Recently, Guild Wars 2 released a Studio update full of features coming to the game. One of the new game mechanics. Guild Wars 2 is adding in an upcoming patch is an adaptation of a popular mechanic final fantasy 14 has been using for years.
The new Guild Wars 2 system is called Embolden. With this system in place, players who enter a raid will gain a small stacking buff that increases their health, damage, and healing output, which increases further after each cleanup. The purpose of this mechanic is to make raids more beginner-friendly and accessible. Players will be able to disable the Embolden system from nodes within the instance, and must do so to be eligible for certain high-difficulty achievements.
For players familiar with raiding in final fantasy 14, this mechanic is very similar to the Echo upgrade. This buff is used intermittently in the game, both to ease the difficulty of challenging individual and group content, as well as a stacking forgiveness buff in older Raids and Trials, similar to how the Embolden system works.
The Studio Update Mentioned Many Other Features Coming Guild Wars 2 also. Raid mission rewards are being increased, and professions and boons are also receiving buffs and balances. With improvements to the cap system on instances, the removal of item durability, and more, Guild Wars 2 Fans have a lot to look forward to soon, as these quality of life improvements are coming on June 28.
Player response to this update is overwhelmingly positive and seems Guild Wars 2 he does a fantastic job of communicating with his players. Casual players who have been too intimidated to try out raids can now give difficult content a try thanks to the Embolden system. Similarly, durability has been a meaningless chore since its cost was removed in 2014, and the other quality of life improvements can only be a win for Guild Wars 2 players
However, some players are concerned about the new Embolden system in particular. Some players have expressed concern that some raiders will simply jump into an instance and immediately kill multiple times to maximize the benefit of Embolden. Guild Wars 2 said it has countermeasures to prevent such abuse of the system. If your system is similar to the Echo in final fantasy 14, there will be a set amount of time players must survive before clearing to increase the buff. This ensures that clearing for profit is inconvenient, and that players are actually trying to clear the content.
Guild Wars 2: End of Dragons is now available for PC.
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