Guild Wars News:

Guild Wars Anniversary Sweepstakes

The third anniversary of Guild Wars is here! To thank all of you for another awesome year, we're holding a sweepstakes. You have a chance to win fantastic prizes, including an Alienware laptop. Read all about it here.

 

April PvP Predictors

For April, we bring you the predictions and analysis of Jakal Storm, a regular monthly contributor. Check here to see how Jakal thinks the tournament will play out, and why.

 

Celebrate Three Years of Guild Wars

You're invited to the party as we celebrate the Guild Wars Third Anniversary! The festivities include a brand new reward after finishing the Hell's Precipice mission in the original campaign, boardwalk games at the Shing Jea Monastery, and starting April 28, third birthday presents for characters created on this date. Join us for the celebration, starting April 24!

RTSFirebat is back with the latest guide!  You can check this out in our Riverside Inn and find out all about: Guild Wars Guru Complete Guide to Guild Wars 3rd Birthday Event!. This guide covers Collectibles, Mini-pets, event times, mini games and more! Head over and find out all the latest for the 3rd Guild Wars Birthday event starting today.

And we are always looking for your help to give you the most complete and up-to-date information possible. So drop by the thread and send any new screenshots you have, information we are missing, locations, tips and other contributions to RTSFirebat.

GLOBAL COMMUNITY HOSTED EVENT FOR ALL GUILD WARS PLAYERS: CINCO de MAYO 2008!

Spring: ''the year breathes anew with life, festivals and rejoicing of warm days and starry nights. So too comes the annual recognition of the most celebrated holiday in the Southern Hemisphere of the Americas; Cinco de Mayo – the officially recognized date of Mexican independence from French taxation of property in Mexico. Today Cinco de Mayo is date which is celebrated throughout the Americas with the abundance of poured spirits including beer, ale and most notably Tequila.''

It is appropriate then that the holiday be adopted and celebrated in the Guild Wars community. The Guilds of [LaZy] Nation are proud to adopt the holiday and host the first Guild Wars global event to celebrate Cinco de Mayo for all those who hail from the lands of Tyria, Cantha and Elona. The pyramid ruins and land of the Asurans most closely match the mystic theme emboldened in historic civilizations from the Southern Americas; including the Aztecs, Incas and Mayans whose empires once bridged across the lands today known as Mexico.

Where: [Rata Sum] (International Districts)
When: Saturday, May 3rd, 2008
Time: The event starts at 4PM EST (8PM/20:00 GMT) and will end two hours later

Find out more in the event thread located in our Guild Announcements and Events forum here: CINCO de MAYO 2008! Global Community Event hosted by [LaZy]

The Ascalon Royal Family Masquerade Ball is a long forgotten formal event, engraved into history years before the searing. The Ascalon Royal Family led by King Adelbern was once a prosperous kingdom, and the ball was the yearly celebration to celebrate the wealthy and beauty that was Ascalon. But alas, The Searing as it has come to be known shattered the hearts of men in the kingdom of Ascalon. The ball for the past 4 years has been forgotten. Deux Du Machina, in his travels, stumbled upon an old text depicting a dance festival of epic proportions in the kingdom of Ascalon of old. Intrigued, he did further research. After painstaking tasks, Deux begged the wealthiest of the lords of Ascalon and surrounding kingdom of Kryta to donate what they saw fit to bring back this beautiful festival. The time of the Ascalon Royal Family Masquerade Ball has returned, and the hearts of men shall once again be warm and lively! Let the festivities commence!

The Ascalon Royal Family Masquerade Ball is on for 2008!  This event has been highly successful in the past but needs your help. They need donations and staff to help out. Head over to the thread in our Announcements and Events forum here: The OFFICAL THREAD:Ascalon Royal Family Masquerade Ball 08 Returns!

