Tuesday 24 June, 2008 Dev Update: Upcoming Changes to the Hall of Monuments
In the latest Developer Update, the design team reveals exciting news about the Hall of Monuments. Head over to the official wiki for the full story.
Friday 20 June, 2008 Guild Wars Guru Hosts New GvG Tournament—Over $10,000 in Prizes!
GuildWarsGuru.com, in connection with OnlineRadio.com, has announced the GvG Challenge 2008. The tournament is sponsored by Electronics Extreme and offers more than $10,000 in prizes such as laptops and portable DVD players. It even has a contest just for making accurate predictions! Registration is open to everyone and goes until Friday, July 11, 2008 at 3:59 PM (GMT). The tournament itself takes place on July 12. Visit the official tournament page for a full list of prizes and contest rules.
Wednesday 18 June, 2008 Dev Update: Skill Balance Changes
In this Dev Update, the design team explains the goals behind the most recent skill balance changes. Head over to the official wiki to check it out.
Wednesday 18 June, 2008 Beware of Fake E-mails
We have recently noticed a number of fake e-mails being circulated telling players they are eligible to participate in the Guild Wars 2 Closed Beta.
Please be aware that these mails are phishing attempts to get your account information, and players should not reply to them.
ArenaNet or NCsoft employees will never ask for your password.
Thursday 05 June, 2008 June Transmogrifier Tonic
In today’s live update we’ll be adding a brand new Transmogrifier Tonic to the Zaishen Chest, so get your keys ready. For future reference, these monthly tonics will now be released in the first live update of every month, so watch those update notes and the Zaishen Rewards Calendar to see the currently available monthly tonic.
Friday 30 May, 2008 May Automated Tournament News
With an unexpected build using two Ritualists, Rebel Rising [Rawr] siezed an unprecedented fifth championship win this May. They defeated Stealing Society [StS], a popular European guild, to win the title.
In Hero Battles, we crown a first-time champion,Luv Benoit Ftw, who triumphed over Vi Ru in the final round. Luv takes the championship after narrowly coming in second last month. Congratulations to all the guilds and players in our tournament!
Be sure to check out the newly updated skill usage charts for this tournament, as well as detailed results for both GvG and Hero Battles.
Wednesday 21 May, 2008 Dev Update: PvP/PvE Skill Balancing
The design team has a preview of the upcoming skill balance changes, including balancing key skills separately for PvP and PvE, which you can read here.
Friday 09 May, 2008 Dev Update: Skill Balancing
The design team shares new plans for skill balancing, as well as addresses some of the problems of PvP nerfs affecting PvE. These changes are scheduled to come out in the next few weeks, along with another skill balance update. The Dev Update provides more details on the new skill balance system, which you can check out here.
Thursday 08 May, 2008 New Zaishen Rewards Announced
With the conclusion of April’s tournament, we’re now moving over to our brand new in-game reward system. To learn more about what’s in store, check out our new Zaishen Rewards page.
You can also view our newly updated automated tournament rules here.
Thursday 08 May, 2008 State of the Game: Meet Dark Alley
Meet Dark Alley [dR], the most recent champions of both the April tournament and the Rawr Cup. Formed primarily from former members of guilds such as Idiot Savants [iQ] and Team Quitter [QQ], Dark Alley sits down with us to share their stories. Read what they have to say here.
