Guild Wars 2 Characters Turn 14 This Week: Time to Check Your Mail!

Have you checked your in-game mailbox recently, or have you left your oldest heroes standing idle while you moved on to other games? If you are a long-time Guild Wars 2 fan who created characters back when the world first opened up, you are definitely going to want to boot up the game and take a look. The game has officially crossed a major milestone this week, with its very oldest characters officially turning 14 years old.

Fourteen years is an absolute lifetime in the online gaming scene, and the game is celebrating in proper fashion by dispatching the usual round of annual birthday gifts. If you happen to have a character that dates all the way back to the game's earliest beginnings, you should jump into the game, open up your mailbox, and see the special gifts waiting for you.

Tracking these milestone moments is always fun for the community. The game's wiki actually keeps active records of the earliest character birthdays, showing that the very first creations came right out of the initial headstart access period. Those legendary headstart toons are the ones hitting this massive 14-year mark right now, leading the way for everyone else.

One of the best things about the character birthday system in Guild Wars 2 is that your heroes keep aging even when you take a break from the game. So, whether you have been playing every single week or have not logged in for years, your headstart characters have still been counting down the days. Once you log back in, those celebration packages will be waiting patiently in your mail.

Reaching 14 years is no small feat for any online title, and receiving special birthday packages in the mail is a great way to reward longtime player loyalty. It gives veterans a fun reason to look back on their journey, appreciate just how far the game has come, and celebrate the digital avatars they built over a decade ago.

If you have an account that dates back to the very beginning, do not leave your mail sitting unopened. Take a quick moment to log in, check your inbox, and collect your latest round of anniversary rewards.

Do you have a headstart character turning 14 years old this week, or is your roster a little more recent? Let us know what milestone your account is sitting at!