Guild Wars 2 Dev Tracker

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07/16/2024—July 16 Release Notes Note to users of third-party programs: The game may not launch or work properly after we release a new build if you use a third-party program, due to possible incompatibilities. ArenaNet cannot offer support if a third-party modification breaks, interferes with, or prevents you from playing Guild Wars or Guild Wars 2. Our policy regarding third-party programs can be found here. General Updated the behavior of the away-from-keyboard timer that returns players to the character-select screen after extended periods of inactivity. In open-world maps, the time remaining before a player who has not manually moved their character or performed any skill inputs is returned to character select is now reduced to 5 minutes if the player enters combat. Removed rocks that were blocking access to mursaat tokens 19 and 31 in Ember Bay. Items Fixed an issue that prevented some legendary armor pieces from becoming invisible under the eff... Read more

Greetings Gamers! We recently announced a set of changes coming with the July 16th patch for WvW. As part of those changes we're updating Victory Points to be weighted based on player activity during each Skirmish block. This change will not come into effect with the patch on Tuesday, but instead will be active with Friday's WvW Reset at 11am PST/22:00 CEST. This change will be active on both regions at this time. Thank you!

If you missed today's livestream preview of the competitive updates coming to Guild Wars 2 on July 16, you can read the notes below and check out the VOD here! PvP Updates Automated Tournament Updates The number of daily ATs has been reduced from 8 to 4 The time that daily ATs occur is now region dependent EU: 12:00, 15:00, 18:00, 21:00 UTC NA: 21:00, 0:00, 3:00, 9:00 UTC (2:00 PM, 5:00 PM, 8:00 PM, 2:00 AM PDT) One AT for NA is offset to accommodate OCX playerbase A new weekly AT has been added Will occur every Sunday, exact time is region dependent EU: 17:00 UTC NA: 20:00 UTC (1:00 PM PDT) No Qualifying Point requirement to entry Increased rewards compared to a normal daily tournament Gold reward ranges from 150g for 1st to 25g for 9-16th place Rewards include Ascended Shards of Glory and PvP League Tickets A new monthly variety tournament has been added Will occur the se... Read more

The lowland kodan have foraged and forged a life in the wilds of Janthir that is unique from their northern relatives. Discover the 'bear necessities' of their history in this Janthir Wilds blog from the narrative team.

Hello, WvW players, I want to give a brief status update on World Restructuring now that we've wrapped up our second week of the team period (the time between team creations). Launch World Restructuring had a relatively smooth launch thanks to some awesome work by our gameplay platform engineers. At reset, we ran into a couple of issues with teams in the newly created tiers that prevented players from accessing WvW maps. Our team identified the issue and unblocked the maps relatively quickly, and we have a fix in place for the future. The good news is that most players got placed where they intended to be! For those who didn't, our support team has been actively assisting players who missed the deadline or selected the wrong guild. At the time of writing, we have resolved one team placement bug that could have negatively impacted inactive guilds and players. Team Creation The team-creation algorithm is performing as expected, and most teams are showing reaso... Read more

The Spears Beta is re-enabled and has been extended until 9 AM PT on Monday, July 1st due to an issue where it ended early. We are sorry for the confusion this may have caused.

Beta characters will disappear at the end of the event. While gameplay progress--including rewards and currency--will not be saved, make sure you check your beta characters' inventories for any items that you had before the beta event! The event ends on Sunday June 30 at 10:00 pm PT.

Hey all, just confirming what our CS team said: We are aware and some people are digging into this to try and find the source of the problem. Thank you for flagging it!

This is a little belated, but in my defense it's been a REALLY BUSY WEEK 😄 Thank you for this! As I've mentioned in the past, I share feedback--both criticism and praise--with the rest of the studio on a regular basis. It always feels great to be able to pass on a post about a recent update where someone is calling out all the things they love. Thanks for making our week even better with this!

Bug Fix: Fixed an issue that prevented Symbol of Luminance from working as intended.

Our first four expansions are on sale from now until July 11! Find out more now at buy.guildwars2.com!

You should see them now at the top of each profession forum!

The beta event for spears has begun and is open to all players with an account in good standing! The event runs from June 27 at 9:00 a.m. Pacific Time until June 30 at 10:00 p.m. Pacific Time and we'd love to hear your feedback. Let us know what you think of the new weapon for elementalists in this thread!

The beta event for spears has begun and is open to all players with an account in good standing! The event runs from June 27 at 9:00 a.m. Pacific Time until June 30 at 10:00 p.m. Pacific Time and we'd love to hear your feedback. Let us know what you think of the new weapon for engineers in this thread!

The beta event for spears has begun and is open to all players with an account in good standing! The event runs from June 27 at 9:00 a.m. Pacific Time until June 30 at 10:00 p.m. Pacific Time and we'd love to hear your feedback. Let us know what you think of the new weapon for guardians in this thread!