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What's New?

 * Guild Wars World Championship – Playoffs between the top Guilds, in Taiwan.
 * Guild Wars: Factions – Official info on the next installment of Guild Wars
 * Game updates – All the game patches, with commentary.
 * NEW Hall of Heroes unique items


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Game Basics
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 * Pre-Searing Guide – An introductory tutorial, (First time players start here) 
 * Guilds – How to create and maintain a Guild.
 * Avoid common scams from in-game hustlers.
 * Slang & Terminology – Understanding the veterans' chat.
 * Game Mechanics – How damage, energy, and health work and interact.
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Characters – Skills & Gear

 * Professions – The different character classes and their attributes.
 * Skills – All the skills, sorted by profession.
 * Elite skills list – Where to find the elite skills for each profession.
 * Builds – Effective farming/pvp character builds designed by other players.
 * Armor Types – List of all armor sets in the game.
 * Runes – Apply them to your armor to improve attributes.
 * Weapons – Weapons, Focus Items and Shields
 * Weapon modifiers – innate powers of your weapon
 * Weapon upgrades – Boost your weapon power.
 * "Green" Weapons & Items – Unique gear dropped by certain bosses.
 * Tools and Materials:
 * Materials – Things your need to craft armor and weapons.
 * Salvage – Extract materials from dropped loot.
 * Dye – Add fancy color to armor and weapons.


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PvE: Adventure & Exploration

 * Storyline – The story of the game.
 * Lore – The background.
 * Mission overviews – The storyline missions.
 * Quests – Gain experience, skills and other rewards.
 * Locations – A list of all towns and areas, with details.
 * Maps – Links to free, complete maps.
 * The Bestiary – The creatures in the game.
 * Non-player characters – Both the friendly and hostile NPCs.

PvP: Competitive Team Play
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 * Guild versus Guild – Ladder-based competition.
 * Arenas – 4 on 4 quick games.
 * Tomb of the Primeval Kings – International tournament to win the Favor.
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