Upcoming changes and features
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Calendars[edit]
- Release calendar — calendar of known current and future releases
- Events — events calendar on the official Guild Wars 2 forum
Content updates[edit]
Upcoming Secrets of the Obscure Major Updates[1][2][3][4] | ||||
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Update 1 (Through the Veil) |
Update 2 (The Realm of Dreams) |
Update 3 | ||
Expected release | November 7th, 2023 | February 27th, 2024 | May 14, 2024 | |
Story | Secrets of the Obscure story Continues | Story Continues | Story Concludes | |
Maps | Inner Nayos (Final Map) Introduced | Final Map Extended | Final Map Completed | |
Instanced Combat | Cosmic Observatory Challenge Mode | Temple of Febe Challenge Mode | Fractal with Challenge Mode | |
Weapon | New Weapon Proficiency for Each Profession | |||
Masteries | Inner Nayos Masteries | Astral Ward Mastery Extended | Mastery Updates | |
Wizard's Vault | Wizard’s Vault Seasonal Refresh | Wizard’s Vault Seasonal Refresh | Wizard’s Vault Seasonal Refresh | |
Armor | Oneiros-Spun armor | Obsidian Legendary Armor Tier 1 | Obsidian Legendary Armor Tier 2 | |
Relics | Additional Expansion Relics | Legendary Relic | Additional Expansion Relics | |
Rift Hunting | Convergences with Legendary Enemies, Rift Hunting Map Rotation Completed |
New Legendary Enemies | New Legendary Enemies |
Announced[edit]
The following features have been mentioned by ArenaNet staff and are expected to be part of future game updates and releases.
- General
- Guild Wars 2: Secrets of the Obscure expansion cycle — three quarterly updates as part of the expansion content, to be released from late 2023 to mid-2024.
- See Secrets of the Obscure article for more details.
- Fifth expansion pack — announced on August 22, 2023, set to be released in 2024.[2]
- Sixth expansion pack — set to be released in 2025[5]
- Skill and balance update
- March 19, 2024 — Skills and Balance Updates
- Super Adventure Festival — April 16, 2024[4]
- Fractal Rush Bonus Event — March 12 - March 19, 2024[4]
- WvW Rush Bonus Event — March 19 - March 26, 2024[4]
- Return to Season 2 Bonus Event — March 26 - April 02, 2024[4]
- Heart of Thorns Bonus Event — April 09 - April 16, 2024[4]
- WvW World Restructuring system — population balance
Mentioned[edit]
These changes have been mentioned by ArenaNet, but lack specific details and/or a release date.
- Living World
- Possible return of the Southsun Cove/Consortium story arc from Living World Season 1.[7]
- General content
- Possibility of Jeweler level 500. [8]
- Bonus PvE events[9]
- Week-long bonus events more regularly and rotation[10]
- Special Tournaments[11][12]
- On Demand Tournaments[11]
- Spirit Watch revisions[13]
- Different ratings for different PvP modes[14]
- Deathmatch custom arena map intended for larger teams.[15]
- Large PvP map: 15 on 15[14]
- Possibility of PvP Festival[8]
- Matchup information made available ahead of time is looked into, but complicated.[16]
- Possibility of WvW Festival[8]
- New fractals and challenge modes.[17]
- 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.[1]
- New strike missions and challenge modes.[18][9][17]
- 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.[1]
- No announcements.
- World 3 and World 4 were stated in 2020 to be unlikely to be added within the next year or two, but ArenaNet was "chipping away at it behind the scenes".[19]
- A World 3 Test Zone was released in 2023.
Automated changes[edit]
- Primary article: Server reset
Daily reset occurs at 00:00.
Weekly resets occur at:
- Monday 07:30
- Wizard's Vault weekly reset.
- Weekly limit on gold transfer via mail or guild bank is reset.
- Guild mission rewards reset and new random missions are given to guilds.
- Raid rewards and progress reset.
- Weekly Fractals achievements rewarding Fractal Fighter's Caches are reset.
- Weekly World vs. World achievements are reset.
- Vigil Emissary Chest in Eye of the North.
- A Black Lion Chest Key may only be obtained from the level 10 personal story once per account per week.
- Weekly Festival Merchants reset their inventory.
- Monday 23:30 — The three weekly Bjora Marches strike missions rotate.
- Thursday 20:00 — Map bonus rewards reset.
- Friday 18:00 (roughly) — World versus World reset for EU servers. (The exact time varies from week to week.)
- Saturday 02:00 (roughly) — World versus World reset for NA servers. (The exact time varies from week to week.)
References[edit]
- ^ a b c Guild Wars 2: Secrets of the Obscure Official Website, GuildWars2.com
- ^ a b Guild Wars 2: Secrets of the Obscure Launches Today, GuildWars2.com
- ^ Studio Update: Guild Wars 2 in Autumn and Winter 2023, GuildWars2.com
- ^ a b c d e f “The Realm of Dreams” Arrives on February 27!, GuildWars2.com
- ^ Guild Wars 2 Q&A – ArenaNet on Switch to Yearly Expansions, Secrets of the Obscure Learnings, and 2024 Updates, https://wccftech.com/
- ^ World vs. World Update: June 2022, GuildWars2.com
- ^ Comment by Bobby Stein, official forum
- ^ a b c What’s Next for Guild Wars 2
- ^ a b Looking Ahead to Spring, Summer, and the Future
- ^ Studio Update: September 2023
- ^ a b PvP Features in Progress, Guild Wars 2 Official Forum Post by Gaile Gray, Posted on June 8, 2018
- ^ Future Plans: Competitive
- ^ PvP Features in Progress, Guild Wars 2 Official Forum Post by Gaile Gray, Posted on November 14, 2018
- ^ a b Comment by Ben Phongluangtham, Guild Wars 2 Official Forum, Posted January 4, 2020
- ^ Comment by Ben Phongluangtham, official Guild Wars 2 forums, Posted on June 30, 2018
- ^ Comment by Devon Carver
- ^ a b Studio Update: Guild Wars 2 in 2023
- ^ A Message from Andrew Gray
- ^ Comment by Laevateinn.6289, official Guild Wars 2 forums