So, what have I missed?

Thought I'd ask a general all-over-the-board style question for Guildwars since I've not played the game in nearly four months...

What've I missed?

I've seen the Zaishen monthly elixir, but that's about to the extent of it!

News of Gw2? News of larger (pay?) updates?

You got the idea. Just give me a run down

Use wiki update archives and search the forums. There's a person asking this every week making a grand return...

The most exciting thing that's happened in the past ~4 months is probably endgame greens/content for Prophecies.

Nothing else special or positive.

Z-title, new tonics, Prophecies end game area and PvP/PvE skill split. I don't think anything else has happened in the last 4 months.

Go read the updates on the official site.

Gawwrsh.

Well, I'm actually trying to ask from the players point of view. After I posted this, I did indeed go and read the offical updates off the pages, but I'd like to know how it's affecting us as players.

You missed all the other threads asking the very same question. Try search, you will find all the other threads filled with players point of view.