Category: Guild Wars 2 News

ESL is closing the Guild Wars 2 Pro League division of the eSports network. The announcement was made yesterday via the ESL Twitter and spotted by eagle-eyed MMORPG.com user Filbur.

The Guild Wars 2 Super Adventure Festival has finally arrived, bringing with it one of the game’s most enjoyable events. Starting today and running through April 20th, the Festival features a ton of fun activities that include jumping into the box, using bouncing skills, taking on Lord Vanquish collecting items and much more. It’s even packed with awesome graphics too. What more can you ask?

Put on your jumpin’ shoes and get ready for the Guild Wars 2 Super Adventure Festival that is slated to begin on March 30th and run through April 20th. You’ll be heading off to save Princess Miya and take on giant amphibians along the way. Oh and don’t forget the super adventure death mode, Tribulation.

Guild Wars 2 will definitely want to check out a new fan-made collectible card game called Heroes of the Mists. The CCG is based on Tyria, its locations, races and iconic characters. In all, over two hundred cards are part of the base deck.

Fans of Guild Wars 2 will be interested in the new partnership between ArenaNet and WeLoveFine. Players will be able to check out fan-inspired GW2 gear including messenger bags, clothing, prints, mouse pads and more. In addition, artistic types can submit designs for inclusion in future products.

ArenaNet has announced that Guild Wars 2 PvP League Season 6 has officially kicked off starting today. This new season will run through May 1st and brings one big change into the game. Losing teams in ranked season matches that are at 80% of the winning score will earn the “Near Victory” bonus worth two reward pips.

If you’ve ever wondered how game designers create the instances and encounters faced by players, the latest Guild Wars 2 blog will be of interest. In it, the process of creating the Bastion of the Penitent raid is detailed, including how the brainstorm that it was similar to a game of chess came about.

ArenaNet has announced that the next Guild Wars 2 PvP League Season will be starting on March 7th. Season 6 will run from that date through May 1st. One of the significant changes will be that, even if on the losing end of a match, pips will still be earned if 80% of the winning team’s score is earned.

The Guild Wars 2 site has been updated with the latest patch notes that will bring a huge number of changes to the game in terms of balance. Every single class has had a pass made over skills in the interest of balance. Not wanting to leave players in the dark as to why changes were made, explanatory notes have been provided as a header to each class’s section.

Mike O’Brien has announced that Legendary ArenaNet Art Director Daniel Dociu is leaving the company after thirteen years with the company. His son, Horia Dociu, is taking over as the Guild Wars 2 Art Director. He has also been with ANet since 2003.