Guild Wars 2

In the last cinematic, we see an artifact among cristals that get smashed. Could that artifact be located in Cristal Desert ?

Personally, I think it’s coming…..that looked a lot like Glint’s cave in GW1 and the towers before that kinda like the buildings that stood in the background of the desert….
Will it be the first zone we see? Probably not. We may have to go deeper into the jungle first, but I feel it’s coming.

Mursaat.

/thread

Cool. Crystal Desert was a greatly requested zone.

Magumma wastes is a desert.

Yea, I bet you’re confused now.

The cutscene is too vague. First is forest, next is a realm of fire, next is Crystal then jungle. From what I understand primordius the fire Dragon was first awake, then our favourite dead Dragon and now jungle. The sequence seems off.

http://zoom.it/Zf9p

Dalanor.5387:

Mursaat.

/thread

the crytal bit definately made me think of the Jades :-3
we also know that the mursaat have huge ties to the Bloodstone in maguuma jungle (which we seem to be heading towards)

Don’t get your hopes up.

looks like magus falls to me

To add to the speculation, did anybody notice the little girl in Ebonhawke? The one dancing around and saying she saw a ghost char run past her into a nearby sealed cave?

I think it will be Crystal Desert. There was a line about Kalkatorrik in the LS2 cut scenes also.

Dirame.8521:

Magumma wastes is a desert.

Yea, I bet you’re confused now.

The Maguuma Wastes were supposed to be a wasteland, not a desert. In GW1 they were just dried up plants and hard, dry earth after parts of the jungle became barren. It’s the new GW2 team that made it into a desert full of sand and rocks because they never played Prophecies.

What cinematic is being discussed, please? The scenes mentioned do not sound familiar to me.

-edit-
Ah, that needlessly and intentionally cryptic “vision” that was shared by the Pale Tree that was not helpful at all in explaining what is going on.

Thank you for linking it, Arctinus.

Hitsuzen.7908:

To add to the speculation, did anybody notice the little girl in Ebonhawke? The one dancing around and saying she saw a ghost char run past her into a nearby sealed cave?

That girl has been there since launch. As for what this trailer means.. I have no idea, it’s rather vague to me. I’ll have to take a better look at it though as I’ve only seen it once ingame.

If anyone wants to see the ending cinematic again, it can be viewed here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FJNn53dNu0c

After the last living story episode, it’s nearly confirmed that we’ll get Crystall Desert soon.

How did last episode in any way or form suggest that we will get Crystal Desert?
We have no reason to go there. Glint is dead. Her (as far as we know) only surviving egg is somewhere in the western parts of Tyria. Not eastern.

In the Pale Tree vision, we didn’t know what we saw. In the last episode, in the Labyrinth, the player character explains that she saw the Pale Tree Cristal Desert vision. We now know that what we saw in that cinematic is Crystal Deset.

Well, for one thing, there HAS been completed “painted scenery” of the map showing semi-accurate landscapes of the crystal desert map.

I think woodenpotatoes has a video about it, about the cool things beta used to have.

Once we get the egg, we will need to go to the Crystal Desert to get Krakaltorik to sit on it.

Yeah, I saw no evidence whatsoever of us going to the Crystal Desert. The Master of Peace was taking it even farther into Maguuma to keep it safe, which is the opposite direction from where the Crystal Desert is.

Yes desert is coming in 2019.

Serbianwolf.1652:

http://zoom.it/Zf9p

This is really cool. Thanks for linking this.

Let’s say the jade brotherhood knew Brill had eggs to take care of. We know there was a portal in cristal desert leading to Elona, and I’ve read somewhere that the portal doesn’t lead to Elona anymore (but it didn’t say the portal doesn’t work). Could the brotherhood had recalibrated the portal in cristal desert to a portal next to the bloodstone in Magguma Jungle to evade the eggs in case of emergency ?

Edit: As many have spotted out, it’s not Jade Brotherhood, but Brotherhood of the dragon, and Glint instead of Brill, sorry for confusion.

Acinonyx Rex.8609:

Let’s say the jade brotherhood knew Brill had eggs to take care of. We know there was a portal in cristal desert leading to Elona, and I’ve read somewhere that the portal doesn’t lead to Elona anymore (but it didn’t say the portal doesn’t work). Could the brotherhood had recalibrated the portal in cristal desert to a portal next to the bloodstone in Magguma Jungle to evade the eggs in case of emergency ?

