In Guild Wars 2, guild missions are being revamped to be even more accessible with Heart of Thorns and to offer new incentives for group play.
Favor waits now in the battlefield
In the current version of Guild Wars 2, guild missions can only be completed in the PvE area. However, since these tasks are an important part of the guild hall, the developers wanted to give all types of players opportunities to contribute to the guild’s progress. For this reason, there will be new missions with Heart of Thorns that will also involve PvP enthusiasts to reach the guild’s favor cap.
The guild defines the playstyle for guild missions in Guild Wars 2
Guild leaders can decide which types of missions they would prefer to complete in the upcoming week; the choices are between PvE, WvWvW, and PvP tasks. While the PvE missions have essentially remained the same (bounties, travels, sprints, challenges, and puzzles), the WvWvW tasks focus on objectives, such as continuously holding a fortress in the borderlands.
For standard battlefields, for example, it is necessary to eliminate enemies near control points with a specific number of guild members – teamwork is still a priority.
No waiting times in PvE
Another innovation is that guild challenges and puzzles now take place in an instanced area. This eliminates waiting lines in front of the relevant locations, and players do not have to try to take rewards from each other. Instead, a portal can now be opened at the collection flag, and all guild players can enter – those who wish can bring along a few non-guild friends to help as well.
If a guild wants to take on more or new missions, then the limit for available tasks must first be raised to unlock new mission slots. These will be purchased with favor as usual and will give you new things to do in the long term. Nevertheless, there will again be a weekly favor cap, so particularly large guilds cannot unlock everything on the first day while smaller guilds are left out.
Work together – Collect rewards individually
Participants in the guild missions will not only be rewarded with currency for the whole team but will also unlock new chests that contain personal rewards. There is also a limit here: Only one chest can be earned per mission slot per week; participating multiple times in the same activity does not yield additional chests.
For more about the game and the expansion Heart of Thorns, visit our Guild Wars 2 topic page.
