Guild Wars Questions

Looking to foster engagement in the Guild Wars communities! There will be a weekly question, and anyone is welcome to send in question ideas! We will also be trying to boost any community events we see in the tags, or are contacted about!

[guildwars-questions]

The weekly question is posted every Sunday at 7 pm UTC

For weekly questions: #weekly question

For community events: #community events

We will eventually be adding theme weeks for posting content and thoughts about specific characters, events, expacs, etc! Tags for those are pending.

[guildwars-questions]

WEEKLY QUESTION:

If you could make a new holiday, what would it be?

Reblogs with comments highly encouraged! Putting your thoughts outside of the tags means we can all engage with each other, and find other thoughts we find provoking!

Screenshots/images/art are also encouraged!

[dotbat]

SPARK is now available via Blish HUD!

You can now install it through Blish HUD and all future updates for SPARK will automatically update for you.

This version also comes with a new 'import from another character' feature to let you import existing profiles you've made from one character onto another one!

For more information, please see getspark.fyi

Thanks for all of your support!

[guildwars-questions]

WEEKLY QUESTION:

Who is your favorite canon disabled character from Guild Wars 1/2?

Reblogs with comments highly encouraged! Putting your thoughts outside of the tags means we can all engage with each other, and find other thoughts we find provoking!

Screenshots/images/art are also encouraged!

[leafofkudzu]

Happy hot hot hot July, everyone! I hope those of you who are participating in Artfight or any similar events are off to a good start, and those of you who aren't are having a good time as well! The first Saturday of the month approaches very soon, which means it's time for another art party hosted by my guild, [VS] Verdant Shield! Whether you'd like to use it for the usual motivation and inspiration, find new victims targets for your Artfight attacks, or just take a break from your current work and hang out for a while, you're welcome to drop by!

For those not familiar, art parties are a concept carried over from Final Fantasy XIV: in-game get-togethers for artists of all kinds to hang out, chat, and create together! For GW2 parties there’s more of an emphasis on hanging out and gathering references during the party itself, and then in the days/weeks following to work on your creations at your own pace and then post to the shared art party tag. We’ve used the same one (#VSArtParty) since the very beginning so you can go allll the way back and explore what people have made! The most important thing to keep in mind though is this: the ‘goal’ of an art party isn’t to be drawn, but to draw others, and share with the community!

Time and /squadjoin information is below the cut, but will also be posted again on the day of the party as squads go up!

Location Information:

It's apparently been forever since we've last been to a sylvari-based area, so that means Caledon is back on the menu! It's a very event-dense map, but surprisingly the bridge heading over to the Dominion of Winds in about the mid-center of the map....doesn't really have anything associated with it? Which is good for us since it means it's prime art party real estate! It's also conveniently located right next to Titan's Staircase Waypoint, so no funny business is required to reach it!

Time/Squad Information:

The EU server party will begin at 9pm Central European Time (aka 3pm Eastern Standard Time or 4 hours before in-game reset). I’ll be hosting this one on my EU alt account, so please either /whisper or /squadjoin Aemryn of Dusk for a taxi invite if you don’t end up on the right map!

The NA server party will begin 1 hour after the EU party’s official end, at 7pm Eastern Standard Time (aka 1am Central European Time or at in-game reset). I’ll be on my main account for this one, so please /whisper or /squadjoin Mheura for a taxi invite if you don’t see my customary white cat tag hanging around on your map!

[dotbat]

SPARK Public Beta!

I think SPARK is finally at a point where I am okay with the public trying it out, finding bugs, and seeing if it runs well enough.

I've also migrated the server structure to postgres and redis so this should handle a larger amount of players using SPARK than my private beta tests did. Hoping it won't kill the server if a lot of people suddenly start using it, but that's what a beta is for, after all!

How do I access SPARK?

You will need:

1. Blish HUD with your API key added to it (these are safe to add, GW2 API keys only read data)

2. The SPARK module file (see here)

Because this is NOT submitted to Blish HUD yet until I've beta tested it thoroughly, you have to manually install this addon. Instructions are provided in the release, as well as in the Discord.

How do I submit bugs/feedback/questions?

I have a SPARK Discord server for people who want to discuss development and report things so I can fix them and work on it.

