Guild Wars 2: Why this update is so much hotter than the 10th anniversary
In 2022, Guild Wars 2 was not only supplemented by the great expansion End of Dragons, but was also able to celebrate a historic birthday: Arenanet’s MMORPG turned 10 years old on August 23, 2022! This should actually be a big event, especially for “veterans” who have been there since launch. But as one of those long-term players, I have to say…it wasn’t that cool. Gifts for 10-year-old heroes were modest. And there were new weapons and an armor set for everyone anyway. Where was the nostalgia, where was the return to what only we, who stayed stubbornly on the ball, still know? We got that now, a little over two months after the anniversary – in the form of a fiery battle!
Guild Wars 2: Battle for Lion’s Arch is back!
Because since November 8, 2022, Guild Wars 2 (buy now €49.95 ) Richer again with something that I had no access to for eight years, but definitely nostalgic memories. The first season of Living World, originally only available as temporary, evolving content, is finally available again in its entirety*. This includes various story missions, achievements, but also the infamous puppet fight and – and that’s what I’m talking about – the Battle of Lion’s Arch.
*Actually, the Southsun Cove content that we now have is missing established Canach as a fan favorite get to know.
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This is the bombastic finale of the first season: the mad Scarlet Briar leads her three armies of Aetherblade Pirates, Fiery Alliance and Toxic Alliance into the heart of Tyria and destroys what we knew as the GW2 capital from August 2012 to March 2014. One would think that over time veterans would get used to the new, clean, theme park Lion’s Arch. But it’s not like that. In this respect, it is a lot of fun (and also suitable sadness) to fight in the burning Löwenstein from back then.
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Of course, not everything is 1:1 like it was back then. Classes have seen countless revisions, three expansions have followed that brought Elite specs, and now we can fight fully clad in Ascended Gear. Add to that additional blessings and barriers… the Power Creep is real. On top of that, there is no time pressure like back then: you could only go into the city for a short time and then flee from the poison gas again. Now the Battle of Lion’s Arch is always open as a private instance for 50 or a public instance for up to 80 players.
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The revision of the three boss fights against the so-called “Storm Knights” is quite right, in order to also demand modern player skills. It’s not raid-difficult, but definitely not for Brain AFK adventurers.
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And there are great rewards for that too!
The icing on the cake? The whole party is worth it too! All the enemies drop loot, of course, and on top of that, there are now really nice new shoulder pads and a matching cloak to get with the new meta-achievement “Battle for Lion’s Arch Mastery”:
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This fashion double pack offers a smashing admiral look. Apart from that, you can get two copies of the high-resolution and detailed Lion Champion weapons through achievements. These represent a bit of a mix of WoW’s Horde and Alliance aesthetics. In addition to the two guaranteed weapons, you can probably still get these weapons by playing the content, with the community still pondering where they will drop – whether in the new Strike or simply from the Battle of Lion’s Arch. By the way, the latter is no longer only available as a ruin…
Ultimate Nostalgia Reward: Return to Lion’s Arch Permanently!
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By the way, anyone who completes all the meta-achievements of the returned Season 1 of Living World will get a particularly cool reward: a portal scroll that teleports you back to the actually destroyed Löwenstein. All services and dealers are waiting for you there – crafting stations, bank, auction house & Co.!
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