October 2015

General

The Uncertain Future of Dungeons

If you haven’t heard by now, the gold reward from dungeons in Guild Wars 2 has been cut to 1/3 of the pre-update amount. This may be the nail in the coffin for dungeons since they’ve essentially been on life-support for the last year or so. One of the main reasons players were giving dungeons any attention at all was because decent amounts of gold were awarded for their efforts.

General

Core Game Improvements and Tips

A large patch was released alongside Heart of Thorns on October 23rd. Aside from new features, the patch included general updates and improvements to the core game. This post will focus on the core game changes and improvements, highlight the most interesting and significant changes, and provide tips to help you make the most of these changes.

Achievements

Halloween Event Guide

“Shadow of The Mad King” is an annual Guild Wars 2 Halloween event that has returned for 2015. The event began on October 23rd and will run for 2 weeks, ending on Wednesday, November 4th. This Halloween Event Guide will explain everything there is to do and how to obtain all of the new rewards, skins, and achievements. So let’s get started.

General

How To Use Action Camera

The October 23rd update has added a new camera mode called “Action Camera”. Enabling the new camera mode replaces the mouse cursor with a white cross-hair that is fixed to the middle of the screen. In effect, the mouse is used for moving the camera without having to click any buttons down. Clicking the mouse now initiates an attack on the targeted enemy. In other words, the Action Camera allows the mouse to behave similarly to the right thumb-stick on…