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Has anyone else noticed that all the women in GW look like runway models while the men are of varying shapes and sizes? A curious "double standard."

How effective is the AI at repositioning itself?

Meteor Storm does good damage against lower-level foes and only moderate damage against armored foes. It does, however, cause area knockdown, which can be useful in interrupiting an aggroed group of enemies, especially casters. Casting meteor storm and firestorm in successsion against PvE foes...

Bill... I like the build, although I've learned (sadly) that Air Spiking is hard to do with just one. But in the 3-spiker lineup you suggested, I could see it working, especially in PvP. I might suggest either Lightning Javelin or perhaps even Chain Lightning in lieu of Lightning Strike...

I’ve experimented with all four elements in all sorts of combinations, including Air-Water, Earth-Air, Fire-Water, and even Earth-Water. But, try as I might (and I desperately wanted Air to be “the stuff”), I simply could not find a build that ultimately surpasses Fire-Earth. Properly set, the...

Yeah. At it's peak, it does a steady 34 damage per hit. This isn't a good number versus most caster foes, but against high-armor warriors or anyone with earth armor this is a nasty enchant to throw at 'em.

I remain a big fan of the W/E build, and I think the build you outlined is superb because it takes advantage both of Aftershock (which is great when paired with hammer knockdown abilities) and Armor of Earth (which makes this build very, very tough to kill). One rarely-mentioned build...

Someone had earlier asked for some suggested build ideas for different classes. Here are a few possibilities based on my time as a monk. - Healing Monk My philosophy on healing monks is based on two premises… a) cheap spells and b) good value from those spells. As such, I tend to avoid...

My advice to people is this: If you want to be a monk, make it your primary. if you are a ranger, a mesmer, or an elementalist, you may want to consider an alternate secondary profession besides Mo just because of the hassle people will give you about being a spot healer... and it's especially...

This is yet another reason why Guild Wars has one of the most dedicated, most passionate development teams of any MMO... and why Guild Wars remains one of the finest online games out there. There are moments when I am genuinely shocked at the quality of the game, particularly given its...

Obviously each primary has its advantages, and where warriors gain in armor they wind up losing in energy total and energy recharge capacity. A warrior as a secondary is a given for certain monk builds but could actually be quite useful for casters and rangers insofar as the tactics line goes...

Incredible. I should have thought to get on GW that night just to see the spectacle. :)

Thanks for the report. I was very interested to hear how it went. I suppose it ALWAYS seems like the army is bigger when you are a lower-level character. :) Nolani would also be a good one to try that in, although there is a certain thrill in mowing 'em down with AOE spells that would be...