The Jade Brotherhood were a gang in Cantha. They had nothing to do with Glint, her eggs, or the Crystal Desert. I think you mean the Brotherhood of the Dragon and their descendents. And you’re really reaching far here with your theories.

I believe right now the north parts of the entire Crystal Desert are claimed by Kralkatorrik, and the southern areas and Desolation are under rule by Palawa Joko. Plus, the risen and Palawa Joko’s undead are fighting all over the place. Basically, the area is inaccessible.

Acinonyx Rex.8609:

Let’s say the jade brotherhood knew Brill had eggs to take care of. We know there was a portal in cristal desert leading to Elona, and I’ve read somewhere that the portal doesn’t lead to Elona anymore (but it didn’t say the portal doesn’t work). Could the brotherhood had recalibrated the portal in cristal desert to a portal next to the bloodstone in Magguma Jungle to evade the eggs in case of emergency ?

Your post here is confusing a bunch of lore. First off, the Jade Brotherhood was a gang in Cantha. I have no idea why you’re bringing them up now. Also, who is Brill?

Another thing to note is that the teleporters in the crystal desert were never long range. They were always just across a gorge or cliff. Even the one from the crystal desert to the desolation was not that far of a stretch lore-wise, as you could still see the Lonely Vigil from Crystal Overlook in Elona.

narwhalsbend.7059:

Your post here is confusing a bunch of lore. First off, the Jade Brotherhood was a gang in Cantha. I have no idea why you’re bringing them up now. Also, who is Brill?
.

Brill is Glint in certain languages for the game.

RoseofGilead.8907:

narwhalsbend.7059:

Your post here is confusing a bunch of lore. First off, the Jade Brotherhood was a gang in Cantha. I have no idea why you’re bringing them up now. Also, who is Brill?
.

Brill is Glint in certain languages for the game.

I figured as much.

mahri.8410:

In the Pale Tree vision, we didn’t know what we saw. In the last episode, in the Labyrinth, the player character explains that she saw the Pale Tree Cristal Desert vision. We now know that what we saw in that cinematic is Crystal Deset.

According to the wiki and what I saw, except Eir’s and Caithe’s recounting of Destiny’s Edge battle with Glint and Kralkatorrik – the climax of the novel Edge of Destiny – there is no mention of the Crystal Desert in the entirety of Episode 7 – and this was in the first instance (for Eir) and second instance (for Caithe), not the labyrinth (third instance). There is no mention of a “vision” “desert” or “crystal” in the labyrinth’s instance.

As for the PC talking about the vision, all the PC says is seeing an egg and a “golden location” which the PC suspects the Master of Peace is heading towards.

And the Master of Peace was heading west – the Crystal Desert is far across the continent, on the other side of Labyrinthine Cliffs where the Zephyrites left from. I don’t see us going to the Crystal Desert.

Though arguably one can saw we did go to the Crystal Desert – via the portal in the Durmand Priory basement, to Glint’s Lair.

Acinonyx Rex.8609:

Let’s say the jade brotherhood knew Brill had eggs to take care of. We know there was a portal in cristal desert leading to Elona, and I’ve read somewhere that the portal doesn’t lead to Elona anymore (but it didn’t say the portal doesn’t work). Could the brotherhood had recalibrated the portal in cristal desert to a portal next to the bloodstone in Magguma Jungle to evade the eggs in case of emergency ?

Erm… well, first, Brotherhood of the Dragon and Glint, not Jade Brotherhood and Brill -as mentioned.

Yes, the Brotherhood of the Dragon knew Glint had eggs, and even defended one (Gleam) in GW1 (with the players).

The Forgotten Portal has never been said to no longer work. What’s been said about Elona is that since Zhaitan’s rise and Joko’s reign contact has been cut off except for the Order of Whispers – of course, even in GW1, the Crystal Desert was more or less impassible for the common traveler (too dangerous) and even moreso the Desolation, so land travel is near impossible without going into charr lands to the far east first. I think you are thinking of the asura portal underneath Kamadan no longer working, which could be said because of the aforementioned no-contact or because the old gate network supposedly doesn’t work thanks to Primordus’ waking (the old gate network was powered by Primordus’ residual magic while it slept), though such is pure speculation – as is whether or not that gate is canon, as it existed only in a quest meant to bring players from Elona to Eye of the North and the gate was “shared” with one under Kaineng City in Cantha and one under Lion’s Arch (the only one confirmed to have existed in lore would be Lion’s Arch’s underground gate). The Forgotten portal has no known status – positive or negative – since GW1.

