Download all game content at once

[n00bs]

Right click on your Guild Wars Icon and select "Properties"

Under the Shortcut Tab (default selected) in the Target: box add the following " -image" with like the following example:

Target: "C:\Program Files\Guild Wars\Gw.exe" -image

Once done, hit ok or apply and now run the icon you just edited. The game will launch and download a LOT of files. I recommend you do this over night when you won't be playing or using much internet.

Once done it should be 4.055 GB (tested without Eye of the North included, this extra expansion pack MAY increase this size)

What does this do for you? It downloads all current content available for the expansions you have so you no longer have to wait for new areas to load. The only time you MAY have to load a map is if there is an update to that area since you did the last "-image"

Remove the -image from the icon's properties in the same fashion you placed it there to play with that icon (or make a copy of the icon so you can image when you want and play when you want).

[credit to Gangsta_Monky for originally pointing this out to me]