Wintersday returns to Guild Wars 2 and the land of Tyria

[Russ Boswell]

Bundle up and find your Holiday spirit, because Christmas Wintersday is coming back to the world of Guild Wars 2. The Asuran Toymaker Tixx is spreading cheer once again by piloting his golem-shaped airship, the Infinirarium, to all the cities throughout Tyria. But anyone who is familiar with Tixx's less-than-perfect toymaking process knows what kind of "playful terrors" await inside the festive simulator. 

Those who appreciate "platforming" will find delight in the Winter Wonderland, an intense timed jumping puzzle that has made its way back to Wintersday to test your prancing prowess. You'll find yourself leaping quickly across disappearing snowflakes, hopping across presents, and dodging giant snowballs on your way to the "ultimate prize" located at the end of the maze. Anyone who competed in the original Winter Wonderland might be disappointed, as this puzzle will likely be a carbon copy of last year's event. In the last holiday update, the Mad King brought back his tower to survey jumpers ability, and that too was identical to the previous year's test.

Other returning events include the Toypocalypse, where you'll be forced to take down rogue playthings, and the Bell Choir, where you can test your ability to remember and repeat songs. You can also take out your aggression on other players in Snowball Mayhem, which acts much like a chaotic game of capture the flag present.

But even with all the festive merriment going on, there are those who would seek only to do evil this Holiday. The Nightmarish Tower of the Toxic Alliance still stands tall in Kessex Hills, so you might want to take time out of your busy Wintersday schedule to down some evil-doers. 

The Wintersday Update is do to hit December 10th and and will bring a few others surprises with it. The "Armorsmith" level cap will be increased from 400 to 500, allowing players to craft Ascended armor pieces. There will also be a nifty balance update, and new healing skills will be available for each class. 

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[Guest]

Bought 2 Collector's edition of GW2...

Have not played in 5 months because the game is boring and the same everyday. Interplay between classes is all the same, combat is all the same, my character's weapons and attacks are all the same..

Game has very little dynamic inter-mingle between classes/characters. Remedial even..



Coincidentally, just adding new land, & new stories does nothing for me. They have added zero value to the game by keeping it so dumbed down. As it stands, might as well go play DOTA2..

 

[Guest]

I don't know what game you played, Guest, but that's not GW2.
I, on the other hand, enjoy this game very much. It is a top value mmo with content patches every two weeks, and is free to play after the box fee of $30. No mmo (or game for that matter) can beat that price and the support the game receives. Can't wait for the expansion.

 

[Guest]

To be honest I love GW2 but they really need to add new cities and dungeons. This living story isn't cutting it.