Guild Wars 2 News

Yesterday, we reported about how trolls in Guild Wars 2 are making it difficult for other players to obtain the materials needed to unlock the new Elder Dragons Skins by successfully completing a world event that needs to fail for it to reward players with the required item. The good news is that ArenaNet is aware of the problem will [...]

In every MMO, there will always be players who just love to ruin the fun for everybody. Case in point, trolls in Guild Wars 2 are making it hard for other players to collect the materials required to unlock the new Zhaitan Elder Dragon legendary weapon skins by purposely completing a world event to prevent the required boss from spawning. [...]

Guild Wars 2’s highly-awaited Sky Pirates update has officially rolled out on the live servers, bringing with it the first Elder Dragon skins for their Aurene Legendary weapons. This batch of Elder Dragon Skins is inspired by the Elder Dragon of Death and Shadow – Zhaitan. “The first collection of skins is inspired by the Elder Dragon Zhaitan. This inscrutable [...]

ArenaNet is continuing to bring back previous Guild Wars 2 Living World episodes as it announces the return of Season 1’s next episode – Sky Pirates of Tyria. The episode, which is apparently now known as just Sky Pirates, will be returning to the fantasy MMORPG as a reimagined and permanent version of the one released in 2013 and will [...]

ArenaNet has rolled out another round of small fixes for the Soo-Won encounter in this week’s patch in addition to a whole host of bug fixes. Of particular note though are the PvP balance adjustments for several classes with the Necromancer and Revenant getting the lion’s share of nerfs. The Necromancer’s Death Nova, Rise, Unholy Feast, Well of Corruption, and [...]

ArenaNet has officially brought back Guild Wars 2’s first Living World season in a familiar but different shape and form. Season 1, which was originally designed to be a series of one-and-done episodes and encounters, is now permanently available for free starting with Episode 1: Flame and Frost. “Beginning today, and continuing through 2022, Season 1 returns as a series [...]

ArenaNet is back this week with more news on the state of Guild Wars 2 news as part of their promise to communicate more with the community following End of Dragon’s release. Of significant note is an update on the Jade Sea encounter which has been a sore point for players since it first came out. According to the studio, [...]

ArenaNet dives deep into the development and design process that went into reintegrating Guild Wars 2’s Aetherblade faction into the End of Dragons storyline. According to the spoiler-filled dev blog, the infamous sky pirates were initially meant to provide a “kickass” opening sequence for End of Dragons as players leaped from airship to airship to rescue their friend. *Spoiler Warning* [...]

After giving away all of the Guild Wars 2 Living World episodes for free last year, ArenaNet is once again bringing back Season 1, this time as a permanent addition to the game starting this month. Episode 1: Flame and Frost, which originally came out in January 2013, will be rolling out on April 19th with a few tweaks and [...]

ArenaNet has made another round of balance changes to Guild Wars 2’s Battle for the Jade Sea encounter as part of their continued efforts to make it less challenging. The recent tweaks revolve around the final boss fight against Soo-Won. Her tail phase now activates less frequently and the Exposed effect now applies to both her head and tail when [...]