When Guild Wars 2’s new housing feature, Janthir Wilds, was introduced, the perfect building block for creatives landed in Tyria. Whether it’s the Eye of Sauron, a giant chessboard or a sci-fi rocket station – the editor’s possibilities seem endless.
What is the community building in Guild Wars 2? In our “MMORPG News in Two Minutes” from September 15, 2024, MeinMMO had already celebrated some works from the Guild Wars 2 community. For example, Tyrian heroes built the Eye of Sauron, a hobbit manor or a Greek temple using the homestead kit introduced with Janthir Wilds.
Since then, players have always found new ways to exploit the editor’s tools and place buildings in the fantasy world of Tyria that don’t actually belong there or – on the contrary – fit in wonderfully.
Dry_Picture_9836 posted a nice example of how powerful the tool is on Reddit a few hours ago. You can see five screenshots showing a self-built rocket station. There is also a character whose equipment would fit more into a sci-fi setting.
Here is the trailer for the Godspawn update from Guild Wars 2 – Janthir Wilds:
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How is the community reacting to the missile site? The players celebrate the work.
Dry_Picture_9836’s answer: This is the Special Ops set, the Hazard Response backpack and the “CJ-1 Command Sleeves” as gloves.
Just the tip of the iceberg: The developers recently celebrated many more creations from the community in a special video that went live on all official channels – for example here on a Japanese Zen garden.
How do you like the works from the community? By the way, the first major content update for the Guild Wars 2: Janthir Wilds expansion has already gone live, with a very special raid challenge: After 5 years without a raid, the MMORPG Guild Wars 2 is finally getting a new one and it’s up to you whether will be the last