Welcome to the way belated Foefire! Sorry I have delayed for so long. Been really busy with IRL events. I also run a Game development company, and that takes time too. Anyway! Lets begin with this Foefire! This Foefire will discuss the patch notes so far revealed for the Novemeber Guild Wars 2 Patch. This patch releases on Novemeber 16.
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According to Jon Peters in the mists:
- The profession part of the upcoming patch notes is roughly 5 pages long.
- ~16 bullet points for rangers.
- ~30 bullet points for engis.
- Mesmers saw the fewest number of changes.
- “Tons” of bug fixes.
- “Some” balance changes.
I like this. I alt an Engineer, and my Brother mains one, so this will be good. Note that just the proffesion part is 5 pages. This is why I love Guild Wars 2. Small weekly patches and HUGE monthly ones.
A New sPvP Map
The ‘Temple of the Silent Storm’ is a new sPVP map coming to Guild Wars 2 with the November content update. The map takes place on and inside a massive iceberg, which features a large temple that serves as a place of meditation and training dojo for Guild Wars 2’s armored polar bear race, the Koden. ArenaNet is emphasizing a sense of verticality with this map and just like all of the Guild Wars 2 PvP maps, the ‘Temple of the Silent Storm’ will feature conquest gameplay with a twist.The twist is in the series of buffs that will be strewn throughout the map. Players can meditate at certain areas to acquire buffs that confer bonus points for a variety of activities, ranging from killing other players to capturing objectives. However, the buff that is likely to be contested the most is one that will reset all the capture points throughout the map.
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This is great. I cant wait to play this SPvP map. I still wish that Reapers Rumble, and Inquisiton from Haloween were still active, but this will be fine. Looks really intresting. I will play it. This map will be permanent.
Free Trial weekend:
Low-level characters and friends recruited for the free trial weekend will be able to take advantage of side-kicking to play level 80 content for the course of the weekend, since the whole goal is to allow them to see all the cool stuff. Side-kicking is not one of the things that will be lingering on after the weekend is over, so be sure to take advantage of it while you can.
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This I like, as I can recurit both of my friends to play Guild Wars 2.
Fractals of the Mists Dungeon-
The Fractals of the Mists is made up of nine mini-dungeons, each with its own story and environment. A party of five will enter the dungeon and be faced with a random set of three of these dungeons at a time. Upon completing those three, the party will be transported to a hub to rest, repair, and merch -- and the difficulty scale for the dungeon will be raised. Every time the difficulty scale is at an even number, players will face a special boss encounter.
With great challenges come great rewards. The patch will introduce ascended items. Ascended armors are "slightly more powerful than exotics" and can, in some cases, hold slots for infusions. Infusions will allow you to increase your character's power.
You can indefinitly go in to it
Players will enter the Fractals of the Mist dungeon via a central hub that will feature an assortment of amenities such as repair NPCs and other merchants. Once players have gathered their party members, they will be launched into one of the nine ‘fractals’ that will be randomly selected for each group.
There is a new Ascended item type aswell. Higher then Exotic.
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This sounds like a really cool idea, but I still need to finish all the dungeons I am on. And I am only level 56. I think it is time to do AC Story, ACXP, CMS, CMXP, TAS,TAXP...
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Lost Shores Event
https://www.guildwars2.com/en/the-game/releases/november-2012/ Read here for timeline
The one-time Lost Shores event is the belle of the ball, despite all the other content coming in, so let's talk about that first.
The Lost Shores is all about the karka, a race of new-to-us foes from the depths of the sea. After being driven to their surface from their murky hives, the karka settled in Southsun Cove until the Consortium, a merchant outfit from Lion's Arch, got all up in their wheelhouse. Now it's up to players to resolve a grudge match between the karka and basically everyone else.
Aside from being a new type of foe, the karka also bring in new mechanics and skills. Part of the event will involve players racing around Tyria to try to figure out how to damage these baddies. You see, as they mature, karka develop a nigh-impenetrable outer shell, which players will have to get through to start doing meaningful damage. ArenaNet has put in some fancy new shaders to make the effects of damage more visible; as players chip away at the karka, they'll see bits and pieces of shell and armor falling off. During the event, Lion’s Arch will be invaded by a new enemy group called the ‘Karka’.
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All these events are at 12:00 PM PST
On Novemeber 16- Defend Lions Arch All hands on deck! Protect the city of Lion’s Arch against strange invaders from the sea in a desperate battle for survival. Race against time to help the Lionguard uncover the mystery of these formidable new creatures!
On Novemeber 17- Retake Lions Arch- Join the fight and help drive the karka invasion from Lion’s Arch. The new Sea of Sorrows map is available
On November 18- One time event- Face of against a boss, in brand new Southsun Cove map
Lost Shore Zone-
The Lost Shores island will remain as a level 80 zone once the weekend event is completed but players will no longer be sidekicked up after this point.
Of course, the Lost Shores will also be host to the standard fare stuff players can expect to find on any of Guild Wars 2’s explorable maps. Players will find myriad events, jumping puzzles, resource nodes, and more on the Lost Shores. ArenaNet also made note that some of the events on the island will take a different turn from some of the typical events in Guild Wars 2 by allowing players to make a permanent impact on the landscape.
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Permantly change the world, new level 80 zone! This zone looks so good! I need level 80 :)
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This patch is huge so far, and that isnt even all! It has New Ascended Gear & Infusions and new Gem Store items and more! I cant wait for this patch!
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