Major Guild Wars update drastically changes GvG

by Shawn Schuster Aug 8th 2008 at 4:00PM

Filed under: Fantasy, Guild Wars, Forums, Game mechanics, Guilds, Patches, PvP, PvE

Guild Wars players have been anxiously awaiting this large skill balance for a long time, but many weren't expecting this much of a change. Not only have many key skills been buffed, but the nerfing of Ursan Blessing has finally happened. Plus, Guild versus Guild battles have been drastically changed. As with any gameplay changes, there are those who love it, and those who hate it.

The key component to the GvG changes involves the complete removal of the Victory or Death finale effect. This means the Guild Battle NPCs no longer walk to the flag stand and the Guild Lord's health has been reduced to 1680, yet he gets a 300 max health boost for the rest of the game when a team obtains a morale boost. What does this all mean for GvG? Basically, previous strategies will need a complete revamp to be effective anymore. This should be interesting for those guilds who have dominated the ladder for so long.

Tags: arenanet, guild, guild-vs-guild, guild-wars, gvg, pve, pvp, victory-or-death