Guild Wars 2 Brings Back Festival Of The Four Winds And The Twisted Marionette

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Guild Wars 2 players are once again invited to drop by the Crown Pavilion as the Festival of the Four Winds returns to Tyria for the fourth year in a row. As with previous iterations of the event, this year’s Cantha-inspired festivities will feature the usual array of minigames, such as the Queen’s Gauntlet boss challenge, the Pavilion Pursuit mount races, the Flying Dolyak race, and more.

“On behalf of Queen Jennah of Kryta, and the Captain’s Council of Lion’s Arch, you are cordially invited to participate in the return of the Festival of the Four Winds!

High atop the Labyrinthine Cliffs, our Zephyrite friends have been working in tandem with Lion’s Arch to host an incredible variety of fun vendors and events to entertain visitors from all across Tyria. This celebration of unity and peace between our cultures is more important than ever before, and we hope that you will join us in the festivities. In this spirit of cooperation, Queen Jennah has personally overseen the reopening of the Crown Pavilion, featuring a variety of challenges for Tyria’s finest to test their mettle!”

This year’s Festival also comes with a new explorer achievement called “The Goldclaw Holiday Collection”. To earn the achievement, players must find a series of hidden festival-themed novels with each novel only being available during their respective festivals. ArenaNet says progress isn’t retroactive which means completists will have something to look forward to over the next few months.

In other Guild Wars 2 news, the Twisted Marionette public mode is back as a cycling event in the Eye of the North. Adventurers eager to take on the challenge can join up every two hours by visiting the Mist Stranger at his new hangout in the main hall.

The Windows XP and Windows 32-bit client have also been deprecated in preparation for End of Dragons and the upcoming DX11 upgrade.

The latest patch notes can be found on the Guild Wars 2 official site.