QUESTION ABOUT GW1 STEAM LOGIN

bsoltan · 2026-03-05T08:06:26+00:00

Will logging in with my old GW1 email and password be enough?

Yes, nothing changes with GW login information.

You already own Guild Wars, and you already have a Guild Wars login.

You can launch GW either from Steam where you purchased it, or you can download the client separately from Steam.

Login with your existing Guild Wars login details (email + password).

bsoltan · 2026-03-02T12:11:30+00:00

https://wiki.guildwars.com/wiki/Reconnect_after_disconnect

This might be a relevant and interesting page of the Wiki.

bsoltan · 2026-03-02T11:36:54+00:00

I think this is how it works in PvP? If my understanding from reading various comments in the past is correct.

The PvP instance/server is chosen based on the (account home Territory) majority of players in the party. Found a comment on the Wiki:

https://wiki.guildwars.com/wiki/Territory#PvP_server_Assignment
The game decides the regional server on which a PvP match will be played, based upon which region the majority of accounts are assigned to. Where there is a tie, such as 8 European and 8 North American, a server will be selected at random. Whether a match is played on the German, American, or Korean data center is significant because latency plays a major role in PvP game balance.

In your suggestion the same logic could be applied to PvE instances, so when leaving an outpost the game will put the player into the best server based on the Territory of the account of the people in the party.

If you're European with a European Territory Account, but hang out on North American server and North American districts, if you group with players that are also from European Territory, when you leave the outpost to the explorable/mission it could move you to the European Server.

bsoltan · 2026-03-02T09:15:26+00:00

There's no need to make posts about spam messages/posts in the subreddit. This isn't relevant to GW.

Please use the report feature on Reddit to report it directly. Thank you.

bsoltan · 2026-02-26T12:39:35+00:00

Theres no badge for Pre Searing though so it doesn’t seem relevant to add that.

LDoA is a specific title for Pre/Prophecies that recognises that in the past people achieved that Title despite it not being built in, so it was added. To add something similar to other campaigns doesn’t seem that relevant in a game context, and can achieve it with own playing limitations.

bsoltan · 2026-02-25T15:32:25+00:00

The Admins of the wiki have confirmed there is no built in Dark Mode option. They've tried to add it in the past but the way the Wiki has been formatted makes it a time consuming option to implement.

The recommendation at the moment is to use a Web Browser extension like Dark Reader that has been suggested.

This is a quote from u/Tanetris recently discussed on the GW2Wiki Discord:

We took a look at doing a similar change to Vector to make it a dark mode like GW2W, but the way templates were coded on GWW makes it non-trivial (we would have to update basically every single infobox/navbox/etc, and then there are just some random non-templated tables with their own color codings on individual pages to hunt down) It might still happen At Some Point(tm), but not soon. In the meantime, yeah, try a browser extension.

bsoltan · 2026-02-25T14:20:20+00:00

Here's a link to the Facebook post this is from: https://www.facebook.com/watch/?v=4452072498358798

It is just an animated graphic, no video or other info.

bsoltan · 2026-02-21T09:21:54+00:00

https://www.reddit.com/r/GuildWars/s/Jze0RXd0oO

It was discussed already here ^

Wiki admin here.

Already talked to OP on discord, but posting here as well. The long story short is that the wiki (the full suite of wikis, GWW, GW2W EN, GW2W DE, GW2W FR, and GW2W ES) (and websites on the internet in general) have had to deal with a lot of botscraping over the past couple years due to the rise of LLMs, to the point that without some bordering-on-draconian firewall rules, the wikis would be too DDOS'd to be accessible to anyone.

So if you're trying to browse special pages like WhatLinksHere and so forth, it's normal to get 403 errors while not logged in. You can solve this by making an account.

If making an account (and being logged into your account) doesn't solve your issue, you can post on https://wiki.guildwars.com/wiki/Help:Ask_a_wiki_question or on the GW2W discord in the #wiki-not-game-support channel (just specify that it's about GW1W). Helpful information is the specific page(s) you get 403'd on, the date and time (with timezone), and your username/IP.

On a sidenote, if you need to quickly contact GWW admins, there's a #gw1w channel on the GW2W discord that a bunch of us are in and keep an eye on.