We would like to direct your attention to our Community Contest forums and a new contest by Rahja the Thief was has done community events in the past such as the Ascalon Royal Family Masquerade Ball.  In this contest you will be creating a custom skill for any character class!  The contest will run until Friday, April 25th 3PM (EST). Full details of the contest with the prize can be seen in the forum thread here: A Little Contest with a Big Prize.

We've now installed gwBBCode on GuildWarsGuru.com for you to post your builds and skills discussion. We have the tutorial posted in our Campfire if you need to see how to use this in our forums.

A big thanks to Liu Pi and the members that code this great feature for all the Guild Wars fansites out there. Don't forget to support them and visit their site GWShack.us and forums, or download it for yourself and your own guild and website.

News from GuildWars.com:

Guild Wars and Sarah Brightman

As some of our eagle-eyed players have noticed, Symphony, the latest album from world-renowned vocalist Sarah Brightman features art from Guild Wars. Several months ago Ms. Brightman approached ArenaNet Art Director Daniel Dociu, feeling that his art style was a great match for this album. The album and website include concept art from Guild Wars, as well as original art created specifically for Symphony. For more information, visit the official Sarah Brightman website.

Everyone can extend a big welcome to the new Guild Wars Community Manager, Regina Buenaobra, who starts today. Head over to our Riverside Inn to welcome her and read more: New Guild Wars Community Manager.

Guild Wars News:

Farewell Party Starts

Join us this weekend for an exciting farewell party for our community relations manager, Gaile Gray. This extravaganza will extend from Noon Pacific (-7 GMT) today until Noon Pacific on Monday, April 7, so mark your calendars and party hearty! Find all the details of this one-time event here.

 

April Xunlai Tournament Predictions

It's that time again! The Xunlai Tournament House is accepting predictions for the April tournaments. If you'd like a chance to get your predictions featured in this month's PvP Predictors article, be sure to send us your winning picks. Get all of the details here.

 

March Automated Tournament News

Rebel Rising [rawr] wins the GvG tournament! Rebel Rising is a familiar guild to see in competitive play and has won several gold capes. In Hero Battles, Pls Patch Crossing defeated Cs Element to take first place. Congratulations to all our winners. The final match reports are now available, as are the complete tournament standings, the updated tournament rules, and the ever-popular skill usage charts. Enjoy!

 

Andrew's New Role

Andrew Patrick has decided he will be moving on from community to QA. Read all about his decision and wish him well on his new role at ArenaNet.

Midline PvP Guide Concludes

Mark Yu of Delta Formation [DF] returns for the third installment of his series covering the midline in GvG. In this article, he covers the synergy between Rangers and Mesmers. Find it here.

 

You'll want to head over to our Riverside Inn thread by NoXiFy to check out the latest Design-A-Weapon winner additions that were added to Guild Wars in today's, April 3rd update. NEW Weapons, second batch. We'll keep updating the first post as more weapons are found. Good luck!

Bon Voyage, Gaile!

After five years as our dedicated Guild Wars community manager, Gaile Gray has decided to assume a new role at ArenaNet. To honor her and the commitment she has shown, an official in-game farewell party will be hosted this weekend. For more information about Gaile's new role, visit our Riverside Inn thread Peace Out Gaile. GuildWars.com will have more information about their plans for the Guild Wars community team next Monday.

News from GuildWars.com:

Tournament News

This weekend, players and guilds will, once again, compete in our March Automated Tournaments, so place those last minute Xunlai Tournament House votes. Also, remember that this weekend is the deadline for claiming your February Xunlai prizes. Next month, the automated tournament is a special event to commemorate Guild Wars's third anniversary. In this tournament, we are offering both double tournament reward points and double cash prizes. To prepare, we've posted April's schedule, map rotation, rules, and enhanced prize list here.

 

March PvP Predictors
Whether you watch college basketball or Guild Wars Observer Mode, all fans like to root for their favorites and predict how far they will get in the tournament. Check out our fan predictions for the March Monthly Tournaments and then, if you're feeling lucky, head over to the Xunlai House to make your own predictions.

