The developers of Guild Wars 2 are discussing the next patch that will be released next spring. Less grind is a goal.
More success in less time
With the winter patch of Guild Wars 2, which has been live for a few days now, many difficulties in the game have already been addressed. The Shatterer is finally an exciting fight again, balancing issues in PvP have been fixed, and gliding has been introduced in the world of Alt-Tyria. However, this was just a first quick fix.
Last Friday, the developers of Guild Wars 2 talked in a livestream about several topics, such as the next major update. Since they plan to release a patch every 3 months, the spring patch is expected to be in April or May.
Some features in Heart of Thorns were not as the developers had envisioned. Therefore, they want to “polish” and correct a lot more, and they have been evaluating player feedback for three months now.
Many elements in the game that currently feel “grindy” and take a lot of time for the same repetitive tasks are supposed to be much quicker to handle. Players should be able to achieve noticeable successes even in shorter play sessions and feel a sense of visible progress.
Some words were also shared about the upcoming “World vs. World” update. They have made great progress here and are already “much earlier than expected” in a position to release more details. But not just yet. Development has already taken more than 5 years, but new, concrete information will follow “very soon”.
They are also quite satisfied with the last patch, especially the changes to the Shatterer will please the players and have helped the dragon regain its strength.
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