Daily Archives: June 5, 2024

The Janthir Wilds Expansion to Bring Player Housing to Guild Wars 2 Starting on August 20, 2024

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Hey, Guild Wars 2 is having an expansion this year… like they did last year… are they going to get on the annual expansion kick?  Anyway, the big announcement for the fifth GW2 expansion was yesterday and it is certainly something worth noting.  Keeps me from having to write a real blog post anyway.

Going to the The Janthir Wilds

What are people going to get with the Janthir Wilds?

  • New Maps

It kind of goes without saying that there has to be some new place to adventure, so here we go to the Isles of Janthir.

The view shown is nice…

It sounds like there will be three new maps for adventure which, among other things, will lead to the ability to craft a legendary spear… and we’ll get to spears.

  • Homesteads

Account wide customizable housing is part of the plan for the expansion, and everybody loves player housing… when it is done right at least.

A homestead

Will ArenaNet hit the sweet spot of customization and utility?  Well done housing can make a title very sticky while poorly done housing tends to be a wasted investment.  There are a lot more details to come on that front.

  • Spears – Not Just for Under Water Anymore

Hey, they called this out on the feature list, not me.  That they had a weapon limited to under water content… the most unloved content by some accounts… which seems like an investment that wasn’t ever going to pay off.  So now you’ll be able to wield spears on land, including the legendary spear mentioned above.

  • New Raid

Wouldn’t be an expansion without some new group content, though I am reading that this is the first new raid in five years?  Is that true?  See what happens when I write about games I don’t play.  I’ll make up for that by linking out to all the related posts I can find I guess.

  • New Mount

Welcome to the Warclaw…

Cat mounts for all my friends

  • Possibly a New PvP Mode?

I mean, it is on the list but the they are developing it based on community feedback to become available in the next year makes this seem a bit less than concrete.  People often say they want PvP until they get PvP.

There is even an expansion announcement video to get you in the mood.

All that can be yours for just $25 according to the store page, which is a deal in this day and age.  And it even comes with a level boost!  But if you want to spend more, ArenaNet has two other options at the $50 and $75 level, each with additional digital upgrades.

How much for the expansion?

I’m not sure what an Identity Repair Kit is, but it sounds like something I might need.

As is often the case, if you BUY NOW you will get some special goodies including the title “Homesteader” as well as some cosmetic skins.  Also, many things are for sale in the cash shop and the now annual Dragon Bash festival is under way.

Anyway, all of this is coming on August 20th… which we’ll no doubt soon find is the World of Warcraft The War Within pre-patch or some such.  It always happens.  Now to link out to better informed opinions than my own.

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