Extra Life
Extra Life is a set of achievements, boons, charity bundles and 24-hour streams for the Extra Life charity that ArenaNet is participating in annually. Streams are available on Youtube, Twitch and Facebook. Since 2020, viewers can also donate during the event to have an ingame NPC permanently added to the game.
Schedule[edit]
| Year | Stream date | Ref. | Achievement and boon availability | Ref. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Start | End | From | To | |||
| 2017 | 19:00 Friday, November 3 (UTC+00:00) | 19:00 Saturday, November 4 (UTC+00:00) | [1] | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2018 | 19:00 Friday, November 2 (UTC+00:00) | 19:00 Saturday, November 3 (UTC+00:00) | [2] | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2019 | 19:00 Friday, November 1 (UTC+00:00) | 19:00 Saturday, November 2 (UTC+00:00) | [3] | October 25 | November 4 | [4] |
| 2020 | 20:00 Friday, November 6 (UTC+00:00) | 20:00 Saturday, November 7 (UTC+00:00) | [5] | October 30 | November 16 | [6] |
| 2021 | 19:00 Friday, November 5 (UTC+00:00) | 19:00 Saturday, November 6 (UTC+00:00) | [7] | October 26 | November 16 | [8] |
| 2022 | 19:00 Friday, November 4 (UTC+00:00) | 19:00 Saturday, November 5 (UTC+00:00) | [9] | October 25 | November 15 | [10] |
| 2023 | 19:00 Friday, November 3 (UTC+00:00) | 19:00 Saturday, November 4 (UTC+00:00) | [11] | October 31 | November 7 | [11] |
| 2024 | 19:00 Friday, November 1 (UTC+00:00) | 19:00 Saturday, November 2 (UTC+00:00) | [12] | October 29 | November 19 | [12] |
Charity[edit]
Extra Life is a fundraising charity, which seeks to unite gamers to play games in support of Children's Miracle Network Hospitals. This network covers 170 member hospitals providing 32 million treatments each year to children in the United States and Canada. The proceeds of any donations fund critical and long-term healthcare services, innovative research, pediatric medical equipment, support for patients and their families, and charitable care.[13]
ArenaNet started participating in Extra Life in 2017. In addition to collecting donations through the sale of in-game items, Team ArenaNet is also directly collecting donations towards their goal through the Extra Life website. From there you may choose to associate your donation with any Extra Life participant, such as Team ArenaNet, or donate directly towards the Children's Miracle Network Hospitals. In either case, all proceeds go directly to the charitable cause. As of 2023, Team ArenaNet has raised more than $1,000,000 through Extra Life.
It is also possible to create your own funding goal by creating a sub team or by joining Team ArenaNet. Doing the latter will count any donations you raise towards your goal to Team ArenaNet's funding goal as well.
Participating[edit]
- You can participate directly by using the official Extra Life website. ArenaNet also has a fundraising team where you can check which players are participating or use the donate button.
- You can watch the streams and donate directly through the streamers for the cause or through the Extra Life stream on Youtube, Twitch and Facebook.
- You can play Guild Wars 2 during Extra Life and receive several in-game boosts when goals are reached, including achievements and the
Extra Life Bonus effect. These included:
- 2024: Back to the older Extra Life Bonus effect that gains another stack for every $10,000 USD. Enter Lion's Arch to activate them.
- 2023: 2023 effect version giving full bonus without need of stacking.
- 2022: the effect gained another stack for every $10,000 USD. Enter Lion's Arch to activate them.
- 2021: the effect gained another stack for every $10,000 USD. Enter Lion's Arch to activate them.
- 2020: the effect gained another stack for every $10,000 USD. Enter Lion's Arch to activate them.
- 2019: the effect gained another stack for every $10,000 USD.
- 2018: 2018 effect version,
Endless Interface Crafter Golem Tonic for any player who entered Lion's Arch after reaching the $60,000 USD goal.
- 2024: Back to the older
- In-game, you can purchase or gift bundles and items on the Gem Store. All proceeds from these items are donated to Extra Life.
- Receiving any of these items via an in-game mail grants a blue version of the title The Extra Life.
- Historical items
2019 Extra Life Donation Bundle
2020 Extra Life Donation Bundle
2021 Extra Life Donation Bundle
2022 Extra Life Donation Bundle
Achievements[edit]
  Extra Life
|
Community | 0
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|---|---|---|
Show support for the children.
|
Showed Support for the Children | 0
|
- Awarded to players above level 15 who log into the game during the duration of the Extra Life event.
| Extra Life Donor
|
Community | 0
|
|---|---|---|
Purchase an item from the Gem Store that contributes to Extra Life.
|
Gem Store Item Purchased | 0
|
| (Annual) Extra Life Donor | Extra Life Donation Drive | 0
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|---|---|---|
| Purchase an item from the Gem Store that contributes to Extra Life. | Gem Store Item Purchased | 0
|
- Awarded to players who received any of the following items via an in-game email during the Extra Life event. Getting any of them as a gift counts too.
