Guild Wars 2: Flame & Frost (Prelude)

So apparently some new things have been happening in the land of Tyria....like literally the sky is falling.

UPDATE:
This new event, like previous, comes with it's own achievement: Living Story

Currently, one needs to assist refugees in the Diessa Plateau (Charr) and Wayfarer Foothills (Norn).

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The story so far...

January 28, 2013

The sky falls and the ground shakes in the lands of the north. Charr and norn refugees crawl from the wreckage of their homes in the Wayfarer Foothills and Diessa Plateau, struggling to find shelter in the south. The call goes out for volunteers to assist the victims in this time of need, when earth and sky seem to have become the enemy…

 On to the actual game changes.

Temple of the Silent Storm Week

From January 28—February 4 the regular eight-team/three-round paid tournaments will be replaced by two-team/single-round paid tournaments in the Temple of the Silent Storm map. After the week is over, we’ll add Temple of the Silent Storm to the regular rotation of both free and paid tournaments.

Another arena... Why is it Massively Multi-player Online games want to sequester its players into small boxes? With so much control over what is done inside said box that the fighting ends up being a battle of Rock 'em Sock 'em Robots.

Improved Achievement System

We’re adding a new rotation of daily achievements to add variety and encourage you to explore the open world. You’ll get different achievements every day of the week and a new achievement tracker in the UI to make it easier to track your progress.

This seemed like a nice addition. Until you realize the new daily achievement requires you to Dodge. Now this is just plain silly.

New Achievement Laurels

You’ll earn these brand-new laurels as a reward for daily and monthly achievements!
Redeem these laurels for rewards like the new Ascended gear and Infusions!

What's this? Achievement points that actually do something?! But what can I purchase...

New Utility Infusions and Ascended Amulets

We’re adding a wide range of new gear that can be purchased with the new laurels.
With 5 new Utility Infusions and 30 Ascended Amulets to choose from, there’s something for every style of player.

More character customization? Yes, PLEASE!


Guesting

With the new guesting system, you can play with friends on other worlds in the same region (North America, Europe) without changing your homeworld. Guesting is free, but going forward there will be a gem fee for transferring home worlds, so make sure you’re on the home world you want to permanently play on before 28 January!

FINALLY! No longer shall we need to plead with our real life / other game friends to switch to our homeworld just to quest. *Does not apply to PVP

...and finally

New Store Items

It’s a new year, which means all-new items and a redesigned favorite in the Gem Store!
From Baby Quaggan Backpacks to Riding Brooms to the revamped Box o’ Fun, you’ll find it all in the Gem Store!

Can't wait to see how many Quaggan-packs are sold.

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