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]
Announced[edit]
The following features have been mentioned by ArenaNet staff and have been confirmed to be part of future game updates and releases.
- Guild Wars 2: Janthir Wilds additional releases
- Three major quarterly updates:[1]
| Overview | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Expansion launch (August 20, 2024) |
Godspawn (November 19, 2024) |
TBA (February 25, 2025[2] subject to change) |
TBA (Q2 2025) | |
| Story | Launch Story Arc | Story Continues | Story Continues | Story Concludes |
| Zones | Lowland Shore Janthir Syntri Hearth's Glow (Homestead instance) |
Map 3 | Map 4 | |
| Instanced Combat | New raid — Mount Balrior New public instance — Convergence: Mount Balrior |
Raid Challenge and legendary challenge modes | New fractal with a challenge mode Convergences challenge mode | |
| Combat Updates | New Spear Proficiency 6 Janthir Wilds-exclusive relics Juvenile Warclaw pet |
6 JW-exclusive relics | 6 JW-exclusive relics | 6 JW-exclusive relics |
| Masteries | Warclaw Mount, Lowland Kodan, Homesteading | Extended Homesteading | Mastery Updates | Mastery Updates |
| Major Rewards | Polychromatic armor Titanplate armor Woad armor Ursan Ornamented weapons Full Moon weapons |
Legendary spear — Klobjarne Geirr Blood Moon weapons Sea-Glass Wave weapons |
One armor set One weapon set |
Legendary backpack One weapon set |
| Wizard's Vault | Seasonal Refresh | Seasonal Refresh | Seasonal Refresh | Seasonal Refresh |
- Return to Icebrood Saga[3]
- Player vs. Player Rush[3]
- Lunar New Year 2025[3] - near the end of January 2025
- Tournament of Legends Returns — March 15 (in-game date)
- Challenge and legendary challenge modes for the Mount Balrior raid in quarter 1 of 2025.[1][3]
- Challenge modes for Convergence: Mount Balrior in quarter 2 of 2025.[1][3]
- A new fractal with Guild Wars 2: Janthir Wilds.[1] with challenge mode - Q2 2025
- New legendary backpack with Guild Wars 2: Janthir Wilds.[1] - Q2 2025
Mentioned[edit]
These changes have been mentioned by ArenaNet, but lack specific details and/or a release date.
- General content
- Sixth expansion pack — set to be released in 2025[4]
- Living World
- Possible return of the Southsun Cove/Consortium story arc from Living World Season 1.[5]
- 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".[6]
- A World 3 Test Zone was released in 2023 and extended in 2024.
Automated changes[edit]
For items which reset daily or weekly, refer to Server reset.
References[edit]
- ^ a b c d e Guild Wars 2: Janthir Wilds Launches Today!, guildwars2.com
- ^ Wizard's Vault - Remaining time on the special objectives in game and the associated API endpoint.
- ^ a b c d e Wrapping Up 2024, guildwars2.com
- ^ Guild Wars 2 Q&A – ArenaNet on Switch to Yearly Expansions, Secrets of the Obscure Learnings, and 2024 Updates, wccftech.com/
- ^ Comment by Bobby Stein, official forum
- ^ Comment by Laevateinn.6289, official Guild Wars 2 forums
