Frequently Asked Questions (and Answers): Check here first!

This thread contains links to some common questions. GuildWiki and the official Guild Wars wiki can answer a lot of your basic questions, if you can't find your answers there then ask them here.

QUESTIONS THAT SHOULDN'T BE ASKED HERE - they will be closed or deleted on sight

• The Price Check forum - what is my item worth?
• The Campfire - where I can find builds?
• The Farming builds forum - How do I make money? Where can I farm? What builds do I use?
• Screenshot Requests - What does something look like? What does this armor/weapon look like when dyed?
• How do I get my Tournament Reward Points? When will I get them?
• What's changed in the game since I last played?
• Trial Access Key/Buddy Key Requests
• What is GW2 going to be like? (We don't know yet, don't ask.)

SEARCH!

• How can I find all these answers myself?
• What are some tips on using search?

Forum-related questions

• What are the forum rules?
• How do I contact a moderator or administrator?
• What are the different post title/ranks?
• What is "RED ENGINE GO?" (The History of the phrase) or
• vB Code examples to help with formatting posts (i.e. pictures/images, links, etc.)
• How do I take screenshots and post pictures on Guild Wars Guru?
• How would I post a screenshot of just the item if all I have is Paint?
• Where do I post about problems with the Guild Wars Guru Auction site?
• How do I post skill icons?

General game questions

• Ensign's Treatise on Combat Mathematics
• How do I record videos?
• What does this term or acronym mean? or Common Abbreviations Defined ... (Old link)
• Where can I suggest improvements for the game?
• Help! Someone scammed me! / How do I report a scammer?
• My account got hacked!

Item and equipment questions

• Is there any difference between two max weapons that have different requirements?
• What's so great about -energy items?
• What are the properties of different types of bows?
• How do the % fast cast/recharge modifiers stack?
• What happens if I use a weapon, but don't meet its "requirements"?
• What are the Preorder items for Korea, Japan, and Taiwan?
• How do I add more weapon sets?
• Can I transfer customized weapons or armor to another character with the same name?
• Why would a caster use a shield?

Welcome to the Questions & Answers forum! The purpose of this forum is simple: someone asks a question, someone else answers it. Guild Wars Guru prides itself on having knowledgeable forum members and staff, and there is most likely someone here who can help you. However, we do need to keep this forum clean (and we've had incidents in the past), so there are some ground rules:

General rules:

• The regular Forum Rules and Guidelines apply here.
• Please use punctuation, sentences, and paragraphs in your posts. We need to be able to read your post first before we can answer it. If you have trouble spelling or using punctuation well, you should check Public Spell Checker and Punctuation.
• If there is not a question in your thread, it will be closed. We need a question before we can give an answer. If you want to make a FAQ or thread to answer a common question, ask a moderator or administrator first. Rants are not welcome in Q&A.
• Wrong answers will be disproved and/or deleted. Your "opinion" does not matter in the Q&A forum, only what is the correct answer. If someone disagrees with your answer but you think you're correct, be prepared to back it up with evidence. If you disagree with someone else's answer, be prepared to back it up with evidence. If a moderator has deleted your answer, it is most likely because you were seriously wrong.
• If you have a problem with moderation, please contact a moderator or administrator.

Posts that will be deleted:

• Threads asking for prices of items will be deleted on sight. Those threads belong in the Price Check forum.
• Similarly, posts offering to buy or sell items will be deleted. There is already Ventari's Sell for that. If someone asks where an item can be found, that does not mean that you offer to sell it to them.
• Don't ask about things that are not permitted by the EULA, such as trading accounts or buying gold.
• Don't respond to questions asked months or years ago. The person has most likely forgotten about the thread and/or things have changed since then, so your answer isn't helping anyone.

Posts that will be closed:

• Anything that can be found in the Frequently Asked Questions (and Answers) thread will be closed.
• Don't ask questions to Arenanet here. If you have a problem with your Guild Wars account such as an accidental ban, send it to Guild Wars support, don't post it here.
• Don't post the response you got from Guild Wars support and expect us to solve your problem. If they say they can't help you, we can't do anything about it.
• Anything that obviously belongs in another forum, such as asking about builds, will be closed. If you're not getting an answer in another forum, such as Price Check or the Campfire, don't make another thread here.
• If you want to discuss or debate a topic and want a lot of people's opinions, such as about recent game updates, you should post in the Riverside Inn instead.