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Guild Wars Reporter

Summary: Allona and Celeste guide you through the world of Guild Wars and Guild Wars 2 as they discuss news, tips, and the state of the community. Expect some news, some laughs, and you might even learn something.

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 Guild Wars Reporter Episode 23 – Dyeing For Beta Weekends | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 53:45

Chris and Celeste get off topic this week and attempt to explain how hard it is to go back to the original campaigns with GW2 beckoning. We also discuss the dye system debacle, Asuran colleges, and whether Guild Wars 2 is a sandbox or themepark mmo. Listen Now: What we did this week Celeste: Checked in to do a few daily vanguard quests Chris: It is so hard to get into GW1 with the looming awesomeness of GW2. Plus, too many reviews to write = limited game time for GW1   Lion’s Arch Report Discussion on Dyes being bound to account. http://huntersinsight.com/2012/06/20/the-dye-is-cast/ Interview with Chris Whiteside and Erric Flannum http://www.rpgamer.com/games/guildwars/guildwars2/guildwars2BWE2interview.html How does Arenanet measure fun? http://www.arena.net/blog/is-it-fun-colin-johanson-on-how-arenanet-measures-success Follow up: http://www.guildwarsinsider.com/colin-johanson-elaborates-blog-post/ ? Kill ten rats discusses the “fun” blog post: http://www.killtenrats.com/2012/06/21/gw2-unskinned-fun/#more-10444 GW1 news: https://forum.guildwars.com/forum/forums/news/June-21-2012-Update-Notes/page/1#post11864 A cool look at the Arenanet offices and crew http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10150940961814209&set=a.10150940960479209.428428.114036714208&type=3&permPage=1#!/media/set/?set=a.10150940960479209.428428.114036714208&type=3   Ask An Asuran https://twitter.com/Peter_Fries/statuses/216572175312896001 https://twitter.com/Peter_Fries/statuses/216572537251954688 Which Asuran college is “superior?” That’s a pretty subjective question but I would have to say that the College of Stratics is probably the most vital when it comes to contributions and the overall positive effect on their culture. They’re level headed and cautious because their work affects everyone involved. This, I believe, leads to a positive, fruitful and creative environment that all Asurans may enjoy. What are relations like between the Asura and the Sylvari? My impression is that, even now after roughly 20 years of interaction, the relationship between these two races is tenuous and strained. When the Asura encountered the Sylvari some over zealous scientists took liberties with the early emerging Sylvari. These strains are still being observed by new Sylvari as they dream. Even though Asura have become more aware the past wrongdoings may still influence various Sylvari’s reactions.   Tales of Tyria http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vpBzLzZyaSQ&feature=youtu.be amazing time lapsed screenshots taken through tyria highlight the day and night cycles as well as the beauty of the scenery. http://youtu.be/ARZWX51hYYk lore with wooden potatoes, part 2 is available as well with more parts to come!   Weekend Event: Dragon Festival Request for community events of the week/bi-week. Send us an email! If you’ve got a burning question for our Ask an Asuran segment, please let us know!   Contact Info Email: gwreporter@mmoreporter.com twitter: twitter.com/gwreporter site: guildwarsreporter.com Voicemail: 616-666-6778 youtube: youtube.com/user/mmoreporternetwork   Celeste: twitter.com/CeleOOKIE Chris: twitter.com/almazar

 Guild Wars Reporter Episode 22 – BWE2 Roundtable | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 1:36:42

