The world boss “Shatterer” from Guild Wars 2 will learn some new tricks with the upcoming update and attracts veterans back with new rewards.
Shatter me, oh mighty Shatterer!
The big January update of GW2 brings not only flying to Old Tyria and removes numerous bugs and issues, but also gives a long-established world boss new strength. The Shatterer will finally live up to his name again and will be unleashed with new fury on the player base!
Over the last three years, the Shatterer, a dragon boss at the end of an event series, has significantly lost his impressiveness. Players have taken the time to discover numerous safe zones during the battle, where the dragon poses little threat because his attacks never target these areas.
This issue is now being addressed with full severity. The dragon’s attacks have been revised, enlarged, and improved, so there should no longer be any safe positions. To emphasize the dragon’s strength, a new Rage Bar has been implemented – numerous control effects (and some coordination) are now needed to prevent the dragon from executing his abilities. The numerous minions of the dragon, the Marked, have also received some upgrades and should blow out the life lights of the heroes significantly more often.
To compensate for this, the siege weapons have also been improved – one can now aim faster and keep allies on their feet with a whole rain of medkits.
The legendary weapons make it possible
One of the main reasons for the redesign of the fight is a bug that particularly affected players when acquiring their legendary weapon. As part of the quest line, it was necessary to be trapped in a crystal by the dragon to draw power for the weapon. Unfortunately, if the boss is blinded the entire time, he can never land a single hit with this ability.
In conjunction with these changes, there is also a new achievement category for the Shatterer, which contains 12 fresh achievements. The achievements are based on various mechanics, so participation in the fight is rewarded doubly. Those who complete the meta achievement can even look forward to a nice new back item.
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