Guild Wars Nightfall World Preview Event

The Guild Wars Nightfall World Preview Event will be an open beta event that focuses on the PvE aspect of Guild Wars Nightfall.

The event is scheduled for the September 22 - 24, 2006 weekend. It starts at 12:01 a.m. PDT (7:01 a.m. UTC) on the 22nd, and ends at 11:59 p.m. PDT (6:59 a.m. UTC) on the 24th.

From the Press Release:


 * "The Guild Wars Nightfall World Preview Event will feature previews of the new environments, new missions, and new battle arenas. The event will allow players to create Nightfall-specific characters from the six core professions as well as the two new Nightfall professions, the Dervish and the Paragon, and try out new Nightfall skills. The entire Istani province of the new realm Elona will be open for player exploration, and players will be able to view the first Nightfall in-game cinematics. In addition, two new arenas will make their debut, the Sunspear Arena and Churranu Island."

It has been confirmed that the event will be open for all. No current accounts are necessary to participate in this event. Unlike the Factions Preview Event, there is no need to obtain invitations from current Guild Wars players.