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1-Tasty meat, Blazeridge steeps.        Self explanatory. It’s good meat!! Good enough to give you magic. Eat this. Please eat this.

2- Fragrant Cactus fruit, Silverwastes        It’s fruit I guess. I know what good meat tastes like but I don’t know what prickly pear tastes like so. It says in the description it smells good, so that’s promising.

3- Raven Tonic, Snowden Drifts        It’s booze with a neat party trick, turns you into a Raven! How fun is that! However it is ale that turns you into a raven, so it can’t be higher than actual food.

4- Morgan’s Orchid, Caledon Forest        All of the descriptions surrounding this say that eating it is a transcendent experience. But also that’s a flower that you just ate. Why did you eat a flower. What the fuck.

5- Skrittsburgh Special, Brisban Wildlands        This is some kind of booze. It’s apparently rancid smelling and has some fur in it, and it was made by Skritt. That alone should clue you in to how I feel about everything else on this list, since this is “edible.” It’s described as a “thick hearty beverage.” and really seems like more of an acquired taste, as long as you are a weird goblin rat. The reason it’s this high, is until after you drink it, it’s descriptions are neutral. The Commander needs to be stopped.

A reminder for people using addons in GW2.

If you are going to try out the DX11 Beta later today (recommended!) and you use addons, be aware that the addon may no longer work, or may require an update.

While using the dx11 beta following addons will not work until they get an update: ArcDps, Gw2Radial

Following addons should work: TacO, Blish HUD, YoloMouse

Following addons will never work: d912pxy, gw2hook

Additonal note If you are using any kind of reshade (except gw2hook) you may need to reinstall it and choose dx11 during the installation.

The last one in particular, I know a lot of the community uses reshade. So backup your presets just in case and re-install reshade, this time picking the DX11 option.

Meet the Catalyst - A New Spin on Ancient Arts

Meet the catalyst, the new elementalist elite specialization coming in Guild Wars 2: End of Dragons™. Watch the video and prepare to hammer out some serious elemental power.

Context

I had better dialogue in my head originally but I forgot halfway through drawing.

And has a sylvari as the trailer rep. Who else was a sylvari…used pistols….was called a harbinger by corrupted alchemy-using individuals associated with blighting their community…

You’re invited to the first elite specialization beta event! 🎉

The first

Guild Wars 2: End of Dragons

 elite specialization beta event begins next week! From August 17 to August 21, log in and play three of the brand-new elite specializations.

You don’t need to prepurchase the expansion to join the fun—everyone with an account in good standing is invited. Create a free Guild Wars 2 account today, and you too can be on the cutting edge of Canthan combat techniques.

How to Play

When you log in on August 17, you’ll find three dedicated elite specialization beta character slots on your character select screen. Use these to create fully equipped level 80 beta characters and take each of the new elite specializations for a spin.

Please note these limitations on beta event characters:

Beta characters are temporary. After the event ends, they will disappear as mysteriously as they appeared.

Your gameplay progress will not be saved. When your beta character vanishes back into the Mists, all the information recorded on your account while playing them will disappear as well. Your permanent Guild Wars 2 characters will still earn progress normally as you play them.

You can play in existing content. You’re free to experience Tyria through the eyes and weapons of the new elite specializations in current open world content, instanced content, Player vs. Player, World vs. World, and the Maiden’s Whisper tavern. Other Guild Wars 2: End of Dragons content won’t be available for play during the beta events.

Meet the Elites

Join us on the official Guild Wars 2 Twitch channel this Friday for an in depth look at all three elite specializations and how they play. We revealed the new mesmer elite specialization, the virtuoso, on our Guild Wars 2: End of Dragons First Look livestream—now get ready to meet its relentless and audacious beta event comrades!

Other elite spec stuff I’d like to see includes:

-Let revenant channel an asura hero (Snaff, please?!) -Give ranger gun. We know someone’s gotta get gun. Let it be ranger. -Make necromancer about 40% edgier. I want to drown in necro edginess. No amount of edge will ever be enough for Malcefrous.

ArenaNet Studio Update: July 2021

During Tyria Pride on Guild Wars 2 , @thekiwibats started a challenge about "npcs racting to the pride parade". Now, I gotta focus on commissions, but I CAN draw Myrun Stialkin sporting some new face paint :D