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Guild Wars 2®
Guild Wars 2®
AdventureMassively MultiplayerRPG
ArenaNet® · ArenaNet®, NCSOFT
Dec 10, 2024 · 19mo ago

2024-12-10 - December 10th Release Notes

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Wintersday festival returns with new rewards, Guild Banners receive significant QoL and balance updates, and the Mount Balrior raid encounter undergoes extensive tuning and bug fixes.

Buffs12

  • Wintersday
    • Introduced Winter Mittens armor, a new Plush weapon set, and four new rare drop weapons to the festival.Added
    • Added the Plush Fox mini pet and various winter-themed Homestead decorations.Added
  • Guild Banners
    • Lesser Banners:Banners with effects lower than the Guild Heroes Banner (e.g., Karma Banner) have been increased to match its potency.variableMatches Heroes Banner
    • Guild Banners:Reduced the recharge time for banners and feasts when deployed from Guild Storage.Reduced s
    • Lesser Banners:Interacting with a lesser banner while under the effect of a Guild Heroes Banner now refreshes the duration if it was lower.no refreshrefreshes duration
  • Decima
    • Focused Fluxlance:Reduced the number of players required in the beam from five to three.53
    • Peal of Harmony:Now gained every 5% damage taken instead of 3%, reducing the total number of Dancing Sparks generated.3%5% %
    • Fluxlance attacks:Phase 3 Fluxlance attacks now have an extra half-second of warmup to allow better positioning.+0.5s s
  • Greer
    • Greer no longer possesses permanent Resolution, making him more susceptible to certain effects.PermanentRemoved
    • Stomp the Mould:The first two stomp attacks in this skill are now blockable and dodgeable.UnavoidableBlockable/Dodgeable
  • ElementalistVolcano:Fixed an issue that prevented Volcano from creating attacks on certain types of terrain.BrokenFixed
  • GeneralFixed a bug where players mounted at the start of an encounter would miss out on resource refreshes and cooldown resets.BuggedFixed

Nerfs1

  • DecimaDefiance:Increased Decima's Defiance by 25%, though breaking it now shortens the Flux Nova channel.+25% %

Other changes3

  • Guild BannersGuild Heroes Banner:Consolidated multiple reward buffs into a single icon to reduce HUD clutter.multiplesingle
  • DecimaFocused Fluxlance:Reduced base damage to keep final numbers consistent since fewer players are now dividing the damage.Reduced
  • GreerProjectiles:Projectiles can no longer be reflected back at Greer; they are destroyed instead, maintaining the utility of the reflecting skill.ReflectableDestroyed

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Patch history

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  1. Game Update Notes: November 5, 2024Nov 5, 2024 · 20mo

    A maintenance update focusing on Homestead bug fixes, remote desktop improvements, and stability fixes for WvW and sPvP.

  2. Game Update Notes: October 15, 2024Oct 15, 2024 · 21mo

    The Shadow of the Mad King Halloween event has returned, introducing new rewards, weapons, and decorations, alongside quality-of-life improvements to the Mad King's Raceway.

    +3
  3. Game Update Notes: September 10, 2024Sep 10, 2024 · 22mo

    A comprehensive world polish update focusing on Janthir Wilds and Lowland Shore, featuring numerous bug fixes, quality-of-life improvements, and specific balance adjustments for WvW skills.

    +71
  4. Game Update Notes: July 30, 2024Jul 30, 2024 · 24mo

    The Festival of the Four Winds returns with new achievements, weapon sets, and events, alongside a minor emote bug fix.

    +5
  5. Game Update Notes: July 16, 2024Jul 16, 2024 · 24mo

    Update focusing on WvW scoring and siege balance, sPvP tournament restructuring, and various quality-of-life improvements and bug fixes.

    +94

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