Guild Wars 2: Secrets of the Obscure Expansion Launches on August 22
ArenaNet and NCSOFT have a surprise expansion called Guild Wars 2: Secrets of the Obscure coming soon to the MMORPG.
Secrets of the Obscure, the fourth major expansion made for Guild Wars 2 after Heart of Thorns, Path of Fire, and End of Dragons, is now available for pre-order at $24.99. The following bonus items will be included with every pre-purchase:
There's also a Deluxe Edition priced at $49.99, which also includes the following extra items:
Lastly, the Ultimate Edition is priced at $79.99 and comes with all the above plus 4,000 Gems.
Guild Wars 2: Secrets of the Obscure aims to finally pull the veil on the mysterious Wizard's Tower that floats high on the surface of Tyria. Adventurers will begin their new adventure on the Skywatch Archipelago, one of two new maps available at launch (the other is called Amnytas). This bunch of floating islands is under attack from the Kryptis, a demonic race of malevolent beings that entered Tyria through instabilities in the Mists and is now threatening the fragile peace of the world in the wake of the defeat of the Elder Dragons. ArenaNet promises an epic struggle into the Demon Realm, where the fate of the world rests in the hands of the player and their secretive new allies.
The Wizard's Tower itself will be the central hub of the expansion. That's where players will meet the Astral Ward, a group that aims to protect Tyria. Players will accept monster hunts and bounty contracts from the Astral Ward, ranking up and earning new rewards and abilities.
Linked to the Astral Ward is the so-called Heart of the Obscure, a mystical stone capable of opening special doors and reward chests, creating support items like leyline and updraft generators, and opening and sealing rifts.
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