Tales of Tyria #32: Gaming Hardware

We have a special episode this week where we take a small break from direct GW2 discussion to work on a tangential topic: Hardware.  How do you make the most of your GW2 gaming experience?  We break down and discuss the various peripherals, as well as the internals of a good gaming PC.  Before that though, we have some leaked possible patch notes to talk about!

 Episode 32:

• 03:30 - Feedback: Death of the Holy Trinity
• 10:20 - News: 2 Blog Posts plus Patch Notes?
• 35:43 - Roundtable: Gaming Hardware
  • 0:35:43 - Team Legacy Resources
  • 0:38:49 - Keyboard vs. Game Pad
  • 0:59:00 - Mice
  • 1:18:10 - Monitors
  • 1:22:58 - Headphones/Microphones
  • 1:34:05 - How to Find "The Best Value" GPU or CPU
  • 1:36:04 - Graphics Cards
  • 1:53:28 - CPUs
  • 1:56:00 - Ram
  • 2:00:07 - Hard Disk Drives vs. Solid State Drives (HDD vs. SSD)
  • 2:01:40 - Motherboards
  • 2:04:27 - Power Supplies

Weekly Question:

Question of the Week - NVIDIA or ATI?  Tell us your advice at the TL PC Advice and Analysis Corner

Let us know what you think and send us feedback.  Also, watch us live on Sunday nights @ 8pm EDT.

Tales of Tyria #31: Green Is Better Than Blue?

This week we take the time to start re-introducing the hosts to you guys who have joined us since the first episode.  Vega heads into "The Gauntlet."  Will he come out unscathed?  We also spend quite a bit of time talking about the inventory system and bag management in Guild Wars 2, along with a Bridger Rant on gem prices.  Finally, we take the time to go back and discuss if the game has truly delivered on it's promise to destroy the holy trinity.

 Episode 31:

• 06:34 - Feedback: WvW Keep Balance
• 12:14 - News: Guided Tour of Lion's Arch, Stress Test, and Post Launch Content
• 29:30 - Bridger Rant: $1 = 80 gems?  WTF?!?!
• 34:02 - Roundtable: PvE Revisited - Is the holy trinity truly gone?

Weekly Question:

Question of the Week - Having played the beta, what are your thoughts on the holy trinity?

Let us know what you think and send us feedback.  Also, watch us live on Sunday nights @ 8pm EDT.

How To Guild Wars 2: Lion's Arch Guided Tour

Take a walk with us around Lion's Arch, and explore all of it's hidden secrets. From the High Dive into Old Lion's Arch to the Order of Whispers and back, we cover every area of interest that resides in Lion's Arch.

Also check out the first H2GW2 video: The Economy

Tales of Tyria #30: Red Posts Are Superior

So many Red Posts!  With an estimated 900+ responses on the Official Forums, Arenanet has blown us away with how they respond to feedback.  We cover a lot of the more interesting responces from the most recent Beta Weekend before heading into more World vs. World discussion.  Sorry for the long show guys!  We'll try to keep it to an hour in the future :)

 Episode 30:

• 03:00 - Feedback: Best WvW Story?
• 10:30 - News: Arenanet Responds, Dynamic Events Behind the Scenes
• 49:40 - Bridger Rant: Default Keybinds: WTF 6-0?
• 53:09 - Roundtable: WvW Re-Visited

Weekly Question:

Question of the Week - What are your thoughts on the balance of the Eternal Battlegrounds?

Let us know what you think and send us feedback.  Also, watch us live on Sunday nights @ 8pm EDT.

Tales of Tyria #29: The Battle for Dreaming Bay

While it's fresh in our mind, the Tales of Tyria team brings you all our thoughts from the first Beta Weekend Event.  PvP?  Check.  WvW?  Check.  PvE?  Check.  Everything else? Check!  This show taps out at 3 hours, so be sure to pack a lunch cause this is the very longest show yet.  Be sure to check out the namesake of this episode: The Battle for Dreaming Bay.  If you think we missed something, don't forget to send us feedback@talesoftyria.com

 Episode 29:

• 02:50 - Feedback: How to Tell Someone They Are Bad?
• 07:20 - News: Open Beta, GW2builds.org, Glory System Revealed?
• 36:05 - Bridger Rant: Why is it scaling me down?  Turn it off!
• 39:40 - Roundtable: Beta Experiences
  • 0:39:40 - General: Interface/Systems
  • 1:22:40 - PvE: Dynamic Events/Personal Story/Crafting
  • 2:00:00 - World vs. World
  • 2:34:45 - Structrued PvP

Weekly Question:

Question of the Week - What's your best WvW story?

Let us know what you think and send us feedback.  Also, watch us live on Sunday nights @ 8pm EDT.