Chris and Celeste are joined by Bill of MMO Reporter and LoTRO Reporter, Anexxia of TOR Reporter, and Sallennia of Rift Reporter for an epic roundtable to discuss the second beta weekend event. What class/race everyone played: Sallennia - Human Elementalist Bill - Human Mesmer  (charr engineer) Anexxia-- Norn Elementalist and Charr Mesmer Celeste - Human Elementalist Chris - Norn Guardian is amazing The Good WvW Dying clothes to match Being able to sell items in the AH from anywhere Grabbing your mail from anywhere Amazing Exp from events, hearts, and exploration/completion Fast travel... I mean REALLY fast Group persistence - my wife and I stayed grouped for the entire beta, no matter how often we logged out (or what characters we logged into) Fantastic Swim mechanics/ water appropriate damage skills. New map UI  - small, out of the way, yet still functional The Bad wasn’t crazy about the UI changes, not really bad but mediocre. still a WIP with beta being active so it’s probably going to change a bit in the meantime Skills system...still doesn’t make a ton of sense as you go along Forcing me to pay to rez myself at a location far away from where I died The expense of the quick travel methods vs the low drop rate of coin/salable items. My first character was nearly broke for her first few levels Only allowing us to deposit some of my items in the bank from out in the field (the blue quality items defined in the bank collections) Being dropped from the server, and logging back in at completely random places, AND having to pay to port back to my group. bad water in hi-res screenshots, it’s irritating and awful Death Nudity Sucks BWE2 ended :(   Need more hours in day Most improved: Overflow and forming/finding party members Funnest Moment: Celeste: more than 2 people in a group makes content feel lovely and you feel like progression goes at a wonderful pace. Anexxia: Getting a free box of vanity pets! (bought with the gems they gave us) Sallennia: Wayfarer Hills - BIG event with close to 40 players participating, taking back control of an area.  Only ‘Epic’ thing we did all weekend. Bill: Story quest (LAWYERED!) Chris: WuvWuv No matter how much they change the packaging, X is still boring/frustrating: Anexxia: I will never be rich enough to get anywhere w/crafting. Also, the discovery system for crafting patterns is like that memory card game only real time and online and some of the cards are missing. And you have to use a crafting bench to make items -- hate being tied to a city to craft. Celeste: empty zones and not being able to finish events because of this Coolest new feature: Mystic Forge New Zone - Awesome fun with Pirates. Contact Information: Email: gwreporter@mmoreporter.com twitter: twitter.com/gwreporter site: guildwarsreporter.com Voicemail: 616-666-6778 Youtube: youtube.com/user/mmoreporternetwork Anexxia: twitter.com/anexxia and inquisitorsroadhouse.com/ Sallennia: facebook.com/riftreporter and rift.mmoreporter.com/ Bill: twitter.com/mmobill, bill@mmoreporter.com, lotroreporter.com, and mmoreporter.com Celeste: twitter.com/CeleOOKIE Chris: twitter.com/almazar Listen now:

 Guild Wars Reporter Episode 21 – Beta Weekend Incoming! | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 38:54

We have a super short show this week, featuring Harry Hol. We talk about nothing but the upcoming Beta Weekend! GW2 Beta Weekend http://www.arena.net/blog/announcing-the-next-guild-wars-2-beta-weekend June 8th-10th - Starts at noon-ends at midnight They are asking for lots of feedback. They want to know what works, and what doesn’t, so make sure that you submit that feedback, and log those bugs! Changes in the upcoming beta http://www.arena.net/blog/the-big-beta-weekend-preview Keep your characters! (YEAH!) Enter the Catacombs - Level 35+ dungeon Gendarran fields - Level 25-35 zone Mystic Forge - trade crap for less crappy crap? More on WuvWuv Mini-Dungeons Skill Challenges, dynamic events and jumping puzzles, all in the WuvWuv zone Automated Player vs Player Tournament. 5v5, 3 rounds, single elimination Subtle changes to combat Overflow Servers Party UI shows Overflow Server status (different world, etc) You can now switch overflows to one that a party member is on. Should stay together now on zone changes. Chat bubbles! Key Binding Lots of UI improvements Square mini-map Stamina bar Tiers for Skills Instead of picking whatever skill you want, you will have to go through tiers to get to the stronger skills. http://www.reddit.com/r/Guildwars2/comments/ugdj7/skilltrait_tier_explanation/ Gem store has been re-organized. Getting 500 gems for this beta to play around with the store. Guild Wars 2 AMA http://www.reddit.com/r/gaming/comments/uodjr/im_a_guild_wars_2_developer_ama_about_the_next/ Exploring the world of GW/GW2 http://youtu.be/ARZWX51hYYk The Dev with the Dragon Tatoo http://www.arena.net/blog/the-dev-with-the-dragon-tattoo Email: gwreporter@mmoreporter.com twitter: twitter.com/gwreporter site: guildwarsreporter.com Voicemail: 616-666-6778 Youtube: youtube.com/user/mmoreporternetwork

