Yesterday, ArenaNet released The Midnight King, the third and final free content update for Guild Wars 2: Secrets of the Obscure. The story continues right after the events narrated in the previous update, The Realm of Dreams, but there's much more.
- Three new story chapters
- Suffused Obsidian legendary armor (more dye channels and effects)
- The Lonely Tower fractal dungeon (challenge mode coming June 4)
- Six new relics
- Wizard’s Vault seasonal refresh (cosmetic items you missed are now in the Legacy Rewards tab and don’t expire)
- Completed Inner Nayos explorable zone with new adventures and events
- Into the Spider’s Lair epic meta-event finale
- Expanded Astral Ward Mastery: Wayfinder Mastery
- Convergences challenge mode introduced
- New legendary Convergences boss: Umbriel, Halberd of House Aurkus
- New ranger pet: juvenile spinegazer
- Additional events and adventures added to Amnytas
- Many new achievements and rewards
With the launch of The Midnight King, Twitch drops are back in Guild Wars 2. Players have until May 26 at 11:59 p.m. Pacific Time to earn a Guild Wars 2 Classic Outfit Selection by watching any Twitch channel broadcasting Guild Wars 2 for 6 hours. The Classic Outfit Selection allows them to pick an outfit from a selection of classic heroes and villains.
ArenaNet has also recently shared a roadmap for what's coming after The Midnight King. In June, Guild Wars 2 players can look forward to the Dragon Bash Festival, the challenge mode for the new The Lonely Tower fractal dungeon, the always-on beta of the restructured World Versus World mode, a Skills and Balance update, and a Ranked PvP Rewards update. In July, ArenaNet has scheduled a ranked PvP quality of life update, a World versus World quality of life update, and the Festival of the Four Winds. Not long after, the studio will reveal the next Guild Wars 2 expansion slated to launch later this year.
As a reminder, parent company NCSoft kind of confirmed Guild Wars 3 to be in development.
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