Guild Wars 2: Janthir Wilds - exclusive Homestead reveal

Join us for an exclusive look at Homestead, the new player housing feature coming to Guild Wars 2's next expansion, Janthir Wilds.
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[@TalkativeTri]

THE ALT PARKING IS SO COOL!

[@ElfTaleFilms]

suddenly i care about the skins my main can't use !

[@jaderranierealbrez4803]

Hi Tri, nice to see you there! Looking foward to the expansion of GW2 aswell!

[@TheEightTofu]

alot of other games had it first but i can forgive anet for giving it to us late because its gw2 :v

[@utmastuh]

yeah but if you park your alts at JP chests, bjora, etc then you'll never see them in the home

[@Rallard123]

@@utmastuh this. im not about to lose a practically passive 3-4g daily income so i can see my alts hanging out. hopefully they can make it so they're just there regardless

[@mateusznawrot8941]

Okey this is actually such a sick approach to housing.

[@smokyx]

Arenanet is simply an incredibile studio

[@TheCooderix]

It's not a different approach than any other game with good housing, but the fact that ArenaNet of all studios managed to do this is just mindblowing to me. It's SO clear that SO much love went into this.

[@thewatcher2020]

@@TheCooderix I mean, people have been asking for this for a bit, so about time they put some time/love into it lol.

[@superleipoman]

Yes, I don't care much for housing in games as I had it in RuneScape and ultimately u just never go there anymore (except for in OSRS I guess) but this looks sick.

[@KevinG9012]

This is similar to what ESO has.

[@Wishcraftian]

If you can create structures from individual parts, then it sounds like you can make your own jumping puzzles

[@battlebots1]

Yes!!

[@Wyrser]

You could already do so in guild halls (and mount racing scaffolding!), but with the new option to scale items up and down, there are myriad of possibilities, instead of the basic rafts.

[@skieochre3745]

Way more features than expected! You can show off everything!

[@druidicleo]

I'm so glad that everything carries over like nodes etc and the auto collect button too is crazy!

[@lechosex6588]

u will lose volatile if u click that button :D

[@Angellgz]

@@lechosex6588 maybe true but I have been loosing volatile magic everyday since I never collect my nodes anyway, this is really good for people like me tbh

[@RobGale]

@@lechosex6588 Unless it keeps the traits of your equipped tools

[@Rose-xb5oh]

@@lechosex6588 is that confirmed somewhere? it looked like auto-collector had the ability to use glyphs

[@DocM94]

@@lechosex6588 You don't, you can see on the box that you have the ability to select glyphs for the auto collect!

[@Immune15]

Wow this is even better than I thought it would be. Well done ArenaNet.

[@newnyu7763]

This is better than i thought it could be. XD

[@06jtm]

Have to admit when the devs of this game decide to do something, they do it so much better than other MMO’s. I remember seeing stuff about the mount system in this game and how it’s the best of any MMO. Now seeing this alt parking thing with housing, I’m thinking why did the devs in my game not do this. Arena Net you’ve earned yourself a new player!

[@Northernsolstice]

I gasped when he clipped the lamps through the dragon statue to give it glowy eyes. YESSSS! This is the level of flexibility I was hoping for.

[@mangoman93]

Yes, this looks aweseom! I can finally make an actual legendary armory I can show off. Now they only need to add a bookshelf for my Snargle Goldclaw collection and it will be perfect.

[@2nd3rd1st]

but hide it from the kids behind the liquor cabinet 🤭

[@TaT2GeN]

@@2nd3rd1st 😂😂

[@TheBarbarianGamer]

@@2nd3rd1st Hide a box of tissues, too. ;)

[@Dr.Death8520]

Honestly, bookshelves for all various collections would be hot. So many lore books that you could have instead of plain filler bookcases.