 Guild Wars Reporter Episode 20 – Real Life is Boring | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 51:57

Chris and Celeste gush over Guild Wars 2 and our experiences in the first Beta Weekend Event. We touch on a few of the bugs that plagued us, personal stories, and the dynamic event system in action. Join us for an extra heaping sharing potion of Guild Wars Reporter!What we did this week Celeste: ummmm finally playing gw2! Chris: I think I might have been in a little beta for some game called Wars of the Guilds 2? Lion’s Arch Report Celeste: Overflowing issues time alert/clock cancelling skills while in mid-cast exploring for levels in-between after getting all the hearts filled and trying to move on pet peeve: a section of Lion’s Arch was blocked off highly intuitive, I’ll remember the key bindings until the next weekend probably some events would only trigger if there were at least 3 players in the vicinity, could be a problem later ascalon catacombs or some other dungeon would’ve been really nice to see more than the first room :P Chris: Overflow - awesome yet not perfect. OMG ENGINEER FIIIIIIIIIIIIIIRE! Flamethrower is the bomb. Lag, lag, lag in WvWvW Went through content quick. Personal Story End Event http://twitter.com/#!/atyrianodyssey/statuses/196860688969383936 lv 31 http://twitter.com/#!/GuildWars2/statuses/196809288272982019 characters will probably be wiped between BWE Tales of Tyria http://www.gw2db.com/tons of items, recipes, skills, traits and achievements Weekend Event: Continuing Anniversary event in GW until May 8th Request for community events of the week/bi-week. Send us an email! If you’ve got a burning question for our Ask an Asuran segment, please let us know! iTunes 5 Star Greg McGinnis graciously offered up some minis and other items to help us along on our road to 50 HoM Contact Info Email: gwreporter@mmoreporter.com twitter: twitter.com/gwreporter site: guildwarsreporter.com Voicemail: 616-666-6778 Celeste: twitter.com/CeleOOKIE Chris: twitter.com/almazar

 Guild Wars Reporter Episode 19 – Comment to Earn a Beta Key! | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 48:45

