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Shadow of the Mad King

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Shadow of the Mad King is a Halloween-themed release and the first major update for Guild Wars 2 that went live on 22 October 2012. It includes a number of new features, new content to explore and see, and a week-long Halloween event.

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[edit] Halloween Event

Youtube.png Halloween Event Trailer has a video on YouTube.
See also: Halloween 2012

The Halloween event began on October 22nd and lasted until 3:00 AM on November 2nd, 2012 (UTC). The event was presented in four different acts which focused on the return of Mad King Thorn and delved into his backstory.

[edit] Events

Over 50 events were introduced in this update, involving two specific enemies[2][3]:

[edit] Jumping Puzzles

[edit] Mini-dungeons

[edit] Achievements

  • Added karma rewards to daily and monthly achievements.
  • Added 19 new exploration achievements to the Explorer achievement list, including “Dive Master,” which tracks unique diving goggle uses.
  • Added a new Jumping Puzzles achievement category.
    • Moved all existing jumping puzzle achievements from the “Explorer” category to the “Jumping Puzzles” category.
    • Added 4 additional jumping puzzle achievements.
  • Added a new Bosses achievement category.
    • The Crash Landing achievement has been moved from the “Explorer” category to the “Bosses” category.
    • Added 7 new boss achievements.

[edit] See also

[edit] References

  1. ^ https://forum-en.guildwars2.com/forum/info/news/Costume-Brawl-for-All
  2. ^ http://www.twitch.tv/mmorpgcom/b/337726366
  3. ^ https://forum-en.guildwars2.com/forum/info/news/Update-Notes-November-01-2012

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