[@newnyu7763]

​​@@Dr.Death8520i totally agree. Half of my inventory slots and is filled with books I want to keep from various achieves (like from building my Legys). A personal library is the only thing that could make this even better, but i think they might add it to this system very soon if it is not already there. Or maybe you need to do an achieve for this as well.. You could even have like folders with your receipes. Anyways, I definatly support the idea if something of this coming!!

[@ariusraygn]

“Just turn into a bee, and fly around” can’t wait

[@RaptorJesus.]

its so nice having an actual gamer testing out the game, you can tell he plays from the way he talks about the game. a stark contrast from the idiots at IGN :P cheers PC Gamer, i'm surprised with how extensive this building system is!

[@smerunv7315]

Literally as I expected. They did the best mount system. Now they did the same to housing. I knew they would do it right. Love it so Much!!

[@MrBodaluz]

Alt parking, mounts parking, wow! This is more than what I expected! Good job!

[@KacperSuhako]

People excepted small plot with a place for home and we got huge bay area with a massive amount of features. ANet knows what "Gameplay first" means. First mounts and now this.

[@pkilljoy5797]

this is exactly what i was hoping for with player housing, Anet really delivered on this one

[@trixx_the_badger]

That's way better than what I expected. Nice

[@obsidianchilly]

AUTO-COLLECT HOME INSTANCE NODES Sign me TF up!

[@Gurukay]

But you lose profits if you do it that way, so good for those who don't care about that...

[@obsidianchilly]

@@Gurukay Yeah, I got the infinite volatile tools, so I'll lose that. But then again, if it's one of those days where you have to rush, or just feel too lazy, it's nice to have that option.

[@Gwamm]

@@obsidianchilly There was a "Manage Glyph" option when he used the logging box at 2:40. So my guess is you won't loose any volatile magic or other glyph bonuses, as long as you have them unlocked somehow.

[@Gurukay]

@@Gwamm Saw that too after second watch, they thought of that too!

[@fireblade295]

Rift style decoration placing. Sign me TF me up.

[@Snillomator]

Looks amazing so far. The only thing I've not seen yet which I think would be cool would be different exterior architecture, Canthan house, Ascalonian house etc. I have a feeling these cosmetic reskins might be put in the gemstore. Or if they were able to add new homestead areas to other places of the game would be a nice touch too. I think this is more far fetched but one can hope.

[@tjduck85]

My only wish was that we could pick WHERE in Tyria our Homestead was located, even if it was from a selection of different plots throughout Tyria: e.g., Kryta, Maguuma Jungle, Shiverpeaks, Ascalon, Elona, Cantha, etc.

[@ravenramsey3115]

They might add more places through different expansions

[@traveling.down.the.road56]

@@ravenramsey3115 I think they may add different locations in the gem store, not in future expansions, but they might do both. I'm pretty sure that this won't be the only homestead location, and we will have alternative choices some time in the future.

[@ravenramsey3115]

@@traveling.down.the.road56 if they give me a tropical place I will pay the money! LOL

[@hamsam789]

You can bet your bottom dollar that there will be 3000 gem locations to buy haha

[@MindTrickedX24]

This is insane. I had NO idea it would be this complex or customizable.

[@napoleon23232]

Looks great so far! :) Hanging out with your other characters is a very nice touch. :)

[@micdrop-jh3pf]

I had to watch that part of the video twice because I didn't expect it and now it's hard to wait. It's a great idea.

[@newnyu7763]

May we play a belchers bluff tournament against our alts? XD

[@TzahrDavidsson]

Thanks Phil! Always love your reporting on GW2, can tell you're an actual player. This looks great!

[@joshuahng1]

the editor to deco is amazing, really endless posibilities, self statue super too

[@Silentstrike46_]

Had no idea they'd ever add this much content to the homestead. Entire expansion is just worth it for this alone

[@kendrickyay]

This is ACTUALLY insanly good. Oh wow good job Anet! Also thanks for covering this!