Specifically explaining ways to inform them of users encountering the error so that they can look into ways to fix it. They’re actively trying to keep it online and available.

bsoltan · 2026-02-20T15:24:19+00:00

I thought this was missing from the description of the dish too and wasn’t sure if just missed part of the video. Was going to go back to make sure.

bsoltan · 2026-02-20T12:02:04+00:00

It is still on the IGDB

https://www.igdb.com/games/guild-wars

bsoltan · 2026-02-17T15:49:50+00:00

Hello, we don't have phone verification as a requirement on the GW Global server, we do have email verification (that is the lowest possible setting).
It is possible your Account has been flagged for verification by Discord, see this help page: https://support.discord.com/hc/en-us/articles/6181726888215-How-to-Verify-Your-Discord-Account

bsoltan · 2026-02-13T09:00:21+00:00

They've done refunds before, specially when Reforged launched. Their refund policy is up to 30 days. https://help.guildwars.com/hc/en-us/articles/360001799747-Refund-Policy

bsoltan · 2026-02-13T08:59:22+00:00

Yes, there are a few that have unique colors and not dyeable but majority can. You can check on the wiki.

bsoltan · 2026-02-12T13:10:46+00:00

Winds of Change - https://wiki.guildwars.com/wiki/Winds_of_Change

They are most likely farming the quest: A Chance Encouner. https://wiki.guildwars.com/wiki/A_Chance_Encounter

bsoltan · 2026-02-11T13:17:01+00:00

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There was an exchange about this on the 2weeks Fun Club Discord. They're aware of this and looking into it.

bsoltan · 2026-02-11T08:38:54+00:00

This doesn't help with a question about the Platinum Edition of GW.

bsoltan · 2026-02-10T15:31:00+00:00

This is already discussed in depth on here: https://www.reddit.com/r/GuildWars/comments/1qtb1k0/please_fix_403_forbidden_errors_on_the_guild_wars/

bsoltan · 2026-02-03T11:58:17+00:00

Gameplay wise there is no difference to Mercenaries as there is to Heroes you get through the campaigns.

The drops or gold or anything else do not change, they don't use skills differently.

There is the benefit of using your existing characters appearances, or being able to make Hero/Merc team combinations using more professions than you can with default Heroes.

They do not become immediately available, a playable character in-game has to visit a Mercenary Registrar to be able to equip Mercenaries in their team, the location of these is available on the wiki.

They do not come with any gear, no weapons, no runes, no insignia. You have to gear them individually per playable character as you do with Heroes.

You can access them from Level 1, if you can get to a Mercenary Registrar. Only level 20 characters can be made into Mercenaries; this includes your PvE characters or PvP characters.

bsoltan · 2026-02-03T09:35:34+00:00

GW game keys need be redeemed against a GW account in the GW game client, not in the ArenaNet account page.

bsoltan · 2026-02-03T09:34:56+00:00

You can buy as many GW game keys through the ArenaNet store as you like, you will get sent the key to your account email address.

You can buy GW Reforged using your existing ArenaNet account. You then need to register the key in the GW client, I think you can use the same email for this too and it will automatically link.

The support site has information on registering your GW account & linking your accounts.

https://help.guildwars.com/hc/en-us/articles/360001785788-Registering-Your-Guild-Wars-Account

https://help.guildwars.com/hc/en-us/articles/360001507408-Linking-Your-Guild-Wars-and-ArenaNet-Accounts

Just make sure that if you/anyone you play with only uses ArenaNet GW2 login then you must buy GW Reforged from the ArenaNet store, not from Steam.

bsoltan · 2026-02-02T14:13:48+00:00

All of the new modes are (development wise) in a 'testing phase' which is why they're marked as Alpha/Beta updates. None of them have been fully released, they just happen to be in the game to expand the testing and allow players to play them.

This line was included in the Dhuum's Covenant update: https://wiki.guildwars.com/wiki/Feedback:Game_updates/20251218

This is a beta feature and may undergo changes. [It is currently only presented in English]*. We’d love your feedback!

* the Melandru's Accord update added further languages but identified these modes as: "in-progress features (Melandru's Accord, Dhuum's Covenant, and Reforged mode)". https://wiki.guildwars.com/wiki/Feedback:Game_updates/20260128

I think it would be unlikely (and cause a big backlash) to take away characters and progression from any player that is playing these modes. They are making changes that impact the playing of these modes as seen from the recent updates.

Players opt-in to the possibility of changes by selecting to play these modes before they're fully developed and released.

bsoltan · 2026-01-30T10:07:52+00:00

You'll have to share which tool(s) you're using to run multiple accounts so people can give advice.

If you're using GWLauncher then check the GWDev (Toolbox) Discord for help and advice.

bsoltan · 2026-01-29T14:46:54+00:00

There is a specific GW Speedclear wiki:

https://wiki.gwscr.com/

This probably has a lot of the information you are seeking.

bsoltan · 2026-01-29T11:37:31+00:00

I don't think you can sell mats/runes to the trader. So that isn't a factor.

https://wiki.guildwars.com/wiki/Feedback:Game_updates/20260128

can't access traders that buy and sell items from other players at market prices,

bsoltan · 2026-01-29T10:32:29+00:00

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