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Hard CC Skill Reference Guide By Profession

This reference guide breaks down the hard crowd control (CC) skills for each of the nine professions in Guild Wars 2. Hard CC skills inflict direct damage to a target’s Defiance Bar (also known as the “Break Bar”), whereas soft CC skills deal damage over time. We chose to focus on hard CC skills because they are the most effective at quickly draining an enemy’s Defiance Bar when time is of the essence. There are many bosses in GW2 with…

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Lunar New Year Firecracker Locations

“Firecracker Finder” is a Lunar New Year achievement that requires players to locate and ignite 10 Firecrackers located around the Crown Pavilion area of Divinity’s Reach. To ignite a firecracker, simply approach it and interact with it. This guide will show you where to find all 10 Firecrackers in order to obtain this achievement.

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Too Many Keys: GW2 Key Ring Mock-up

Managing all of the various types of keys in Guild Wars 2 has become a significant issue. Having to shuffle keys between various characters is a hassle, let alone remembering to bring them along to each specific map where they can be used. Although this has been an issue for a while, the new keys introduced with Heart of Thorns have made it clear that the key system in GW2 needs to be updated. Over the life of GW2 many…

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GW2 GemFX Graphics Enhancement Guide

GemFX is graphics enhancement add-on that allows users to apply a wide range of visual effects and improvements to certain games. It works as a shader injector that overrides a game’s default graphics effects. GemFx works great with Guild Wars 2 and installation is relatively easy, plus there is no risk for getting banned for using this add-on since it doesn’t violate GW2’s terms of service. This guide will show you how to get GemFX up and running with GW2.