 

Guild of the Week: KISS
The Passionate Kiss of Nosferatu is a large alliance of ten guilds and more than 800 members, all sharing the KISS tag. The guild enjoys a diverse mix of activities, from PvE to PvP, and was created exclusively for Guild Wars.

 

Spectrum 15 Honors Eight ArenaNet Artists
We'd like to recognize the eight ArenaNet artists whose works were selected for publication in Spectrum 15, an annual showcase of the best fantasy, science fiction, and horror artwork created each year. Congratulations to Richard Anderson, Matthew Barrett, Daniel Dociu, Jaime Jones, Jason Juan, Kekai Kotaki, Jason Stokes, and Doug Williams.

There's a new update for today, March 18th as well as a new article at GuildWars.com concerning Real-Money Trading that you'll want to see.  Some highlights of the update include:

* We are adding the ability to block certain IP addresses from the game. In the coming days and weeks, we will be using this capability to block addresses of RMT companies that heavily abuse the game.
* We are also adding code to detect and block IP addresses that are running an open proxy, so that players cannot mask their real IP address by connecting to the game through an open proxy.

Check out the full update and leave your comments in our Riverside Inn forum thread by Ctb: March 18 update - Real Money Trading Policy.

Guild Wars News:

Celtic Collectibles and Gaelic Goodies

This weekend players can celebrate a traditional, real-world holiday by gathering special in-game items. From Noon Pacific (-7 GMT) on Friday, March 14 until 11:59 PM Pacific on Monday, March 17, you can gather Shamrock Ale and Four-Leaf Clovers throughout the many lands of Tyria. Enjoy the weekend, and remember: think green!

Grenth Wallpaper Available

By popular demand, our patron god of ice and death is ready to shroud your desktop with his darkness. Find this stylized rendition of Grenth in various ratios and resolutions here.

Mike_version2 aka hat-of-doom dropped us a line and let us know about a great contest Guild Wars Gameamp is hosting: Draw a Staffer Contest. 

The staffers here at Guild Wars @ Gameamp think they are "God Walking Amongst Mere Mortals" and want YOU to get your artist cap on and draw them in all their god like glory. Of course their are prizes to be won that should inspire you further more. With a new contest we have created a new gallery to submit you drawings (find the link below). Now get your pencils, pens, biros, chalk and whatever else you need and start drawing!!!!

Date: 10th March 2008 - 10th April 2008

You can head over and read up on the full details here with a grand prize of a GameAmp T-Shirt, 75K Ingame Gold and 300 GameAmp Credit. Runner up prizes for 1st, 2nd and 3rd place as well.

News from GuildWars.com:

PvP Guide Continues
Veteran PvPer Mark Yu of Delta Formation [DF] continues the discussion of midline shutdown, focusing on Rangers, in the second article of this series. Find it here.

 

March Xunlai Tournament Predictions
It's that time again! The Xunlai Tournament House is now accepting predictions. If you'd like a chance to be featured in this month's PvP Predictors feature, be sure to send us your winning picks. Click here for more details.

We have all the latest screenshot updates for you of the Design-A-Weapon contest weapons and shields in game.  You can head over to our forum thread in Riverside Inn to see all the latest and compare them to their Concept Art: Design-A-Weapon Screenshots.

Guild Wars News:

Design-a-Weapon Items: The Hunt is On!

We are pleased to announce that we will add a few of the winning items from the most recent Design-a-Weapon Contest into the game later this week. Your assignment, should you choose to accept it, is to venture forth and find those items. We'll add another group of items in the future, so keep your eye on this page for more information in the coming weeks.

 

Guild of the Week: SoT

The Soldiers of Thunderstorm is a thriving and well-established Russian gaming community, with roots all the way back ten years ago to Diablo. Read more about this PvP guild here.

