Guild Wars 2

http://massively.joystiq.com/2014/01/14/exclusive-preview-of-guild-wars-2s-origin-of-madness-release/

tldr:
-no primordus
-new world boss, the Polycephalous (mirrored after wurm)
-giant watchknight (temporary
-new living story character (asura)
-Colin reiterates that LS and expansions are not mutually exclusive and other teams are working on other content behind the scenes

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here’s another interview:
http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2014-01-14-you-thought-that-was-it-for-guild-wars-2

SHINY!

clears throat

ahem, sorry… got a little excited there…

“brand-new, permanent world boss” —> nifty, maybe. something else to stomp my kitten.

Is that voiceover supposed to sound like a ‘dragon’ speaking or something?

And what is with the constant zerg content? It wouldn’t be so bad if their servers could actually handle it. Zerg content in nearly unplayable with the skill lag that always pops up.

Vol.7601:

-Colin reiterates that LS and expansions are not mutually exclusive and other teams are working on other content behind the scenes

He said the same thing more than a year ago.
Where is it? When will we see the other “behind the scenese” major projects?
I’m not excited for more mediocre content.

Nick.6972:

Vol.7601:

-Colin reiterates that LS and expansions are not mutually exclusive and other teams are working on other content behind the scenes

He said the same thing more than a year ago.
Where is it? When will we see the other “behind the scenese” major projects?
I’m not excited for more mediocre content.

I’m pretty sure Tequatl Rising was an example.

So is this what the Forbidden Thumpers were for? Worms?

Vol.7601:

-Colin reiterates that LS and expansions are not mutually exclusive and other teams are working on other content behind the scenes

Half life 3 confirmed!

I’m sorry.. but that giant Puppet String Watchknight looks just awesome.

So another recycled boss? How interesting!

3 Patches left to impress me before I move on.

While they did threaten that they’d release more content like Tequatl, I really wish they’d scale back their expectations for these encounters. It’s impossible to do Tequatl without an overly coordinated group using teamspeak with nearly an entire zone of players doing the event. While they may be easy, they should aim for a much lower point for player participation or these things will be ghost towns on 99% of servers just like Tequatl is now.

Atherakhia.4086:

While they did threaten that they’d release more content like Tequatl, I really wish they’d scale back their expectations for these encounters. It’s impossible to do Tequatl without an overly coordinated group using teamspeak with nearly an entire zone of players doing the event. While they may be easy, they should aim for a much lower point for player participation or these things will be ghost towns on 99% of servers just like Tequatl is now.

You dont need ts for Teqila anymore. At least in Desolation we dont use it. My only problem with Teqila is the guesting system. People zerging to our beloved server to take our places and our loots.

Atherakhia.4086:

While they did threaten that they’d release more content like Tequatl, I really wish they’d scale back their expectations for these encounters. It’s impossible to do Tequatl without an overly coordinated group using teamspeak with nearly an entire zone of players doing the event. While they may be easy, they should aim for a much lower point for player participation or these things will be ghost towns on 99% of servers just like Tequatl is now.

TEQ is pretty easy to do. and trust me… teq is not dead, there are guilds(TTS) dedicated to teq, BG does teq pretty much every time he spawns. i do teq around 2-3 times a day

Atherakhia.4086:

While they did threaten that they’d release more content like Tequatl, I really wish they’d scale back their expectations for these encounters. It’s impossible to do Tequatl without an overly coordinated group using teamspeak with nearly an entire zone of players doing the event. While they may be easy, they should aim for a much lower point for player participation or these things will be ghost towns on 99% of servers just like Tequatl is now.

Im afraid how tired will be everyone when we have like 10 similar world bosses one a timer … For 2 blue and 1 green of course.

Mad Rasputin.7809:

Is that voiceover supposed to sound like a ‘dragon’ speaking or something?

Sounded like the voice of a typical dragon or larger monster, so probably. With the wording, it sounds like they’re the master, the kind that can’t act on their own due to being locked away or something.

Mad Rasputin.7809:

And what is with the constant zerg content?

In general? Majority participation.

BTW, why is the Durmond Priory involved in researching the dragon? Don’t the orders only care about Dragons?

Does this indicate that the wurm is dragon-related?

Teq should have been an instance.

I like the idea of a new world boss… but a re-skinned version of Wurm isn’t all that thrilling to me. Looked like there might be some more mechanics which is good at least.

The giant watchknight looked fun.

Who was supposed to be speaking in that video? I’m hoping it was a dragon that is guiding Scarlet. This LS will only be a success imo if it ends with a new elder dragon.

Looks like Scarlet…

sunglasses

got wurms.

Nick.6972:

Teq should have been an instance.

Pretty much. I’d be fine if ANet decided to make it a squad based instance that needed 40 people. But the way the current encounter works is dreadful. If you’re in the home instance, you may as well give up and guest somewhere else because the only people who do Teq are on their own overflows with 50+ people in teamspeak.

strike my sack, that looks like the same content from last time

Naus the Gobbo.5172:

Looks like Scarlet…

sunglasses

got wurms.

Yeeeeeeahhhhh!!!

Haha too good

It sounds like it could be primordius speaking in the youtube vid.

See the death star above the metal lady? Place for the end story + raid content?

I think the wurm is a side effect of the ‘mysterious probes’, scarlet trying to awaken a specific dragon has also riled up this new wurm.

Xuro.5861:

So another recycled boss? How interesting!

3 Patches left to impress me before I move on.

Recycled? These are new, one new permanent and one temporary… for now.

Nick.6972:

Teq should have been an instance.

This was my advice on large events as soon as the first karka events hit.
Limit maps to certain amounts of people, much smaller amounts.. but have lots more instances of it. You could balance it much easier that way as well.

