Guild Wars: PvP Developer Update (2011-06-02)

[Centaur]

On June 2, ArenaNet have released a large pvp update for Guild Wars:

Skill Changes

For more information on these changes, please see the Developer Updates page.

Features

* New account-based PvP quests are available from the Zaishen Recruiter in the Great Temple of Balthazar and all major cities.
* The Titan quests are now available as Hard Mode quests.
* Typing "/guild", "/ladder", or "/champion" in chat will now trigger an emote based on guild ladder ranking.

Arena Updates

* Codex Arena will now shift the available skills once per day.
* Zaishen Strongboxes have been added to guild vs. guild, Heroes' Ascent, Random Arena, and Codex Arena.
* Alliance spies have been spotted in Alliance Battles PvP outposts; talking to them will transport you to the opposing outpost.
* The guild ladder has been reset.

PvP Reward Updates

* Players can now trigger previously earned Zaishen rank emotes by typing "/zaishen #" or "/zrank #" in chat.
* Players can now trigger previously earned Hero title emotes by typing "/rank #" or "/fame #" in chat.
* Alliance PvP formats now reward Imperial faction.
* Imperial Faction Converters have been placed in Alliance PvP outposts to convert Imperial faction to Luxon, Kurzick, or Balthazar faction.
* Copper Zaishen Coin.pngSilver Zaishen Coin.pngGold Zaishen Coin.pngZaishen Coins are now tradable items.
* Exchange rates with Zaishen Coin collectors have been changed for several items.
* Jessie Llam now offers new items.
* Tolkano now offers new weapon skins.

Title Updates

* The Codex Title now awards points for every consecutive win in Codex Arena, starting with the second.
* The Gladiator title now awards points for every consecutive win in Random Arena, starting with the second.

Automated Tournaments

* Updated the 2011 Automated Tournament Series Trophy in the Great Temple of Balthazar.
* Updated the Automated Tournament map rotation.

Guild Wars Wiki notes

* The faction rewards in Guild Wars Factions PvP formats were also increased:
o Fort Aspenwood now gives twice the faction for kills, twice the faction for completion of God's Vengeance on the Kurzick side, and 667~% more faction for unique gates destroyed from Luxon side.
o Jade Quarry now gives 20% more faction for each piece of jade and twice the amount of faction for kills.

See the developer update on the official site here, the developer notes on the wiki here, or the game update description on the wiki here.


Footnote: this will probably my last big update for a while... I'll be on the road (partly work oriented, partly vacation) for about a month, and I probably won't be able to visit this place much in that time. Don't worry though... the other mods, Venn and Ruse, will be around more, and they are just as friendly and at least as skilled, so you may actually be happy with a Centaur-break

[Nem]

Enjoy the vacation part and Venn and Ruse? Where's Johnny?

[Winterbay]

I'm surprised no one made a "Here's Johnny!" reference out of that one...