WvW Bonus Weeks Script

Hey everyone, Sheff here, your resident World vs. World main and ArenaNet Partner, and if you're watching this video, that means there's about to be a bonus week in World vs. World. These week-long events give you additional achievements, experience, reward track progress, and other perks in the World vs. World gamemode of Guild Wars 2. These are valuable events whether you're an established veteran of the Mists War or a first-time participant in the gamemode, so in this video, we're going to cover how to maximize what you get out of this upcoming week, and maybe how to get more involved in World vs. World in general if you have fun with it. This video is broken up into timestamps, so if there's a particular kind of event that you're interested in, you can check the video description to go there directly. And if you want to see more World vs. World guide content like this, why not drop me a comment on this video to let me know what else you're curious about in this gamemode, I'd love to help answer any questions that you may have.

So, first off, let's talk about the different types of World vs. World bonus events. You've got your Rush Weeks, which there's usually one or two of each year -- one of those will be starting tomorrow, on February 18th. You've got your Bonus Weeks, though we haven't had one of these for awhile as they were replaced with Restructuring Betas. You've got your special weeks, like New Hero Jump Start, which are also once every year or so. And then very rarely, you have a bonus week that changes the rules of the gamemode in some way, like during No Downstate WeekEach of these events offers slightly different bonuses, but the overall themes are the same -- extra experience and extra reward track progress.

Before we get into the specifics of these events, let's cover some basics first. All of these events are going to give you some form of buff on your bar. The specific name will depend on the event, but in general, they're all going to give you bonus World XP, bonus Reward Track progress, and bonus Magic Find. World XP is used for your World vs. World only mastery unlocks -- every 5000 experience in World vs. World earns you one point, and you spend these points on masteries which improve your abilities in the gamemode. If you're brand new, I'd strongly recommend spending one point on the first rank of the Gliding mastery, which is going to cost you a single point and allow you to glide in territory that your team controls, one point on the first rank of the Warclaw mastery, which will allow you to use your Warclaw in World vs. World, and 20 points on the fourth rank of the Provisions Master mastery, which is going to allow you to automatically loot defeated foes. Yes, PvE friends, in World vs. World you do have to complete a small extra step to get that quality of life feature back. 22 levels to get basic features may sound like a lot, but during bonus weeks, these levels will pile up very quickly. What you spend the rest of your points on is completely up to you, and if you want to get more serious about World vs. World, I've linked a Metabattle guide in the comments that gives a great explainer of how valuable each mastery is, and what order you should unlock them in.

The other thing you'll want to pay attention to during these bonus weeks is your reward track. World vs. World uses a participation system, like some open world PvE meta events, with levels of participation ranging from zero to six. Every five minutes, depending on your participation level, you earn progress towards a reward track of your choice, with higher participation earning more reward track progress. Most people are likely familiar with the Gift of Battle reward track, used to craft legendary weapons, but World vs. World has a number of valuable reward tracks that can earn you extra Mystic Clovers, unique skins, and even help you progress Living World collection achievements like Aurora and Vision. Again, there's a link to a Metabattle guide in the description explaining which reward tracks are best to run, but you should pick your reward track based on what your own personal goals are, and what you want to get from your time in World vs. World. The fastest way to build your participation from zero, if you're just starting in World vs. World, is to defeat enemy players, so you may want to run with a larger group for a bit just to get your participation up initially. Later in the video, we'll cover some strategies for maintaining your participation long-term.

For most World vs. World events, your world xp and reward track progress is all you need to worry about. Run some birthday boosters and candy corn gobblers to double up on the earned experience and reward track progress, and go to town. But Rush Weeks are a little different, as Rush Weeks have their own achievements that come with them. These achievements give you rewards for earning certain amounts of points, stopping at 100, and different things in World vs. World are worth different amounts of points. For example, capturing a camp is worth a meager three points, while capturing Stonemist Castle, the grandest and most impressive objective of all, is worth 90, and completes the entire week's achievements almost by itself. So let's talk a little bit about how to complete these objectives as quickly as possible, while hopefully having a bit of fun in the process.

