The Guild Wars Vault is hosting the screenshot of the month contest. Have an screenshot that shows a great view of the Guild Wars world? Captured a grand event, funny moment, or amazing PvP shot?
Send any screenshots you have, be them artistic, epic, or silly. Contest will run from Saturday Dec 2nd untill Sunday Dec 31st. Contest winner will receive one week VIP and a permanent board title.
Your screenshot will be posted on the vault if you are chosen the winner. Please remember that any screenshots submitted herein will be property of the vault. Images breaking the ToS will be disqualified.
Send all submissions to RhemaWiz for a chance of it becoming the screenshot of the month.
Three of our freelance PvP Reporters have made predictions for the outcome of the Winterfest Tournament. You'll find their top picks with detailed explanations along with many general ranking estimates in the Competitive Section.
In preparation for this year's celebration of the happiest of holiday seasons, we want to share with you the Wintersday Events Page. The Wintersday Festival merriment begins on December 20th, and especially on Wintersday itself, January 1st, both Dwayna and Grenth will be looking for—even vying for—your support. Check out the events page to learn what's in store, from the events to the special activities to the generous rewards. We look forward to seeing you during the Wintersday season!
Take a look at this week's news scroll to catch up on the latest from Tyria, Cantha, and Elona. First, you can absorb some suggested strategies for Domain of Anguish. Then you can read about how an Elonian wedding means gifts for all. And finally, you can find out about friendly folks in the Random Acts of Kindness. Get the skinny in Issue #27.
Vote for Guild Wars![ Comment ] Print News | Mail News | Category: News From the Official Guild Wars website:Guild Wars has received multiple nominations in the 1UP Awards for 2006! Guild Wars Nightfall is up for awards in two categories: Best Roleplaying Game and Best Online/Multiplayer Game. And yes you can vote for Nightfall in both categories! Head here to vote!
Winterfest 2006 Ladder Season Schedule[ Comment ] Print News | Mail News | Category: News The playoff schedule for the Winterfest 2006 Ladder Season is available and you can check out the first round match-ups now. The action for our biggest tournament yet (32 guilds) begins at 8:00 a.m. PDT (16:00 GMT) on Saturday, December 16, and successive matches begin over the next four hours. The quarters, semis, and finals will take place on Sunday, December 17. We'll update the brackets frequently over the course of the weekend, so check the Winterfest 2006 Ladder Season page for details.
Now that you've had a chance to review the basics of Skill Synergy, the PvP Primer takes you a step further, into the application of such skill interaction in Hero Battles. The first part of this two-part series is offered here.
This week you can enjoy another new wallpaper image based on Guild Wars Nightfall concept art. Choose what suits your resolution and ratio, right here.
In a press release issued today, ArenaNet and NCsoft announced that more than 3,000,000 copies of Guild Wars have been sold to date. The press release also provides an outline of the upcoming Wintersday Festival and reveals some exciting new features that will be implemented coming over the Holiday season. Get all the news here.
This weekend, all chests located in Elona will have a doubled chance of dropping rare items. And, the drop rate for all Elonian keys will triple, too! Join us starting at Noon PST on Friday, and enjoy the extra goodies through Sunday at 11:59 p.m. PST.
The Xunlai sponsor a system that allows you to make predictions for the outcome of big competitions, such as the upcoming Winterfest 2006 Seasonal Playoffs. All you do is predict the results of the upcoming tournament and then cheer your favorite guilds on to victory. If you are correct, you will win great prizes to show off to all your friends! The Xunlai Tournament House will be open for you to make your predictions from December 13 at Noon PST (16:00 GMT) through December 16 at 4:00 a.m. PST (12:00 or Noon GMT). Make your predictions and then watch the seasonal playoffs this weekend to see if you’ve won!
New Poll(s)[ Comment ] Print News | Mail News | Category: News With the holidays soon approaching, we bring you not one, not two, but the first 5 of 10 polls. What is the best holiday gift for your favorite class? Go here and vote.
In other news, it seems that people really need to get to the Domain of Anguish. 44 people still have yet to visit this new area.
With an international membership and a PvP focus, Slash Rank [DeeR] is one guild that hasn't settled into a specific form of gameplay. Instead you'll often find them on Observer Mode playing a great GvG game on the same day they hold Hall of Heroes in Heroes' Ascent. Read about the guild here.
All who celebrate the wonderful Wintersday holiday—and honestly, who doesn’t?— be sure you submit your entry for the 1st Annual Wintersday Art Contest by Thursday, December 14th, at Noon Pacific Time. Check the contest page for all the details. We’re enjoying the many entries that have arrived so far, and hope to see even more this week!
With the Winterfest 2006 Tournament ready to begin in just days, one of our competitive play reporters takes a look at the upcoming tournament, paying particular note to the skill options for this event. Check out the new SotG.
Players who speak Polish will be happy to note that language support for Polish has been added to Guild Wars. Use the drop-down menu to select Polish from the 10 languages now offered for players! For all those who will be joining us for the first time, and for those for whom Polish is your language of choice: Witam w Guild Wars!
