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With the announcement of its release date on August 28th, Guild Wars 2 will open its final beta weekend event on the coming Friday, July 20th. ArenaNet announced something new for Guild Wars 2's last beta before the final launch. With a lot of expectation for the great game, let's take a look at what we're hopeful to find.
Days ago ArenaNet announced that both the sylvari and the asura will be playable for the very first time in final beta weekend. Now so far we have only had a chance to check out the Sylvari from some videos, while the asura did make an appearance in the final Guild Wars 2 expansion, Eye of the North.
The Sylvari are truly new to the lands of Tyria, so it will be interesting to see not only how NPCs react to the new race, but also the players. Their way of life is very different, and everything is so new to them, that it might make the players feel like a kid again. Even their character design is strange and very unique.
A new map called Brisban Wildlands will be opened for characters of 17-20 level. According to Kim Kirsch, a game's designer of Guild Wars 2, the new map is like this:
"Brisban Wildlands is a remote jungle adjacent to the lands of the asura, sylvari, and humans. For decades the only inhabitants have been a few asura labs too secretive or volatile to occupy space near Rata Sum, and an ever-multiplying population of skritt. Protected by the secluded jungle, the skritt built the city of Skrittsburgh, and have attained an order of civility little seen in other areas of Tyria."
Of course, in Tyria, peace never lasts long, so by the time players reach the Brisban Wildlands, it will be their mission to hunt down the evil groups that have taken a foothold in the area.
As a sequel of Guild Wars, Guild Wars 2 has also abundant of minigames that are available all the times. If you are tired of adventuring or PvP combat, these minigames could be your best choices. The special one of this final beta weekend will be the minigame of the name Keg Brawl. The Keg Brawl is described as a "wildly popular, incredibly macho norn pastime" and can be accessed from the large norn city of Hoelbrak. The transport NPC stands at the northwest corner of the city, where two teams attempt to carry the fullest kegs of ale back to their Ale Collector, scoring points with every successful trip. Players can "tackle, pummel, kick, and otherwise rough up" their enemies to gain control of the keg for themselves. Just the kind of violent, drunken rampage Guild Wars 2 fans have been waiting for!
We can see that ArenaNet has gained much attention on non-PvP things in the Guild Wars 2. How about PvP? Don't worry. The game has had a breaktrough for PvP players. Both Structured PvP and World vs. World will see improvements and additions for the final beta weekend. In Structured PvP, ArenaNet will be introducing a new map called Legacy of the Foefire. The map's description should excite any Guild Wars players looking for a more traditional style of PvP:
"We're introducing a brand-new player-versus-player map this weekend that we call 'Legacy of the Foefire', which draws some inspiration from the lore and design of the original Guild Wars. As with all PvP maps, players will battle over three capture points, but this new map includes NPC guards and team 'guild lords', powerful NPCs that are worth a lot of points… if you can manage to kill them.”
Keep in mind that all character information will be deleted before and after this final beta weekend event. Up until now, each beta event and stress test has carried over characters from their last appearance in-game, complete with items, skills, and levels. Everything will be fresh after this final beta weekend. Hope you enjoy you brand-new journey when the final launch comes.
