Guild Wars 2

Ahoy,

I was just thinking when I was playing in one of the HotS area with one of my 70 characters tonight...
I wonder where the next expansion will take us.

Gladly we have the Living World season 3 rolling up again, which is great and I love every part of it, new map-zone, new story-chapter, new foes and allies.
The lastest Far Shiverpeaks zone is just really beautiful..!
I just love how well-designed and the beauty of every map is in GW2.

I can’t wait to see more of Tyria and even Cantha and Elona! (Hopefully.. )

So, can we except a new expansion pack for GW2 somewhen next year? I surely hope it will come ASAP,

Another weird thing I was checking back in GW1 expansion packs, they were released in quite short term.
Take a look here:

- Guild Wars: Prophecies ~ April 28, 2005
- Guild Wars: Factions ~ April 28, 2006
- Guild Wars: Nightfall~ October 27, 2006
- Guild Wars: Utopia ~ April 2007, (Cancelled )
- Guild Wars: Eye of the North ~ August 31st, 2007

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And now for GW2:

- Guild Wars 2 ~ August 28, 2012
- Guild Wars 2: Heart of Thorns ~ October 23, 2015

And again, sure we do have the Living World going on as a mini-expansion(s) rolling out through Tyria and I can’t wait to see more of it, but what are you thoughts about this?
Do you want to see more campaigns expansion packs?
Specially with Jormag and Primordus actived, maybe we’ll focus more of Asuras and Norns as we did with Mordremoth for Sylvaris.
As we move higher up of Far Shiverpeaks, we might even go to the Blood Legion Homelands and meet Kralkatorrik there.. or even going under water of the Unending Ocean and meet up with Bubbles!

Looking forward for replies and please no fighting or drama wars here!
Thank you,

GW internally is a very different kind of game than GW2. The pace of expansion that GW had is just not possible in a true open world MMO vs a lobby/instance MMO.

As for the next one. I wouldn’t expect it for at least 9 months but with the current content release schedule, I won’t be too upset if we don’t see it until 2018.

Behellagh.1468:

GW internally is a very different kind of game than GW2. The pace of expansion that GW had is just not possible in a true open world MMO vs a lobby/instance MMO.

As for the next one. I wouldn’t expect it for at least 9 months but with the current content release schedule, I won’t be too upset if we don’t see it until 2017.

You mean 2018 right? since 9 months from now 2017 is almost gone.

Linken.6345:

Behellagh.1468:

GW internally is a very different kind of game than GW2. The pace of expansion that GW had is just not possible in a true open world MMO vs a lobby/instance MMO.

As for the next one. I wouldn’t expect it for at least 9 months but with the current content release schedule, I won’t be too upset if we don’t see it until 2017.

You mean 2018 right? since 9 months from now 2017 is almost gone.

Yep, year hand on my chronometer was off. Fixed.

Behellagh.1468:

Linken.6345:

Behellagh.1468:

GW internally is a very different kind of game than GW2. The pace of expansion that GW had is just not possible in a true open world MMO vs a lobby/instance MMO.

As for the next one. I wouldn’t expect it for at least 9 months but with the current content release schedule, I won’t be too upset if we don’t see it until 2017.

You mean 2018 right? since 9 months from now 2017 is almost gone.

Yep, I time warped. Fixed.

Wish I could do that, would be nice to met mom again.

I’m also hoping for an expansion. Maybe an expansion that will enhance the graphics of the game, new maps that are like the new Living Story maps not like the original HOT maps. New Specializations, and maybe another job or two. New Weapons, Maybe make WvW 4v4 or 5v5 even. Make new great soundtrack and no more of the depressing Desert BL music.

They said early this year that the company is working on second expansion, I wouldent hold my hopes up for a 2 more classes if that what you mean with job, if crafts I dont see what else we need.

graphics are still beautiful so I dont see why those need upgraded already this is a mmo.
If they upgrade they potentialy lock out people who play now since their computers wont be able to handle it.

I’m hoping for next expansion announcement in January, with release in late 2017 perhaps (similar months to HoT). But if Anet can keep the current pace & quality with LS3 I wouldn’t mind it to be half year or even year later if this would mean highly polished, rich experience with next xpac.

The thing I’m missing most in current game state is more variety of elite specs. This is most important here. With amazing ls3 releases I don’t feel like I would need a lot more new “xpac” zones that much. Current ones are amazing. The same with new mechanics/masteries, ls3 provides us with such. But the new elite specs for variety of builds for each prof – yes please, that’s all that missing currently.

