Guild Wars 2 Dev Tracker

We have begun distribution of this update. This update will be gradually rolled out to all players over the next several weeks. We expect this process to be completed and all players to be migrated to the DirectX 11 client by April 18.

Hi all, Welcome to the preview for the February 14 balance update! As always, the goal of previewing these changes is to gather your feedback before the live release. We'll be following the conversation and making further adjustments as needed. Thanks, Cal "cmc" Cohen Skills and Balance Lead Mantras In May 2021, we made a significant adjustment to the mantra skill type to address some pain points in their gameplay patterns, but this also caused mantras to lose most of their identity, gameplay depth, and even some functionality. We decided to take another look at the rework to figure out what problems we need to solve, and if we can do it in a way that allows mantras to keep their unique aspects. The original goals behind the rework were focused on two main ideas: First, recasting all your mantras after changing maps or dying wasn't a particularly fun experience. This primarily applied to firebrand mantras, as mesmer mantras grant a bonus u... Read more

Bug Fixes: Fixed an issue related to jade bot terminals. Fixed an issue that prevented miniatures from being disabled in WvW Alpine Borderlands maps. Fixed an issue that allowed miniatures to be used in WvW in certain situations. Fixed an issue that hid mounts and dye kits in the Gem Store.

Hi all, just letting you know that we're aware and working on this!

Hi all, apologies for the slow reply on this, but we are aware and working on it!

Bug Fix: Fixed an issue that caused Reflective Koi weapon skins to appear inside Black Lion Chests instead of Red Crane weapon skins.

01/31/2023—January 31 Release Notes General Jade bot terminals have been added to the Black Citadel, the Grove, Divinity's Reach, Hoelbrak, Lion's Arch, and Rata Sum. Items stored in the "invisible" bag type are no longer displayed in the Mystic Forge interface. Players may now place personal waypoints during map cinematics. Fixed a client crash that occurred when exiting PvP matches. Fixed an issue with the DirectX11 renderer's autodetect best graphics settings option. Fixed an issue that caused the DirectX11 renderer to render some ground effects differently than the DirectX9 renderer. Fixed an issue that caused the DirectX11 renderer to render some fonts differently than the DirectX9 renderer on computers using Windows 7. Fixed an issue that allowed certain endless tonics to be used while in combat. World vs. World This update includes an improvement to weekly rewards, and it introduces changes that are designed to encourag... Read more