gww>Dmitri Fatkin at 01:00, 24 April 2025

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== Update, April 15, 2025 - 20th Anniversary ==

Hello friends! Today we released the special 20th Anniversary Update to [[Guild Wars]].

Twenty years ago we set out to make something really special with Guild Wars. Today we're celebrating that journey with this special update.

We've made it easier than ever to play Guild Wars. The new [https://store.guildwars.com/en-us/product/guild-wars-masterpiece-collection '''Guild Wars: The 20th Anniversary Masterpiece Collection'''] includes all three campaigns ([[Prophecies]], [[Factions]] and [[Nightfall]]), [[Eye of the North]], some special [[bonus item]]s, and now, the [[Guild Wars Bonus Mission Pack|Bonus Mission Pack]].

And it is available a little bit later today and until April 29th at 80% off - our best deal ever.

And you can load up on [[costume]]s and other quality-of-life add-ons at 60% off!

Visit [https://store.guildwars.com The Guild Wars Store].

=== New Anniversary Content ===

For the full list of limited weapons now permanently available as rare drops, check out last week's update [[Feedback:Game_updates/20250409]].

Here is an overview:

* Various weapons previously limited to [[pre-order]] bonuses or special promotions, and a few weapons previously exclusive to the [[PvP reward|PvP Reward]] system, have been added to loot tables across [[Tyria]], [[Cantha]], [[Elona]] and Eye of the North.
* In some cases, weapons are only dropped by enemies in their associated campaign.
* These weapons are low drop rate and only appear at [[Item rarity|Rare quality]].

Additionally, there is a new series of permanent [[quest]]s which allow you to revisit the stories and endgame areas of Guild Wars in [[Hard mode|Hard Mode]]. They are permanently available from [[Merrise, Sworn to Seas]] in [[Embark Beach]].

* These quests reward a series of [[Miniature]]s previously only available in limited numbers as prizes from conventions or contests. To preserve the value of the original pre-release items, these cannot be traded between players.
* In the case of the [[Miniature Gray Giant]], the new quest rewards the [[Broken Toy]] needed to start the quest "[[The Toy's Story]]". The Miniature Gray Giant received from this quest is not tradeable.

During the Anniversary festival each year, a series of Unique weapons featuring some of the returning weapons and new mods have been added to the [[Ancient Anniversary Weaponsmith]].

=== One More Thing ... ===

We're excited to announce we have permanently added a new series of suffix mods, "[[of the (Profession)]]". These are available as rare drops on main-hand weaponry. These mods have the following special features:

* They increase the associated profession's [[Primary attribute|Primary Attribute]] stat up to a small limit, even if the equipping character normally would not have access to it.
* The weapon will be upgraded with a ''special streak'' effect when used in combat, based on the profession's associated color. In the case of [[spear]]s, [[bow]]s, [[wand|rods]] and [[staff]]s, which often don't support a streak on the weapon itself, this streak is applied to their projectiles.
* For Rods, as with other suffixes, these mods will only appear in Nightfall or Eye of the North areas.

=== Item Updates and Bug Fixes ===

==== Item updates: ====

* Increased the duration of many [[consumable]] items that give a combat bonus to 30 minutes. This eases the number of consumables needed to maintain their effects during extended missions. Items affected:
** [[Birthday Cupcake]]
** [[Blue Rock Candy]]
** [[Bowl of Skalefin Soup]]
** [[Candy Apple]]
** [[Candy Corn]]
** [[Drake Kabob]]
** [[Golden Egg]]
** [[Green Rock Candy]]
** [[Pahnai Salad]]
** [[Slice of Pumpkin Pie]]
** [[War Supplies]]

==== Bug fixes: ====

* Fixed an issue that caused the Anniversary elite skills [[Shadow Theft]] and [[Heroic Refrain]] to not increase attributes that had zero points invested.
* Fixed an issue that caused the "Deals 20% additional damage during Festival events" weapon mod to add more damage than intended.
* Frame rate is now capped at maximum 180 FPS to prevent the graphics system from stealing CPU from the networking system. (Modern graphics cards can easily render the game over 400 FPS!).
* Fixed a bug that would cause an arithmetic exception on some larger displays.

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gww>Dmitri Fatkin at 01:00, 24 April 2025