Guild Wars 2 Dev Tracker

I'm going to flag this for people but I'm also going to drop the usual note that 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. (Aww, Schimmi beat me to it)

Just checking in on this--it should be sorted out with the new build, but please let me know if it's not!

Today's update brings new weapons for all professions, more story chapters, legendary armor, and much more! Read all about it here and we'll see you in game!

2024-02-27 - Late Notes Strikes New challenge-mode achievements have been added for both Cosmic Observatory and Temple of Febe, including new titles to obtain. Personal Story Items Updated the icon for Gift of Persistence. Profession Skills Engineer Mechanized Deployment: Fixed an issue that prevented the cooldown reduction from applying to mechanist skills in PvP and WvW. Revenant Updated revenant streak audio with a new set of sounds. Blossoming Aura: Added a 0.25-second cooldown to Detonate Blossoming Aura when Blossoming Aura is used. Otherworldly Bond: Added a 1-second cooldown to Deactivate Otherworldly Bond when Otherworldly Bond is used.

This issue has been resolved. Thank you for your patience.

We’re aware of access issues with the Gem Store and are investigating them. Thank you for your patience while we resolve the problem.

Release Notes: The Realm of Dreams Heitor's barrier has finally fallen, and Peitha's army prepares to march further into the heart of Nayos. But what dangers await beyond the veil, and how much attrition can her forces survive? Peitha and the wayfinder will need new allies to bolster their ranks if they hope to bring the war to Eparch's gates. But who will they be able to convince to step out from the shadow of the Midnight King? Release Highlights New story chapters that take players deeper into the mysterious Inner Nayos have been added. A new region of the Inner Nayos explorable zone, Nyedra Surrounds, is now accessible. The Wizard's Vault has been updated with a new rotation of exciting rewards, including three new armor pieces. The Wizard's Vault has also received a number of quality-of-life improvements to address player feedback. A new weapon proficiency has been added for each profession. Elementalist: Pistol (main hand) ... Read more

I'm catching up on this thread and wanted to take a moment to thank you all for sharing your thoughts on this topic! This was an interesting discussion to read as a player, and it's also always helpful to hear about what you enjoy/like/want more of in this context.

Well, you just have a few more days to wait! 😄 And that's great to hear about the music--I'll pass that on!

Guild Wars 2: Secrets of the Obscure - The Realm of Dreams launches next week, and with it, Tier 1 Obsidian Armor – which can be crafted with materials from open-world gameplay. Legendary-Armor-EN.mp4

I'm going to go ahead and wrap this up with a confirmation that no, we are not sneaking a new playable race in--that was just a charr. I mean not JUST a charr, I don't mean to imply that charr are irrelevant. Look, please just don't send a charr after me, okay?

We're all very excited for next week's game update and have been reading your feedback to the previews we've been sharing! Based on some of that feedback, we've made adjustments to the charr's heavy Obsidian Legendary armor set to cover the claws and more of the neck, as seen in the screenshot below. We've also got a video preview coming for you soon for one more look at the first tier of Obsidian Legendary armor as we count down the last few days until The Realm of Dreams!

We discovered an error that prevented a notification from appearing in the game launcher when we last updated the Guild Wars and Guild Wars 2 EULAs. We've corrected this, and when the February 27 Guild Wars 2 game update goes live next week, players will see a notification about the changes to the EULA. In addition to letting you know about that ahead of time, we want to give you a summary of the three changes: The agreements are now between end users and ArenaNet and no longer apply to NCSOFT titles. The User Agreement prohibits players from putting Guild Wars/Guild Wars 2 content into generative AI tools. We updated the Privacy Shield section of the Privacy Policy. You can find the updated EULA here.

There's something here about "When pigs fly". 😄 More seriously, we've all been watching peoples' responses and it's great to see that the range of new items coming to the Wizard's Vault next week appeal to so many people! (Yes, including the cat chair 😸)

Two new formidable kryptis bosses are ready to rumble come Feb. 27th, when Guild Wars 2: Secrets of the Obscure - The Realm of Dreams launches. Gather your allies and forge new alliances to face them in upcoming Convergences. Convergence-Boss-EN.mp4

I've been reviewing this thread and writing up a summary for the studio and just got to this post. 😄 I think that I super appreciate the constructive posts throughout this thread--as with all threads that I summarize and pass along, it helps me share useful feedback and trends with the rest of the studio.

The Realm of Dreams is just a few sleeps away and with it comes a refresh of Wizard’s Vault rewards--including the Solar Astrolabe weapon set, Leaf glider, cat tree chair, and the first part of the Skysage's Armor set. WV-Refresh-EN.mp4

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I'm not gonna spoil everything for next week but I can confirm that we are retiring Activities from the daily objective rotation with next Tuesday's game update.