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"Yesterday, ArenaNet announced the coming addition of a new high-end dungeon for Guild Wars 2 called Fractals of the Mist. We take a look at Fractals in a brand new preview. Read on and then tell us what you think in the comments."
We’ve had the pleasure of previewing Guild Wars 2’s upcoming Lost Shores content the past few days, and Som and I have each taken different parts for a spin. Now, in the interest of not spoiling the event that begins tomorrow (11/16) at Noon PST, we won’t touch on the lore surrounding the actual open world event. Other sites might, but suffice it to say… you’ll want to play this weekend to experience it all, just like Halloween. Instead, Som and I will talk about two of the biggest new additions to the game’s content: the Fractals of the Mists dungeons, and the new Temple of the Silent Storm PVP map. I'll cover the Fractals here, and Som's PVP thoughts will be coming a bit later. Read on!
THE FRACTAL SETUP
The Fractals of the Mists is a bit like ArenaNet’s "lesson learned” from the dungeons GW2 launched with. There is no "explorable mode” or "story mode”: there is only "The Fractals”. Essentially, the Asura have figured out a way to teleport people into different parts of the Mists (the fabric of time and space that holds Tyria together). For the glory of research (and loot of course), players of any level can enter the Fractals and take part in a series of nine mini dungeons that are cycled at random and become more difficult as you progress. Though you can enter at any level, the intended design is for level 80 players. Loot scales for your level appropriately, as it does in WvW, so level 2 players shouldn’t expect to find any Ascended loot while doing the Fractals until they’re level 80. 
If you successfully complete three of the Fractals, you get to come back to the hub and rest, repair, sell stuff. As you move onto the next set of three mini-dungeons, the difficulty is raised. If you beat that group of three, you get to face off against the Fractals’ main boss: The Jade Maw (a massive kraken looking thing that will kill you a few times before you can down it). All of this is for the progress of knowledge in the Mists for all of Tyria (from a lore perspective), but for players it’s going to be about the achievements, the loot, and the chance of getting some of the Ascended gear. |
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