Return to Guild Wars now!

1 Oct 2020

As Massively notes, Guild Wars (1) doesn't require a character name to log in anymore. Well, in my case, the recent change doesn't make a difference. I always kept screenshots…

Promptapalooza No. 16: My earliest memory of Guild Wars

15 Aug 202016 Aug 2020

This Promptapalooza prompt was shared by Syp from Bio Break: "What is your earliest memory related to one of your core fandoms?" I decided to tell you about Guild Wars,…

What’s the point in housing?

25 Apr 2020

In a post musing about the problems with housing in MMOs, Roger from Contains Moderate Peril said that you can ask 100 players and will get 100 answers as to…

Screenshot Saturday: New dervish

30 Nov 201930 Nov 2019

I didn't think ArenaNet would run sales for Guild Wars on Black Friday, but they did. So I bought a new character slot to play a new dervish on my…

Gaming goals for November

3 Nov 2019

I usually don't like to make something like this as it seems weird to add "goals" to something that should be there for relaxation. However, I tend to spend money…

Gaming nostalgia: What about Guild Wars?

31 Oct 2019

I think it was Rift with their Prime server that started the nostalgia trip into the beginnings of several MMOs. Rift Prime launched in March 2018 and community-wise it was…

Mixing my MMO

14 Apr 201914 Apr 2019

I am currently playing very different MMOs, because they each give me something I want from this genre while lacking in other areas. Elder Scrolls Online has this seemingly huge…

2015 in screenshots

19 Jan 2016

As I previously said, Haffle's "Screenshots Of The Year 2015" post inspired me to do something like this myself. Instead of going by game, I will try to go through…

10 years: Guild Wars nostalgia

29 Apr 201529 Apr 2015

Guild Wars turned 10 years old this week. The original Guild Wars, of course, not Guild Wars 2 (which will be 3 years old this August, by the way). Back…

Guild Wars 2 vs. Rift vs. Trove: Part 2 (Lore)

19 Apr 201519 Apr 2015

This is the second part of the blog post series "Guild Wars 2 vs. Rift vs. Trove". The first part was about "Basic information". This part now focuses on the…

Guild Wars 1 on Steam’s sale

5 Sep 2014

I haven't seen Guild Wars on sale for quite a long time. Today, however, it is on sale on Steam. All versions are 50 % off for the next 48…

Foostival 2014: Interview with Ramon

24 Mar 20143 Aug 2019

Update: Check out the corresponding gem cards giveaway (EU-only). Open until March 31! This is the interview from Foostival with Ramon Domke, the German community manager of Guild Wars 2…

Me and my Mini-Mes…

19 Nov 201318 Nov 2013

After I had written about the online game I've been playing the longest, I figured I should "revisit" all my MMO characters. Mentioned and shown below are only the ones…

Guild Wars 1 Nostalgia: Costume Maker

12 Nov 2013

I deleted my norn mesmer yesterday. She was my second mesmer and my only norn, but no matter how hard I try, I just do not like playing the norn.…

The winners have been drawn

23 Mar 2013

Good morning! I have just drawn the winners of our recent anniversary-giveaway. We had 3 in-game t-shirt codes which have been won by tatu meskanen, Blackheart and H. J. de…

Winners of our Christmas giveaway

24 Dec 2012

It's a bit sad that this was our last giveaway. Should we ever receive more zaishen keys, oppressor or tormented weapons, minis, etc., we'll definitely do this again. It was…

Winners of week four

23 Dec 2012

Here we go again. This is almost the last of our giveaway and once again, we have drawn three winners. The Guild Wars 1 bundle with its zaishen keys and…

Advent calendar: Christmas Giveaway

20 Dec 201224 Dec 2012

Don't worry, the 4th week giveaway is still up and running until December 23. But after that, there's Christmas - of course - and we wanted to have a giveaway…

Advent Calendar – Fourth Week (16.12. – 23.12.)

16 Dec 201223 Dec 2012

The third week's giveaway is almost over, so head over there if you haven't participated yet! And now, welcome to our 4th week giveaway with new bundles. Please read the…

Winners of the second week

9 Dec 2012

The winners of our second week's giveaway have been chosen! Cody has won our hero armor bundle. Alex is the winner of the GW2 item bundle and Dalton Galke has…

Advent Calendar – Third Week (09.12. – 16.12.)

9 Dec 201216 Dec 2012

The second week's giveaway is almost over, so head over there if you haven't participated yet! And now, welcome to week 3 with new bundles. Please read the full post…

Advent calendar: Nikolaus Giveaway

3 Dec 20126 Dec 2012

Happy Nikolaus! This is a special giveaway specific to Guild Wars 1 and open for ALL Guild Wars 1 players. It will end on Nikolaus Day, which is December 6,…

Winners of the First Week’s Giveaway

2 Dec 20122 Dec 2012

A very short post just to say that we were really happy to see such a large amount of people enter our giveaway! If you haven't won anything, you can…

Advent Calendar – Second Week (02.12. – 09.12.)

2 Dec 20129 Dec 2012

The first week's giveaway is almost over (18 more hours now!), but that was not all we can give away this month! Welcome to the second week and new bundles.…

Advent Calendar – First Week (25.11. – 02.12.)

25 Nov 20122 Dec 2012

This giveaway is over. I have disabled comments and we will announce the winners as fast as we can! But first, we're going to check the list. Twice! ;) We…

GW & GW 2 Advent calendar

24 Nov 201221 Dec 2012

Update The posts to the giveaways will not be visible until the date stated behind them! 1st week's giveaway (closed) 2nd week's giveaway (closed) Special Nikolaus surprise (closed) 3rd week's…

Hall of Monuments Guides

22 Nov 2012

I have written about armor skins, pets and miniatures. Those three categories are the most prominent for me, but that's not all you can get from the Hall of Monuments.…

Hall of Monuments: Miniatures!

18 Nov 2012

Guild Wars 2 has lots of miniatures. Those are "pets" or "mini figures" that accompany your character but that won't fight with you and they can't be attacked either. You…

Hall of Monuments: Pets!

9 Nov 201226 Sep 2015

After I'd already gone to visit the Hall of Monuments for my armor pieces, I figured I could also go and charm the HoM pets with my ranger. Charming pets…

What’s left to do in Guild Wars?

8 Nov 2012

Before Guild Wars 2 came out, I still had lots on my "I would love to do/see that" list. A lot of those things got done like the 30 points…