[@cyrilwah]

This is very exciting, I can't imagine how many hours I will be spending in my own homestead for decorations! And the auto collect all resources is gonna save plenty of our time in future, I hope the friends in my party can do that as well when they are in my homestead.

[@AATproducer]

Wow, wow, wow. Except for teraforming, which I know is impossible with the current engine, they really included EVERYTHING, I could think of. I couldn't be happier. Huge respect for anet and also great video!

[@XOCOLACh]

I'm thinking they might be able to makeshift some items/feature to (pseudo) terraform! Like maybe a stone set or grass blocks? Crossing my fingers!!

[@AATproducer]

@@XOCOLACh yes, I think that could be definitely be possible! What I had in mind when I said teraforming was digging a hole to create a lake and rivers and also Crete mountain. But given that you can create a lighthouse I can totally see you creating jumping puzzles!

[@XOCOLACh]

@@AATproducer Yes! I was aware it was what you meant XD, hence I said 'pseudo' terraforming! Genshin players used this to create levels at their home instance. But yes it's still hard to make a lake, or to dig down, currently just viable to build upwards (or maybe they can stack the main level instead and leaving gaps for pond/pool items then concealing them to make a believable lake/pond ;-;) Either way, looking forward for ANet to introduce even more features!

[@pikolowet]

I love turning into a bee! Such a cute, such a cool, such a small thing that just brings me joy

[@scintilly]

Exceeding expectations! the alts, mounts, and skiff? skin display? FISH TANKS? the tweaking and bee no-clip? 😍 wowow time to buy those last 2 S4 nodes Ive been putting off

[@uniquename111]

This is exactly what i wanted! Full freedom of building anything from everything and being able to resize it and move it around. I love it!

[@rbardy]

Oh boy! I can see myself spending unhealthy amount of time in the Homestead lol

[@Savoritas]

This looks incredible. Just like that all my worries about it are gone. GGs Arenanet.

[@Yrcanis]

I am so blown away, this is amazing. The xyz-axis for placement, rotation and scaling, alt parking, mount and skiff parking, home nodes carried over, everything.

[@michram]

I LOVE IT!!!! Can't wait! Also that music piece that is playing is so, so pretty! I love the "Fear not this night" motif incorported in it :D

[@CaptainShack]

OMG Yes. Looks like I'm eading back to GW2

[@ThyWeepingWillow]

im really looking forward to this. gonna build many guildhalls and a pretty home for my griffon ladies

[@Dark_Wizard_of_Mu]

Thats cool I didnt know you can put more than 1 Griffon in the stable

[@peterdreck8446]

instantly best housing system out there o.O

[@traveling.down.the.road56]

Better than I thought it was going to be, so that is a good sign for the Janthir Wilds expansion. That plus the new spear animations for every class, or profession, plus the beautiful new maps, is enough for me to purchase the expansion. Looking forward to Aug. 20th, and hoping that the lore and story will not disappoint.

[@rhiel204]

reminds me a lot of the housing system of Rift, which i loved so much. Great work, Anet! Very hyped for Janthir Wilds!

[@dango4ever719]

Anet just destroyed every other mmo’s home system. Awesome job yall!

[@OleksandrProkhorovskyi]

Yeah. Destroyed. With instance zone which cannot be seen by random players. Sure.

[@brandonuzumaki]

@@OleksandrProkhorovskyi We don't know if that's the case yet, they could reveal it next week. But yeah, not being able to visit random houses, like you could in Wildstar for example, would be weird, part of the appeal of player housing is creating cool stuff that others can see.

[@dango4ever719]

@@OleksandrProkhorovskyiblah blah blah negative nancy

[@SaintOfFire]

@@dango4ever719 I mean, what in this is unique? It's like they just copy pasted Genshin Impact's Serenitea Pot with some minor adjustments. I was excited for this kind of customized building when Halo 3 came out with forge, but that was almost 20 years ago.

[@ElusiveTy]

​@@SaintOfFire Let's not insult GW2 by comparing anything to do with it with Genshit.

