Christian Post Report – Players of the competitive online game “Guild Wars 2” will have a quick taste of the game’s new Player vs. Player mode called “Stronghold” during its public beta on April 14. The public beta is available for “Guild Wars 2” players in North America and Europe for 24 hours.
FacebookAccording to Cinema Blend, the public beta will start on April 14 21:00 CEST (20:00 BST) and everyone in North America and Europe who have Guild Wars 2 accounts will be able to join the beta. It will be the only mode available in the Unranked Arena of the game.
The “Stronghold” mode is said to take place in the Battle of Champion’s Dusk map and will allow teams to play as their characters (pirates or knights) with the aim to overthrow the opposing team’s lord, according to another report in IGN. The stronghold being referred to here is a fortress that is being protected by a team.
The Cinema Blend report said that the key to victory in this mode is supplies. These supplies are available at a depot in the middle of the map and each should bring them to their own stockpile. Supplies are then used to “hire NPC siege vehicles and soldiers” that will be instrumental in breaking through the enemy’s gates and eventually kill the NPC lord.
The game’s developer ArenaNet and its publisher NCSOFT wants to bring what it calls new strategy elements to the new mode – this includes “NPCs that can be hired to help fight enemy resistance and giving players options and new ‘strategic opportunities’ to keep each player engaged.”
When they revealed the mode, ArenaNet said: “There is always something exciting to do in a Stronghold match. Whether you’re fighting over supply, pushing or defending a lane, getting your doorbreakers to your front line, or blasting enemies to smithereens with a trebuchet, you’ll never find a time where you’re not actively engaged.”
After the 24 hour beta, the next time players will encounter the mode is when it will be released with the game’s expansion pack “Heart of Thorns.”
Source : Christian Post