Game updates/2015-04-28

April 28, 2015

Update - April 28, 2015

New Features and Content

Expansion Beta Loot Drops

Mordremoth is stirring, and the nearby areas of Dry Top and the Silverwastes are feeling the effect. All events and creature drops in this area now have a small chance to drop a Portal to the Heart of Maguuma item that will qualify the player's account for an upcoming Guild Wars 2: Heart of Thorns™ closed beta test. These drops will continue for a week or longer to collect a strong player base for the test.

Balance, Bug-Fixing, Polish

Profession Skills

Engineer

• The engineer's turrets are now affected by conditions and critical hits.

Black Lion Trading Company Gem Store

New Items and Promotions

• To celebrate the tenth anniversary of the original Guild Wars, we've updated the Black Lion Weapon Specialist's inventory.
  • The new Balthazar's weapon set is available for one Black Lion Claim Ticket.
  • The Chaos weapon skins inspired by the original Guild Wars have been reduced to one Black Lion Claim Ticket each for a limited time.
  • The Tormented weapon skins inspired by the original Guild Wars have been reduced to one Black Lion Claim Ticket each for a limited time.
• Black Lion Chests have been updated. Keys are available in the Special category of the Gem Store for 125 gems.
  • The Mini Snow Owl has been added as a rare drop.
  • The Mini Hawk has been added as a rare drop.
  • The Mini Raven has been added as a rare drop.
• The following items have been removed from Black Lion Chests:
  • Custom Arena Time Tokens
  • Lion's Arch Commemorative Dye Kit
  • Lion's Arch Survivors Dye Kit
  • Mini Super Monkey
  • Mini Super Spider
  • Mini Super Bee Dog
  • Mini Super Yeti
  • Mini Super Raccoon
  • Mini Super Banana
• With the coming of spring, the baby miniatures are returning. Mini Piglet and Mini Orange Kitten are available in the Toys category of the Gem Store for 400 gems each.

Guild Wars 2 Wiki Notes

• The Challenge Mote now properly spawns in Meeting The Asura.
• Shadows and most ground effects are now fixed when stereoscopic rendering (3D) is enabled in-game. This bug was originally introduced in March 17, 2015.
• Heat Shield now goes on full cooldown if ended prematurely.
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