[Patch Notes]

Here are the patch notes for the Queen's Jubilee update : https://forum-en.guildwars2.com/forum/info/updates/Game-Update-Notes-August-6th-2013/first#post2565715

[Queen's jubilee]

Here's some information about the next game update : https://www.guildwars2.com/en/the-game/releases/august-06-2013/

 

The watchwork mechanisms are pretty intriguing.

[Cutthroat politics]

Here's a little story about Ellen Kiel : CLICK HERE

And here a little story about Evon : CLICK HERE

It's nice to know a little more about the candidates!

[Cutthroat politics]

The update is up! Now is the time to vote. Is FDM going to vote for Ellen or for Evon?

[Patch Notes]

Here are the patch notes for the Cutthroat Politics update : https://forum-en.guildwars2.com/forum/info/updates/Game-Update-Notes-July-23rd-2013

 

There are some profession changes, and it looks like we were not done with the aetherblades yet! The bazaar and all of its activities is still active for two more weeks.

[Looking ahead in 2013]

Here's an article about what's in the plans for Guild Wars 2 in 2013 : CLICK HERE

I can't wait to see what they have in mind for the Magic Find. Oh and the new skills!

[Cutthroat politics]

Here's some information about the july 23 update : https://www.guildwars2.com/en/the-game/releases/july-23-2013/

I didn't expect this, but I'm sure it could be fun!

EDIT : I just watched the videos, and it also looks like they're gonna be competing on Twitter!

 

Who should FDM be voting for?

[Bazaar of the Four Winds]

Today some of us got a Kite by mail for buying gems during the past 3 months. And Kiy found out that we can dance while holding it :

Hopefully I can get a group pic of that "Kite-dancing" soon.

 

EDIT : I just found a way to customise the Kite with the Guild emblem (Guild Armor next to Guild Bank in Lion's Arch), but it costs 15gold

[Warrior Critical Shout Build]

Not sure if ascendant gear is worth it! For example I have Soldier's amulet with emerald jewel. My stats now on amulet: 105 power, 79 thoughness, 64 vitality, 25 precision.

Ascendant amulet: Thackeray Family Crest: 126 power, 85 thoughness, 85 vitality.

So why spend loads of laurels for only +21 power, +6 thoughness, +21 vitality?

Not to mention that infusion slots are useless imo you can't get anything good compared to emerald jewels.

I really want ascendant gear but how can I make these stats count?

Lujate is right, the biggest impact will be if you jump from rare to ascended. I must admit I decided to equip an ascended amulet just for the sake of having one piece of gear that was higher quality than exotic.

[Warrior Critical Shout Build]

I updated the build with another way to get Weapons and Armor for this build (Badges of Honor in World vs. World).

[Elementalist Condition Build]

I updated the build with another way to get Weapons and Armor (Badges of Honor in World vs. World) and added how to get the weapons specified in this build (that part was mysteriously missing).

[Guild Wars 2 - Dress to Survive]

Thanks for sharing this with us JK, I suddenly got a whole lot of Badges of Honor with all those achievement chests, so I was wondering what was available from the vendors in World vs. World. Looks like I could be getting a full set of level 80 exotic armor for less trouble than the other ways to get armor.
If I did the math right, each armor set (6 pieces) would cost 5.44gold + 950 badges. A set of trinkets (amulet, rings + accessories) would cost 3.44gold + 880 badges.

[Bazaar of the Four Winds]

Looks like we'll be getting gems as achievement rewards, according to the wiki : http://wiki.guildwars2.com/wiki/Achievement_rewards#Achievement_rewards

 

And here's the music that has been composed for this update : http://m.soundcloud.com/arenanet/sets/guild-wars-2-bazaar-of-the

[Bazaar of the Four Winds]

Falling deaths do not give you a repair bill yes, but it does cost something to waypoint if no one's around / no one bothers to revive you. Last night #2 skill (the one that makes you go fast) did not seem to want to co-operate with my Elementalist, and I fell to my death 6 times. I had to waypoint almost everytime, so it costed me ~9 silver just to waypoint within 30 minutes.

I finally found the NPCs that are trading the crafting mats for supply boxes. I managed to buy a couple boxes with the excess mats I had, but I ended up getting the same recipes twice or more <.< So I'm thinking about dropping them in the guild bank or either send them at players that doesn't have them.

 

Here's an achievement guide for those who want to get all the achievements for the Bazaar (or for those who want to pick which achievement they're gonna be doing) : CLICK HERE

[Guild Wars 2 - Misc Multimedia]

The new retroactive achievement rewards are great. At 1,000 points, you can choose one of the Zenith weapon skins. I took the Axe skin for my Warrior, and it looks awesome :

[Patch Notes]

Here are the patch notes for the Bazaar of the Four Winds update : https://forum-en.guildwars2.com/forum/info/news/Game-Update-Notes-July-9th-2013

The new achievements interface is pretty awesome!

[Bazaar of the Four Winds]

The update should be live pretty soon.

[Bazaar of the Four Winds]

Here's some informaton about the achievement rewards : https://www.guildwars2.com/en/news/new-account-achievement-rewards-incoming/

the rewards are retroactive! Awesome!

[Bazaar of the Four Winds]

And this article is not exactly related to the update, but it pretty much confirms that there's going to be new updates every two weeks.

Hopefully we will all be able to keep up.

[Bazaar of the Four Winds]

Here's some information about this new update : https://www.guildwars2.com/en/the-game/releases/july-09-2013/

Lots of cool stuff, as usual! I can't wait to see the new account rewards!

[Sky pirates of Tyria]

The event dungeon looks particularly ominous. The reward is 1gp, and there is no diminishing returns. The speculation is that the dungeon is so hard that people will not farm it. Also, Sikes and his group were unable to even finish it their first time.

I'd rather do it with 5 players from FDM, we'll see how it turns out.

[Elementalist Condition Build]

This Build has been updated according to the Skills and Traits changes included in the Sky Pirates of Tyria update.

[Warrior Critical Shout Build]

This build has been updated according to the changes included in the Sky Pirates of Tyria update. Traits have been re-worked.

[Sky pirates of Tyria]

The official page for this update has been updated. The link is still in the first post.

there's the infinite logging axe, and yay for finally being able to gift stuff we buy in the gem store!

[Sky pirates of Tyria]

It could be because the changes are formatted differently, but now I see that some of the Trait changes will affect my Warrior build.