Hearth of Thorns Is Guild Wars 2's First Expansion

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The expansion will add the Mastery system, an endgame, account-based PvP progression system.

ArenaNet, the Guld Wars 2 developer has announced Heart of Thorns, the first expansion pack for the MMO.

In the expansion players will explore the Heart of Maguuma, which is made up of three distinct biomes, and ArenaNet says it's one of the largest areas it ever built.

The news were announced by Guild Wars 2 game director Colin Johanson at the company's "Guild Wars 2: Beyond the Point of No Return" panel at PAX South.

The expansion will add the Mastery system, an endgame, account-based PvP progression system. The mastery points can be earned as players explore the map, complete missions, and other activities, which they'll be able to spend them on abilities available across characters for your PVP account.

Johanson also introduces Specializations, which will give existing classes access to new skills and weapons, the new Revenant profession, a new World vs. World Borderland map, and the competitive PvP Stronghold mode, where players fight for control of supplies, recruit troops, and attack the enemy stronghold.

Lastly Johanson said that the expansion will launch "when it's ready."

 



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