Guild Wars 2 August 23 Update Patch Notes (GW2 Update)

A new Guild Wars 2 update is now available to download on PC (Steam). According to the official Guildwars 2 patch notes, the latest update brings new changes, fixes and gameplay improvements.

Recently, a big update was released which added a new farming area, dozens of crops to grow, and crafting recipes to create. Since the last patch, players are experiencing a number of issues. Today’s Guild Wars 2 patch will fix a few of these issues.

Read more details below.

Guild Wars 2 Patch Notes – August 23, 2022

World Polish

  • Fixed an issue that prevented the Shadow Behemoth’s claws from triggering trap skills while lowered to the ground during the meta-event in Queensdale.
  • Fixed an issue with the Shadow Behemoth’s animation when transitioning between skills during the meta-event in Queensdale.
  • Fixed an issue that caused the fire elemental’s defense to be lower than intended.
  • Fixed an issue that caused the Great Jungle Wurm to quickly kill pets during the meta-event in Caledon Forest.

General

  • The Character Adventure Guide has been added to the game. The Character Adventure Guide is a set of new goals for level 1–79 characters that are designed to guide a player’s journey while leveling up inGuild Wars 2. These goals are listed on the right side of the UI along with your other objectives, and completing them will grant substantial experience rewards to leveling characters! Level 80 characters can complete tasks but will receive significantly reduced experience rewards.
    • The achievements for the Character Adventure Guide are character specific, not account based.
    • These achievements do not award any achievement points.
  • All experience gains for characters under level 80 have been slightly increased.
  • The existing Tutorial achievement category has been deprecated and moved to the Historical category for anyone who has already completed them.
  • Fixed a bug that caused the following achievements to be unobtainable by players who only have access toGuild Wars 2: End of Dragons:
    • Legendary Weapon Collections
    • End of Dragons Elite Specialization Weapon Collections
    • Core Mastery Insights
  • Fixed a bug that caused the Special Forces Training Area to be inaccessible to players who only have access toGuild Wars 2: End of Dragons.

Download free Guildwars 2 patch on PC (Steam).

Jack Johnson
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