Link to article Quote: Q. NC West has been running a deficit for 8 years, and I don’t understand why the person in charge remains the same. Acting Chairman Park Byeong-moo = NC West’s deficit issue is not something that should be looked at solely based on numbers. Personally, as I have been moving NCSoft for 17 years, I have seen NCWest also undergo various reorganization efforts. Originally, NC had six studios in the United States, and the work was done to organize the six and integrate them into one ArenaNet. Although additional costs were incurred in the process, it ultimately resulted i ..read more

About seven years ago, I came here asking about GW2. I was so fed up with WoW. I played GW2 and loved it so much. I'm full legendary on my mesmer. I listen to Maclaine Diemer's music every night as I fall asleep with sleepbuds. I even bought the GW2 launch edition in the aluminum collector's tin from ebay. So I really mean it, thanks for helping me fall in love with this game! But I have an ulterior motive. I want ask old school mmochampion members about ESO, BDO, and Lost Ark. Have you played any of these games? Would you mind sharing your thoughts and opinions? I'm just gonna leave it ther ..read more

Let’sdiscussthemainland’sbasicpoliciestowardsTaiwanandmeasurestobenefitTaiwan.The mainlandhasalwaysactivelyadvocated"anti-independenceandpromotionofreunification", thatis,ithopesthateveryonecanopposeTaiwanindependenceandsupportcross-strait reunification.Basicpoliciesrefertothemainland'sprinciplesandstanceontheTaiwanissue, whilemeasurestobenefitTaiwanrefertothemainland'svariousconvenientpoliciesforTaiwan compatriots.Thereasonwhythesepoliciesandmeasuresareimportantisthattheyhelp enhancetheemotionalidentityofpeopleonbothsidesoftheTaiwanStrait,promotethe integrationofpublicopiniononbothsidesoftheS ..read more

Creating one so we can discuss stuff about the expansion leading into it and afterwards rather than use the general thread. Release date: August 22, 2023 Promo Page https://www.guildwars2.com/en/secrets-of-the-obscure/ Announcement https://www.guildwars2.com/en/news/a...f-the-obscure/ Combat Changes https://www.guildwars2.com/en/news/c...f-the-obscure/ New Story, Skyscale Updates, Other Content https://www.guildwars2.com/en/news/a...f-the-obscure/ New Rewards, Open World Legendary Armor https://www.guildwars2.com/en/news/n...f-the-obscure/ Which brings me to what I was originally comi ..read more

https://en-forum.guildwars2.com/topi...ruary-28-2023/ Patch notes are live, and fairly short. https://www.guildwars2.com/en/news/c...-lies-beneath/ More general details on the story update and some of the rewards in their blog post. I haven't started playing yet, but the new Black Lion event seems kinda nice, just turn in some raw materials for Black Lion currency stuff (idols etc.) once per week. Seems very cheap too, 250 mithril ore (so like, a half an hour of events and shit) and you're done for the week, lasts 4 weeks in total. And apparently the mail about it spams the fuck outta your ..read more

https://www.guildwars2.com/en/news/s...ars-2-in-2023/ Quote: Hello, Guild Wars community, Before our holiday break, we wrapped up 2022 by reflecting on what a fantastic year it was for Guild Wars 2. In the time between that studio update and New Year’s Day, Guild Wars 2 and the ArenaNet team earned several end-of-year awards from top gaming press, including PC Gamer‘s Best Ongoing Game, MMORPG‘s Player’s Choice MMORPG of the Year, and MassivelyOP‘s Best MMO Studio (two years in a row!), Best MMO Expansion, and Best MMO Business Model. Those were some exciting presents to unwrap! Again, a he ..read more

Do I need to play the old expansion stories, or can I go straight to the new expansion story ..read more

https://www.guildwars2.com/en/news/d...-aetherblades/ Won't copy/past it all since I'm a bit too lazy to format it and drop in images, but this is cool! I like that they're doing more developer blogs on a variety of topics and skimming this (since I'm still not done with the expansion...gah, whatever, eventually) it seems like there's a nice look behind the curtain on how Anet handles writing/lore, including some rewrites for Mai Trin based on early tester feedback. It's neat seeing there isn't some grand, perfect plan from the get-go and that often times they have to scramble to rework/rewr ..read more

Hello! I am a PhD student at the University of Barcelona looking for participants for a research project about virtual identity. To summarize, we are studying how different people create different types of characters in MMORPGs, and how these relate to their personal identity. We are looking for MMORPG players who are interested in participating by completing a brief survey and answering some questions in a follow-up online interview. If you have any inquiries regarding the study, I will be more than happy to explain. If you are interested in participating, you can start by completing the s ..read more

Figured I'd make one specifically for the expansion. FAIR WARNING THERE WILL BE SPOILER DISCUSSIONS IN THIS THREAD SO IF YOU ARE WORRIED ABOUT THAT FINISH THE STORY FIRST. Post your opinions/comments/questions cool things you noticed here and whatnot. - - - Updated - - - https://i.redd.it/2wa3l4ly5zk81.png From the GW2 subreddit, apparently Anet went back and seems to have added Ankka and Gorrik to the old Thuamanova Reactor fractal. They're not named, and it appears they weren't there before, but it's a nice little touch ..read more