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We invited ArenaNet Partner Aurora Peachy to preview the first few maps in Secrets of the Obscure, and she's got a little preview for all of you. Check it out here!

With SotO's launch day just around the corner, all of us here at ArenaNet are counting the hours until we can welcome you to the newest expansion. I asked members of the development team to share what they are most excited for all of you to experience, and here's what a few of them had to say: Matthew Medina, Narrative Team: I can't wait for players to meet the members of the Astral Ward, especially my favorite new character, R'tchikk. She's a very unique skritt scout who is being voiced by the amazing Julie Nathanson, and I think you'll all fall in love with her as much as we on the dev team did. Chloë Mills, Design Team: I am excited for players to see all of the vistas I made that showcase the INCREDIBLE scenery that the map artists have created! I am also so excited for players to find all of the lore tidbits and loving touches added to really make the maps come alive ^_^ Hoelbraks Dohtar, Localization Team: As a localization editor, I am excited about bringing GW... Read more

Pretty much this. Everyone gets the same number of objectives. This just determines what kind of objectives you get--this gives you some control over that so you can focus on doing objectives in game modes you enjoy. If you select multiple game modes, we try to give you an equal number from each one you selected.

Hello everyone! With the launch of Secrets of the Obscure just around the corner, we're going to be temporarily disabling the API beginning tomorrow, August 18. As with previous expansions, this is to prevent spoilers from escaping into the wild. We'll re-enable the API on August 24!

I just checked on this for you, we've got a fix incoming next Tuesday!

I know this thread was specific to capes but since I had the information on all vouchers I thought I'd go ahead and sneak you an advance look at everything. (Don't tell anyone I did that. 😛 )

Thanks for sharing your thoughts on this! I posted this elsewhere and thought it would be of interest to you:

Hi all, I got curious about this and went looking for answers. Next Tuesday's game update (SotO launch day!) will include an update to vouchers and the items listed below will be added to the choices. While Artisan Zharra's cape is not included, I thought you would still find this preview interesting so I went ahead and shared it anyway: Energized Luxon Hunter's weapon skins Repurposed Drill Leveler, Xunlai Deep Mining Hand Drill, Xunlai Nephrite Crusher Eagle Eye weapon skins Officer's Remnant weapon skins Draketalon Cleaver, Draketalon Partisan, Draketalon Culverin Dragonbone weapon skins Windswept Blade, Windswept Mace, Windswept Scepter, Windswept Pistol Zephyrite Shawl Watchwork weapon skins Chained weapon skins Harvest's Grin, Pale Light's Companions, Nightmare Splitter Call of Cheer, Greatcracker's Legend, Silent Forest's Bell Snowdrift weapon skins Lucky Envelope (focus skin), First Night's Spa... Read more

Sure is! 😉 More in six days...

I want to jump in briefly and emphasize this. Here's a little peek (peak? 😉 iykyk) at what that looks like in game. The system is pretty flexible so you can focus on content that you like to do!

Already done! TWW posted it on their account and we reshared that.

I'm really glad you spoke up and I can assure you that you (and all the other solo players) are not forgotten! Solo players will find plenty of objectives in the Wizard's Vault to earn rewards. I think you're going to be very happy with the choices you see next week. P.S. I bet you're a better player than you think you are. 😉

No apologies needed--so glad you like it! Stay tuned...

We worked with Guild Wars 2 community member and S-Tier Griffon Rider @Thy Weeping Willow.6851 for a video preview of the new flight masteries coming with Secrets of the Obscure. Take a look! Psst: Make sure you check the description in the video linked above. They've got a giveaway going on too!

I'm really happy to hear that you're excited for SotO and I don't want you to feel like you're alone. As I (along with others on the team) keep an eye on the conversations as August 22 draws nearer, we're paying attention to all of the conversations: Not just the concerns and frustrations, but the questions, the details of announcements that really excite people, and the things that people want more of. I pay attention to the constructive criticism and the worries, but I also pay attention to what people are excited for too and overall I think you're going to see a ton of excitement in game next week.

😄 Just confirming that this is an intended pun. Source: I asked the author this morning.

I've been keeping an eye on the discussion and can clarify a couple more things quickly. The Wizard's Vault is not a 1:1 exact copy of the existing system. Our goal is for the Wizard's Vault to build upon the current rewards system, offering you more flexibility when choosing your rewards, and a wide variety of rewards earned through gameplay. You'll be able to experience it firsthand in less than a week--we're almost there!

There will be one objective every day for logging in. This objective gives 5 astral acclaim (standard daily objectives give 10).

As I mentioned earlier in the thread, the Wizard's Vault is not exclusive to the expansion. Even if you do not own SotO, this is still available to you.