Upcoming changes and features
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Calendars[edit]
- Release calendar — calendar of known current and future releases
- Events — events calendar on the official Guild Wars 2 forum
Content updates[edit]
Announced[edit]
The following features have been mentioned by ArenaNet staff and are expected to be part of future game updates and releases.
Secrets of the Obscure Major Updates [1][2][3][4] | ||||
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Update 1 (Through the Veil) |
Update 2 (The Realm of Dreams) |
Update 3 (Upcoming) | ||
Expected release | November 7th, 2023 | February 27th, 2024 | May 14, 2024 | |
Story | Secrets of the Obscure story Continues | Story Continues | Story Concludes | |
Maps | Inner Nayos (Final Map) Introduced | Final Map Extended | Final Map Completed | |
Instanced Combat | Cosmic Observatory Challenge Mode | Temple of Febe Challenge Mode | Fractal with Challenge Mode | |
Weapon | New Weapon Proficiency for Each Profession | |||
Masteries | Inner Nayos Masteries | Astral Ward Mastery Extended | Mastery Updates | |
Wizard's Vault | Wizard’s Vault Seasonal Refresh | Wizard’s Vault Seasonal Refresh | Wizard’s Vault Seasonal Refresh | |
Armor | Oneiros-Spun armor | Obsidian Legendary Armor Tier 1 | Obsidian Legendary Armor Tier 2 | |
Relics | Additional Expansion Relics | Legendary Relic | Additional Expansion Relics | |
Rift Hunting | Convergences with Legendary Enemies, Rift Hunting Map Rotation Completed |
New Legendary Enemies | New Legendary Enemies |
- General
- Guild Wars 2: Secrets of the Obscure expansion cycle — three quarterly updates as part of the expansion content, to be released from late 2023 to mid-2024.
- See Secrets of the Obscure article for more details.
- Fifth expansion pack — announced on August 22, 2023, set to be released in 2024.[2]
- Sixth expansion pack — set to be released in 2025[5]
- Super Adventure Festival — April 16, 2024[4]
- Heart of Thorns Bonus Event — April 09 - April 16, 2024[4]
- WvW World Restructuring system — population balance
Mentioned[edit]
These changes have been mentioned by ArenaNet, but lack specific details and/or a release date.
- Living World
- Possible return of the Southsun Cove/Consortium story arc from Living World Season 1.[7]
- General content
- Possibility of Jeweler level 500. [8]
- Bonus PvE events[9]
- Week-long bonus events more regularly and rotation[10]
- Special Tournaments[11][12]
- On Demand Tournaments[11]
- Spirit Watch revisions[13]
- Different ratings for different PvP modes[14]
- Deathmatch custom arena map intended for larger teams.[15]
- Large PvP map: 15 on 15[14]
- Possibility of PvP Festival[8]
- Matchup information made available ahead of time is looked into, but complicated.[16]
- Possibility of WvW Festival[8]
- New fractals and challenge modes.[17]
- A new five-player Fractal of the Mists, along with its challenge mode, will become available as part of the planned content updates for Guild Wars 2: Secrets of the Obscure.[1]
- No announcements.
- World 3 and World 4 were stated in 2020 to be unlikely to be added within the next year or two, but ArenaNet was "chipping away at it behind the scenes".[18]
- A World 3 Test Zone was released in 2023.
Automated changes[edit]
- Primary article: Server reset
Daily reset occurs at 00:00.
Weekly resets occur at:
- Monday 07:30
- Wizard's Vault weekly reset.
- Weekly limit on gold transfer via mail or guild bank is reset.
- Guild mission rewards reset and new random missions are given to guilds.
- Raid rewards and progress reset.
- Weekly Fractals achievements rewarding Fractal Fighter's Caches are reset.
- Weekly World vs. World achievements are reset.
- Vigil Emissary Chest in Eye of the North.
- A Black Lion Chest Key may only be obtained from the level 10 personal story once per account per week.
- Weekly Festival Merchants reset their inventory.
- Monday 23:30 — The three weekly Bjora Marches strike missions rotate.
- Thursday 20:00 — Map bonus rewards reset.
- Friday 18:00 (roughly) — World versus World reset for EU servers. (The exact time varies from week to week.)
- Saturday 02:00 (roughly) — World versus World reset for NA servers. (The exact time varies from week to week.)
References[edit]
- ^ a b Guild Wars 2: Secrets of the Obscure Official Website, GuildWars2.com
- ^ a b Guild Wars 2: Secrets of the Obscure Launches Today, GuildWars2.com
- ^ Studio Update: Guild Wars 2 in Autumn and Winter 2023, GuildWars2.com
- ^ a b c “The Realm of Dreams” Arrives on February 27!, GuildWars2.com
- ^ Guild Wars 2 Q&A – ArenaNet on Switch to Yearly Expansions, Secrets of the Obscure Learnings, and 2024 Updates, https://wccftech.com/
- ^ World vs. World Update: June 2022, GuildWars2.com
- ^ Comment by Bobby Stein, official forum
- ^ a b c What’s Next for Guild Wars 2
- ^ Looking Ahead to Spring, Summer, and the Future
- ^ Studio Update: September 2023
- ^ a b PvP Features in Progress, Guild Wars 2 Official Forum Post by Gaile Gray, Posted on June 8, 2018
- ^ Future Plans: Competitive
- ^ PvP Features in Progress, Guild Wars 2 Official Forum Post by Gaile Gray, Posted on November 14, 2018
- ^ a b Comment by Ben Phongluangtham, Guild Wars 2 Official Forum, Posted January 4, 2020
- ^ Comment by Ben Phongluangtham, official Guild Wars 2 forums, Posted on June 30, 2018
- ^ Comment by Devon Carver
- ^ Studio Update: Guild Wars 2 in 2023
- ^ Comment by Laevateinn.6289, official Guild Wars 2 forums