Guild Wars 2 Previews Secrets Of The Obscure’s New Rift Hunting Encounters

One of the key features arriving in Guild Wars 2 with the release of the Secrets of the Obscure expansion later this month is the new Rift Hunting world event. As part of the event, mysterious rifts will randomly pop up all over Tyria, offering a new challenge and encouraging players to further explore the game world.

Each rift can be opened to unleash a small band of Kryptis invaders that players will need to defeat, ultimately leading to a final boss and a big essence payout. “The enemies coming out of a rift scale with the size of the group fighting it,” ArenaNet explains. “That means that you can party up with friends for rift hunts, weave them into other open-world activities you’re doing, and even help out if you come across a stranger fighting to close a rift in the wild.”

The Rift Hunting mechanics will go live along with the new relic and weaponmaster training systems when Secrets of the Obscure arrives on August 22. In the meantime, you can find out more about how Rift Hunting works in the new developer video below.