Hello, dear readers, and welcome to Dragon Season! As you all may know, the first beta weekend has come and gone, and we’ve seen a LOT to look forward to, from new maps, new toys, new progression, all the way to a NEW PROFESSION. Beta weekend number one was a blast, but rather than talk to you all about something you’ve already soaked in, I brought pictures.

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This past weekend was the first Beta Weekend Event for Heart of Thorns in Guild Wars 2. People who had pre-purchased the expansion got to try the Revenant with all four of the base legends, as well as the four revealed elite specializations: Tempest, Reaper, Chronomancer, and Dragonhunter. I was looking forward to trying those out, so here are my impressions.

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Here is the third and final part of my Beta Weekend Event 1 (BWE1) impressions. Part 1, focusing on Verdant Brink, can be found here. Part 2, detailing my thoughts on the revenant, is here. This article will focus on my thoughts of the necromancer’s elite specialisation, the reaper, as well as my experiences in stronghold, playing as a D/D elementalist.

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Here is Part 2 of my thoughts and feedback of the first Beta Weekend Event (BWE1). To read Part 1, all about Verdant Brink and everything within it, head here. This post focuses on the new and improved revenant profession. I’ll go through each of the weapons and legendary stances available, and give my general impressions of the profession.

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The first Beta Weekend Event (BWE1) has come and gone, and like pretty much everyone else, I played as much of it as possible. I tried out the new and improved revenant profession, as well as the elite specialisation of the necromancer – the reaper. I explored Verdant Brink as much as possible with both the revenant and the reaper, and dabbled in the new PvP mode Stronghold with my elementalist.

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