A developer blog reveals: the elite specialization of all classes in Guild Wars 2: Heart of Thorns is also unlockable through WvWvW.
Get Elite
The launch of the Guild Wars 2 expansion Heart of Thorns is just around the corner, and the developers are throwing in a little treat for all PvP players: Anyone who wants can unlock their class’s elite specialization simply by participating in WvWvW battles and does not need to take a single step into the jungle of Maguuma. But how does that work?
Players need to increase their rank in WvWvW for this purpose, as that rewards them with new items, the “Proofs of Valor.” Together with honor badges, these proofs can be exchanged at the hero notarist at the starting point of the WvWvW battles, either for a “Certified Scroll of Valor” or a “Certified Scroll of Maguuma Valor.” And that’s basically the whole magic: Using the scroll completes a random hero challenge in the respective area without you having to set foot there!
Abolition of Living World Experience
ArenaNet does throw in a small dampener. To prevent PvP players from unlocking everything in just a few minutes because they hoarded living world experience before the expansion’s launch, all unused items of this kind will be converted into 50% WEP boosters.
At the same time, living world experience has been removed from the Laurel vendors, eliminating the possibility of directly boosting to maximum at the start of the expansion. No one can avoid putting in some playtime before unlocking the elite specialization.
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