Clockwork Chaos/archive

This article is about the release from 2013. For the 2022 re-release, see Clockwork Chaos.

What surprises and excitement await you among Queen Jennah’s most esteemed guests at the Crown Pavilion? The Krytan Queen is preparing to address the celebrants and emissaries attending her royal jubilee, but someone else has plans for the Queen’s speech!! — Official website

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What surprises and excitement await you among Queen Jennah’s most esteemed guests at the Crown Pavilion? The Krytan Queen is preparing to address the celebrants and emissaries attending her royal jubilee, but someone else has plans for the Queen’s speech!!

— Official website

Clockwork Chaos was a release launched on August 20, 2013. The release dealt with the events surrounding Queen Jennah's speech to the nation of Kryta, and Scarlet Briar's attacks across the world. This release included the first anniversary of Guild Wars 2.

Features

Temporary features

• New Living World content
  • New achievement categories: Clockwork Chaos and Emissary Vorpp's Field Assistant
  • Scarlet's Playhouse
• New Living World rewards
  • Infinite Watchknight Tonic
  • Twisted Watchwork Shoulders
  • Recipe: Twisted Watchwork Portal Device

Permanent features

• New Living World content
  • Twisted Minion invasions
• GW2 Anniversary
  • First Birthday Gift: Mini Queen Jennah, Experience Scroll, and a 24-hour Birthday Booster
• PvE updates
  • Removal of culling
• WvW updates
  • WXP rate increase and point adjustment
  • New World Ability Line: Trebuchet Mastery
• Gem Store items
  • Watchwork Finisher
  • Miniatures Set 2
  • WvW Experience Booster
  • Zodiac weapon skins

Official site

Vandalism on the release page

August 13

The release is announced with the name The Queen's Speech. Don’t miss history in the making as Queen Jennah wraps up her gala Jubilee with a momentous speech to her loyal subjects and visitors.

Photo of the Pocket watch given to select players.

August 14

The Queen's Speech release page is vandalized by unknown persons. Some players and fan sites receive a poem and a pocket watch in the mail.

Tick tock goes the clock

It's almost time for time to stop

Something you all must understand

Your world is built on fog and sand

You're out of time, your jig is done

It's time for Scarlet to have her fun

She has some hard lessons to teach

To the people of Divinity's Reach

So mark the date in permanent ink

The hour is later than you think

On the twentieth day she'll start her games

And warm her hands over Kryta's flames!

August 16

The Queen's Speech release page vandalism is not stopping. "Scarlet was here" can be seen on the background.

August 20

The vandalism is complete, and the page is completely painted over to reveal "Clockwork Chaos".

Overview

Closing Ceremony

Primary article: Closing Ceremony

Don’t miss history in the making as Queen Jennah wraps up her gala Jubilee with a momentous speech to her loyal subjects and visitors. Players will be unable to enter the Crown Pavilion until the completion of this instance and subsequent storyline.

Clockwork Chaos special event

Once the special event updates, Hobo-Tron will say "Destruction protocol initiate."

• Tyrian authorities have issued a worldwide warning of invasions by the minions of Scarlet Briar.
• Scarlet's minions are attacking <Name of the zone>

If current map is an overflow without active event

• Scarlet's minions are not attacking this world. Please return to your home world when prompted.

Scarlet's Minions Invade!

Primary article: Scarlet's Minions Invade!

Scarlet has unleashed clockwork horrors upon Tyria! All zones not suited for character levels below 25 (except Orr and Southsun Cove) can have an invasion event that spawns waves of Twisted Watchworks for 45 minutes. Alongside the new minions, enemies from previous Living World releases can also spawn, such as the Molten Alliance and Aetherblades pirates. Players will need to destroy the clockwork creatures to weaken the portals. Successfully completing all three waves will cause Scarlet Briar to appear and fight.

Only one zone will be attacked at any time. The current invasion location will be shown on the Living World UI. Any overflows created within the 10 minutes after the invasion begins will also host an invasion. All overflows created after 10 minutes will be normal zones.

Gem Store

• Minis 3-Pack (Set 2) — 300 
• Permanent Twisted Watchwork Finisher — 800 
• WXP Booster
  • 150  for 1
  • 550  for 5

Gallery

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  Original logo

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  Logo after being vandalized

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  Latest logo

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  Picture of watch and poem sent to certain players and media.

Trivia

• Before its launch, Clockwork Chaos was known as "The Queen's Speech".

External links

• Clockwork Chaos on official website
• Clockwork Chaos Guide on official website
• New items on Gem Store

References

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Living World Season 1 original story releases

Flame and Frost (Prelude•The Gathering Storm•The Razing•Retribution) The Secret of Southsun Last Stand at Southsun Dragon Bash Sky Pirates of Tyria Cutthroat Politics Queen's Jubilee Clockwork Chaos Twilight Assault Tower of Nightmares The Nightmares Within Fractured The Origins of Madness The Edge of the Mists Escape from Lion's Arch Battle for Lion's Arch Battle for Lion's Arch: Aftermath