With the upcoming first expansion of Guild Wars 2, Heart of Thorns, the game will be getting a brand new Adventures mode, a new mode that developer ArenaNet hopes will acclimatize players to their full range of skills, while also exposing them to continuously new, potentially unpredictable kinds of content.

“Adventures are small, fast-paced, single-adventurer events that challenge you to master a wide variety of skills in a race against the clock. What’s more, adventures are custom-built with leaderboards that allow you to compete against your friends and guildmates for bragging rights,” the developer said.

Adventures will apparently be an evolution of the Heart Challenges, and will be tailored uniquely to each player, as well as their present location when they start one; the Adventures will also all be instanced, meaning that you shouldn’t run into another player trying to slay the same monsters or gather the same resources as you.

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At the PC Gaming Show at E3 this year, ArenaNet took the stage in a segment dedicated exclusively to Guild Wars 2. Apart from detailing all the new features that the new expansion will bring and build upon, including Guild Halls and new world versus world features, ArenaNet also confirmed that Guild Wars 2: Heart of Thorns, the new (and first) expansion to the game, is available to pre-order on the Guild Wars 2 website right now.

Like with the pre-purchase for Guild Wars 2, pre-purchasing Heart of Thorns will also grant users guaranteed access to all beta and exclusive events that ArenaNet may hold for the game going forward.

Guild Wars 2 is one of the world’s top MMORPGs, having carved a niche for itself by having no subscription fee, a living, constantly evolving story, and a constant stream of content. The new expansion represents the first overhaul the game has gotten since its launch in 2012. Stay tuned to GamingBolt for more coverage and information.

ArenaNet finally revealed the first expansion for its MMORPG Guild Wars 2. Heart of Thrones was announced at PAX South and contains tons of new content for fans to sink their teeth into.

Along with a new Mastery system which allows players to go beyond level 80, you’ll have new abilities to master and collections to build. There will also be new quests including Maguuma Jungle where you have to fight the minions of Mordremoth. You can also create a guild hall in Maguuma along with accessing the Stronghold.

Of course, there will also be new enemies, storylines, bosses and group missions to complete as well. Interestingly, profession specializations are also included to allow access to weapons previously closed off to your profession and you can use this to include traits, skills and more.

To top it off, there’s a new profession called Revenant that uses the powers of the Mists while having heavy armour. Thoughts on this new expansion? Let us know below.