News from: Guild Wars 2 Update
Last Post: Nov 17, 2015 16:55
11/17/2015 – November 17 Release Notes
NEW FEATURES AND CONTENT
Raids
Spirit Vale
A Pact squad has gone missing in the northern Maguuma jungle, and you and your allies are their only hope for recovery. But the deadly forest isn't the only risk to the rescue operation—the area holds dark secrets and strange magic.
Form up as a ten-person raid squad and enter the Spirit Vale instance from the northeast corner of Verdant Brink. Take on epic encounters that are the ultimate test of your skill, and begin your journey toward acquiring legendary armor!
Enhanced Squad UI
The enhanced squad UI feature provides functionality to manage large groups of players in all areas of the game.
Players with commander tags will be able to create squads of up to 50 players, which can be split into as many as 15 subgroups.
The squad commander can also create a “raid” squad type, which is limited to 10 players and required for entering into raid instances.
The squad commander can broadcast to any subgroup individually or to the whole squad at once.
Permissions can be set by the commander to allow potential squad members to join at will, to request permission to join, or to require an invitation to join.
Commanders can also organize subgroups with a simple click-and-drag interface or allow the squad to organize itself, including sending invites to other players.
Members of a squad will be able to see each squad member's name, profession icon, health bar, and downed or defeated status.
Commanders can initiate a ready check for squad members to respond to, and the whole squad will see a visual indication of their response.
It will no longer be possible to be in a squad and a party at the same time, but just as in a party, your entire squad will be shown on the map, with special icons for your subgroup.
A Toggle Squad option allows squad members to show up to 10 members of their subgroup using...
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