Employees of ArenaNet have already managed to get more information at Gamescom about what players can expect in the feature patch for Guild Wars 2 in September.
Oops, that was actually planned for August 20th. The phrase “Command the rainbow” appears on the announcement page of the new feature patch. But curious Guild Wars 2 fans were at Gamescom in Cologne, saw videos of new gameplay, and asked the developers about the new colors that commanders are now marked with in WvWvW.
“Yes,” the developers must have said, “that comes with the feature patch.” And then they said much more about it. Well, was that really in the interest of the PR department?
The change to the commander in Guild Wars 2
The Commander Tag costs 300 Gold, but applies account-wide. The following colors can be unlocked: Blue, pink, red, and yellow. Players who already own a Commander Tag unlock a blue one account-wide.
Other points of the feature patch that have already surfaced from Gamescom:
- The combat log will now be much more informative, and players should be able to color and customize it to their liking.
- A new WvWvW ability will be introduced that allows its owner to reinforce golems.
- And a new WvWvW trap, the “Siege Disabler,” will disable siege weapons for 45 seconds and golems for 20 seconds.
The information comes, according to the fan site, directly from the ArenaNet developers at Gamescom.
The feature patch for GW2 is scheduled for September 9th, with the next announcement about what players can expect there was actually planned for August 18th.
