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You did such a great job with that!

I believe that hairstyle is exclusive to the hat at the moment.

holy smokes!

I agree with all of this. The art direction, environment design, the work behind the maps is pretty incredible. Exploring is one of my favorite thing to do in the games. When I was new, we were always looking for ways to break out of the map - and find little nooks and think we discovered something unique only to discover it's a jumping puzzle or a sweet little picnic spot. We'd get so excited about it. That excitement still hasn't changed. Bless the devs who make those adventures possible.

I remember once requesting we be able to tame the swarm of bees from Queensdale. They didn't take the idea. I would love a ranger bee pet. Or maybe even a Valraven! Or a Reindeer.

Usually if I am AFK in WvW its because I needed to use the washroom, answer the phone, the door, or grab something to drink. Real life exists, at least for some people. The way Gift of Battle is earned doesn't necessarily need to be "fixed" in a way that makes the act of participating in Wvw more complicated or unpleasant. There have been many threads requesting that Gift of Battle be earned in some PVE way so that people could avoid WvW entirely. I think the idea behind it was to have a person play WvW long enough to experience everything the game mode has to offer, potentially earning a new recruit for the Mist Wars. Personally I don't think it needs to be changed. Edit: although giving experienced players the option to purchase it with other currency would be pretty nice.

This is incredible!

omg. Took me a bit to realize what you did. This is so good tbh!

The Guild Wars franchise has a very special place in my life. I first learned about it through a door sized poster of Mhenlo hanging up in a GameStop window - and my mind was absolutely blown away by the fact that there was a male healer character. At the time, female characters were usually locked in that role. I could not afford the game during it's initial release, but I did not miss my chance when Factions came out. It was hands down the most breath taking game I had ever played. The music, the visuals were like nothing I had seen. Before that I had only played Ultima Online and some Diablo II. I learned how to upgrade my computer for this game (and it's how I learned that Del rips you off with cheap parts) When Guild Wars 2 was announced, I kept my eyes glued to every piece of news I could find about it - but things were taking a bad turn in my real life. My mother was diagnosed with a stage 4. If you know, you know. She passed away just before Guild Wars 2 launched. The game was a tremendous source of comfort and helped me express myself again. Through the years this game has continued to serve as a place of comfort and even community. It is true I do not play as much as I used to. I couldn't point out any one thing that makes this so. But i stay because it's still an important part of my life. I'm a deeply casual player, more in to daydreaming then farming but I love the world the developers have created. I keep coming back because I adore all the little people I have been able to make and develop and play. I love the people I've become friends with. I love the random folks who invite me to check out their homesteads, or lead squads through jumping puzzles and metas and convergences. I love how sometimes developers still show up in the game and play with us. I just love this game and the people who have helped create it.

I love (and have bought) many of the real world fashion armor skins because I just love options. I think a big reason why the developers are going in this direction with gem store items is primarily to raise revenue. Sensational or unusual items tend to get more attention from the community, potentially boosting sales. Armor and weapons that are more in line with the overall art direction of the game are usually earnable and can act as attractants to their expansions and living world content. I kind of don't see cultural skins as being big sellers in the gem shop - they did try that once and it caused community outrage because it allowed all races to wear the unique cultural armor of another. (https://forum-en.gw2archive.eu/forum/game/gw2/Merged-Cultural-Human-T3-Not-Exclusive/page/1) I don't think it was necessarily a bad idea but it was poorly executed. I would rather it be a cultural exchange that is earned in the game; kind of like earning renown. Imagine an asura working closely with humans, learning about their ideas, their way of life, helping them in their endeavors - and earning the right to wear some armor skins exclusively designed for this exchange that was from the human culture, or even back pieces or mount skins designed to resemble animals from their homelands. In Guild Wars 1 we did have something like this. I would like to see it revisited! However, I'm so sorry but I don't agree with using Jade Tech for Asura cultural armor, as it is a reflection of human technology, and we already have ample Jade Tech inspired armor and gem store items. I think it would be more interesting to explore older Asuran armor designs, things that incorporate what we see Asuran npcs wear in Guild Wars 1. We know Asura as a technologically and magically advanced society, but wouldn't it be neat if we explored other aspects of their culture? (https://wiki.guildwars.com/wiki/Asura#/media/File:"Asuras"_concept_art.jpg)

Artifact Appears With The Dapper Pants While wearing the Dapper Pants and the Metal Legion "Soldier Size" shirt, we have a bullet wound-like artifact by the belt buckle. This artifact is present with the Leather Strap Chestpiece and Festive Sweater. The Swindler Coat has a similar artifact close to that area, but it appears all the time, regardless of what pants you wear. I've previewed the Dapper Pants with all of my Medium Armor tops, and these are the only instances I've noticed. It does not appear, even when you remove all top armor.

My boyfriend and I really enjoyed the direction of the story; we are genuinely interested to know where it will go next. What keeps us coming back? Truthfully playing has been spotty since SoTO. The first two maps in Janthir Wilds are some of the best environmental designs and most of my time was spent scouting for good places to take screenshots! This new release didn't offer much to explore or do and unfortunately because neither my boyfriend or I can play during peak hours we are never able to participate in difficult Metas or Convergences, and since our time is limited, we can't grind like we used to in order to work on Legendary items. What keeps me coming back, when I manage to play at peak hours is definitely fun metas that don't require complicated strategy. Octovine, Dragonstand, Dragonstorm, Gyala Delves (It's so dead now, but I really enjoyed it) Opening the Wizard Tower - past that, it's been difficult to get enough people for any of the newer metas during the hours I play. But also to be fair I hardly play these days. I suppose part of it is burn out, but part of it is definitely being on the wrong server for my time zone.

I have one Steampunk styled sylvari lady. My other two characters of a similar style might be more in the Dieselpunk genre instead . I am extremely happy with my sylvari's steam punk look! Like a little sky captain or something!

https://wiki.guildwars2.com/wiki/Daydreamer's_Wings_Backpack

Love the look of that!~ I still want to get those armor pieces. But for now here are two that sort of have a tribal theme.