While theoretically recallibrating portals – both old asura gates (which were for the most part stationary destinations, unlike GW2 gates despite mechanics) and the Forgotten portals (as well as mursaat teleporters) – would be possible, there are no such portals near Bloodstone Fen, and if such existed and used by the Brotherhood then the Zephyrites should know of them and would have used them to get closer to their western destination than on foot through Mordrem armies.

I wonder if the forgotten are still alive, or at least a couple of them, then again the same can be asked for many things like what’s happening to the people in Elona and Cantha or what happened in the past couple of centuries

Konig Des Todes.2086:

mahri.8410:

In the Pale Tree vision, we didn’t know what we saw. In the last episode, in the Labyrinth, the player character explains that she saw the Pale Tree Cristal Desert vision. We now know that what we saw in that cinematic is Crystal Deset.

According to the wiki and what I saw, except Eir’s and Caithe’s recounting of Destiny’s Edge battle with Glint and Kralkatorrik – the climax of the novel Edge of Destiny – there is no mention of the Crystal Desert in the entirety of Episode 7 – and this was in the first instance (for Eir) and second instance (for Caithe), not the labyrinth (third instance). There is no mention of a “vision” “desert” or “crystal” in the labyrinth’s instance.

As for the PC talking about the vision, all the PC says is seeing an egg and a “golden location” which the PC suspects the Master of Peace is heading towards.

And the Master of Peace was heading west – the Crystal Desert is far across the continent, on the other side of Labyrinthine Cliffs where the Zephyrites left from. I don’t see us going to the Crystal Desert.

Though arguably one can saw we did go to the Crystal Desert – via the portal in the Durmand Priory basement, to Glint’s Lair.

yes and why is the Master of Peace running in the opposite direction?

To get as far away as possible…. but now that Caithe grabbed it I guess she will be intercepted by “someone” and we might actually land in the Crystal Desert after all… but only guessing on this.

Eileane.3845:

Konig Des Todes.2086:

mahri.8410:

In the Pale Tree vision, we didn’t know what we saw. In the last episode, in the Labyrinth, the player character explains that she saw the Pale Tree Cristal Desert vision. We now know that what we saw in that cinematic is Crystal Deset.

According to the wiki and what I saw, except Eir’s and Caithe’s recounting of Destiny’s Edge battle with Glint and Kralkatorrik – the climax of the novel Edge of Destiny – there is no mention of the Crystal Desert in the entirety of Episode 7 – and this was in the first instance (for Eir) and second instance (for Caithe), not the labyrinth (third instance). There is no mention of a “vision” “desert” or “crystal” in the labyrinth’s instance.

As for the PC talking about the vision, all the PC says is seeing an egg and a “golden location” which the PC suspects the Master of Peace is heading towards.

And the Master of Peace was heading west – the Crystal Desert is far across the continent, on the other side of Labyrinthine Cliffs where the Zephyrites left from. I don’t see us going to the Crystal Desert.

Though arguably one can saw we did go to the Crystal Desert – via the portal in the Durmand Priory basement, to Glint’s Lair.

yes and why is the Master of Peace running in the opposite direction?

To get as far away as possible…. but now that Caithe grabbed it I guess she will be intercepted by “someone” and we might actually land in the Crystal Desert after all… but only guessing on this.

Season 2 has been heading up towards the fight with Mordremoth but I guess it makes total sense to head in the opposite direction and go to the Crystal Desert mid way thru Season 2 because as we all know the Branded and more so Kralkatorrik has been the main enemies all along.

Why does everybody have such a kitten for the Crystal Desert? It’s obvious this story is going WEST, not east.

the Master of Peace was trying to get AWAY from trouble by heading towards the west….

.. so the troubles in the EAST.

(mumbles and walks away)

Actually, nothing says the Master of Peace was heading away from anything – let alone trouble. He was heading towards a location – a specific location; a golden location – that lies in the west.

By all indications, he was not trying to avoid anything but Mordrem (which he failed, as he had to go through them, though why he didn’t try to detour a bit is beyond me). He had a very specific destination, but if he was simply trying to avoid trouble he’d have a very specific “get away from” location, not a “get to” location.

And if he was simply trying to avoid trouble, why would he go towards trouble (Mordrem/Mordremoth) that were specifically after him (and/or the egg)?