Official Site https://heartofthorns.guildwars2.com/en Release Date No release date given but playable in Pax East in 6 weeks Official FAQ https://help.guildwars2.com/entries/105801626-Guild-Wars-2-Heart-of-Thorns-FAQ Expansion Features No new tier of gear No increase in level cap New challenges way beyond anything you have faced before. Also the ultimate group challenge. Real character progression long after you reached max level and top tier gear. New progression system – Masteries In the Mag Jungle you will master skills and abilities you need to succeed in the jungle. i.e. learn the ability to traverse the verticality of the new maps The longer you are in the jungle the more you will master the skills of the jungle. Group challenges require you have learned the masteries New profession specializations – customize your profession like never before New guild support and new guild progression Heart of Maguuma – New Area Some of the richest and deepest zones Consists of 3 distinct biomes – core, root, and canopy (where remains of pact fleet are scattered). You can explore everything from the very depth to the very top. Find the secret of Glint. New challenges for you, your group and new guild. New type of content, new civilization, new creatures, new achievements. Same type of content as rest of GW2 – no quest text, dynamic events etc. We took it to the next level. New abilities – Mastery system Account based PvE progression system. Available to every character that is level 80. Complete content in jungle to earn mastery points – i.e. from story, challenging content & achievements, exploring etc Use mastery pts to purchase abilities for every character that is level 80 on your account. Examples of mastery abilities Exploration example: If you have spent mastery points, you will have the ability to hang glide and fly with your glider. Ride gust of wind to reach hard to reach locations. Lore example: Able to spend mastery points to learn languages of civilizations deep in the jungle. Learn their secrets, stories and their hidden treasures. Combat example: Learn mastery abilities to defeat the new creatures in the jungle. Collecting/crafting/build example: Precursors are the hardest to get for legendary weapons. Mastery system allow you to build collections that send you on epic journeries that reward you with precursors once complete. Brand new legendaries and precursors will be introduced. Profession Specialization Each profession can master a new specialization that grow the profession to something new like a secondary profession. Example: Rangers able to master druid abilities and become a druid. With druid they can use staff weapon and have access to a new heal skill, a new elite skill, new utility skills and new profession mechanics that change the way you play. Example: Necromancer & Greatsword. New specialization for necro that allow them to use the Greatsword weapon. We will tell you about each specialization between now and xpac launch. The trailer had some other teasers: Mesmer using shield, Engineer using hammer, and Revenant using Polearm(?) Brand New Profession – Revenant We have 3 light armor professions, 3 medium armor professions but only 2 heavy armor professions. You have seen Revenant before – Rytlock with blindfold and new armor. He is the very first Revenant. Revenant have abilities to channel and control the power of the mist. Heavy armor profession Revenant channel the power of great legends from Guild wars past and use those to help power its abilities.. King Jalis Ironhammer is one of the legends Revenant will be able to channel and Jalis’s dwarf abilities will be available to you when you channel him. The demon Mallyx buried at the heart of the Domain of Anguish is another legend that Revenant can channel to use the power of conditions to defeat their enemies. WvW changes We want you to feel what it is like to be inside RTS game New WvW borderland map added to the borderland rotation. Most diverse map we have built. Each keep has its own distinct theme and holding objectives around keep provide abilities to the world that holds it. i.e. if you control the shrines around earth keep, earth will rise up to defend keep when attacked i.e. if you control the objectives around fire keep, your team can use lava to travel across the map Holding objectives is now a bigger component of victories in WvW sPvP changes Brand new game mode called Stronghold Fight for control of supply, spend supply to hire troops. Hired troops assault stronghold and kill lord to win. Find heroes along the way to help you assault the stronghold. Able to form guild teams – they register on a guild leaderboard and move up/down on the leaderboard to prove who is the best guild in the world. Guild Halls Guild place for you to build and progress. As you build out your guild hall, your guild members can go on great adventures. Guild hall provide a home base and a core hub for social community.
Ik ben minder gehyped voor deze expansion dan ik vooraf zou hebben verwacht. Al zijn guild halls en de nieuwe class wel grappig. Maar het nieuwe gebied is gewoon visueel in de stijl van maguuma. Had liever dat ze iets nieuws hadden gedaan. Ik zou het wel waarderen als ze een extra char slot zouden geven zodat ik de nieuwe class kan uitproberen
Geen Cantha en nog steeds geen GvG, lijkt erop dat ze niet eens meer proberen de oude PvP crowd aan te trekken.
Daar had ik dus ook op gehoopt, had me erg leuk geleken om weer terug in Cantha/Elona te komen. GvG was ook altijd super
Ik speel dit bijna nooit meer. Had bij een expansion gehoopt dat de level cap naar 90 ofzo zou gaan, meer helaas. Sinds ik level 80 ben is de motivatie wel aardig weg.
Komt wel een FPS mode, maar die is optioneel. Misschien een reden om de game weer eens te installeren.
FPS mode? Oh, je bedoelt first person camera. Dat had er al lang in moeten zitten, was met GW1 ook zo
Om rond te kijken natuurlijk In combat heb je er niks aan maar de wereld in FP kijken is altijd wel grappig
Zal net als de GTA fps mode worden. Eerste 5 minuten grappig om te proberen, daarna nooit meer aanzetten.
Hebben jullie nu dezelfde avatar, maar dan van foto's waar 5 seconden tussen zit? Niet dat het er iets toe doet, weet niet eens wie het is
Wat ik over die GTA FP mode heb gelezen werkt die toch wel redelijk/goed? Behalve tijdens het schieten minder, vooral uit auto's.
Als dat het enige is wat je een klein beetje dwars zit, dan laat ik me daardoor niet weerhouden om alles in FP mode te proberen. Ben benieuwd wanneer die komt.
Grappig. Ik had GW2 bij de release gekocht, was zeer hyped (Groot fan geweest van GW1, duizenden uren in gestoken, GWAMM en alles) maar vond er toen maar weinig aan. Nu heb ik het weer opgepakt sinds een weekje of 2 en vind ik het opeens toch erg leuk. Ik level nu simultaan een Mesmer en Warrior (beiden 3. Echter doe ik maar wat met betrekking tot combat. Dat werkt nog wel aardig in PvE leveling maar het lijkt me toch wel leuk om WvW te gaan doen zodra ik 80 ben. Is er een website waar de basics van GW2 combat worden uitgelegd? Zoals bijvoorbeeld guides voor professions, basic PvP guides en die skill combo's (leap finisher, combo fields etc)?
