Guild Wars 2

I’m a little bit confused because i haven’t seen a preview for the next patch on the guild wars 2 homepage and I am concerned that tomorrow won’t be an update! Pls correct me if I am wrong, but do you know what will come tomorrow in the patch? Is tomorrow a patch? Pls help me!

The update will be probably so small, that every announcement would already cover all its content.

That’s probably why-

There will be a small epilogue to the first season of the living story, and the removal of glory from PvP.

That is basically all there is. We have been told multiple times that it will be a very small update, rather than a big one.

After that we will most likely not see any updates for a few weeks, until the Feature Update comes, and after that we will probably go a couple of more weeks until the release of Living Story Season 2.

Short answer is Yes, there will be a patch tomorrow.

Tomorrow is the Maintenance Patch. According to all the info that has been released about it (there isn’t much), it will be used to tie up the last of the LS. As well as being used to start the PvP rewards revamp. They will be removing Glory as a gainable currency, which is why they told everyone to use their glory boosters before March 18th. Other than that no other info has been released, so it will likely be a very small patch.

Glory Change FAQ – March 18th, 2014

lordkrall.7241:

After that we will most likely not see any updates for a few weeks, until the Feature Update comes, and after that we will probably go a couple of more weeks until the release of Living Story Season 2.

Sorry to say, but this is speculation. There is no confirmation that the next patch will be the feature patch, or that it will will occur anytime other than “not” June. Certainly after June seems horrible, and unlikely, but you never know.

There is a very good chance some other patch will occur between the glory removal patch and the feature patch… maybe more maintenance patches.

I just want to make sure you all stay in the right mind-set.

There is nothing whatsoever that suggests we will see more patches between Maintenance patch tomorrow and Feature Patch though.

Hotfixes? Quite possibly, but updates? Quite unlikely.

On the other hand we HAVE seen multiple hints that the Feature Patch is coming within a month or so, which would suggest it not really being much time for other patches.

Personally I think they will use the break in the LS, to bring back some of the previous “Reoccurring Events”. This would allow them to continue development on the Features Update, without the loss of any of their developmental resources.

Something like bringing back SAB in April. As long as they are not adding new worlds, it would not need any additional resources to implement. Not to mention that it would also coincide with the 1 year anniversary of SAB.

We could also see the return of the Bazaar. It was actually hinted at in their last release update, The Final Countdown (Contains pictures from the Bazaar). Leading many of us to believe it will be returning sometime in the near future.

Not to mention that we also have the upcoming WvW Tournament, where according to some data-mined info, they may be implementing the Account Bound WxP changes.

So while I doubt we won’t see any Updates until the Features Update, as some of the upcoming changes will require an Update/Patch. I do agree that any Updates/Patches will probably be fairly limited in scope until after the Features Update.

RagingDragon.9475:

We could also see the return of the Bazaar. It was actually hinted at in their last release update, The Final Countdown (Contains pictures from the Bazaar).

I really hope that happens, would be a great way to fill up the time we won’t have new LS releases, would really be a great way to hook up players, at least me.

RagingDragon.9475:

Personally I think they will use the break in the LS, to bring back some of the previous “Reoccurring Events”. This would allow them to continue development on the Features Update, without the loss of any of their developmental resources.

Something like bringing back SAB in April. As long as they are not adding new worlds, it would not need any additional resources to implement. Not to mention that it would also coincide with the 1 year anniversary of SAB.

We could also see the return of the Bazaar. It was actually hinted at in their last release update, The Final Countdown (Contains pictures from the Bazaar). Leading many of us to believe it will be returning sometime in the near future.

Not to mention that we also have the upcoming WvW Tournament, where according to some data-mined info, they may be implementing the Account Bound WxP changes.

So while I doubt we won’t see any Updates until the Features Update, as some of the upcoming changes will require an Update/Patch. I do agree that any Updates/Patches will probably be fairly limited in scope until after the Features Update.

Those picture meant for me that we re having reward items from past release and nothing more
“This last chance to earn these rare rewards from battling to the top of Scarlet’s airship and facing her holo-defenses is only available until March 18!”

darko.4501:

Those picture meant for me that we re having reward items from past release and nothing more

“This last chance to earn these rare rewards from battling to the top of Scarlet’s airship and facing her holo-defenses is only available until March 18!”

The Final Countdown was posted on March 11th, a full week after the release of The Battle for Lion’s Arch (March 4th). Which is usually when they hint at the next upcoming release (on March 18th). While a lot of that post does talk about the current event (Battle for Lion’s Arch), one of the pictures shows the Zephyr Rucksack Skin, which was not available during this event, as well as a picture of the Monacle (which was available). But both of the background images in those pictures are from the Bazaar location (Labyrinthine Cliffs).

All we can do is wait and see if those pictures were actually hints, or just random pictures used to promote the old LS items. Thought if the latter was the case they should have posted a picture of the Molten Jetpack instead of the Zephyr Rucksack Skin.

^ The picture of the monocle looks like it was taken somewhere in Ascalon, judging by the ruins and the metal pipes, not sure how you pulled Labyrinthine Cliffs from that picture.

It’s not a hint at anything.

Small wrap up on Scarlett, probably buggy as hell just like everything else.

And we move on to four months into the year with zero completed changes to anything outside temporary LS.

RagingDragon.9475:

darko.4501:

Those picture meant for me that we re having reward items from past release and nothing more

“This last chance to earn these rare rewards from battling to the top of Scarlet’s airship and facing her holo-defenses is only available until March 18!”

The Final Countdown was posted on March 11th, a full week after the release of The Battle for Lion’s Arch (March 4th). Which is usually when they hint at the next upcoming release (on March 18th). While a lot of that post does talk about the current event (Battle for Lion’s Arch), one of the pictures shows the Zephyr Rucksack Skin, which was not available during this event, as well as a picture of the Monacle (which was available). But both of the background images in those pictures are from the Bazaar location (Labyrinthine Cliffs).

All we can do is wait and see if those pictures were actually hints, or just random pictures used to promote the old LS items. Thought if the latter was the case they should have posted a picture of the Molten Jetpack instead of the Zephyr Rucksack Skin.

The Rucksack Skin also drops from the Ultimate Citizens Rescue Bag.