Guild Wars 2 Update: Game Update Notes - January 26 2016

News from: Guild Wars 2 Update

Last Post: Jan 26, 2016 16:58

01/26/16—January 26 Release Notes
NEW FEATURES AND CONTENT
Enhanced Squad UI

Squads will now have access to squad markers.

Squad markers can be placed on a location in the world as well as on targetable items, players, and NPCs.
There are eight marker types, each of which has a unique color and symbol.
See the Squad section of the Control Options menu [F11] for key bindings related to placing and removing markers.

A new Groups category has been added to the General Options menu [F11]. This contains the following options:

Select whether to show all commander tags.
Use the Simple Party UI (moved from User Interface options).
Clear all squad markers regardless of key binding as opposed to having to clear location and target markers separately.

Squad Commanders can now appoint lieutenants to take care of administrative tasks. Lieutenants will have the authority to perform the following tasks:

Invite and dismiss players.
Arrange subgroups (except for moving the commander or other lieutenants).
Broadcast messages.
Place and remove squad markers.
See the chart attached to the bottom of this post for a comparison of the actions available to commanders, lieutenants, and squad members.

In the chat channel filter list, a new check box for Squad messages has been added to the Game Messages Options. Checking this box will allow informational messages relating to the squad, such when a lieutenant is promoted or a marker is placed, to show up in your chat panel.
|Squad Action|Commander|Lieutenant|Member|
|Place Markers|Yes|Yes|No|
|Broadcast|Yes|Yes|No|
|Move Players|Yes|Yes (Members Only)|Self Only|
|Lock Subgroups|Yes|No|No|
|Change Squad Settings|Yes|No|No|
|Promote/Demote Lieutenants|Yes|No|No|
|Kick/Invite Members|Yes|Yes|No|
|Ready Check|Yes|No|No|

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