Guild Wars 2 news:

Welcome to Guild Halls
Greetings from the guilds team! We’ve been hard at work putting together the guild halls system for you, and we’re thrilled to finally be able to share it. This is the first in a series of blog posts that will cover the different aspects of ...

Guild Halls: Taken From the Enemy
Hello, citizens of Tyria! I’m Link Hughes, and today I’m pleased to tell you how your guild can claim a guild hall for its very own. Obtaining a guild hall isn’t as simple as buying one from a merchant; the process of acquiring it is one...

Building Your Guild Hall
So you’ve joined the Guild Initiative, spearheaded an expedition into the jungle, and driven the Mordrem out of your guild hall. Congratulations! Now it’s time to start building up your guild hall and, by extension, your guild. You’ll b...

Rethinking Guilds
Hi, I’m Link Hughes with the Guilds team, and welcome to the next blog in our guild hall series. As we sat down to work on guild halls, it became clear that this was a good opportunity to reevaluate the entire guild system in Guild Wars 2. M...

Guild Halls: Missions for All
Hi, everyone. I’m Link Hughes, and today we’re going to look at the changes that Guild Wars 2: Heart of Thorns™ will bring to guild missions. At their heart, guilds are about social connections that deepen throug...

Guild Halls: From Pen to Production to Placement
Hello again, friends. Link Hughes from the Guilds team here to talk about our new guild-focused crafting discipline, scribing, and how it contributes to creating guild items and decorations. Scribes hold a uniquely selfless role within the guild communit...

Guild Objective Claiming in World vs. World
Greetings, Mist warriors. Guilds are the lifeblood of Guild Wars 2: Heart of Thorns™, and it’s our desire that they become a greater part of World vs. World. We want to give guild members more strategic choices and encoura...

Introducing PvP Guild Teams
Hi, everyone! I’m Samuel Loretan, and today we’re talking about guild teams—a new system that we’re adding to guilds with the Guild Wars 2: Heart of Thorns™ expansion. Guilds are the central component of sociali...

Livestream Preview of Skill and Balance Changes
Join Guild Wars 2™ streamers for an advanced look at some of the upcoming skill and balance changes in action! We’ve invited a number of community members to try out the changes and stream their experiences, and we’ll be hosting them on the offici...

Pre-Purchase Community Address
As many of you are aware, we began the Guild Wars 2: Heart of Thorns™ pre-purchase program on June 16. This is an exciting time, but we also recognize that there is some frustration and confusion. We would like to clarify o...

Skills and Balance Changes on the Next Episode of Ready Up
In next week’s Ready Up livestream, host Josh Davis will be joined by Roy Cronacher and friends to discuss the skills and balance changes coming soon to Guild Wars 2. Josh will give you updated information on the changes, so don’t m...

Announcing the Winners of the World Tournament Series Invitational Qu...
The 2015 World Tournament Series Qualifier took place on June 6, and we’re pleased to offer our congratulations to the winning teams: Europe First The Civilized Gentlemen Second Orange Logo North America ...

Watch the ESL Go4GuildWars2 Monthly Finals on June 10
Tune in to the official Guild Wars 2 Twitch channel on Wednesday, June 10, and witness the top Player vs. Player teams clash for over $3,000 USD in prizes in the Go4GuildWars2 Monthly Finals. German livestream, hosted by Sputti and ChroNick...

Updating Your Wallet
Hello, everyone! Matt Pennebaker here from the rewards team, and I want to talk about upcoming changes to the wallet. Let’s jump right in. Where Is It? Veteran wallet users know that if you want to check out your current stockpile of wealth, you head ...

Combat Changes: DoTs and Dashes
Welcome, Tyrians! I’m Roy Cronacher, and I’m here to tell you about changes to our combat systems that’ll be arriving alongside the new specializations. I’ve personally wanted these changes for a while, so I’m very excited to discuss them with y...

Get a First Look at Guild Halls at the E3 PC Gaming Show!
Game Director Colin Johanson will be at E3 on June 16 to take part in PC Gamer’s PC Gaming Show. In this presentation, Colin will reveal how Guild Wars 2: Heart of Thorns™ will create new ways for you and your guild to pla...

Points of Interest Episode 22 Summary: Ventari
On the latest episode of Points of Interest, host Rubi Bayer was joined by Game Designer Roy Cronacher to demonstrate the peaceful prowess of the newly announced revenant legend, Ventari. Like other legends the revenant can channel, Ventari is a historica...

Dwayna’s Regalia, Scientific Weapons, and Sylvari Seed Pod Mail Car...
The depictions of Dwayna that we found show a graceful and powerful guardian of the weak and innocent. This week the Black Lion Trading Post would like to give you an opportunity to become an embodiment of this stalwart protector with Dwayna’s Regal...

Come Home to Lion’s Arch in the Next Update
The next content update is bringing changes to Guild Wars 2, and we’re excited to tell you all about them. Lion’s Arch Rises Citizens! The good people of Lion’s Arch have been working hard and waiting patiently, and after a long peri...

The Results of the Overwolf Guild Wars 2 App Challenge Are In!
Three months ago, we announced the Overwolf Guild Wars 2 App Challenge and invited coders to come up with the most original and useful Overwolf applications for Guild Wars 2. These players have been very hard at work brainstorming ideas, designing their o...

Meet Ventari on this Week’s Points of Interest!
In this week’s Points of Interest, Game Developer Roy Cronacher will be on hand to discuss Ventari and show you how the centaur legend will bolster your revenant’s support abilities in gameplay. After that, Hugh Norfolk will host the PvP 101 segme...

Hidden Arcana: Role-Playing the Revenant
Hi, my name is Anatoli Ingram, and welcome to Hidden Arcana, where I’ll be giving you an inside look at some of the ideas and lore behind Guild Wars 2: Heart of Thorns™. I’m a role-player at heart, so I love to create ...

Revenant: Compassion as a Way of Life
Welcome, Tyrians! I’m Roy Cronacher, and I’m here today to bring you more juicy revenant information. Previously, I went over the profession’s base functionality and some initial sets of skills. So far we’ve discussed a legend and ...

Announcing the 2015 World Tournament Series Invitational Qualifier
We’re excited to announce that the World Tournament Series Invitational Qualifier will be held this weekend for both North America and Europe. The events will take place on June 6 at 8:00 a.m. Pacific Time (UTC-7) for the Europe event, and at 2:00 p.m. ...

Daydreamer’s Wings, Honor Guard Finisher, and Mini Beetle in the Ge...
Your dreams will take flight this week with a new back item skin, finisher and miniature! Don’t forget to pick up our spring baby minis while you can! Details on all our new items are below: ...