

The second mastery, called Multicharge, increases the number of charges your jade bot can carry to four. Besides, it’s nice to see older content like gliders continue to see improvements more than six years later. Of course, in most cases, this isn’t that different from simply hopping on the griffon mount, but more mobility options are never a bad thing, and it should be a lot more accessible than the time consuming and expensive griffon grind. I’m sure boundary breakers will have some fun with this one. Think of it like an updraft you can trigger anywhere, any time. As its name implies, it allows players to instruct their jade bots to lift them up while gliding. The first mastery is called Gliding Booster. It’s important to note that you can’t simply spam these abilities willy-nilly your jade bot carries a certain number of charges and must be recharged at jade batteries scattered throughout the world. Your jade bot will also gain a number of functions based on your progress along the Jade Bots mastery track. There were no cosmetic options shown to us, but let’s be honest, we’re probably going to see jade bot skins popping up in the cash shop before long. Both power cores and modules can be crafted, though we weren’t privy to the details of how that crafting will work. Examples we were given were speeding up your skiff or increasing your mount’s energy. More interesting, however, are modules, which allow your bot to perform a number of unique tasks. Better power cores not only allow the jade bot to do more but increase the player’s vitality. Your jade bot has three equipment slots of its own, one power core and two modules. Move over, R2-D2 and BB-8 there’s a new adorable droid companion in my heart. Jade bots are the cute little bug-like robots that ArenaNet has been teasing for a while now. That said, I think there’s some decent utility to be had here. First of all, let me set your expectations: If you were expecting something as game-changing as Heart of Thorns’ gliders or Path of Fire’s mounts, go ahead and set the bar a little lower.

The real meat of the tour, though, was the mastery track.

I know it’s not everyone’s cup of tea, but personally I think it’s beautiful, and I can’t wait to explore more of it. It absolutely drips modern Cantha’s East Asian fantasy cyberpunk aesthetic – jadepunk, as ANet is calling it. I don’t have a whole lot to say that you can’t glean from watching that video the city is dazzling with bright colors and heavy doses of neon jade tech. Play Guild Wars 2As for New Kaineng itself, be sure to check out the Guild Chat stream.
