Guild Wars 2

Note: The BotFW end date is now known, this list is now confirmed.

This thread is my attempt to hopefully provide good start and end dates for the current/next release. This thread will be updated as new info is received, and may initially be incorrect. If you find any info that is either missing or not correct, please post in this thread with link to the info so I can update if I haven’t found it myself.

The Cutthroat Politics release will begin on July 23rd. Both Bazaar of the Four Winds and Cutthroat Politics will end on August 6th, although the election itself ends on August 5th. All content from BotFW will be available until the end of CP.

Ending on August 5th at 11:00 AM PDT:

• Captain’s Council election

Ending on August 6th:
Bazaar of the Four Winds

• All Bazaar of the Four Winds achievements, including rewards from meta achievements like the miniature Zephyr Sanctum and Gift of Quartz.
• Zephyr Sanctum and Labyrinthine Cliffs and all content held within.
• Stolen Kite Baskets in mini-dungeons and jumping puzzles (Learn to Kite achievement)
• Sanctum Sprint activity
• Kite baskets around Tyria (Parachute Pilferer achievement)
• Best. Dive. Ever. achievement (as it is off the Zephyr Sanctum)
• Grandmaster of Om achievement (Poyaqui is staying)

Cutthroat Politics

• All Cutthroat Politics achievements, including rewards from meta achievements like the miniature Kiel and Gnashblade.
• Candidate Trials
• Aspect Arena
• Back items from Aspect Arena and Southsun Survival

Permanent Content

• The Like Clockwork achievement may still be able to be completed, as it only depends on the presence of Quart Crystals. (Unknown though!)
• Poyaqui, Grandmaster of Belcher’s Bluff, will relocate to Lion’s Arch. His BotFW achievement will not be available.
• Skyhammer PvP map
• Belcher’s Bluff activity, and all related achievements in the Belcher’s Bluff category. Note that the “Grandmaster of Om” BotFW achievement (noted above) will not.
• Southsun Survival and other activities will continue in a rotating schedule (TBD after election)
• The Zephyr Rucksack and Desert Rose will continue to be sold via the Black Lion Weapons Specialist once the release has ended.

Links to info

• Bazaar of the Four Winds
• Cutthroat Politics
• BotFW end date confirmation
• Cutthroat Politics Patch Notes with end date info
• Guide to Cutthroat Politics with info on persisting content

Thank you. That will take a huge weight off my chest.

Is this a good format? I can always switch around the information.

I’m also hoping that people will post if they see incorrect or conflicting info (with the links) so I can try and figure out which is valid.

I think once (if) we get more specific information, the best format will emerge…

Added note saying BotFW ending is based on logic and precedent from the previous two months, not a dev post.

It could be wrong, as stated in the post, but will be corrected once known.

I would put that note up the top of the post, in bold, to make people more aware that it is a logical supposition, not confirmed by anet. Lot of people may not read to the bottom of the post.

Webba.3071:

I would put that note up the top of the post, in bold, to make people more aware that it is a logical supposition, not confirmed by anet. Lot of people may not read to the bottom of the post.

Good point, changed.

Great work, Vahkris. Thank you very much.

Hope more time is given. For players who can only play on Sunday due to heavy work commitments, it leaves little time to do anything. I believe new contents can still be release on schedule but keep old contents active for others who need more time to complete it. Many thanks

Thank you for taking this effort. I can only urge anyone that cares about the temporary content to do it asap since nothing here is certain. A dev confirmation or the dev team taking over the format would be appreciated.

Mastruq.2463:

Thank you for taking this effort. I can only urge anyone that cares about the temporary content to do it asap since nothing here is certain. A dev confirmation or the dev team taking over the format would be appreciated.

Either one works…I can keep it updated if I have accurate dev statements to reference.

Thanks to Vahkris for doing this.

Not to diminish Vahkris’ efforts though, but…

I just think he/she shouldn’t have had to. Someone at Anet must know when specific pieces of content are going away. They can’t just be adding content by the seat of their pants every 2 weeks and then ending it randomly. Surely there is a timeline somewhere.

