Guild Wars 2 Dev Tracker

Thank you @Uete.3805 and @ZTeamG.4603! We were able to reproduce this bug with your direction. We appreciate your assistance!

Hello! Our QA team has been made aware of these issues and is looking into them. However, we are having issues reproducing the second bug described here with Voracious Dive. @ZTeamG.4603 Would you be able to provide some reproduction steps so that we can investigate this bug further? Thank you so much! 😄

Hi all, I have a message from Skills and Balance Lead Cal Cohen: Hi, everyone, Today we'll be going over our current balance philosophy for Guild Wars 2. Our goal is to give you all insight into some of the things we consider while working on balance. his is a living document; our balance philosophy has changed over the years, and it will continue to adapt as needed for the health of the game. When the philosophy needs to be adjusted, we'll communicate what is changing and why. This document will cover some ideas that are not perfectly represented in the current state of the game. We'll be working to resolve any balance issues that don't align with the philosophy, but this is something that will happen incrementally over time. Goals Fundamentally, our goal is to ensure that the moment-to-moment gameplay in Guild Wars 2 is enjoyable for as many players as possible. To that end, we want to capitalize on the depth of the combat system to build a fluid and fas... Read more

The human noble story makes no assumptions as to your potential awareness or prior potential friendship with Kasmeer. (She didn't exist physically in the game until S1.) Theoretically, as a human noble it would make sense if you were aware of her or had friends in common, but the Personal Story makes no overt connection to that effect. So, if you want to RP that you were acquaintances or hung out when you were younger, I think there's flexibility to support that. But introductions to her character don't take place until S1 so the game just treats it as two people (PC and Kasmeer) not knowing each other personally.

There are a bunch of characters scattered throughout the game that have little micro-stories like this. Sometimes if you follow them around you'll see how their ambient scenes connect to provide a glimpse at who they are, what they're doing here, and how they feel about certain events, other characters in the game, etc. The Tour Guide was a fun one. Byron had a fun core of an idea and we workshopped her scenes together.

Hello! We're actively investigating this issue - it has proven to be more complicated than it might appear on the surface. Rest assured that we are hard at work on a fix! 🙂 Thank you!

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Bug Fix: Fixed an issue that prevented completion of the WvW World Restructuring Beta Veteran achievement for players who made progress on it before the October 19 update. Players who have already completed the achievement requirements will automatically receive the reward when they next log in and change maps.

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Hey everyone, I'm sorry this is happening. I'm just stopping by with a quick note to let you know that people are looking into this right now, and I'll update you as soon as I have more information. For the time being I wanted to make sure you all knew we are aware and we're on it.

Bug Fixes: Fixed an issue that caused a server crash when using the Mystic Forge. Fixed a server crash. Fixed an issue that prevented the legendary enemies in the Mad King's Labyrinth from contributing to the Trick-or-Treat across Tyria achievement when defeated. Fixed an issue that prevented players from completing the WvW World Restructuring Beta Veteran achievement. The period during which this achievement and the associated reward can be earned has been extended by 7 days, to October 28 at 7:00 p.m. Pacific Time (UTC-7).

Hi all, we are aware that the WvW World Restructuring Beta 1 Veteran achievement has not been tracking progress correctly. We have a fix ready and will get that to you today. After the fix, the achievement will start tracking progress correctly. The World Restructuring Beta event will still end at reset on October 21, but we are adding a week to the achievement window to ensure that you all have plenty of time to complete the achievement and earn a War Machine weapon skin. You now have until October 28 at 7:00 PM Pacific time to complete five capture or defend events for the achievement. Thank you for your patience.

Additional Notes: Enduring Recovery: Reduced endurance regeneration bonus from 25% to 10% in PvP and WvW when using the vindicator elite specialization. Unwavering Avoidance: Reduced vigor duration from 1.5 seconds to 1 second in PvP and 3 seconds to 1 second in WvW when using the vindicator elite specialization. Imperial Impact: Reduced protection duration from 1.5 seconds to 0.5 seconds in PvP and WvW. Reduced might stacks from 4 to 2 in PvP and WvW. Song of Arboreum: Reduced vigor duration from 2 seconds to 0.5 seconds in PvP and from 4 seconds to 1 second in WvW. Call of the Alliance: Reduced base endurance gain from 5 to 3 in PvP only. Reduced endurance gain per hit from 2 to 1 in PvP only. Reaver's Curse: Reduced endurance gain from 2 to 1 in PvP only. Tree Song: Increased energy cost from 20 to 25 in WvW only. Increased cooldown from 3 seconds to 5 seconds in WvW only. Energy Meld: Reduced endurance gain from 25 to 15 in WvW only. ... Read more

10/18/2022—October 18 Release Notes Shadow of the Mad King Once again, the gates of the Mad Realm have opened and Kryta's most infamous monarch, Mad King Thorn, has returned to hold court in Lion's Arch! Loyal vassals of the king are strongly encouraged to enjoy the festivities: meet the denizens of the Mad Realm in events across Kryta; tour the Mad Realm itself in the Mad King's Labyrinth and fearsome Mad King's Clock Tower jumping puzzle; compete with your fellow mortals in Lunatic Inquisition, Reaper's Rumble, and the Mad King's Raceway; attend to the king's whims in his notorious pastime of Mad King Says; or match wits and blades against royalty in Ascent to Madness. *The Lion's Arch Captain's Council wishes to remind all citizens that they are not affiliated with the Krytan monarchy and cannot guarantee the safety of any individual who chooses to dabble in dangerous realms, mad or otherwise. The annual Halloween Rituals meta-achievement has been updated with... Read more

We are aware that the Beta Participation Achievements are not working and are looking into it.

It's been really heartening to see the reaction to today's news. Indigo, Nick, and I met April and her mom on a Zoom call a while back and got to know April. The in-game version reflects the real world April so well--she's an absolute sass monster in the best way: fearless, smart, and mischievous and I am really looking forward to all of you meeting her!

Hello! We're aware of this issue and looking into a fix.

Bug Fixes: Astral Wisp: Fixed an issue that caused the projectile to fail to attach to the intended target. Glyph of the Stars: Fixed an issue that caused this skill to go on full cooldown when interrupted. Invigorating Dismissal: Reduced endurance granted from 3 to 2 in WvW only. Song of Arboreum: Reduced bonus vigor effectiveness from 50% to 25% in PvE and WvW, and from 50% to 15% in PvP. Energy Meld: Reduced endurance gain from 25 to 15 in PvP only. Tree Song: Reduced endurance gain from 2 to 1 in PvP only. Scavenger Burst: Reduced endurance gain from 5 to 2 in PvP only. Reaver's Curse: Reduced endurance gain from 5 to 2 in PvE and PvP.

Hello! We're aware of this issue and looking into it. Thank you so much for notifying us!

Hello! We're currently looking into how to reproduce this bug, and could use a few more details from any affected users. This may seem like a silly question, but does this happen even in cases where the "Remember Account Name" and "Remember Password" checkboxes are properly checked off, and you successfully log in at least once?