Guild Wars 2

I’ve got to say. I love the new Southsun stuff. I really appreciate all the hard work and dedication Anet has put into this. Not sure if they will see this, but with all the QQing on the forums, I imagine a thumbs up goes a long way, so thank you very much.

I agree! I love that they chose to follow up with the refugees and bring the Consortium and Southsun back into the picture since I felt like they let that boat sink instead of bringing it all the way into port. I’m glad they put it out so soon after the completion of Frost and Flame instead of leaving us with nothing to do through the rest of May. I’m really enjoying the new activities and player-life on the island. I’m intrigued by the mystery behind the human nobles. I really love the crab toss game and I enjoyed chasing after the achievements.
There are things that could be improved but overall I’m pleased with this update.

Oh yeah! I was extremely excited to find out we would be returning to Southsun and dealing with the consortium. Karka are some of my favorite enemies in terms of design.

Only thing I dislike about this is that the achievement tab spoiled the whole story in mere 15 seconds reading them…

Farzo.8410:

Only thing I dislike about this is that the achievement tab spoiled the whole story in mere 15 seconds reading them…

I actually like that you get a sense of whats going on from the achievements since it whets my appetite for what comes next. If it wasn’t for the mention of (the villian) or what he has done in the plot, i probably would have no clue or story interest in being at southsun beyond just killing karka and grabbing loot. I mean, telling us the wildlife is dangerous or crazed doesn’t exactly mean squat on a island where the mobs have been dangerous and crazed since the day they were added to the game. Telling us upfront that (the villian) has been doing (stuff that’s spoiled in achievements and item descriptions) gives me something to look forward to in the next update.

I think what I love most about Southsun is that the NPCs tell you again and again how dangerous the island is. To see that actually confirmed in the difficulty of the mobs there is refreshing compared to other MMOs. It’s also what I like about Orr.

I agree Kasaeva, the achievement hunt was really fun. Convincing my lower leveled friends to visit the area with was a blast. They also got to hear me rage when I completed the Skipping Stones jumping puzzle, but fell before getting the last sample I needed at the end. (I ended up getting it of course)

Farzo.8410:

Only thing I dislike about this is that the achievement tab spoiled the whole story in mere 15 seconds reading them…

Not really. They don’t actually tell us anything. At most the surprise of seeing Canach again is spoiled and that there will be some sort of lair event/dungeon/personal instance. But we don’t know any of the details surrounding that event. We don’t know the whys, the wheres, the whens, or the hows. Personally, I feel like I have something to look forward to more than I feel like the story was spoiled for me.

Farzo.8410:

Only thing I dislike about this is that the achievement tab spoiled the whole story in mere 15 seconds reading them…

Yeah, can’t really disagree there. That could’ve definitely been saved for a cutscene in the next update.