Since it’s a jungle wurm, and not say, a Destroyer, it could very possibly be the Jungle Dragon, Mordremoth.

This also ties with the story with the Pale Tree.

so all our feedback was done in a new world boss and more temporary content!? yep Anet is really listen the community.

I bet we will get more backpacks aswell

lekyii.9856:

so all our feedback was done in a new world boss and more temporary content!? yep Anet is really listen the community.

I bet we will get more backpacks aswell

I actually want more backpacks. Before, I would have agreed. But I’m now running out, and want more options ;D

lekyii.9856:

so all your feedback was done in a new world boss and more temporary content!? yep Anet is really listen the community.

I bet we will get more backpacks aswell

you realize this content was probably written months ago right?

I also would like some more back packs- can’t find the right one for 2 of my characters and I am iffy on the shatterer wings on my main

Another thing that has me a wondering a little…. Why add a second world boss to Bloodtide Coast? There are other maps that could use a permanent addition of a world boss.

LittleLepton.8915:

lekyii.9856:

so all our feedback was done in a new world boss and more temporary content!? yep Anet is really listen the community.

I bet we will get more backpacks aswell

I actually want more backpacks. Before, I would have agreed. But I’m now running out, and want more options ;D

you are not running out of backpacks skins? woa!

Atleast i hope that the world boss is harder than tequal and give better loot.

lekyii.9856:

so all our feedback was done in a new world boss and more temporary content!? yep Anet is really listen the community.

I bet we will get more backpacks aswell

well of course anything related to Scarlett is going to be temporary now that she is on her way out.

lekyii.9856:

LittleLepton.8915:

lekyii.9856:

so all our feedback was done in a new world boss and more temporary content!? yep Anet is really listen the community.

I bet we will get more backpacks aswell

I actually want more backpacks. Before, I would have agreed. But I’m now running out, and want more options ;D

you are not running out of backpacks skins? woa!

15 characters! Alt lyfe is hard </3

yessss!!! more zerg content!

guanlongwucaii.3162:

yessss!!! more zerg content!

The flip side, more chances for ascended gear that might be the right stats!

Morrigan.2809:

lekyii.9856:

so all your feedback was done in a new world boss and more temporary content!? yep Anet is really listen the community.

I bet we will get more backpacks aswell

you realize this content was probably written months ago right?

I also would like some more back packs- can’t find the right one for 2 of my characters and I am iffy on the shatterer wings on my main

3-4 month lead time on living stories. Nothing discussed in a CDI would have affected the LS yet…not deeply anyway.

Mad Rasputin.7809:

Another thing that has me a wondering a little…. Why add a second world boss to Bloodtide Coast? There are other maps that could use a permanent addition of a world boss.

I got the impression from the article that they’re also adding stuff under Bloodtide Coast. Anyone else get that feeling from what was written?

You can make a zone a lot bigger by getting vertical and add tons of new content while you’re at it.

Looks exciting to me! Especially the ‘puppet’! Can’t wait.

As for feedback, if you are referring to the CDIs, it does take some time (a few months) to implement said feedback. Also, not everyone agrees on what feedback should be implemented. Some people may be pleased with what’s to come, and some…not so much.

I look forward to what’s to come. =)

Medazolam.3058:

I think the wurm is a side effect of the ‘mysterious probes’, scarlet trying to awaken a specific dragon has also riled up this new wurm.

It was thinking the same

You know what will be great? If they released an update that had nothing to do with story whatsoever: adding guild features, fixing abysmal loot system, adding precursor hunt, fixing bugs and skills – all the features they promised in 2013.

Nick.6972:

You know what will be great? If they released an update that had nothing to do with story whatsoever: adding guild features, fixing abysmal loot system, adding precursor hunt, fixing bugs and skills – all the features they promised in 2013.

you mean a ‘features only’ patch….. I think ive heard that term tossed around lately

I expected patch preview. but we got only a video… pfff… lame

At least it’s almost over, and Colin pretty much acknowledges that an expansion is coming. Hallelujah, we might get our fun back!

Not sure what the video was trying to do exactly.

Nick.6972:

You know what will be great? If they released an update that had nothing to do with story whatsoever: adding guild features, fixing abysmal loot system, adding precursor hunt, fixing bugs and skills – all the features they promised in 2013.

Where did they promise these things?

Also, there’s supposed to be just a patch for features and QoL updates after the last LS patch in March.

Sadly, I can’t say this video made me any excited. It looks like all the other videos with some kind of new boss we need to zerg down and remember the timer on.

Nick.6972:

You know what will be great? If they released an update that had nothing to do with story whatsoever: adding guild features, fixing abysmal loot system, adding precursor hunt, fixing bugs and skills – all the features they promised in 2013.

You do know they do that with every LS right? This is just a preview. It’s not patch notes.

Lornar’s Pass is where Primordus is going to come to surface.
Scarlet will move all her alliances there and build a giant robot to stop him. We will defect scarlet and her robot and Primordus will get to fly west to LA and nuke the city and no one will have the power to stop him.

it would be a good twist if they do it like that ;D

Farzo.8410:

Sadly, I can’t say this video made me any excited. It looks like all the other videos with some kind of new boss we need to zerg down and remember the timer on.

That’s pretty much the impression I got. More zerg world content that has no real bearing on any part of the game’s story I actually want to explore, like Elona or Cantha or half the map that is still locked.

TheDaiBish.9735:

Nick.6972:

You know what will be great? If they released an update that had nothing to do with story whatsoever: adding guild features, fixing abysmal loot system, adding precursor hunt, fixing bugs and skills – all the features they promised in 2013.

Where did they promise these things?

Also, there’s supposed to be just a patch for features and QoL updates after the last LS patch in March.

Oh I don’t know, they said that they’re already working on precursor hunt back in Januray 2013 and that it will be implemented later than year.