fansite, The Black Fire! They have been added to the roster as a Listed Fansite.
Friday 27 June, 2008 Community News
As announced last week, Guild Wars Guru, in conjunction with OnlineGamingRadio.com, is hosting the GvG Challenge 2008 on July 12. Participants, even players who make accurate predictions, can win over $10,000 in prizes! For details and rules, visit the official tournament page.
Starting in July, the KISS alliance and Prepare to Burn are hosting the Guild Wars Olympics, where players can win prizes for competing in a variety of in-game events. For more information go to their event wiki page.
Blade Radio is hosting a Fissure of Woe event on June 27, where one player will win a full set of Fissure of Woe armor materials. Tune in and win!
Friday 09 May, 2008 Community News
The Renegades Of Ascalon [TDK] will host an in-game community event, the Ascalon Royal Family Masquerade Ball, on May 10, 2008 in the Serenity Temple International Districts. The event begins at 7:00 PM GMT and ends at 12:00 AM GMT on May 11, 2008. For more information about this event, please see their event page.
Friday 02 May, 2008 Community News
The Nation of [LaZy] will be hosting an in-game Cinco de Mayo event on May 3, 2008 in the Rata Sum International Districts. For more details, please see the announcement on their event page on the official Guild Wars Wiki.
Thursday 03 April, 2008 Community News
Guild Wars Vault has more fan fiction this week. Diseased Blades: Chapter 9 features a Hero we all know and love. Check out the rest of Suner45’s epic tale, if you need to catch up on the story thus far.
Ready for a challenge? The DVDF Alliance is sponsoring an Underworld Clear Challenge. The fastest and the most impressive runs will all win prizes. The fun begins April 12, so start planning!
Healbot Blues, a consistent source of Guild Wars-related comedy, has a new hidden comic for you to locate. Look for a clue in the Crithit Comics Blog.
If you’re proficient in German, you might want to check out Guild Wars Characters at gwchars.pytalhost.org. This site allows players to track statistics for their characters and provides a user-editable profile page.
Guild Café is proud to announce the winners of last week’s image portrait contests! Congratulations to Malcheor and Golovanov who won an extra character slot each for their accounts, and Avora who won a 1GB thumb drive. Check out all the winners on the Guild Cafe News Page, and be sure to submit your entries in their ongoing contest for a chance to score future prizes!
This is the final week leading up to the 2008 Rawr Cup and your last chance to sign up for the tournament, so don’t forget to register before it’s too late. Registration officially closes April 4, at 17:00 BST. Tune in during the Rawr Cup on April 5 and listen to a live podcast hosted by Joe Hostile, featuring special guest Isaiah Cartwright. They will talk about the game and give away free prizes during the show.
Thursday 27 March, 2008 Community News
Interviewer TorgasPrim is chatting up a storm this week in a Candid Conversation with Slayer Essence of [LoC]. You might also want to take time to catch up on all of Torgas’s interviews at Guild Wars Vault.
GWOnline.net gets eventful in April with another party. Festival Disco 2008 takes place April 11 in Lion’s Arch.
Congratulations to Violet Gaelan, Crys Tol Dia, and Aerie Whisperwind. These three finalists of the Pre-Searing Community’s Next Top Model Cycle 3 will compete for votes in this epic battle of beauty.
Thursday 20 March, 2008 Community News
Guild Wars Vault casts some love on six skills this week with a guide to Healing Minions. Declanangfaeder covers a mix of Necromancer and Monk skills that can help keep your hard-won minions alive...er, undead.
GWOnline.net is hosting another art contest! In the Create-A-Dress contest, the challenge is to design outfits for two characters. Lots of in-game prizes are up for grabs, so let your inner fashionista go wild.
If you are looking for a new build to play, don’t be afraid to try out the Necromancer/Warrior Meleemancer build posted at Guild Wars Realm. This “squishy but threatening” build is designed for mayhem in the Random Arenas. For those wanting to try something new with their Ritualists, take a look at the Anti-Blocking Ritualist build for GvG battles.
And don’t forget about the Draw a Staffer Contest at Guild Wars @ GameAmp. You still have time to perfect your artistic renderings of various members of the site’s staff.
Fansite Update
We’re pleased to announce that we have elevated Presearing.com to Specialty Fansite and added PvX Wiki to the fold as a Listed site. Congratulations to both!
Thursday 13 March, 2008 Community News
It’s almost spring, but this week, Guild Wars Vault is covering the Ranger skill Winter. Learn how to use this skill in combination with others. Also at Guild Wars Vault, TorgasPrim returns with a Candid Conversation with Morina Duathi.
Get out your crayons, it’s another art contest! Guild Wars @ Game Amp wants you to participate in its Draw a Staffer Contest. The organizers encourage people of all skill levels to submit entries. The contest runs until April 10, so get scribbling.
Don’t forget about MesCon, the party to celebrate all things Mesmer-izing. The festivities get rolling this Saturday in the Henge of Denravi.
It is with great regret that we bid farewell to Guild Cast this week. The final episode, which touches on the history of the popular podcast, is available for download now. We wish the Guild Cast team the best in all of their future projects and hope to see them again soon! (Say, as info starts getting released about Guild Wars 2, perhaps?)