 (Annual) Extra Life Donor Goal
|
Extra Life Donation Drive | 0
|
|---|---|---|
As an Extra Life donor, return to Lion's Arch after the community reaches this year's goal.
|
Goal Achieved! | 0
|
- Awarded to players, who also unlocked (Annual) Extra Life Donor and visit Lion's Arch, after the money goal is reached.
| (Annual) Extra Life Community Goal
|
Extra Life Donation Drive | 0
|
|---|---|---|
| Return to Lion's Arch after the community reaches the $105,000 goal. |
Funds raised: $20,000 (USD) | 0
|
| Funds raised: $40,000 (USD) | 0
| |
| Funds raised: $60,000 (USD) | 0
| |
| Funds raised: $80,000 (USD) | 0
| |
| Funds raised: $105,000 (USD) | 0
|
- Awarded to all players who visit Lion's Arch after certain community goals.
Historical[edit]
| Extra Life Community Goal (Historical)
|
Retired Achievements | 0
|
|---|---|---|
| Return to Lion's Arch after the community reaches the $ goal. |
Funds raised: $15,000 (USD) | 0
|
| Funds raised: $30,000 (USD) | 0
| |
| Funds raised: $45,000 (USD) | 0
| |
| Funds raised: $60,000 (USD) | 0
| |
| Funds raised: $75,000 (USD) | 0
|
- Awarded to all players that visited a city after reaching certain amounts of funds raised.
| Extra Life Donor Goal (Historical)
|
Retired Achievements | 0
|
|---|---|---|
As a donor to Extra Life, return to Lion's Arch after the community reaches the $75,000 goal.
|
Goal Achieved! | 0
|
- Awarded to players who have also unlocked the Extra Life Donor after reaching the money goal as part of the Extra Life 2020-2022 event.
- Tonic has not been available since 2022.
Charity animals[edit]
- For all the Extra Life animals and interactive maps, see: /Charity animals
Since Extra Life 2020, viewers who donate at least $30 to Joe Kimmes's goal can include a description with the donation of the type of the animal they want (with the possibilities being a cat, dog, or another animal with an existing model, such as a rabbit or choya), its fur color, and name (which might be possibly 'Tyrianized' by the developers to fit within the game), which will be later included in the game.[14]
The animals are normally invisible, but can be viewed under the effects of the 
Chatoyant Lens, 
Chatoyant Elixir or 
Chatoyant Infusion throughout the whole year.
Mail[edit]
A mail notification about the stream was sent to players who logged in during Extra Life:
- 2018 Version
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ArenaNet The Extra Life ArenaNet is supporting Children's Miracle Network during this year's Extra Life gaming marathon, and we want thank everyone for being part of our community during this event! Join us now on twitch.tv/guildwars2 to be a part of Extra Life 2018! |
- 2021, 2024 Version
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ArenaNet The Extra Life ArenaNet is supporting Children's Miracle Network during this year's Extra Life gaming marathon, and we want to thank everyone for being part of our community during this event! Join us now at www.extra-life.org/arenanet to be a part of Extra Life! |
- 2023 Version
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|
ArenaNet Help Team ArenaNet Support Extra Life We're continuing the tradition of supporting Children's Miracle Network through Extra Life Game Day, and we want to thank you for being part of our community! Enjoy an in-game boost to magic find, experience points, and more during this event. Join us on game day on our Twitch channel to show your support for Extra Life! Your donations support Children's Miracle Network—building awareness for children's hospitals and providing much-needed funds for children with urgent medical needs and their families. To become part of our Super Team, or to create a sub-team and join forces with us, visit www.extra-life.org/arenanet. Together, we can change kids' health! |
Notes[edit]
- One free
Revive Orb is always available as part of the event. - 2019 additions: Extra Life Donor, Extra Life Donor Goal, Extra Life Community Goal
- 2021 additions: (Annual) Extra Life Donor, (Annual) Extra Life Donor Goal, (Annual) Extra Life Community Goal
- 2021 additions: (Annual) Extra Life Donor Goal - new reward
Feisty Feline Tonic - 2022 additions: (Annual) Extra Life Donor Goal - new reward
Celebration Hat
References[edit]
- ^ Team ArenaNet for Extra Life GuildWars2.com
- ^ Our 24-Hour Extra Life Stream Begins Tomorrow GuildWars2.com
- ^ Team ArenaNet for Extra Life 2019, GuildWars2.com
- ^ Extra Life 2019 Is Next Week!, GuildWars2.com
- ^ Team ArenaNet for Extra Life 2020, GuildWars2.com
- ^ Extra Life 2020 Is Next Week!, GuildWars2.com
- ^ Team ArenaNet for Extra Life 2021, GuildWars2.com
- ^ Extra Life 2021 Is Next Week!, GuildWars2.com
- ^ Team ArenaNet for Extra Life 2022, GuildWars2.com
- ^ Extra Life 2022 Is Next Week, GuildWars2.com
- ^ a b Team ArenaNet for Extra Life 2023, GuildWars2.com
- ^ a b Team ArenaNet for Extra Life 2024, GuildWars2.com
- ^ About Extra Life, extra-life.org
- ^ Joe Kimmes during Extra Life, Twitch.com