Keep in mind, some quirks are things I can't fix (like text cutting off in the profile editor and such, waiting on Blish HUD to fix this).

How long is my data retained?

24 hours at most. After that, if you haven't been online then your profile information gets wiped from the server entirely. I do not keep your data, nor do I want to store it indefinitely.

The exception to this is user reports. If you report a profile, it snapshots a copy of the profile on the server, plus your message, and saves that into a permanent database for review and moderation.

Can I contribute to SPARK?

You can!

A while ago, I migrated SPARK's codebase off of my own self-hosted repo and onto GitHub purposely so it was publicly accessible.

You can find the source code here.

It's licensed under the GNU General Public License v3.0.

The server portion of the addon is not public, but if I ever discontinue this project, all server code and setup instructions will be available for others to self-host and continue without me.

[guildwars-questions]

WEEKLY QUESTION:

If you could add a new tonic to the game, what would you add?

Reblogs with comments highly encouraged! Putting your thoughts outside of the tags means we can all engage with each other, and find other thoughts we find provoking!

Screenshots/images/art are also encouraged!

[guildwars-questions]

WEEKLY QUESTION:

Who is your favorite canonically LGBT+ character from gw1-2?

Reblogs with comments highly encouraged! Putting your thoughts outside of the tags means we can all engage with each other, and find other thoughts we find provoking!

Screenshots/images/art are also encouraged!

[daily2026art]

June 18 This could be us.. at Dragon Dash later, on June 19! Come and join in to raise money and awareness for Tyria Pride!

[tyriapride]

What's On This Week? | Tyria Pride Pre-Events | [Week 25]

Our internal pre-events are done, but this week we have more independently organized events than ever! Both EU and NA are seeing a lot of action all week, from slaying bosses to solving murders, it's bound to be a fun week for all!

— Tue 16 June 🏳️‍🌈 LilyVelour & SoftBreadX's SotO Convergence CMs 🧭 The Wizard's Tower 🇨🇦 [NA] 7PM CDT

— Wed 17 June 🏳️‍🌈 Paraxona's Pride Jump Races 🧭 Starting in Caledon Forest 🇪🇺 [EU] 6:30PM CEST

— Fri 19 June 🏳️‍🌈 Alrun's Murder Mystery 🧭 Lion's Arch 🇪🇺 [EU] 7PM CEST

 🏳️‍🌈 Ciijay's Dragon Dash 🧭 Starting in Blazeridge Steppes 🇨🇦 [NA] 7:30PM CDT

— Sat 20 June 🏳️‍🌈 [MYTH]'s World Boss Train 🧭 Starting in Blazeridge Steppes 🇪🇺 [EU] 3PM CEST

 🏳️‍🌈 [Fang]'s Rainbow Haka & Skiff Race (feat. Fashion Wars & Two Concerts!) 🧭 Lion's Arch 🇨🇦 [NA] 12PM CDT

— Sun 21 June 🏳️‍🌈 Nerdy's Private Battle for Lions Arch & Twisted Marionette 🧭 Starting in Gendarran Fields 🇪🇺 [EU] 8PM CEST

[guildwars-questions]

WEEKLY QUESTION:

Who is your favorite canonically LGBT+ character from gw1-2?

Reblogs with comments highly encouraged! Putting your thoughts outside of the tags means we can all engage with each other, and find other thoughts we find provoking!

Screenshots/images/art are also encouraged!

[tyriapride]

What's On This Week? | Tyria Pride Pre-Events | [Week 24]

Below's a list of Tyria Pride's pre-events happening this week! Don't miss out on the finale of Fashion Wars this Friday, Boat Party in Lion's Arch on Saturday, the final Mini-March in End of Dragons on Sunday!

— Wed 10 June 🏳️‍🌈 Nerdy's Secrets of the Obscure & Janthir Wilds Meta Train 🧭 Amnytas ➜ Janthir Syntri ➜ Skywatch Archipelago [EU] 8PM CEST

— Fri 12 June 👑 Fashion Wars: Sylvari 🧭 The Grove [EU] 7PM CEST [NA] 8PM CDT

— Sat 13 June ⛵ Boat Party 🧭 Lion's Arch [EU] 4PM CEST [NA] 6PM CDT

— Sun 14 June 👠 Mini-March: End of Dragons 🧭 Starting in the Seitung Province [EU] 4PM CEST [NA] 4PM CDT

[guildwars-questions]

BONUS QUESTION

What is your favorite lore tidbit of Orr? Your favorite map?