The idea here is to keep releasing ls3 and working on xpac 2 at the same time (as Mo already stated they do now). BUT – NO content drought between last episode of ls3 and xpac 2 is a must (best if the gap between last episode and new xpac is same like current between episodes). What I fear is if they’ll get close to xpac release, they might shift their way again to full-powah xpac load. That would be sad.

We’ll see.

All I want is a new race and a new continent.

Give me my tengu, please.

This is one of the ways GW1 was a very different game.

It was one of the first (possible the first?) MMOs to not require a subscription and microtransactions didn’t really exist back then. (I know of one game which was selling what are now known as DLC packs as early as 2001 but that was unusual.) So their entire business model was based around selling boxed copies of the various campaigns.

Which means they had to bring them out quickly because in between releases their income was restricted to odd people buying copies late, and that’s not enough to keep a studio going. And the downside for players was very little content came out in between expansions. There was the Bonus Mission Pack (paid) and a few bits and pieces like Sorrows Furnace (free), but they were unusual. Most updates were just bug fixes and tweaks to existing systems.

Anet have never said it but I suspect part of the reason they decided to make GW2 was that system proved to be unworkable – they couldn’t keep up with making new campaigns quickly enough to get the income they needed to keep making them. That plus the new ideas that had entered the industry since they started and the mechanics they wanted to do which didn’t work with the GW1 engine/map design (like dynamic events) meant the logical thing to do was to make a new game.

I expect end 2017. The first time around it was a decision late in development of HoT where they reacted to the people and decided to release those assets as an expansion. First they tried out different models with living world only. That didn’t work out as expected. Hence I think it won’t take 3 years for one expansion.

I would prefer it so much more that they FIX the game balance before they release mew co tent and elites to make it even worse.

I would hope we don’t get an expansion ever again. Unless they can continue with the current release schedule on LS3 and on top of that release an expansion. Do not repeat the same mistake as HoT.

maddoctor.2738:

I would hope we don’t get an expansion ever again. Unless they can continue with the current release schedule on LS3 and on top of that release an expansion. Do not repeat the same mistake as HoT.

They have already announced that they have a significant part of their employees working on a second expansion since at least march.

I would love a new expansion! And a better elite spec for ranger besides heal bot would be great. Healer should be reserved for monk/guardian class IMO. However I’d like to see Arena net deliver on thier promises from the last one before the new one comes out. The Legendary Armor especially. I’m tired of having to haul around a second set of armor and weapons just to swap to healer on my ranger. Ugg. And please no unrealistic promises like a Full set of legendary weapons. Alot of people felt burned. They bought a product expecting one thing and got something else. ????

There has been a (fairly) reliable release date for all new content.
Aug 2012 GW2 released
June 2013 LWS 1 released
June 2014 LWS 2 released
Oct 2015 GW2 HoT released
June 2016 LWS 3 released

Logically there are one of two outcomes:
1 we get LWS 4 in June 2017 and the new expansion Oct 2018.
OR
They miss LWS 4 and bring out the new expansion Oct this year.

Only specualtion based on the facts of release dates.

Stu Grockalot.2937:

There has been a (fairly) reliable release date for all new content.
Aug 2012 GW2 released
June 2013 LWS 1 released
June 2014 LWS 2 released
Oct 2015 GW2 HoT released
June 2016 LWS 3 released

Logically there are one of two outcomes:
1 we get LWS 4 in June 2017 and the new expansion Oct 2018.
OR
They miss LWS 4 and bring out the new expansion Oct this year.

Only specualtion based on the facts of release dates.

You’re a distance off with LW season 1. If you count the karka invasion event as part of it, the start was November 2012, otherwise it was January 2013 with Flame & Frost. Which doesn’t leave a particularly strong pattern.

My guess is a release paired with Halloween again. I suspect we may get a reveal of the expansion with episode 5 (based off MO’s comment about it being an important episode). Assuming 6 episodes, 6, if on schedule would be sometime in July (or early August at the latest). Then if they then plan to do betas and elite spec reveals, October would be about the earliest an expansion could be released, and I doubt they’d want to run too close to the end of the year.

they announced a new expansion pack, won’t release teasers and trailers until they are close to done because they don’t want a hype train as buckwild and offtrack as last time.
They also stated that they wanted to focus more on mechanical content in the expansion, leaving more story-related content to the living world

Alga.6498:

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Take a look here:

- Guild Wars: Prophecies ~ April 28, 2005
- Guild Wars: Factions ~ April 28, 2006
- Guild Wars: Nightfall~ October 27, 2006
- Guild Wars: Utopia ~ April 2007, (Cancelled )
- Guild Wars: Eye of the North ~ August 31st, 2007

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And now for GW2:

- Guild Wars 2 ~ August 28, 2012
- Guild Wars 2: Heart of Thorns ~ October 23, 2015

- Guild Wars 2: Elona et Cantha ~October 21, 2018

I always thought Utopia sounded like an April Fool’s joke, and whaddaya know, the release date was supposed to be in APRIL.

gw2 expansion → midle/late of 2019, if released before will just be another pve power creep based expansion to force players play the new traits in pvp as well.