This week we're gearing up for our first beta weekend event in Guild Wars 2. Find out which server we'll be on, our extremely scientific process of answering our Ask An Asuran questions and don't forget to leave a comment for a chance to win one of two beta codes. One entry per person please; we don't want a digital stampede! What we did this week Celeste: Presearing, nightfall hm, canthan hm, minipets trading, and finding help at Embark Chris: Working on my elementalist  - BOOM!   Lion’s Arch Report http://www.arena.net/blog/the-beta-weekend-event-is-coming http://www.killtenrats.com/2012/04/18/10-helpful-hints-for-the-guild-wars-2-beta-weekend-event/ http://huntersinsight.com/2012/04/04/scaling-up-taken-out-of-pve/ http://guildwars.incgamers.com/blog/comments/exclusive-interview-with-arenanet-beta-insights-and-skills http://www.tashadarke.co.uk/2012/04/eufandayqandapt1/ Overflow Easter Eggs http://www.guild-hall2.net/?p=213 (http://wiki.guildwars.com/wiki/User:John_Stumme Random Thoughts section specifically) http://massively.joystiq.com/2012/04/10/flameseeker-chronicles-line-of-succession/ http://www.arena.net/blog/inside-the-collectors-edition-rytlock-figurine   Ask an Asuran Any release date on the third book? As of yet, we still have a placeholder date of feb 2013. no news from arenanet/soesbee otherwise. What sort of server types will be available? for example designation of RP has been frowned upon by CM Martin Kerstein positing that it would be a managers nightmare trying to keep up with all the likely infringing players. I personally think the community would end up policing itself. Other designations of PvE or PvP have not been publicly approved as of yet. What's the story behind region locked servers? http://guildwars2pc.com/2012/guild-wars-2-region-lock-and-what-it-means-for-your-access/ How many characters in the abbreviation for guild names? based on the size of the entry area on the guild pane/tab I don’t believe you’ll be able to input more than 4 characters for the abbreviation Will guild names be per server or gamewide? Since all press were added to the Heroes of Tyria guild during the CBT weekends, I believe that guilds may be game wide as a opposed to serverwide. Or perhaps they made all the press be on one particular server while the rest of the unwashed masses were confined to their own servers. If I was JUST jumping into GW1, thinking I can do some title grind and get me some of those sweet bonuses that veteran GW1 players are getting, about how long do you estimate I have to get most, if not all, done? Do I even have a chance? I believe that with dedication and a firm daily playstyle you should be able to get 20/50 easily.   Tales of Tyria http://paradox.enjin.com http://lolcharr.com/ Request for community events of the week/bi-week. Send us an email! If you’ve got a burning question for our Ask an Asuran segment, please let us know! Contest: Comment on the show notes for a chance to win a beta key! Two random commentors will be chosen at 5PM PST on Thursday, April 26th.   Contact Info Email: gwreporter@mmoreporter.com twitter: twitter.com/gwreporter site: guildwarsreporter.com Voicemail: 616-666-6778 Celeste: twitter.com/CeleOOKIE Chris: twitter.com/almazar

 MMO Reporter PAX East Episode 5 – The Wrap Up | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 48:34

In this final episode of PAX East coverage, Bill and Chris talk about the highlight, moments, and memories from PAX East 2012. Thanks to our sponsor: Squarespace. Without their support, this trip could never have happened. Thanks you Squarespace! Show your thanks by going to http://squarespace.com/mmoreporter and using the coupon code MMOREPORTER4 for 10% off your purchase!

 MMO Reporter PAX East Episode 4 | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 5:44

My last day PAX East Coverage. Today's schedule included: Some time over at the Hi-Rez Studios booth talking about Smite, looking at the hot hardware coming out of Stealth Gaming Machines, some interesting approaches to development for Nova Aeternos, and a little Neverwinter and RaiderZ with Perfect World. Thanks to our sponsor: Squarespace. Without their support, this trip could never have happened. Thanks you Squarespace! Show your thanks by going to http://squarespace.com/mmoreporter and using the coupon code MMOREPORTER4 for 10% off your purchase!

 MMO Reporter PAX East Episode 3 | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 8:27

Another great day of PAX East Coverage. Today's schedule included: An interview with James Ohlen of TOR, hardware talk with Assus and Mad Catz, Firefall, Nova Aeternos and a party hosted by Turbine. Thanks to our sponsor: Squarespace. Without their support, this trip could never have happened. Thanks you Squarespace! Show your thanks by going to http://squarespace.com/mmoreporter and using the coupon code MMOREPORTER4 for 10% off your purchase!

 MMO Reporter PAX East Episode 2 | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 9:12

Chris continues his PAX East Coverage. On the agenda today: TOR Warzone, TERA, The Secret World, Dungeons and Dragons Online: Menace of the Underdark, and Lord of the Rings Online. Thanks to our sponsor: Squarespace. Without their support, this trip could never have happened. Thanks you Squarespace! Show your thanks by going to http://squarespace.com/mmoreporter and using the coupon code MMOREPORTER4 for 10% off your purchase!

 MMO Reporter PAX East 2012 Episode 1 | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 4:20

Chris is at PAX East, and he gives us a preview of what the first day will have to offer. Thanks to our sponsor: Squarespace. Without their support, this trip could never have happened. Thanks you Squarespace! Show your thanks by going to http://squarespace.com/mmoreporter and using the coupon code MMOREPORTER4 for 10% off your purchase!

