<![CDATA[The Gaiscioch Herald: Guild Wars 2]]>https://herald.gaiscioch.com/s/guild-wars-2https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!Q1gO!,w_256,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F30a05229-63a9-4a3c-b8d4-0bd012a83878_500x500.pngThe Gaiscioch Herald: Guild Wars 2https://herald.gaiscioch.com/s/guild-wars-2SubstackFri, 09 Oct 2026 14:32:57 GMT<![CDATA[Prepare for the Visions of Eternity Launch on October 28, 2025!]]>https://herald.gaiscioch.com/p/prepare-for-the-visions-of-eternityhttps://herald.gaiscioch.com/p/prepare-for-the-visions-of-eternityMon, 06 Oct 2025 16:30:12 GMT
Announcing Guild Wars 2: Visions of Eternity – GuildWars2.com

This next chapter sets sail for the uncharted island realm of Castora, bringing a wealth of new content that will undoubtedly create fresh opportunities for community adventure and cooperation.

Here’s what to look forward to:

  • New Elite Specializations: Prepare to learn a new elite specialization for every profession, shaking up the meta and giving you nine brand-new ways to play. Perfect timing for trying out new builds with your guildmates!

  • A New Homestead Map: For all our decorators out there, a new beachside homestead map is coming to Castora, along with a “Layouts” feature that lets you save and share your decoration designs. More space for the Family! (Requires Janthir Wilds ownership).

  • Upgraded Skimmer Mount: The skimmer is getting a significant overhaul with new Masteries, allowing you to dive and soar faster than ever. Get ready to explore the new waters of Castora in style.

  • Group Content: The expansion brings new challenging content, including two new Raid Encounters and a new Convergence with future updates, plus improvements to streamline access to group activities.

The launch is just around the corner, so start preparing your characters and clearing your calendars! We’ll be setting up public events to explore the new maps and tackle the content as soon as we can. Keep an eye on the Gaiscioch event calendar for our official launch activities!

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Announcing Guild Wars 2: Visions of Eternity – GuildWars2.com

Gaiscioch New Player Events a Huge Success

Shadow Behemoth - Queensdale

Our new player World Boss event and our Secrets of Tyria events have been introducing many new and returning players to our humble community. Be sure to welcome them and answer any questions they might have.

Over the past quarter, we have gone from around 300 active members to well over 450. This has proven to be an excellent way to get in front of new players who we can help show the way and introduce to the finer points of Guild Wars 2.

Be sure to come out and join the fun, supporting our community’s growth and helping some new players.

  • Oct 8: Secrets of Tyria: Maguuma Jungle

  • Oct 15: Introduction to World Bosses

  • Oct 22: Secrets of Tyria: Kryta

  • Oct 29: Introduction to Incursions and Rifts

Signup for the event and add it to your calendar

Upcoming October 2025 Guild Wars 2 Events at a Glance

Join us for one of our exciting events, or dive into the joys of leading by posting your own event on our calendar!

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]]><![CDATA[Guild Wars 2 Chapter Update - Sept. 2025]]>https://herald.gaiscioch.com/p/visions-of-eternity-launches-octhttps://herald.gaiscioch.com/p/visions-of-eternity-launches-octWed, 27 Aug 2025 17:01:00 GMTVisions of Eternity launches Oct. 28th

Get ready for the latest chapter of Guild Wars 2!

The next expansion for Guild Wars 2, Visions of Eternity, is on the horizon, and it's bringing a wealth of new content and features to the world of Tyria. The expansion is set to launch on October 28, 2025.

Prepare to journey to the remote and mysterious island of Castora to uncover an Inquest plot. This new adventure will unfold across two new open-world regions at launch, with two more maps arriving in later updates.

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Here’s a look at what you can expect:

New Features & Content

  • Elite Specializations: A new elite specialization for each profession.

  • New Mastery Tracks: Three new Mastery tracks, including a Skimmer mount Mastery.

  • New Legendary Rewards: Six new legendary items to earn: three weapons, a ring, an accessory, and an aquabreather.

  • Challenging Encounters: Face new Raid Encounters with Challenge and Legendary Modes, a new Convergence, and a Fractal with a Challenge Mode.

  • Housing Updates: Two new features for the new Castoran Homestead map: the ability to swap between Janthiri and Castoran maps, and a "Layouts" feature to save, load, and share decoration arrangements.

  • New Rewards: Unlock new emotes, armors, weapons, recipes, and more unique rewards, with seasonal refreshes to the Wizard's Vault.

Get ready to explore, fight, and build your legend in Visions of Eternity!

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Upcoming September 2025 Guild Wars 2 Events

Story Adventures with Foghladha & Darcy

This month, we’ll be wrapping up the Living World Season 4 as we complete All or Nothing and War Eternal. If you’re looking to complete the storyline with friends, be sure to join Darcy on Thursdays at 9:30 AM PT or Foghladha on Mondays at 4:00 PM PT. Each week, we aim to unlock achievements, masteries, and major storylines.

The Great Hunt for Achievements

Hunting achievements is always funner with friends! Join Mika on Fridays at 8:00 AM PT for this event focused on unlocking hard-to-obtain achievements across Tyria. If you have an achievement you’ve been trying to get, send Mika a message and he’ll add it to the list of targets.

World Completion with GmaFog

Looking for friends to explore the world of Tyria with? Join GmaFog every Saturday at 8:00 AM PT as we explore the far reaches while moving towards total world completion. This month we’ll be diving into Caledon Forest, Brisban Wildlands, Sparkfly Fen, and Mount Maelstrom.

Too Poor To Pay Attention? Mika has what you need!

Join Mika on Sundays at 9AM PT as he leads us around various maps to make some fast cash and tries to make your bags explode from being overstuffed. Be sure to bring salvage kits and a quick link to your local trading post because you’re pockets are going to be full!

Last Chance Guild Missions

Join SigmundNorthwind for quick and easy Guild Missions before the weekly reset every Sunday at 5PM PT. Guild Missions are a great way to generate some fast cash and useful rewards.

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