Guild Wars 2 is getting its fifth expansion on August 20, developer ArenaNet has announced, one that will add a highly requested feature to the long-running free-to-play MMORPG: player housing.
Called Janthir Wilds, the expansion will see players acquire Homesteads, something AreaNet is already calling “the most player-friendly housing system” seen in an MMORPG yet. Homesteads can be customized and decorated as players see fit, and friends and guildmates can be invited over so players can show off their homes.
Homesteads may be the expansion’s big selling point, but there are other new additions as well, including two new maps for players to explore, the addition of Warclaws to the game’s mount roster and, for the first time since launch, a new weapon type in the two-handed spear. For the first time since 2019, there will also be a new 10-man raid, though the raid and its more-difficult challenge mode won’t be available at launch and will come in one of the expansion’s three major updates post-launch. Those updates will additionally introduce another new map, additional rewards, and a new PvP mode.
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