Guild Wars News:

February Automated Tournament Wraps Up

Congratulations to Ice Chunk and Clan Union, first-time winners of our monthly tournament. They brought new names to the top and earned valuable prizes. Ice Chunk is the February Hero Battle tournament champion, while Clan Union captured the GvG victory. The final match reports are now available, as are the complete tournament standings, the updated tournament rules, and the ever-popular skill usage charts. Enjoy!

 

New State of the Game: PvP Guide

Veteran PvPer Mark Yu of Delta Formation [DF] offers insights into midline shutdown, starting with Mesmers, in the first article of this series. Find it here.

 

Guild Wars Smashes Five Million!

The Guild Wars® franchise has sold over five million copies worldwide! This landmark comes at an exciting time. ArenaNet is building an even more expansive and immersive experience in Guild Wars 2, which is sure to appeal to loyal players and newcomers alike. NCsoft and ArenaNet have issued a full press release with details. Also, this just in: our fans rock!

News from GuildWars.com:

Guild of the Week: MOON
The House of Moon, a light-hearted guild, shares many embarrassing moments, favorite parts of playing the game, and other interesting personal stories in this week's feature. Read all about them here.

 

Final Bonus Mission Pack Wallpaper
This week we present our Guild Wars Bonus Mission Pack wallpaper series finale, which showcases the confrontation of Turai Ossa and Palawa Joko in the legendary Battle of Jahai. Grab this wallpaper here, and don't forget that the BMP is on sale now.

 

Guild of the Week: LOD
X Legion Of Doom X is a PvE-oriented guild dedicated to keeping each of its members busy and actively enjoying the game. For pictures, profiles, and more, check out the article here.

RTSFirebat is back with his Complete Guide to the 2008 Canthan New Year Event. Check out all the latest for the event happening Friday, Feb. 8th - Monday Feb. 11th. See where to go, what towns to visit, new items, collectibles, minigames, quests, maps and more. Please feel free to update us to any new things, screenshots of the event and more in the thread. 

Guild Wars News:

Canthan New Year Approaches

Shing Jea Monastery is currently making preparations for the coming Canthan New Year's Festival! The festivities will commence at Noon Pacific (-8 GMT) on Friday, February 8, 2008. Try your luck at the re-opened Shing Jea Boardwalk, or test your mettle in the Rollerbeetle Races and the Dragon Arena. The culinary inclined can help collaborate in creating a feast to please the Celestial Rat. There's even more to do, and many special surprises, so head over to the special event page to get all the details of this annual celebration. Complete Guide to the 2008 Cantha New Year Event by RTSFirebat which now includes Tide to Go's Guide to Cantha New Year Chef Collectors (Shing Jea Monastery) as well.  The Complete Guide to Rollerbeetle Racing by Feathermoore Rep

The good people at PvXWiki are holding a contest.  See details below:

PvXwiki.com is holding a new contest - can you play by our Guild Wars Limited rules?  ArenaNet is known to do amazing things to the world of Guild Wars. Here at PvXwiki, we have taken things one step ahead, introducing our own idea for a future Guild Wars: the Guild Wars: Limited Edition, accessible to all campaigns released thus far. "Why limited?", you may ask. The answer is simple: instead of eight skills, the Guild Wars: Limited Edition only allows players to use five skills on their bar. That's right: Five skills!

It's just like the Guild Wars you're used to - but using only five skill slots. Try your hand at making builds for the Domain of Anguish, Urgoz's Warden, and even Team Areans and Guild Verses Guild battles with these limitations. For the second official PvXwiki contest, we are inviting you to come up with your very own Limited Edition builds with this new restriction. Anyone can enter, and winners will receive excellent prizes courtesy of Razer™. The makers of the three best-working builds will receive limited edition Guild Wars(tm) Razer Deathadder mice! PvXwiki - proudly sponsored by Razer. For Gamers, By Gamers.

Contest Dates: February 3rd - February 24th

More about contest: http://www.pvxwiki.com/wiki/Guild_Wars:_Limited