If we could simply take the dates off of the timeline and put them on the release pages that would help a ton.

Thanks again for this. I’ll be using the dates you provided as a guideline since they make the most sense as you laid them out in the OP.

Xar.6185:

Thanks to Vahkris for doing this.

Not to diminish Vahkris’ efforts though, but…

I just think he/she shouldn’t have had to. Someone at Anet must know when specific pieces of content are going away. They can’t just be adding content by the seat of their pants every 2 weeks and then ending it randomly. Surely there is a timeline somewhere.

Strongly agree.

What would be really cool now is Arenanet making your thread a sticky and updating this thread with future LS ^^.

Minos.3450:

What would be really cool now is Arenanet making your thread a sticky and updating this thread with future LS ^^.

That would require moving it to each new release subforum for each release, it’d be better at that point to just put it in the Living World (which may end up happening if this continues).

Xar.6185:

Thanks to Vahkris for doing this.

Not to diminish Vahkris’ efforts though, but…

I just think he/she shouldn’t have had to. Someone at Anet must know when specific pieces of content are going away. They can’t just be adding content by the seat of their pants every 2 weeks and then ending it randomly. Surely there is a timeline somewhere.

If we could simply take the dates off of the timeline and put them on the release pages that would help a ton.

Thanks again for this. I’ll be using the dates you provided as a guideline since they make the most sense as you laid them out in the OP.

I don’t mind making the thread, my only thought on this is making sure players are informed.

From reddit:

http://es.reddit.com/r/Guildwars2/comments/1irqlc/do_we_know_when_the_zephyr_sanctum_leaves/

Sydius 12 puntos 15 horas atrás
Just like Dragon Bash & Sky Pirates, The Bazaar will overlap with Cutthroat Politics.
Both will depart at the same time, at the 6th of August.

Magnnus 5 puntos 14 horas atrás
Is this confirmed or just an assumption?

Kuraine 43 puntos 14 horas atrás
I can confirm it! Everything from the Bazaar update is sticking around until Cutthroat Politics is over. There’ll be more clarification in the patch notes on Tuesday.

(Kuraine is an ANet employee)

Yup. I’ve updated the OP to reflect the new information. I put everything ending on the 6th except the Council election, since we already knew the end date for that.

As always, please let me know if the information isn’t clear or needs to be worded differently.

Thanks!

Pixelpumpkin.4608:

Xar.6185:

Thanks to Vahkris for doing this.

Not to diminish Vahkris’ efforts though, but…

I just think he/she shouldn’t have had to. Someone at Anet must know when specific pieces of content are going away. They can’t just be adding content by the seat of their pants every 2 weeks and then ending it randomly. Surely there is a timeline somewhere.

Strongly agree.

Echo of the above. Thanks Vahkris, and hope ANet rewards you for picking up their slack!

As I posted before when I look for GW2 related info I look at the GW2 forums and/or wiki first. Dulfy second. Reddit? NEVER. It is infuriating that that’s where the ANet employees decide to post first.

Joseph Skyrim.2470:

Pixelpumpkin.4608:

Xar.6185:

Thanks to Vahkris for doing this.

Not to diminish Vahkris’ efforts though, but…

I just think he/she shouldn’t have had to. Someone at Anet must know when specific pieces of content are going away. They can’t just be adding content by the seat of their pants every 2 weeks and then ending it randomly. Surely there is a timeline somewhere.

Strongly agree.

Echo of the above. Thanks Vahkris, and hope ANet rewards you for picking up their slack!

As I posted before when I look for GW2 related info I look at the GW2 forums and/or wiki first. Dulfy second. Reddit? NEVER. It is infuriating that that’s where the ANet employees decide to post first.

In all fairness, it was Kuraine, who is actually a music and sound dev, not a CM or anything like that, so it may not have been intended to be “the official response”. He may not actually have known that no one’s stated the deadlines and just saw a chance to help out.

Op updated to reflect Poyaqui’s fate (he’s moving). His achievement, however, will not be spared.

Added info about the Zephyr Rucksack and Desert Rose backpieces remaining.