Events

Celebrate Three Years of Guild Wars

You’re invited to the party as we celebrate the Guild Wars Third Anniversary! The festivities include a brand new reward after finishing the Hell’s Precipice mission in the original campaign, boardwalk games at the Shing Jea Monastery, and starting April 28, third birthday presents for characters created on this date. Join us for the celebration, starting April 24!

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Thursday, April 24

After the live update, you can replay the Hell’s Precipice end mission for a brand new reward.
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Birthday Cupcakes begin to drop from creatures.

As an added treat, fireworks displays will start to light up the sky every hour in Lion’s Arch, Shing Jea Monastery, Kamadan, and the Great Temple of Balthazar.

Friday, April 25

Starting at 20:00 BST (21:00 CEST), the Boardwalk will re-open in the Shing Jea Monastery.

NPCs will provide access to Rollerbeetle Racing and the Dragon Arena from Lion’s Arch, Shing Jea Monastery, Kamadan, and the Great Temple of Balthazar.

Monday, April 28

Starting at 08:01 BST (09:01 CEST), third year miniatures will become available. (Remember that birthday gifts are given all year round, so you will receive your gift on the personal birthday (creation date) of each character on your account.)

New End Game Rewards

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Saving the world may be all in a day’s work for some, but heroic efforts should still be rewarded. To commemorate the third anniversary of Guild Wars, players who complete Hell’s Precipice (the final mission of the original campaign) will receive a Deldrimor Talisman. This end-game trophy can be exchanged for one of the new Deldrimor weapons.

As an early anniversary present, we’ll open up this special end-game addition on Thursday, April 24 after the live update. Even if you’ve already completed the campaign, replay the Hell’s Precipice mission to receive your due reward.

Let the Games Begin!

Celebrate with the good citizens of Shing Jea Monastery, who have reopened their ever-popular Boardwalk—to those who have access to Shing Jea, of course—for the anniversary celebration. Whether you’re feeling Lucky or just want to kick back and have a good time, the games of chance along the Shing Jea Boardwalk will certainly have what you’re looking for.

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For those of you with a competitive streak, compete at the Dragon Arena and race at the Rollerbeetle Track. These unique PvP events will be accessible from Lion’s Arch, Shing Jea Monastery, Kamadan, and the Great Temple of Balthazar.

Returning Rewards

If you’re going to celebrate right, you need cake! Starting on Thursday, you’ll find Birthday Cupcakes during your adventures, whether by defeating foes or by exchanging Victory Tokens for them.

Monday, April 28 is when the much-anticipated birthday presents begin arriving. Starting at 08:01 BST (09:01 CEST), players who have characters turning three years old will find a gift in their inventories—one of a new set of miniatures created especially for this birthday celebration. Characters turning one or two will receive a wrapped miniature from that corresponding set of past Guild Wars birthday presents. image Birthday gifts are given year round, so you will receive your gift on the personal birthday (creation date) of each character on your account.

As a grand addition to our celebration, fireworks displays will light up the skies in Lion’s Arch, Shing Jea Monastery, Kamadan, and the Great Temple of Balthazar every hour starting after the live update on April 24 and running through 20:00 BST (21:00 CEST) on April 29.
Don’t miss this event. After all, Guild Wars only turns three once!
We would like to thank each and every one of you for your continued support, and wish you the best of adventures in the coming year. Enjoy the celebration!