 Guild Wars Reporter Episode 18 – Water Metaphors | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 1:06:30

Chris and Celeste reunite to discuss the massive deluge of Guild Wars 2 information that stockpiled from the last closed beta test weekend. We meander through beta information, microtransactions, the character creator, and debate if you should buttonmash to win. All this and more from this week's episode of Guild Wars Reporter! What we did this week Celeste: Presearing up to level 10, sunspear farming, april fools time travelling, and some other mmo that shall not be named Chris: Came back from vacation right into an assignment for PCG, so I haven’t been in game at all! Been busy reading all of the GW2 news that’s been coming out though. Lion’s Arch Report Beta Hands on at Rock Paper Shotgun http://www.rockpapershotgun.com/2012/03/26/guild-wars-2-beta-preview/ Don’t spam me bro! http://guildwars.incgamers.com/blog/comments/rofltations-spam-on-recharge-and-other-terrible-ideas-beta-coverage Character Creator overview http://massively.joystiq.com/2012/03/26/breaking-down-guild-wars-2s-character-creator/ Random comments from the Beta http://guildwars.incgamers.com/blog/comments/random-comments-that-didnt-fit-in-the-other-articles Town Clothes http://www.gamebreaker.tv/mmorpg/dressed-for-success/ Dispelling Rumors http://tap-repeatedly.com/2012/03/guild-wars-2-separating-wheat-from-chaff/ PC Gamer talks to Mike O’Brien http://www.pcgamer.com/2012/03/27/arenanet-president-talks-microtransactions-and-the-risks-of-going-subscription-free/ Pre-Purchase locations http://wiki.guildwars2.com/wiki/User:Stephane_Lo_Presti/GW2_prepurchase_retailers_list Ask an Asuran Scott from Enigma http://gw2-enigma.enjin.com/home asks “I would like to know if there is UI functionality for guilds with regards alliances (or if we will) have ingame functionality eg alliance chat rather than having to create chat channels” As of yet, alliances have not been confirmed to exist in any form that would be familiar to guild wars 1 players, but it seems as though guilds will be of an unlimited or at least larger than 100 person size. They’ve said that you can monitor chats from a guild that you are currently not displaying but you can only view one guild’s chat at a time (I could be wrong on this). Excessive googling didn’t provide fruitful results. Tales of Tyria http://www.youtube.com/user/SagelikeOne Weekend Event: Sweet Treat Weekend, Arena Bonus (Double Balth & Gladiator in RA) Request for community events of the week/bi-week. Send us an email! If you’ve got a burning question for our Ask an Asuran segment, please let us know! Email  I am a new player to guild wars. I jumped on the band wagon very late after playing WoW for 6 years and growing tired of the same old thing. I originally bought guild wars for the extra goodies you could earn for Guild Wars 2 but have found that I am enjoying the game immensely. My problem is I have no idea what I'm doing in this game! I have no friends that play, no guild and aside from the wiki or a Youtube video here and there, I have no one to ask for help. The more I play the more I realize how difficult the Guild Wars 2 points are to get and it is disheartening to find that unless you have in game money to spend, a group of friends and a thorough knowledge of the game you aren't going to be able to achieve much of anything :(. I have been listening to you guys for a couple months now and you give off a kind and helpful vibe, so I thought "Why not!" and decided to ask for your help/advice. I am currently still completing prophecies (questing around Lion's Arch). If you have any advice for a newbie on where I should be heading in the game or where I should start for points (if you think I can even get any before release) please reply! I have looked at the points calculator on GuildWars2.com and honestly have no idea what on earth all the items on the lists are. I'm lost, help me! Thanks for taking the time to read my rambling email. :) Kailey

 Guild Wars Reporter Episode 17 – Traitorous | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 42:11

