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The Stakes Are High In Guild War 2's The Lost Shores Expansion

NCsoft and developer ArenaNet have dropped a few details regarding the upcoming Guild Wars 2 mini-expansion, The Lost Shores, which contains a huge one-time event that will change the face of Tyria.

Starting on Thursday, November 15, players can dive into The Lost Shores, which among other things features a new zone accessible to all players of any level. It also includes: a new dungeon – The Fractals of the Mists (which itself features five mini-dungeons and a random format), an iceberg-based, vertical PvP map (within Kodan's Temple of the Silent Storm), new gear, crafting updates (and over 200 new recipes), and more.

The one-time event will start on Friday, November 16 and go through Sunday, although the entire weekend itself (starting on Thursday) is a free-trial period where those who have already purchased the game can invite along three friends who haven't.

Here's the full schedule from ArenaNet. Also be sure to check out the new screens for the expansion below.

  • Thursday, November 15, 9:00 a.m. PT – Free trial period begins, update build is released
  • Friday, November 16, 12:00 p.m. PT – One-time Lost Shores event begins
  • Sunday, November 18, 12:00 p.m. PT – Final event stage begins
  • Sunday, November 18, 10:00 p.m. PT – One-time event and free trial weekend ends

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  • meh
  • I'm glad they are doing things like this.  Keep the events dynamic, fresh and interesting.  Interjecting these one time events keeps us invested.  I really like what Anet is doing with Guild Wars 2.

  • still waiting on trial (permanent one, not weekend only)and/or ps3 version.
  • Off topic: is any one here a digital subscriber? If so can you please tell me the score black ops 2 got? Thank you !

  • I just want my Ranger patch notes. Thief is fun, but all the hate gets old.
  • Im loving these expansion packs of Guild Wars 2

  • How does combat feel in GW2, is it more dynamic/action oriented than most common MMOs or is it still just point, click, and wait for the attack?
  • GW2 is very popular and good.

  • Too many games. I've got to somehow find the time for this, Lucius, Halo 4, WWE'13 and BLOPS 2. Freakin' holidays, man.
  • Wuuut?!!

    One time event of more GW2 awesomeness? Sign me up! I'm having a hard time playing any of my other games, because of this masterpiece. Keep em' coming.
  • This looks sweet!

  • wow. cool

  • Sounds...okay.

  • "That will change the face of Tyira". You mean like some kind of cataclysm.
  • Just got GW2 the other day, I gotta get used to it, seeing as I used to be a big WoW player the mechanics are a bit different, but its still a great MMO
  • I hope videos of this event find their way to youtube because my crappy computer can't run GW2, but I'm still excited about this.

  • I'm really annoyed. I'm currently "permanently banned" because they think was botting. I searched the forums and found out literally hundreds of other people have also all been banned for the same thing. And its beena freaking week without anything from support. Unacceptable and annoying, especially since the same thing happened to me at launch. As someone whose been playing the Gw series since early 07, it's very dissapointing.
  • Definitely giving this a try. Though taking a break from Halo 4 will be tough lol. Maybe play both at the same time?

  • This will help bridge the gap from now until Farcry 3.

  • Any news on price? I just checked the website and didn't see any indication. I wish I had more time to play, I've been level 42 for the last month =/
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