Guild War 2 Now on Macintosh

Note that this is in beta form.
https://www.guildwars2.com/en/news/announcing-guild-wars-2-for-mac-beta/

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Guild Wars 2: Trainer Locations

Trainers are difficult to find in GW2.  Here's where profession and commander trainers can be found:
http://wiki.guildwars2.com/wiki/Trainer

Crafting trainers are called Master Craftsmen.  They are listed by craft and then location here.  Generally once you find one crafting trainer, the others in that location will be nearby.  Remember, you have to choose "Please teach me" from the dialogues to be taught the craft.  It isn't enough just to find the trainer for the craft you want to learn.
http://wiki.guildwars2.com/wiki/Master_craftsman

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Guild Wars 2: Maps UPDATED

IGN has set up an interactive map for GW2.  Note that there is a PVP map link on the left side of the page.  Click on the Filters' pull down menu to see what the map markers mean and to refine your search.
http://www.ign.com/wikis/guild-wars-2/interactive-maps/WorldFull

Map Features is a section with maps showing items like Renown Hearts, Waypoints, etc.  That's linked to on the left.  I've also added a Favorite Links to GW2 Cartographers which looks like it is going to be very useful.
http://gw2cartographers.com

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Guild Wars 2: The Engineer

The engineer is a new class for the Guild Wars games.  Here is what the official wiki says (with links to skills, etc.).
http://wiki.guildwars2.com/wiki/Engineers

This article discussions how the engineer works.
http://massively.joystiq.com/2011/05/19/guild-wars-2s-explosive-seventh-class-the-engineer/

Here are a few builds in video form.
http://guildwars2engineer.com/engineer-builds/

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Guild Wars 2: The Bank and Mailbox

The bank and the mailbox are handled differently in GW2.   The mail is handled via your UI instead of going to a local with a virtual mailbox.  You can mail items to other players but not among your characters.
http://wiki.guildwars2.com/wiki/Mail

Instead, you can use the bank (called the account vault by GW2) to transfer items among your characters which all share the same bank account.  To access the bank,  talk to a banker or visit a crafting station.
http://wiki.guildwars2.com/wiki/Bank

Note that you can automatically send crafting materials to your bank while out foraging in the wild just by going into inventory and either right clicking your mouse, then selecting "Deposit Collectible" or by clicking the gear icon and choosing "Deposit All Collectibles."  This is described in the second link above under the Auto Deposit section.

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Guild Wars 2: What is Condition Damage?

What is condition damage?  Condition damage is a secondary attribute that improves the damage you inflict.
http://wiki.guildwars2.com/wiki/Condition_Damage

Damage is called DPS in World of Warcraft.
http://wiki.guildwars2.com/wiki/Damage

What are conditions?  Here is a list of conditions you can use making your gear.  Apparently you build through both a character tree and through conditions you build into your gear.
http://wiki.guildwars2.com/wiki/Condition

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Guild Wars 2: PvP Maps and Strategies

A general article about PvP in GW2, with maps, proposed strategies and other help.
http://guildwars2grandmaster.com/strategy-guides/pvp-maps-instructions/

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Guild Wars 2: Using an xBox 360 Controller

You can use an xBox controller to play GW2, with some caveats.  This link explains the rules and links to forum postings that have links to such programs.
http://www.guildwarsinsider.com/programs-allow-guild-wars-2-to-use-xbox360-controller/

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Guild Wars 2: Data Visualization

Curious about the distribution of professions, races and skills in GW2?  Not to worry, Erik has build a visualization model current as of Sept. 22, 2012 (I think).
http://guildwars2viz.com

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Guild Wars 2: What is Effective Level?

If you've noticed green effective levels in parentheses in your UI and wondered what is going on, this is GW2's dynamic level adjustment system.  Any higher level character in a lower level area will have their level reduced to a more appropriate level.  No high level ganking of lower level characters, in other words.
http://wiki.guildwars2.com/wiki/Dynamic_level_adjustment

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Guild Wars 2: Cooking

Cooking is a bit different from the other crafts in GW2.  Here is a guide to cooking.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jpPWp1Yh_30&feature=channel&list=UL

Here is a database of the recipes that shows the needed ingredients for each.
http://www.gw2db.com/recipes/cook

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Guild Wars 2: Build Calculator

http://www.gw2build.com/builds/simulator.php

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Guild Wars 2: The Warrior

Some videos, a few builds and profession information for the GW2 warrior.
http://guildwars2warrior.com

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Guild Wars 2: Elementalist Builds

This site has elementalist build and profession info.  Check the column on the right side of the page.  Lots of videos and many things seem to be taken from the beta.
http://guildwars2elementalist.com

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Guild Wars 2: Ranger Builds

This site specializes in ranger builds for GW2.  All the builds are based on the beta.
http://guildwars2ranger.com/ranger-builds/

More ranger builds.
http://guildwars2grandmaster.com/guild-wars-2-builds/ranger-builds/

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WOW: Warlock Guides

Affliction warlock site.
http://www.icy-veins.com/affliction-warlock-wow-pve-dps-guide

Warlock's Den covers all warlock flavors but some information seems out of date.
http://wowmb.net

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WOW Blacksmithing Recipes

This is a recipes database.  You can sort the listing by using the tabs at the top of the list.
http://wow.crafterstome.com/recipes/blacksmithing.html

This is a guide to obtaining all the blacksmithing recipes.
http://www.wowwiki.com/Guide_to_obtaining_every_blacksmithing_recipe

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Guild Wars 2 Starter Guide (Social) and Problems

IGN has written a Guild Wars 2 starter guide for players with an emphasis on grouping, including information about overflow maps, whether you can a friend can play together regardless of race, drawing on the map, etc. Some tips are useful whether you play GW2 solo or with friends.
http://www.ign.com/wikis/guild-wars-2/Starter_Guide

Note that GW2 is having major problems.  Their servers are so full that they have temporarily suspended digital sales.  It does look like those who pre-purchased the game can still download it and play, however.  Here's a listing of the problem areas which include security issues.
http://www.reddit.com/r/Guildwars2/comments/z3qqm/guild_wars_2_status_thursday_august_30/

Around 3,000 players have been permanently banned for buying mis-priced high level karma weapons in huge numbers and creating even higher level items from them.  GW2's developers are going to allow the permanently banned a second chance if they promise to get rid of these items.  They will be allowed back after a 72 hour ban but if you have the items in your inventory still, it's permanent ban time again.
http://www.pcgamer.com/2012/08/31/3000-guild-wars-2-players-permanently-banned-for-karma-exploit/

Here's more about account hacking.
http://www.videogamer.com/pc/guild_wars_2/news/guild_wars_2_accounts_hacked_as_ncsoft_warns_players_to_be_vigilant_3.html

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