[guildwars-questions]

BONUS QUESTION

What is your favorite lore tidbit of Orr? Your favorite map?

[guildwars-questions]

BONUS QUESTION

What is your favorite lore tidbit of Orr? Your favorite map?

[ciijaygw2]

🐉 Join us for an [NA] Dragon Dash! ⚔️

A Mini Boss Rush Event, hosted by Whispers Emissary / Ciijay.2916

(Guild Wars 2 Forum Post here!)

On Friday, June 19, 2026 5:30 PM PT / 8:30 PM ET - let's ring in Pride by partying the best way Tyrians know how: fighting dragon minions and defending Tyria, right after daily reset! We'll be going through a few world bosses related to the Elder Dragons until about 9:00 PM PT / Midnight ET!

Come join us either in-game on the NA servers or on stream on Ciijay's Twitch!

👋 First we gather in Blazeridge Steppes @ 5:30 PM PT / 8:30 PM ET 💎 Then we Slay the Shatterer @ 6 PM PT / 9 PM ET 🍃 Next, Defeat Caledon's Great Jungle Wurm @ 6:15 PM / 9:15 PM ET 🥤 Take a break @ 6:30 PM PT / 9:30 PM ET & help people get to… ❄️ Take down a Claw of Jormag @ 7:30 PM / 10:30 PM ET 💀 Find & Defeat Tequatl @ 8 PM PT / 11 PM PT, in the waterrrrr…. 🔥 End things off by Destroying the Megadestroyer @ 8:30 PM PT / 11:30 PM ET

In between everything we'll hang out, take screenshots, and have a good time chatting away while raising awareness and money to a good cause!

💪 Happy DRAGON DASHING, & HAPPY PRIDE! 🌈

[leafofkudzu]

Happy June and happy Pride, everyone! If there's any month where I actually make my announcement post on time, this is the one to do it - next Saturday (June 6th) will be the first Saturday of a new month, which means it's time for another art party hosted by my guild, [VS] Verdant Shield!

For those not familiar, art parties are a concept carried over from Final Fantasy XIV: in-game get-togethers for artists of all kinds to hang out, chat, and create together! For GW2 parties there’s more of an emphasis on hanging out and gathering references during the party itself, and then in the days/weeks following to work on your creations at your own pace and then post to the shared art party tag. We’ve used the same one (#VSArtParty) since the very beginning so you can go allll the way back and explore what people have made! The most important thing to keep in mind though is this: the ‘goal’ of an art party isn’t to be drawn, but to draw others, and share with the community!

Time and /squadjoin information is below the cut, but will also be posted again on the day of the party as squads go up!

Location Information:

I've decided to make the Lion's Arch Gate in Gendarran Fields the Official June/Pride Party Location™, since it's a spot that Tyria Pride marchers have passed through every year, and will pass through again later this month during the event! It's super easy to get to via either the literally-right-there Cornucopian Fields Waypoint, or by walking north out of Lion's Arch (Trader's Forum Waypoint would be closest)!

Time & Squad Details:

As always, there’ll be two parties - the first one on EU servers and the second on NA ones - with an hour break in between!

The EU server party will begin at 9pm Central European Summer Time (aka 3pm Eastern Daylight Time or 5 hours before in-game reset). I’ll be hosting this one on my EU alt account, so please either /whisper or /squadjoin Paranomalous Plexxi for a taxi invite if you don’t end up on the right map!

The NA server party will begin 1 hour after the EU party’s official end, at 7pm Eastern Daylight Time (aka 1am Central European Summer Time or 1 hour before in-game reset). I’ll be on my main account for this one, so please /whisper or /squadjoin Kirslyn for a taxi invite if you don’t see my customary white cat tag hanging around on your map!

Closing Words:

You of course aren't obligated to change up your outfit for the festivities, but feel free to do so (or bring any of those Pride-themed cryptids I've seen lurking out there) if you feel like it! At the end of the day these events are for all of you guys, and I really do enjoy hosting them even if I've been on the quiet side lately! Have fun out there, and I'll see you soon! ♥