Guild Wars Marks Its 6th Anniversary!

NCsoft and AreaNet are extremely happy that their long running title Guild Wars, has reached it’s 6 year anniversary, so much in fact that they are inviting players to celebrate the occasion by visiting them in the land of Tyria for an all weekend shin dig at the Shing Jea Monastery, which starts today and runs through until the 6th May!

Today, 28th April marks the 6th anniversary of Guild Wars, and NCsoft and ArenaNet would like invite you to come celebrate the occasion with an all-weekend party in Shing Jea Monastery. Beginning today and running through May 6, players can celebrate the weekend away with games, contests, races and more!

The anniversary festivities continue as NCsoft and ArenaNet treat new, existing and returning players alike to six weeks of special anniversary sales and exciting contests through Facebook and the Guild Wars website. Beginning 28th April and running through 9th June, Guild Wars fans can find weekly sales on such items as costume packs, character slots, mission packs and more, all reduced up to 50 percent in the NCsoft Store. Sales are updated every Thursday at noon Pacific each week during the six week sale celebration.

In addition, NCsoft and ArenaNet will also be releasing a special Anniversary Update that brings players both additional content as well as the exciting introduction of Flux. Players may remember the ill-conceived actions of the Lunatic Court as they tried to free the Mad King during Halloween. While these events have long passed, the after-effect of this plot has caused instability to seep into the land causing fluctuations. This Flux will come and go monthly and cause alterations to PvP that will encourage players to alter their playing style in order to take advantage of the current Flux.

Other features of the Anniversary Update include:

* High Resolution Textures in Town – Added option to use hi-res textures while in outposts
* Hard Mode Quests – Designed to challenge even the most experienced players
* Mutual Friends List – Displays the current location of your mutual friends through the Friends List
* Birthday Tonics – With over 30 new ones in total, all six-year birthday characters will receive a tonic!

For more information on this massive blow out, visit the ArenaNet Blog and www.guildwars.com for details.