Guild Wars 2

Will the activities like the balloons and the gauntlet still be active in the new patch Queen’s Speech?

yes they will still be there. like every month, the first patch is there a full month, and the second 2 weeks

I mentioned it because it was quoted in the patch page as “wrapping up the gala”. I know it usually sticks around longer it just sounded like it was going to end.

AnthonyOrdon.3926:

Yes, you will be able to play the Queen’s Gauntlet after August 20th.

Hooray. More time to try to take down Strugar, Chomper and Liadri. Hoo boy. It’s tough as an Engineer.

AnthonyOrdon.3926:

Yes, you will be able to play the Queen’s Gauntlet after August 20th.

Can you say for how long? I assume it will be for 2 weeks after the speech update like other living story patch’s but just wondering.

Please don’t forget to turn off Gauntlet ticket drops! Support tokens are still in the game from the previous living story…

tencoderiot.6430:

Will the activities like the balloons and the gauntlet still be active in the new patch Queen’s Speech?

Uther Deathhand.1570:

AnthonyOrdon.3926:

Yes, you will be able to play the Queen’s Gauntlet after August 20th.

Can you say for how long? I assume it will be for 2 weeks after the speech update like other living story patch’s but just wondering.

Lets examine a thing, or two, (or eight) for a second….

Secret of Southsun – Lasted about a Month.
Last Stand at Southsun – Lasted Two weeks.

Dragon Bash – Lasted a Month.
Sky Pirates – Lasted Two weeks.

Bazaar of the Four Winds – Lasted a Month.
Cuthroat Politics- Lasted Two weeks.

Queen’s Jubilee – Lasting a Month.
Queen’s Speech – Will Last Two weeks.

The Pattern has shown that the Living Story lasts for One month, then there is a two week release in the middle, then everything goes away and we see a new month of living story all over again. Unless it randomly changes, I am going to assume that all Living Story content is going to follow this pattern for the rest of the year?

That’s a brilliant observation that I hadn’t noticed before. I, personally, miss updates being once a month period. I know most would disagree and fresh content is great but I feel like with two concurrent events going on at once gives me too much to do in a smaller amount of time. Flame and Frost release schedule was perfect for me albeit sort of short spurts of small content rather than everything all at once.

tencoderiot.6430:

That’s a brilliant observation that I hadn’t noticed before. I, personally, miss updates being once a month period. I know most would disagree and fresh content is great but I feel like with two concurrent events going on at once gives me too much to do in a smaller amount of time. Flame and Frost release schedule was perfect for me albeit sort of short spurts of small content rather than everything all at once.

One of the devs in an interview stated that player activity dropped off after 2 weeks. So they changed monthly content to 2-week content to keep them engaged. So they’re catering to the majority of the playerbase.

AnthonyOrdon.3926:

The Crown Pavillion (which includes the Queen’s Gauntlet) will be turned off after September 3rd and will remain off until it’s ready to return. The open world balloons and beacons of Kryta activity will also deactivate at this time.

Cool. Can we make it a player event to go around and blow them up on the 3rd?