Dynamic events are the quests of Guild Wars 2. Not all require combat, and some events spawn huge dragons for you and your friends (and everyone else in the area for that matter) to fight!
Events scale both up and down according to the number of players who are currently participating. Events can scale in a number of ways:
Most events scale for up to 10 players.Group events and and large scale events such as the finale for meta events will scale much higher. For example, The Shatterer scales up to 100 players. Events can detect that players have not performed any actions relating to the event within a period of time and will scale down the event accordingly.
A meta event is a series of dynamic events that tells the story of an explorable zone.[1] A meta event might tell the story of a norn area in danger of being corrupted by the Sons of Svanir, or a human region constantly threatened by centaur armies. Meta events are meant to provide immersion, as well as orientation about the state of an area.
There are generally two or more meta events in each zone. These meta events are usually made up of 5 to 20 events chaining and branching in various directions.
Meta events are displayed in the event assistant, framing the actual dynamic event that marks the state of the meta event. They stand out because they are displayed even if no events are currently running. However, unlike dynamic events, meta events are neither completed nor do they provide experience points or rewards of their own. However, if players succeed at certain meta events, hidden areas of the world may become accessible for a period of time.
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Events scale both up and down according to the number of players who are currently participating. Events can scale in a number of ways:
- Enemy stats can be increased
- Enemies can gain new abilities
- New enemy types may appear, including veterans or even champion versions
- Enemy count can be increased
- Objective requirements may increase
Most events scale for up to 10 players.Group events and and large scale events such as the finale for meta events will scale much higher. For example, The Shatterer scales up to 100 players. Events can detect that players have not performed any actions relating to the event within a period of time and will scale down the event accordingly.
A meta event is a series of dynamic events that tells the story of an explorable zone.[1] A meta event might tell the story of a norn area in danger of being corrupted by the Sons of Svanir, or a human region constantly threatened by centaur armies. Meta events are meant to provide immersion, as well as orientation about the state of an area.
There are generally two or more meta events in each zone. These meta events are usually made up of 5 to 20 events chaining and branching in various directions.
Meta events are displayed in the event assistant, framing the actual dynamic event that marks the state of the meta event. They stand out because they are displayed even if no events are currently running. However, unlike dynamic events, meta events are neither completed nor do they provide experience points or rewards of their own. However, if players succeed at certain meta events, hidden areas of the world may become accessible for a period of time.
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- Dragon Timer - See how soon dragons and the events that spawn them are going to happen!
- Event Information - Information and location about the big events on the map