[Will steam release required a second installed copy of gw2?]

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It has been said that a gw2 account cannot be merged into a steam gw2 account. I understand this. However, would logging into two accounts on the same computer require two entire copies of gw2 to be installed? or could they use separate launchers with the same game files?

[Weapons being marked as 'unique' and preventing being equipped]

On my engi I had two Qadim's Assaulter's Pistols equipped in the mainhand/alternate offhand configuration for weapon swap benefits. This morning I unequipped one by mistake while working with build templates. I found that I Was unable to re-equip.

The pistols are tagged with 'unique' and I can no longer use two of them at the same time - despite it letting me for months prior to today. I am very confused because I thought 'unique' was only for trinkets.

[Progress lost on Champions]

I don't disagree with you - but it didn't lose all Champions progress, just the latest segment. It's possible that the latest segment in particular is missing a checkpoint flag that makes you lose progress as if you were in an instance - where earlier parts counted as valid substeps.

[Progress lost on Champions]

Disclaimer: I'm not certain if this is actually a bug, because everything appears to be working as designed - though I don't believe it is working as intended.

I had progressed as far as possible in Champions (i.e. no more story objectives available to me in the journal or tracker in the top right), and decided to pass the time achievement hunting in other LWS5/IBS episodes. I was greeted by the "you may lose some progress" callout, which I accepted because there is no other choice. However, after finishing and returning to Champions, I had lost all progress in the most recent release and am being forced to re-complete the 4 DRM (Fields of Ruin, Thunderhead Peaks, Lake Doric, Snowden Drifts).

If this is intended, then the game has created a scenario where it is impossible to redo content for achievements for the duration of Champions.

Steps to recreate (presumably, I don't intend to make the same mistake twice):

• Complete most recent Champions release
• Select to replay a previous icebrood saga story step for completion (I did bjora story insance "Silence")
• Select to resume Champions
• Progress has been lost and the game returns you to conversation with Aurene