[2024] Update on Guild Wars 2: Janthir Wilds Homesteads Features

Hello, Tyrians! We're almost to the launch of Guild Wars 2: Janthir Wilds, and we're hard at work getting things ready for next Tuesday, August 20. I want to share a few updates on Homesteads. In one of our previews earlier this summer, you may have seen armor and weapon stands that could be used as homestead decorations to show off items you've collected in your adventures. We had planned to ship those with the Guild Wars 2: Janthir Wilds launch next week, but as development progressed, we discovered that they needed a bit more work. We'll be shipping them in upcoming quarterly releases. If you missed the news on our recent livestream, we discovered that a different feature of Homesteads was ready earlier than expected, so we'll be shipping functionality that allows you to gather all node resources from collection boxes when we launch the expansion! You'll just need to reach the final tier of the Homesteading Mastery line to unlock this functionality. We'll be shipping just over 300 different decorations on August 20. You'll see a mix of familiar and brand-new items, but we're not done with homestead decorations! We have over 500 more decorations in the works that will be included with upcoming festivals and quarterly releases. Thank you all for sharing your excitement, and we'll see you in Janthir next Tuesday!

Just under four days and you'll have the first 300-ish! four days... omg...

Cheddar Cheese Cone, got it. You heard correctly!