Guild Wars 2

So we are nearing the end of 2013 and i just wanted to remind the devs:

https://www.guildwars2.com/en/news/looking-ahead-guild-wars-2-in-2013/

I havent forgoten, i doubt many who actually keep up with the news have.
We have halloween and christmas coming and we are like what, 2ish months away from the end of 2013?

Quite a few promises to keep in this small window of time, new abilities, new legendaries, percusor crafting.

My favorite quote is, since as a necro i really am eagerly awaiting the new legendary batch:

On top of this, you’ll also see new legendary weapons and new types of legendary gear in 2013

I dunno, perhaps you are already all over making this post a reality. Maybe the legendaries and skills are near completion and are just waiting their time to be lauched in the upcoming months.

Wishful thinking i know, also hopefully true.
So thats about it. I know i will probably be pelted by insults or excuses but theres nothing to debate, they announced it themselves and its up to them to keep their word.

That is all.

PS: There better be a death themed legendary staff coming out!
And maybe trinkets, since legedary ones were talked about too!
Some fly clouds, yeah those would be sweeeet…

As mentioned at the end of the blog, as always things are subject to change as test and prepare various systems. Most of the stuff covered in the blog you’ve already seen implemented, or steps towards being implemented, however the precursor building (and corresponding additional legendary items) is the one highest at risk to not make it this year. – Colin Johanson

https://forum-en.gw2archive.eu/forum/game/gw2/Is-precursor-crafting-going-to-happen-or-not/first#post2981770

Sorry to burst your bubble.

Oh so they walled themselves off with that little sentence, slipped my eye honestly.
Funny thing, acording to this it can be in 2 months or the next 2 years, since its a fullproof excuse.

Cant wait to see just how many things we wont get in 2013.

They would have been stupid to absolutely promise all of that stuff. In the tech industry it’s ALWAYS a bad idea to give a specific time frame for anything because things are always more complex than they first seem.

Considering they nailed so much of the things on that list, I wouldn’t be too harsh on them if precursor and legendary updates slip to next year. I’d rather they tell us what they’re working on / plan to be working on in half-year intervals and miss a couple (but hit most of it) than to tell us nothing because people are going to take that roadmap as a series of promises.

Frankly, I have a lot more confidence in a roadmap with a “subject to change” clause than one that just says “We’re doing this” without a schedule, but then fails to meet that schedule. They don’t know, at the time of writing, when things will be ready, and that understanding that it’s a guideline for what to expect is what keeps us and the developers on roughly the same page.

You forget to mention the new fractals(I believe 3 was promised) are also suppose to come this year.

Frankly, I am surprise Anet decide to make something new for Halloween instead of just reuse old content from last year, that just means they have to stuff everything into Nov patch, unless devs want to work through Christmas(although precursor crafting can be a nice Christmas gift).

i agree with redenaz. Anet has almost done all of the the good and game improving updates they promised, so I won’t mind if legendary gear would be slipped to next year.

I am most excited about new skills. Any word on that?

LastShot.4762:

You forget to mention the new fractals(I believe 3 was promised) are also suppose to come this year.

Frankly, I am surprise Anet decide to make something new for Halloween instead of just reuse old content from last year, that just means they have to stuff everything into Nov patch, unless devs want to work through Christmas(although precursor crafting can be a nice Christmas gift).

Yeah, we’re supposed to get 2 fractals (AR and MF dungeons, probably shortened some) and the new one we “voted” on (Reactor). Haven’t heard anything about them from Anet since the politics patch ended.

To clarify my post was a reminder that im eagerly awaiting this, not trying to diss Anet.
Ive been floating 1.3k gold in anticipation for the upcoming news of legendaries.

Its just that id be very dissapointed is all….

rizzo.1079:

They would have been stupid to absolutely promise all of that stuff. In the tech industry it’s ALWAYS a bad idea to give a specific time frame for anything because things are always more complex than they first seem.

They’ve done it before..

I’ll cast your minds back to this time last year, things were being thrown together for the Halloween update, and very soon after that..

• the first ever free trial
• the karka event
• fractals of the mists’ debut

all in one update. And then they promptly took the entire long weekend off for Thanksgiving and we had virtually no support on anything that went wrong, and if you remember, a LOT went wrong. Some things took months to fix, others were never to be seen again.

But please don’t doubt anyone’s propensity to screw things up for a second time; as you know it’s happened before, my guess is unless they get their shiz sorted this time round, it will happen again.

Djemo.7153:

To clarify my post was a reminder that im eagerly awaiting this, not trying to diss Anet.
Ive been floating 1.3k gold in anticipation for the upcoming news of legendaries.

Its just that id be very dissapointed is all….

Thing is they gotta kitten someone off, why not the people that have been holding out the longest.

As far as I’m concerned if there was any doubt something wasn’t going to be done in time they never should have mentioned it to begin with.

Anet deserves all the flak they get over it if the precursor crafting is pushed back to next year.

“Hey guys you know that thing we mentioned last year that everyone really wanted and we said we were working on but turns out we weren’t really and then now we’re working on again? Sorry, that’s getting pushed back even further but in the mean time enjoy round number 63 of RNG box goodness and a new glowy back item. Remember folks, buy those gems!”

fellyn.5083:

As far as I’m concerned if there was any doubt something wasn’t going to be done in time they never should have mentioned it to begin with.

Anet deserves all the flak they get over it if the precursor crafting is pushed back to next year.

“Hey guys you know that thing we mentioned last year that everyone really wanted and we said we were working on but turns out we weren’t really and then now we’re working on again? Sorry, that’s getting pushed back even further but in the mean time enjoy round number 63 of RNG box goodness and a new glowy back item. Remember folks, buy those gems!”

Perfect.

After the Blood and Madness patch there are 5 more updates left until the end of the year. On the “Looking Ahead” blogpost the things we have gotten on that list from the past 5 releases gave been:

LFG tool, dungeon reward revamp, new crafting materials, ascended weapons/weapon crafting to 500, legendary revamp, removal of culling, account wallet, champion loot, account magic find/making blues+greens matter, WvW borderlands revamp, solo que.

Probably a bit to soon to doubt we won’t get the remaining ones in a timely fashion, especially when more things have been seen from that blogpost in the past 5 releases than are left on the list.

I hope you are right GoldenTruth i really do.
If nothing your nick brings hope.

Djemo.7153:

To clarify my post was a reminder that im eagerly awaiting this, not trying to diss Anet.
Ive been floating 1.3k gold in anticipation for the upcoming news of legendaries.

Its just that id be very dissapointed is all….

In an interview at PAX Colin said that the next legendaries will not be weapons, but an accessory (ring, amulet, earring or back). So if you’re holding out for another weapon it won’t be any time soon.