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Item nomenclature refers to a standardized set of words to describe common traits among items. For example, the word “Hearty” means toughness and vitality bonuses, and applies to any item type.
An item’s prefix is determined when it is created and cannot be changed; for crafted items, it is based on the activator used to produce the item. Some unique items don’t display normal prefixes, but follow the …

A reminder to North American players who pre-purchased or pre-ordered a physical copy of the Standard Edition, European players who pre-ordered the game, and any players who pre-purchased the Collector’s Edition: remember to pick up your guild wars 2 box and final serial code to continue playing!
These players will need to return to the retailer where they made the original transaction in order to receive their retail game boxes and final serial codes.
Pre-Order customers have 2 days after launch day —Aug 28 — to apply the final serial code to …