Chris is on vacation so Celeste convinces her husband and fellow Guild Wars player to fill the void. We talk about the traits and attributes kerfuffle, character calculators, and dungeons. We even get a bit of a head start and talk about collector's edition and all the shinies it will include. What we did this week Benj: Made a new elementalist and played in presearing Celeste: Made a perma-pre ranger and bought yet another character slot   Lion’s Arch Report http://www.arena.net/blog/play-your-way-jon-peters-on-traits-and-attributes traits and attributes http://paletree.wordpress.com/2012/02/29/trait-orous-fandom-scandal-12/ http://www.gw2tools.com/calc/ http://gw2.luna-atra.fr/skills_tool/ tools http://www.killtenrats.com/2012/03/06/gw2-level-flow-by-numbers/#more-9780  First comment is closest to the real argument http://huntersinsight.com/2012/03/12/just-dungeons-and-stuff/ http://www.guildwarsinsider.com/eric-flannum-expect-explorable-mode/ beta sign up thank you video http://youtu.be/RN6TyNxc2lI collector’s edition contents and cost pre-purchase vs pre-order https://buy.guildwars2.com/   Ask an Asuran If I make ___, what elite should I get? What about for my heroes? Especially focusing on elites that you can gain painlessly for each profession. WARRIOR P: warrior’s endurance F: triple chop N: you’re all alone RANGER P: marksmen’s wager F: broadhead arrow N: barrage MONK P: word of healing F: ray of judgment N: Zealous Benediction NECROMANCER P: order of the vampire F: Animate flesh golem (further in but worth it) N: lingering curse MESMER P: mantra of recovery F: psychic distraction N: energy surge ELEMENTALIST P: ether renewal F: double dragon N: master of magic ASSASSIN F: flashing blades N: wastrel’s collapse RITUALIST F: soul twisting N: destructive was glaive PARAGON N: focused anger DERVISH N: Zealous Vow   Tales of Tyria www.ladiesofguildwars2.com Weekend Event: Double Reward for GvG Request for community events of the week/bi-week. Send us an email! If you’ve got a burning question for our Ask an Asuran segment, please let us know!   Video Exclusive Beta Sign Up video http://www.facebook.com/#!/GuildWars2?sk=app_355379981174053   Contact Info Email: gwreporter@mmoreporter.com twitter: twitter.com/gwreporter site: guildwarsreporter.com Voicemail: 616-666-6778 Celeste: twitter.com/CeleOOKIE Benj: twitter.com/nebsinsane

 Guild Wars Reporter Episode 16 – All Beta, All the Time | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 1:15:02

In this episode of Guild Wars Reporter Chris and Celeste are joined by Josh Augustine. Stay a while and listen as Josh regales us with a naked charr dungeon, the size of WvW (Wuv-Wuv) maps and other great firsthand experiences during the press closed beta weekend.   What we did this week Josh: GW2 beta: Mesmer leveling, Thief dungeon run, Engi PvP and WvWvW Celeste: No in-game time just watching all the yummy PCB coverage Chris: Continuing with my Winds of Change adventure on my Ranger. . Also spent a little time on my elementalist. Still love it, but I’m not certain that I’ll make it one of my priorities for GW2.   Lion’s Arch Report http://www.arena.net/blog/beta-development-update changes that had been made before the PCB http://kotaku.com/5886430/ten-things-i-learned-from-the-guild-wars-2-beta-weekend http://tap-repeatedly.com/2012/02/impressions-guild-wars-2-beta/ http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?v=10150593729340945&set=vb.114036714208&type=2&theater watch the devs as the duckboard counter hits 1 million beta sign ups! https://twitter.com/#!/GuildWars2/statuses/174163356029157376 next beta will be at the end of march http://www.guildwars2journal.com/topic/278-guild-wars-2-wvw-reddit-ama/ Reddit AMA condensed version http://huntersinsight.com/2012/02/27/the-auction-house/ auction house UI from PCB http://www.guildwars2guru.com/forum/showpost.php?p=1158311&postcount=35 colin johansen clarifies “meta events” http://www.guildwars2guru.com/forum/showpost.php?p=1128627&postcount=346 overflow servers means no queueing in guild wars 2 Typefrag Ad - Use the coupon code MMOREPORTER for 25% of your first month’s hosting.   Tales of Tyria http://dragonseason.com/ blog & forum in both english and greek Yogcast GW2 Videos http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL2EE83973FE2CC4F2&feature=plcp Weekend Event: Double Balthazar faction and Imperial faction from FA and JQ Request for community events of the week/bi-week. Send us an email! http://shewstr.wordpress.com/2012/02/27/guild-wars-2-theme-piano/ Piano sheet music If you’ve got a burning question for our Ask an Asuran segment, please let us know!   Contact Info Email: gwreporter@mmoreporter.com twitter: twitter.com/gwreporter site: guildwarsreporter.com Voicemail: 616-666-6778 Celeste: twitter.com/CeleOOKIE Chris: twitter.com/almazar Josh: twitter.com/jaugustine

