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After a hiatus to accommodate the GWFC playoffs, the Guild Wars Ladder was restarted at Midnight this morning. Jump into the competition to vie for your share of fabulous prizes of cash, travel, and more.

Get the details here. Good luck with Season 2!

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M and M

In this weekly Common Content editorial, the Ten Ton Hammer network is taking a look at the M's in MMORPG. They're designed for group play, but lately, there's been a shift towards allowing players the option to go it solo. Read our TenTonHammer - Guild Wars editorial about how Guild Wars lives up to it's "massively multiplayer" heritage.

So why do we keep playing MMORPGs in droves instead of going back to the plain old RPG? I can't say for certain, but I can hazard a few guesses. We're social creatures. We like variety. We like challenge. More importantly, we like to play games with our friends. In today's CPU driven, broadband internet world, your favourite gaming buddy might not even be on the same continent, much less the same block. MMORPGs give us a "place" where geography is relevant only as a time-zone.

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Some of our fondest memories of the Factions Preview Event are preserved forever in the newest Factions gameplay movie, featuring combat, and dancing, and dragons, oh my! Find the movie, in your choice of three resolutions, in our Gallery. Or head directly to this page.

Want to see it? I know you do... It's right here.

Now.. let's take have a talk about why you should visit our Guild Wars Community.

Tapping into the PvP mindset.

In a departure from our usual weekly Common Content editorials, we've got a treat for you this week. Tap, a long-time Guild Wars community member, brings us his opinion on the rampant problem of elitism in PvP. Almost all of us have felt the sting of exclusivity when it comes to GvG or Heroes Ascent, and all of us were "noobs" at one point.

To sum it up; rank does not equal player skill. Rank indicates dedication and time spent, and in my opinion, that’s it. One should not judge a player’s skill or talent based off of his rank. Give a ‘noob’ a chance; you might discover a very talented player who just hasn’t been given a break yet.

Read more about the PvP Elitism at Guild Wars - TenTonHammer.