June 2017 Competitive Feature Pack

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Get Ready for the June 2017 Competitive Feature Pack!

— Official website

The June 2017 Competitive Feature Pack release is a series of updates that will be released over the month of June.

Release Schedule Summary

• June 6, 2017 (Full patch notes here)
  • Improved LFG
  • New Rewards
  • Skirmish Rework
• June 13, 2017
  • PvP League Season Seven begins
• June 20, 2017 (Full patch notes here)
  • Automated PvP Tournaments
  • New Structured PvP custom 2v2 arena map
  • New PvP lobby

Update Details WvW

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New Rewards

• New Legendary back item: Warbringer.
• New Exotic/Ascended Armor merchants that utilize reintroduced WvW Tournament Claim Tickets—now called WvW Skirmish Claim Tickets.
• Pip system introduced to facilitate a Skirmish reward system similar to PvP League reward system. Pips are earned every tick and are awarded based on the following criteria:
  • Requires tier 3 participation level (+95 to reward track) to get credit towards the skirmish reward track.
  • No progress rewarded for remainder of match if transferred worlds.
  • No progress rewarded while in Edge of the Mists.
  • Your world's position during the skirmish (first, second, or third).
  • Your WvW rank.
  • Bonus pips when you're fighting while outnumbered.
  • Bonus pip when you've achieved at least the wooden chest reward the previous week.
  • Bonus for commanders in squads with 5+ people in it.
  • Reward track resets weekly.
• Tier 1, 2, and 3 WvW armor changes. Ability to earn tier 2 Triumphant Hero's armor and newly added tier 3 Mistforged Triumphant Hero's armor.
• Tier 1 and 2 WvW weapon changes. Ability to earn tier 2 Mistforged Hero's weapons again.

UI/Core Gameplay Changes

• New Match History tab that displays war score, victory points, and kill/death statistics
• Introduction of a new squad/party display that will appear on the side of your screen upon entering WvW.

Scoring changes (As of the June 20, 2017 update)

• WvW will begin a "1 up/1 down" matchmaking system with the next reset.
  • Getting 1st place in a match-up moves your server up a tier, if possible. Getting 3rd place moves your server down a tier. Tieing for 2nd place means no server movement.
  • Glicko data will continue to be collected, in case it needs to be utilized
  • "This is a new test to try to improve how quickly worlds can move into their proper place."

Update Details PvP

New Maps

• New 2v2 Structured PvP map, Hall of the Mists
• New PvP lobby
  • The Heart of the Mists map has been given a visual overhaul
  • New public Free-for-all Arena.
  • Added a VIP area accessible only with timed passes won through Automated Tournaments and PvP League play. (Near Arena Waypoint)
• Courtyard has has numerous changes
  • Added a "murderball-style" secondary mechanic, where an altar spawns in the center of the arena. Collecting the orb from the altar awards points for as long as the player holds the orb.

UI Tweaks

• Updated custom arena configuration
• Eternal Coliseum score UI change to make control points display more accurately.

External links

• Official announcement page
• Interview with Grant Gertz and McKenna Berdrow
• Official pre-release details on skirmishes and WvW rewards.
• Готовьтесь к соревновательному сезону в июне 2017!, GuildWars-2.ru
• Обновление схваток и наград на World vs. World, GuildWars-2.ru
• Изменения в патче от 06.06.2017, GuildWars-2.ru
• Изменения в патче за 20 июня, GuildWars-2.ru

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