World vs. World is a sandbox, large-scale PvP gamemode, and there's a number of ways that you can play depending on your own preferences, and the activity of the team that you're on. The easiest approach is going to be just like in open world PvE, and that means finding a commander and joining their squad. World vs. World commanders run the gamut from sweaty, competitive fight commanders who only want to battle other players, to casual commanders who avoid fights entirely while capturing objectives, and you can usually find a commander that matches the way that you want to play if you look around a little bit. These commanders will also usually have some kind of schedule for when they play, and they may also use voice comms to help players stay aware of their surroundings. Playing in a large squad with lots of other people makes it easier to complete some objectives, like defeating lots of enemy players and capturing keeps and castles, and the steady stream of activity also helps to keep your participation maxed. You can find commanders who are on your team by asking in your teamchat with the /team chat command, or, by joining the NA or EU World vs. World Discord hubs, depending on which region to play in. These Discords use API verification to assign you to your team role, where you can see who the commanders are on your team, and when they play. I've put links to each of these Discords in the description of this video as well.

Not everyone likes to be social in an MMO, and for the times when there's no commanders around, or you just don't want to be around other people, there's ways that you can maintain your participation while playing solo as well. World vs. World has a number of different types of objectives, and the smallest of these, the supply camps, are easy for a single player to capture with any halfway decent build. Camps are usually at the north, southwest, and southeast corners of maps, and successfully capturing a camp awards ten minutes of refreshed participation. Hopping to different maps, capturing camps, and defeating supply dolyaks when you see them, is a great way to keep your participation maxed and earn a bit of credit towards the Rush Week meta achievement while playing solo. You may even come across other players doing the same thing, and have some duels and skirmishes while you're at it, with defeated enemy players also giving you ten minutes of participation. Finally, you can also help scout for your team, by patrolling objectives that you control and identifying attacking groups. If an enemy group damages the walls or gates of a structure, that objective will become "contested", appearing with white swords through its icon on the map and starting a defense event that runs for three minutes. As long as you damaged enemy players over the course of this defense event, when it ends, you'll receive ten minutes of refreshed participation. And while defending objectives usually doesn't give points towards Rush Week completions, if you use teamchat to let the rest of your team know that there's an attacking force present, you may draw enough other people to defend the objective that you can make some progress on the defeating enemy invaders objective instead. Running solo in World vs. World does earn you less experience overall than running with a larger group, as you'll be defeating fewer players and capturing less objectives. So for bonus weeks, if you want to take advantage of the increased rewards offered, you may still want to follow a commander for a bit even if playing solo is your preferred playstyle.

For maximizing your rewards from a rush week, or other bonus week, that's about all you need to know. Keep your participation up, keep your boosters running, and find a style of play in World vs. World that you enjoy to make the time pass faster. If you've tried World vs. World before and you know that it's not for you, definitely take advantage of these bonus weeks to minimize the amount of time you have to spend in the gamemode overall. But if you're brand new to World vs. World, and you want to explore more of what the gamemode has to offer, I can't recommend enough that you try and join some kind of guild or community of players that plays the way that you like to play. The sense of community in World vs. World is like no other part of Guild Wars 2, or even of many other MMOs, and it's by far the best way to maximize your enjoyment of the gamemode overall. If this is your first time visiting my channel, I specialize in organized group play, and I'd love to be a resource for you with that particular playstyle, but if you want some direction to other communities, like small-scale groups, casual groups, or solo play, I can point you to knowledgeable players for that as well. You can talk to me in-game, through Discord, or even here in the YouTube comments, whatever you prefer. I also stream World vs. World live on Twitch every Tuesday, Wednesday, and Friday at 9pm eastern, if you want to pop into stream and ask questions there. But until then, I've been Sheff, and enjoy the rest of your day.