[@Ryvaken]

The Grove home instance is my favorite. Heathens.

[@lPsychoMax]

Was legit having a chat with ppl about this an hour ago doing dragon bash. Nobody knew an answer and I'm glad that this gives one. Especially if the guild decorations work in it too! Hopefully you can later change where the house is in a future expansion. I like thw wilds but I do miss my Rata home at times.

[@K-Von]

My respects to anet. They're going serious. I can't wait to try the new housing system.

[@FlaxiEverafter]

I'm so impressed by this! Anet did such an amazing job on mounts that are better than any other game -- now they're exceeding expectations with player housing! Another reason why Guild Wars 2 if my favourite game. 😍

[@kizugamixaizatou]

And thus, the price of all dumb items increases by 1000%

[@P-ng6vb]

So just buy thus dumb items now by yourself Thus problem solved

[@trise2033]

What @@P-ng6vb said. Now's the time to corner the market, while the items are still basically worthless.

[@MrZerodayz]

That sounds absolutely amazing! I'm happy how much thought they put into it, and it's really nice that they used a different way to level the crafting.

[@DocM94]

Between how amazing spears where and now this, Jhantir Wilds is shaping up to be a fantastic expansion!

[@miroto9446]

Preview video shows new crafting recipes for decorations. All TP barons: **BUY THE DIP BUY THE DIP BUY THE DIP**

[@joshuahng1]

this feature is easily 1000s of hours of gameplay, that can always be recreated and done over n over....truely endless endgame n showoff achievement n collections

[@Butlerly]

Absolutely hyped for this! Sceptical of the build limit as it'll fill up quick with small decorations / independent buildings, hoping we'd be able to increase size with gems or something at some point.

[@falocy]

This looks absolutely amazing- so versatile and player friendly! I just really hope the furniture also have color channels, that'd truly be the icing on top!

[@oberynshadowmoon4717]

I can't wait to see what kinds of sick and awesome homesteads players will make this does look good and fun!

[@TheVeryRealShorra]

I'm so freaking excited... everything is so cool auto collect, alt parking , so much furniture addition and tools omg

[@ranjitismir4798]

Another big W for anet!

[@altarium4220]

This is everything I wanted and more from player housing. Well done Anet!

[@oooSKYLIGHTooo]

Actually pretty good 👍 loving the fact we finally have a place to show off our wall of legendaries! + Alt hangout!

[@thornghoul1486]

This is kind of giving me hearthfire dlc vibes from skyrim I love it

[@wetojo]

This is soo sick! Love the alts, mounts, and skins hanging out in here. Also the decoration controls are huge. A proper 3d editor.

[@petrikillos]

I hope the overhaul of the editing system carries over to guild halls, because if it does the beetle tracks and jumping puzzles are gonna become even more insane. I'm so hyped

[@henryk5723]

you get the answer in the video

[@raptoraurion]

Best housing system in the MMO market

[@Seb7an]

Worst endgame in the MMo market.

[@ReneParada]

@@Seb7an the video creator mentioned GW2 true endgame, which is fashion. hahaha

[@fireblade295]

Best? If Rift's wasn't bogged down in item shop, it would be going to Rift. Rift player housing walked so GW2 housing could run.

[@tax_evad3r]

@@Seb7an Only if you're a mindless zombie who only gets satisfaction from watching numbers go up :)

[@PRODUCTOFPAIN]

@@Seb7an nah man you have no idea what worst end game is, wow is worst end game, and so is ffxiv lmao. gw2 is one of the better ones.

[@bsboy773]

This far exceeds what I was even hoping for! I truly CANNOT wait! Fantastic job, Anet! We love you!

[@damianwroblewski8259]

I didn't expect that player housing will be thought out to this extend. I knew that ArenaNet will deliver. But mount stables, pier and placing in alt characters are a cherry on top. Not to mention that we can allow our friends to decorate our homestead with us.

