Category: Guild Wars 2 News

ArenaNet is committed to making sure that professions are balanced in Guild Wars 2, so much so that each will be watched closely with quarterly updates focusing on keeping things in check. In a new blog post by Karl McLain, the first series of balances changes are outlined for each class with implementation coming sometime in Q1 2016.

In a new developer blog on the Guild Wars 2 site, Colin Johanson reveals that the first update for the game is going to be a massive one with some amazing new things in store. Of particular note, or at least flashy note, is the fact that gliding is coming to Central Tyria and will not be confined to the Heart of Thorns expansion!

Last month’s Wintersday Wish List was my attempt at singling out a few of the easier-to-address issues with Guild Wars 2. Today, I’m rolling up my sleeves and getting a little more muck on my arms, looking forward to 2016 and the kinds of tasks that might take a wee bit longer, if not a good portion of the year. We’ll know more about ArenaNet’s plans on Tuesday, but in advance of that, here are a few things I’d like to see on the long-term checklist.

It’s been two months since Heart of Thorns launched with four new zones, and, like many of you, I’ve spent countless hours exploring the jungle, taking down wyverns, running for my life, getting knocked on my ass, and plunging to my death.

Now several months beyond the launch of Heart of Thorns, the Guild Wars 2 team is shining a light on one of the more underappreciated arts of game development – sound design. To that end, we caught up with Jerry Schroeder and Drew Cady (Sound Designers each) to talk about the behind the scenes work of bringing the Maguuma Jungle and its denizens to life.

ArenaNet and iam8bit have announced that a physical edition of the Guild Wars 2: Heart of Thorns soundtrack is now available for pre-order. Fans also will receive a digital edition of the soundtrack to double the listening pleasure.

I think I’ve been a reasonably good boy this year. I mean, there was that one incident with the quaggan, the chocolate sauce, and the Volkswagen, but that was all the way back in March and I’m sure that Tixx has totally forgotten about it…

ArenaNet has announced that the inaugural PvP League Season is beginning today that comes along with the latest update. Players can take part in any number of ways, including the Guild Challenger League: To participate here, players form groups of five and join the League. Match statistics are tracked and rated with matchmaking pitting similar ranked teams against one another.

It can be slow going in Heart of Thorns, but you’ll get there eventually, as Jason optimistically points out this week.

Proving that ArenaNet does read players’ posts on various sites and social media platforms, Colin Johanson has taken to a Reddit thread bemoaning legendary effects for Engineers and announced that this was something the team would like to address in the future but that the focus right now is on "our major WvW overhaul", something that has apparently been in the works for over a year.