Upcoming changes and features

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Content updates[edit]

Upcoming Major Updates
Secrets of the Obscure Update 1 Secrets of the Obscure Update 2 Secrets of the Obscure Update 3
Expected Release Date: November 7th, 2023 Expected Release Date: Feb - Mar 2024 Expected Release Date: May - Jun 2024
Continuation of the Secrets of the Obscure story

New zone

New Strike and Challenge Mode

New Mastery Line

New Armor Set

New Relics

Convergences

More maps added to rift hunting rotation

Continuation of the Secrets of the Obscure story

Third zone expanded

New strike and Challenge Mode

New Weapon Proficiency for each Profession

New Masteries

Legendary Obsidian armor Tier 1

Legendary Relic

More maps added to rift hunting rotation

Continuation of the Secrets of the Obscure story

Third map expanded

Fractal with Challenge Mode

New Masteries

Legendary Obsidian armor Tier 2

New Relics

More maps added to rift hunting rotation

Announced[edit]

The following features have been mentioned by ArenaNet staff and are expected to be part of future game updates and releases.

General
World vs World[2]
  • WvW World Restructuring system — population balance
  • WvW betas[1]
  • WvW bonus events
Festivals
Other
  • September 26, 2023 — polish and bug fixing builds [3]
  • Skill and balance update[1]

Mentioned[edit]

These changes have been mentioned by ArenaNet, but lack specific details and/or a release date.

Living World
General content
Player versus Player
  • Special Tournaments[7][8]
  • On Demand Tournaments[7]
  • Spirit Watch revisions[9]
  • Different ratings for different PvP modes[10]
  • Deathmatch custom arena map intended for larger teams.[11]
  • Large PvP map: 15 on 15[10]
  • Possibility of PvP Festival[5]
World vs World
  • Matchup information made available ahead of time is looked into, but complicated.[12]
  • Possibility of WvW Festival[5]
Fractals of the Mists and Strike Missions
  • New fractals and challenge modes.[13]
    • A new five-player Fractal of the Mists, along with its challenge mode, will become available as part of the planned content updates for Guild Wars 2: Secrets of the Obscure.[14]
  • New strike missions and challenge modes.[15][6][13]
    • Assemble your allies and take down formidable bosses in two Strike Missions—instanced boss fights for squads of ten players. Both new Strike Missions will be available at launch, with challenge modes for each coming in following releases.[14]
Raids
  • Nothing announced.
Super Adventure Box
  • World 3 and World 4 are unlikely to be added within the next year or two (as of 2020), but ArenaNet is "chipping away at it behind the scenes".[16]

Automated changes[edit]

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