Guild Wars 2

I was thinking, current forum theory is that the tendrils are spreading via the waypoints. What if, in-universe, they decided to shut down the waypoints. But, since we all like to use waypoints, you could pay more to get the waypoint open temporarily. The effect for the player would be virtually identical, waypointing would just be more expensive, making it a better gold sink. I think the game needs more gold sinks, and this would provide an in-universe reason for it. What do you guys think

I actually think that my prediction is something they’ve very likely already discussed internally and maybe even decided upon implementing. I’m sure they came to discuss and consider your idea as well during their meetings.

I’d actually be surprised if they didn’t have discussions about all of these possibilities I mention (and many others neither of us have mentioned).

What they decided to do in the end, if anything, we can only wait and see.

StinVec.3621:

KarateKid.5648:

https://forum-en.gw2archive.eu/forum/livingworld/s2/What-is-that-Vine-doing-to-the-WP/4174935

Just sayin…

Indeed. I can see it now:

• Vines spread via waypoint system
• Waypoint system gets taken offline (permanently?) to stop the spread of the vines
• Players must travel everywhere by foot

• New convenience only Gem Store item!
  • Mobile Waypoint Device! 1,000 gems (costs 10 silver per use)
• New cosmetic only Gem Store items!
  • New Mount Designs!
    “Why travel on foot when you can traverse the landscapes in style on your own personal llama, bicycle or wheeled cart?!”
    - Same functionality as the Enchanted Broom and Sonic Tunneling Tool – does not provide any movement speed bonuses.

Adds gem store items and also a persistent gold sink that is higher than the current waypoint charge (even at level 80 at max travel distance) due to the fee per use. It will also please those wanting (more) “mounts”. Though, unlike mount designs common to other RPGs, they’ll continue to be cosmetic only and offer no speed boosts.

Though, perhaps not all waypoints would be taken offline. Maybe specific ones will remain (at zone transition areas and some dungeons), but the majority of them would likely be disabled or destroyed.

Open World PvE only, of course. Not relevant in instances/dungeons or even in WvW as that mode isn’t really affected by what happens in Living Story. No idea if PvP has waypoints at all, but if that mode does then it remains the same as WvW would.

This limited waypoint availability could potentially cause there to be fewer cries of outrage than there would likely be to a complete removal of all waypoints.

It would also bring resolution to the contested waypoint situation since any waypoint that could be contested will no longer exist, and Scarlet’s Mobile Waypoint Device can plop you down wherever you want (though limited to specific areas designated as viable exit points).

However, no matter how many waypoints are left online (if any), if Scarlet’s Mobile Waypoint Device is in the gem store we can be certain that there will still be many p2w outrage threads made by some who don’t seem to understand what p2w really means.

Alternates:

• Instead of a 10s fee every time a player wants to use Scarlet’s Mobile Waypoint Device, they could even make a tradeable Mobile Waypoint Device Core Charge item that is needed for the device to function. Likely dropped from specific content that they wish players to take part in, but common enough for there to not be too small of a supply. Could also become a crafting component in the future for Mobile Waypoint Device upgrades or for other crafted items.

• Instead of having tradeable Core Charges and all of the issues that come into play with that, make Scarlet’s Mobile Waypoint Device cost 700 gems and come with 10 Core Charges, and then sell packs of 5 Core Charges at 125 gems that are added to the wallet like the Transmutation Charges are.

edit
Replaced references of “MWD” with “Mobile Waypoint Device” as all I could see when I read MWD was Micro Warp Drive from EvE-Online.