 Guild Wars Reporter Episode 15 – The Winds Blow Through | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 43:43

This week Chris and Celeste play Guild Wars a lot! We answer a ton of questions including a guide to get to 32 points on your Hall of Monuments. Hear about the new community managers, the responsibilities of gamers, and all about part-three, the conclusion, of Winds of Change. Join us during this episode for added baby screaming ambients, Celeste rambling, and a good dose of altholism from Chris. What we did this week Chris: Finished Factions - Thanks for the help Celeste! Started Winds of Change I think I need to start working on Epic Skills, as I’m finding some of this content just too hard without it. Celeste: Helping Chris and Winds of Change   Lion’s Arch Report http://www.arena.net/blog/mikus-tale-winds-of-change-part-three http://www.pcgamer.com/2012/02/13/guild-wars-winds-of-change-concludes-on-a-high-note/ http://vigilantfans.blogspot.com/2012/01/consequences.html GW2 teaching kids/gamers responsibility http://www.guildmag.com/guildmag-special-zhaitans-secrets a editorialized piece with jeff grubb about zhaitan http://huntersinsight.com/2012/02/02/arenanet-fattens-up/ New CM Rubi Bayer http://www.guildwarsinsider.com/call-arms/ Fostering the GW2 Community to be supportive and friendly http://www.guildwarsinsider.com/exclusive-screenshots-pvp-scholar-armor-lobby/ http://www.guildwarsinsider.com/gwi-exclusive-gw2-pvp-action-armor-pets/ Screenshots of pvp armor and pets   Ask an Asuran Hi , I have a two part question . First , is it true you can carry your character's name from Guild Wars to Guild Wars 2 . And is it any character from your account or do they need to have certain titles.  Secondly , in Guild Wars 2 . Do the races have the same skills , if they are the same profession .  Like a Char Ele and an Asuran Ele . Enjoying the show , keep them coming. Dave the Knife ( in game name ) http://www.guildwars2guru.com/forum/showpost.php?p=258530&postcount=7 Yes they carry over through your hall of monuments (this will happen when account linking is enabled), but give a look at this particular post about how your name could be adapted for the five races of Tyria.  Let me expand a bit on the Ten-slot skill bar. The first 5 are determined by your weapon and profession. Then comes the your dedicated healing skill, based on profession. 7-9 are utility and can be based on profession or race. the 10th slot is your elite and can also be based on profession or race. these skills are chosen through a pop up menu when you are allotting them. What sort of release schedule can we expect for expansions? Based on Guild Wars we should be seeing new expansions at least yearly with new content added more regularly. I think it will be closer to every 4 months or so that we’ll be getting new dungeons (etc) for microtransactions or even for free. What does “endgame” look like for Guild Wars 2? Okay, you’re seriously trying to stump me. The best I can say is that they’re won’t be endless raiding. We don’t really know!   Tales of Tyria http://www.guildmag.com/gamer-safety-week-keeping-your-account-secure (reference) Instead of offering up a community site this week, we’d like to remind you to keep your passwords secret, safe and to change them often in order to keep your account secure. Weekend Event: Heroes’ Ascent Request for community events of the week/bi-week. Send us an email! If you’ve got a burning question for our Ask an Asuran segment, please let us know!   Email Hi, this is Chris just saying thanks for the response.  I was definitely not expecting to hear it (in a literal sense).  Just wanted to apologize if I came off as condescending at all; it was not intended to be so in the slightest.(my wording choice was poor at best)  There are so many new players lately; more than ever from what I can tell.  Glad to see more people enjoying a great game!  Onto subject, I definitely recommend the Necromancer class for Chris.  It was my first, 6 years ago,

