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Annual “Shadow of the Mad King” Halloween Event Returns Today for ‘Guild Wars 2’
ArenaNet’s long-running MMO RPG Guild Wars 2 is getting into the seasonal spirit once again with its annual Shadow of the Mad King Halloween event. This year features new objectives for players to earn unique rewards, as well as new seasonal items for you to craft.
On now until November 7, the Shadow of the Mad King festival features a new variant of the long-feared Mad King’s Clock Tower jumping puzzle for players to ascend. Existing achievements have been updated to reflect which version of the clock tower they can be completed in, and new achievements have been added for you to conquer each variant. Completing the tower yields seasonal goodies as before, though this time, the Stopped Clock Tower features a mysterious craftsraven who will help you craft four makeshift Paper Bag Helm Skins.
If you’re more into fighting monsters, you’ll be pleased to know that the Mad King’s Labyrinth is back. Filled with hordes of Halloween creatures, players can also trick-or-treat at haunted doors as a way to gain experience for your characters, and Trick-or-Treat Bags full of goodies.
If that’s still not enough, you can face the Mad King himself in Ascent to Madness, which yields more seasonal rewards and experience for your character.
This is all on top of the new weapons and armor that you can obtain through completing the annual Halloween Ritual achievement or the Weekly Halloween Festivities achievement.
To get in on all of this, you must first check your in-game mail for a letter from Magister Tassi containing an Invitation to the Mad Realm. Use this item to travel back and forth between Tyria and the Mad King’s Labyrinth. Lion’s Arch is Tyria’s Halloween celebration headquarters. Asura gate portals to Lion’s Arch are available in major cities and can be used by any player who has purchased a Guild Wars 2 expansion or is at least level 35.
Players that don’t have access to Lion’s Arch yet can instead travel to the Mad Realm from the Village of Shaemoor in Queensdale, the Village of Smokestead in Plains of Ashford, Snowlord’s Gate in Wayfarer Foothills, the Village of Astorea in Caledon Forest, and Soren Draa in Metrica Province. These locations are outside each starting city’s main gate. Run to the candy corn icon on your map and speak to a Lunatic Boatmaster guarding a haunted door to enter.
Haunted doors will also appear in Kessex Hills and Gendarran Fields throughout the event. Interact with the doors to trick-or-treat!
Guild Wars 2 is available via Steam, or through the official Guild Wars 2 website.
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