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Since the game released there have been 2 free major updates including increasing the level cap, new lands (Mediah) and now 2 new classes (Male and Female Samurai, Musa and Maewha respectively) Mediah Expansion Pack

We have begun recruiting and have 2 new recruits FrostDreams and Kezabella.

Baron Malkion
*NOR/BA BL:BDo

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There’s no place like home! That seems like the best way to summarize the past month in the Guild Wars 2 branch of NOR. When I think of a home, I think of having a dedicated place to stay and a community with whom you enjoy inhabiting it, and those two aspects form the highlights of this month’s newsletter.

NOR has successfully claimed the Gilded Hollow guild hall! What started out as an ordinary weekly S.I.E.G.E event experimenting with guild missions unexpectedly turned into a full on assault of the Mordrem infested mysterious cavern beneath the Golden City. It was a fierce fight requiring careful coordination and rapid efficiency in order to survive the rising toxicity level, but NOR was up to the challenge. We will now be undertaking the long term work of restoring and expanding the hall in order to strengthen our broader goal of destroying the elder dragons.

Of course, a guild hall needs a robust community to occupy it. We held our first guild meeting last month and had the pleasure of promoting AnubisShado to squire and celebrating with dancing and bobble heads! We continued to grow our ranks with Hjorad, HermitBird, KristineFarwald, CharrlesDarling, and Zaburra joining us as new recruits. In addition, Jester and Dasaybz both joined the guild and were promoted to squires since the last update. We’re also excited to have Gumbylina officially transfer to the GW2 realm. Finally, we are thankful for Ismene/Quirk, who has accepted a promotion to Baroness! Congrats to all and thank you for helping to make the GW2 branch a great place to be.

Over the months ahead, we will continue to run our weekly events for dungeons, fractals, and S.I.E.G.E. In addition, we will be ramping up with more guild missions in order to expand and improve the guild hall. Please keep an eye out for the event schedule sign-ups and indicate your interest if you want to go. What’s more, if there is something else you would like to see us do, don’t hesitate to let an officer know, or just create your own event! We have a wide range of interests in the guild and it’s always more fun to accomplish things with fellow NORbies.

As for upcoming changes in the game itself, we are anxiously awaiting the April quarterly update from ArenaNet, which is due to arrive on April 19th. They have been teasing out information that indicates we’ll be seeing a new legendary bow, fractal backpack, and a mysterious new portal in Lion’s Arch. It also appears as though a few encounters are receiving changes, such as the Cliffside Fractal and perhaps the Megadestroyer world boss. We may also be seeing updates to the meta events in Heart of Thorn maps and lowered costs on scribing changes, which is perfect timing with the acquisition of our Guild Hall!

There are a lot of exciting things on the horizon for the Guild Wars 2 branch. We’re looking forward to exploring it together and warmly welcome anyone else who wants to come along with us! Guild Wars 2 has a generous free to play model so it’s easy to jump in and get a taste of the game.

Baron Windemere
*NOR/BA BL:GW2

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Many exciting things have occurred since our last newsletter! Each month yields a new chapter in the story line and more fun!  What does Valkorion have in store for us?  We aren’t sure, but it’s fun speculating and running the next chapter each month!

Ready to try your hand at running an op?  Your guildies are looking forward to showing you the ropes!  Let us know in-game or on the event sign-up on the forums that you’re interested and we’ll run you through, most likely alive, but we can’t promise anything.  The only thing we can promise is that it will be a blast and we’ll see you through to the end!

While you may have noticed less guildies on than before, we are still here!  Some are taking a break from the game and return when the new content comes out and some are merely playing less than before.  We welcome all types of players and support their choice to play more or less, we’ll be here when they get back!

As the Branch moves into the next exciting phase, we invite everyone to keep contributing in whatever ways you can. The NOR Spirit is flourishing here, and we hope that together we all can continue to pull together and take the Branch to new heights. Good luck in your gaming adventures and we hope to see you in game! May the Force be with You!

Countess Galaxiya
*NOR/CS-swtor