 Guild Wars Reporter Episode 14 – I Can Haz Gaming Timez? | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 44:13

This week on Guild Wars Reporter Chris and Celeste lament their limited game time but rejoice in the release year of the dragon. Join us as we talk about battle combos, the necessity of raids, and filling up our hearts. What we did this week Celeste: Working on Guardian/Protector of Tyria/Cantha/Elona title Chris: Got in for about 30 minutes, but have been missing it so much. RL + sallennia new job = transition time. Not as much gaming as I would like.   Lion’s Arch Report Year of the Dragon - Year of the launch! http://www.arena.net/blog/dragon Clearing up beta “events” info http://www.guildwarsinsider.com/2012/01/martin-kerstein-gw2-beta-weekends/ (some clarification on “beta events”) What are hearts in GW2? http://www.killtenrats.com/2012/01/20/gw2-just-play/ Are raid needed? http://huntersinsight.com/2012/01/17/raidiation/ Who put the Multiplayer in my online game? http://www.killtenrats.com/2012/01/11/gw-alone-together/ Voice overs and their importance. http://www.guildwarsinsider.com/2012/01/voice-overs-edited/ Combo for all! http://pc.ign.com/articles/121/1216828p1.html   Ask an Asuran Now that betas and a soft release timetable has been revealed I need to barrel through the first game to get my points. What’s the best way to complete the PvE storylines? This week we’ll talk about Prophecies, the first campaign in Tyria, and how to complete it as quickly as possible. If you’re already 20 or well on your way and you have some Eye of the North heroes you’ll be thankful for them right away. The fact is, with the right build, heroes can be more efficient healers, minion masters or hexers. Prophecies becomes easiest if you just barrel through. It can take as little as a weekend of casual playing to get through the story since there’s no reputation gating. Going through Hard Mode you may want to get a buddy to team up with for company. The earlier missions will be breezy but the Ring of Fire Islands will definitely need some strategy. As for the followup quests in Prophecies, the Titan’s Quests, they used to be considered the hardest in the game. But this was before any expansions, heroes and skills were quite different back then. Now they even offer hard mode versions of them to retain the challenging aspect of their former lives. Really as long as you’ve got one buddy you can fly through both normal and hard mode versions of Prophecies with a little determination and some wiki-reading.   Tales of Tyria Chris - http://stolendomain.webs.com/ Thief blog Celeste - Weekend Event: Canthan New Year; Codex Arena Bonus (double balth and honor) Request for community events of the week/bi-week. Send us an email! If you’ve got a burning question for our Ask an Asuran segment, please let us know!   Email I have recently subscribed to your podcast on iTunes.  While I do enjoy the podcast I am a bit curious as to whether or not Chris is new to the game?  How much GuildWars experience do you both have?  Also, have you considered discussing any of the more advanced aspects of the game? Thanks, Chris IGN:Carnage Runner Cele: I’ve been playing since 5 months after launch. I did the deep when you still needed 12 people, I 55’d regularly and bonded for DoA back in the day. As we’re focusing more and more towards the launch of Guild Wars 2 I’ve been focusing more on helping people to get as many easy points as possible versus completing the more advanced areas of Guild Wars. If you’re looking for an ongoing series on completing dungeons and other advanced aspects, Rubi from Massively has you covered.   Contact Info Email: gwreporter@mmoreporter.com twitter: twitter.com/gwreporter site: guildwarsreporter.com Voicemail: 616-666-6778 Celeste: twitter.com/CeleOOKIE Chris: twitter.com/almazar

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