Yannir.4132:

I always thought Utopia sounded like an April Fool’s joke, and whaddaya know, the release date was supposed to be in APRIL.

Was this the canceled project that had the new Commando Mode?

Sephas.8793:

Yannir.4132:

I always thought Utopia sounded like an April Fool’s joke, and whaddaya know, the release date was supposed to be in APRIL.

Was this the canceled project that had the new Commando Mode?

no, read@ https://wiki.guildwars.com/wiki/Guild_Wars_Utopia

Commando on gw1 was actually april fool update

Aeolus.3615:

Sephas.8793:

Yannir.4132:

I always thought Utopia sounded like an April Fool’s joke, and whaddaya know, the release date was supposed to be in APRIL.

Was this the canceled project that had the new Commando Mode?

no, read@ https://wiki.guildwars.com/wiki/Guild_Wars_Utopia

Commando on gw1 was actually april fool update

I knew that commando was a joke that’s why I threw it in there.

ohhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh!

Danikat.8537

Anet have never said it but I suspect part of the reason they decided to make GW2 was that system proved to be unworkable – they couldn’t keep up with making new campaigns quickly enough to get the income they needed to keep making them. That plus the new ideas that had entered the industry since they started and the mechanics they wanted to do which didn’t work with the GW1 engine/map design (like dynamic events) meant the logical thing to do was to make a new game.

Actually in 2007 is when they Did announce the reasons why GW2 was going to be made. I cannot find a link to the magazine article in PC Gamer . In that article they said they were having an idea session on what the new campaign would have. The name was already set it was to be called Utopia. Utopia was a game based on the Central and South American Cultures. Anyway in this session they began talking about what they wanted to add. After several Ideas across the board they realized the new game could not use the same game engine as Guildwars.

Some of the ideas were of course Jumping , Dynamic events, and a new combat system with dodging. Open world which Guildwars does not have was also something new the old system could not handle.

After that article Anet got to work they had quite a bit to do. Remember Guildwars 2 is only an idea and announced to the world at this time. Most other games are announced when they are already partially developed, not as an idea.
They had to scrap Utopia, but they kepts some things about it Like some of the architecture used in GW2. They also used ideas like the Chronomancer later in the game.

They also had to create a doorway in Guildwars to link it to Guildwars 2 which is the Hall of Monuments in a brand new expansion called Guild Wars Eye of the North. GWEN was Guildwars only expansion. All others were linkable full separate games called Campaigns. They also had to work on the brand new Guildwars 2 game itself.
All this was completed within 5 years from the ideas at that table. Which I believe is pretty quick.

I just want a new race….maybe tengu

Xan Valeek.2063:

I just want a new race….maybe tengu

Not gonna happen, probably ever. The amount of work fitting gear to them makes the return on the investment way, way, way out of bounds to the effort involved.

Alga.6498
Another weird thing I was checking back in GW1 expansion packs, they were released in quite short term.
Take a look here:
- Guild Wars: Prophecies ~ April 28, 2005
- Guild Wars: Factions ~ April 28, 2006
- Guild Wars: Nightfall~ October 27, 2006
- Guild Wars: Utopia ~ April 2007, (Cancelled )

Wrong the dates are right what you are calling them is wrong, because each of those were completely separate games in themselves. You could put them together in any way you wanted or keep them apart and still be able to play. Expansions work like this you have a game and new content (expansion) is created for that game you have to have that game to use it. Now a campaign expanded Guildwars if you wanted, but you did not have to combine them. The only true expansion for Guildwars was Eye of the north. That you had to have one of the games or a combo of them to play EOTN.

ANet did an AMA in the gw2 subreddit and they answered some questions about the release schedules.

So every 3-4 months they want to release something. So in 3 months there will be the last episode of the current living story season. After 3-4 months (that’s what they are aiming for, ofc nothing guaranteed) they release the expansion, then after 3-4 months living story season 4 etc..

Really looking forward to it!

Source: https://www.reddit.com/r/guildwars2/comments/68vw84/_/dh1phdj
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