[@IratutheGreyKnigh]

oh my god, this passed EVERY hope I had. I may have set the bar low, yes, but I worried hoping for too much. This blew all of it out of the water, me and my mates are all going nuts.

[@hHahansbuz]

This is incredible, they are actually making such a polished expansion! Thanks for showcasing 💫

[@fireblade295]

The options to scale, rotate, and set it in the ground is just like Rift. I love it.

[@NitroAimBot]

This is really cool! Can't wait!

[@ravenramsey3115]

The mount stable got me! I'm so excited!

[@DocOverlord]

Great preview! This looks amazing :)

[@Elsinlock]

oh this is so cool! im so excited!

[@MakubeC]

This is very very nice. Well done Anet

[@newnyu7763]

Can't wait for the housing halloween decoration man!!!

[@aries4378]

Ok! I'm actually getting a little excited about the housing now. Good job Anet.

[@walkingrat5832]

Genuinely so so so excited for this. Guild Wars team have outdone themselves (and outdone many other mmos in my opinion)

[@CErra310]

Everything about this looks incredible. Zero complaints

[@DamarusKT]

Choosing armors / weapons to display is amazing.

[@ycarusz]

Wild, love the improvements

[@The-Apothekari]

I'm really hoping they add some of the decorations from old content, like from dungeons & fractals, plenty of good assets within those they could make into furniture, so i can make an Asuran house

[@followthewolves1991]

Wow. This is alot more In depth than I was expecting. Looks amazing!

[@joshuahng1]

one of anet best moves in years. quality over all

[@RobinDuehring]

can't wait to see!

[@joseftababa4691]

i didn't expect GW2 player housing to be this good!

[@VolthixTV]

WOW just look sooooo good, i hope we gonna have a jukebox ( maybe with song to drop on boss and meta event ) :D very nice job

Oh! So many delightful memories from old Star Wars Galaxy comes to my mind right now, but now made it greater and better! Housing can be an addictive meta-game for many. Old SOE's CMs encouraged it, making different contests about it showcasing the most beautiful and creative community member's creations. It's a pleasant, beautiful preview! Thanks Arenanet

[@BoneViolyn]

This is amazing, why does it remind me so much of how wizard101 housing is today? I wonder if they took inspiration.

[@kibathelilboy3946]

The jumping puzzle community is going to go crazy with this one

[@cyriell]

I was debating of maxing my home instance, guess the time has finally come 😁

[@godofdesruction]

@5:48 PRAISE JOKO!

[@trise2033]

"I come not to PRAISE JOKO, but to bury him."

[@carlosalbertocolosso2449]

I always say that the perfect world of a housing system for MMORPG would be TESO's variety of house options with the customization capacity present in FFXIV without the monthly fees.

[@PP3DUK]

Holy crap I love it! Amazing work!

[@danearistygerian1421]

Ok to be honest, I did not thought I would be looking much into homesteading. I didn't got much expectations, but this truly surprised me!! I'm definetly down to get into it now

[@Chiaros]

Well now I'm hyped!

[@Funkm4ster96]

I was not expecting to have such a cool homestead system. This is practically everything I could have wanted in a home instance AND looks like they basically gave us a dev kit to fully customize it. This just made me decide to buy the xpac

[@pavelpodesva137]

This looks... quite amazing

[@Kleinvadder]

this is beyond everything i would have expected

[@joesunday199]

Wow! So many things that I've asked for!

[@Draconicrose]

Oh this is looking better than expected!

[@lkhyorr1531]

it was one of my biggest expectations for future content in guild wars (in addition to an archer spellcaster :p), I have at least one that sees the day, big bravo for this incredible and big novelty! :)

[@DeaglanW]

Wow I can't express how excited I am for this. SO much better than I had expected it to be.

[@Mystrasun]

Looks nice. Almost feels like a levelled up version of the Hall of Monuments

[@choryllis6646]

bro the alts and your mounts with their skins is amazing