PvP Reward Track Revamp & New Arena Design

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Greetings, Adventurers!

Season 2 — Blood of the Sands will introduce a new PvP Reward Track for players to make the most of the upcoming PvP content . Earn exclusive, new emotes, weapons, and armor for playing your favorite PvP activities. How will you level up your Reward Track?

Join the Development Team for a look at how player feedback inspired the Season 2 PvP update and then read on for a glimpse into the design of the new 3v3 Arenas map:

The Season 2 PvP Reward Track will feature more Named items, Umbral, and Gypsum earlier in the track. Alongside the Season Pass Reward Track changes , we've curated the PvP Reward Track to bring you better, more frequent equipment and resources throughout your PvP progression. Let's highlight some of the new Season 2 rewards.

The new rewards include emotes, Prestige Jewelry, and 600 Gear Score Prestige weapons and armor.

Longsword: Predator’s Brand

Rapier: Predator’s Sting

Hatchet: Predator’s Saw

Spear: Predator’s Fang

War Hammer: Predator’s Mallet

Great Axe: Predator’s Hook

Greatsword: Predator’s Razor

Bow: Predator’s Web

Musket: Predator’s Salvo

Blunderbuss: Predator’s Brooding

Fire Staff: Predator’s Match

Life Staff: Predator’s Widow

Ice Gauntlet: Predator’s Frostbite

Void Gauntlet: Predator’s Hollow Grip

Round Shield: Predator’s Pod

Kite Shield: Predator’s Shell

Tower Shield: Predator’s Husk

Grand Overseer (light armor)

Grand Undertaker (medium armor)

Grand Dominator (heavy armor)

Doff Cap Emote

Traffic Guide Emote

Facepalm Emote

Something Stinks Emote

Combat Designer Matthew Nickerson walked us through his design process for the new 3v3 Arenas map:

“As an avid PvP player, I was ecstatic to create a new Arenas map,” Matthew said. “Very little instructions were given except