Each dungeon has one to five levels, and completing some levels requires the players to acquire keys, use switches or levers, defeat bosses, or interact with NPCs. The story culminates with a battle against the Great Destroyer, the chief antagonist of the dwarven pantheon.Ī large percentage of the Eye of the North story takes place in the ' dungeons' that delve deep underground. From there, players enter into the homelands of the Charr (from the Prophecies story) to the north, the Asura to the west, and the Norn at the far end of the Shiver Peaks. In Act, I, a great earthquake tears across the three continents of Tyria, Cantha, and Elona, revealing entrances to a network of tunnels. Eye of the North is in part intended to act as a bridge from Guild Wars to Guild Wars 2 and introduces the new races of the Norn (dwellers on the icy slopes of the Shiver Peak Mountains to the north) and Asura (inhabitants of the southern part of the Maguuma Jungle), both of which would later become playable in the sequel.Įye of the North continues the Prophecies story, which is told in three acts.

In addition, there are new items, weapons, and titles. It features no tutorial content and is intended for characters that have already reached level 10 or higher.Įye of the North does not feature new professions, but it has 18 new multi-level dungeons, 150 new skills (50 of them restricted to PٰٰVE), 40 new armor sets, and 10 new heroes. Unlike other games in the Guild Wars sequence, Eye of the North requires players to own one of the earlier three campaigns. It was released worldwide on August 31, 2007. Guild Wars: Eye of the North is an expansion pack to the multiplayer online role-playing game Guild Wars by ArenaNet, a subsidiary of NCSOFT.

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