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Posted by: Adry.7512

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Why hasn’t there been a quarterly update announced??

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Posted by: Behellagh.1468

Behellagh.1468

Well … for the start they’ve stopped quarterly when they started Season 3 of Living world. Last episode came out 55 days ago, which is less than 3 months.

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Posted by: Danikat.8537

Danikat.8537

I thought the quarterly update schedule only applied to PvP balance changes.

But either way our last big update was 18th October, when the Halloween event started and they did a load of balance changes. Before that it was 20th September when Rising Flames came out, they made a bunch of changes to Fractals and a new PvP map was released.

There’s been speculation that there will be an update in November, which obviously won’t be tomorrow since they haven’t announced it, but could be the 22nd or 29th.

That would still give plenty of time before the Wintersday update which is likely to be mid/late in the month. (Remember that despite the similarities to Christmas the actual day of Wintersday is New Years, and Anet is closed over the holidays meaning they don’t do updates early in January so they have both in-game and real-world reasons for the Wintersday update to be late.)

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Posted by: Rauderi.8706

Rauderi.8706

There’s been speculation that there will be an update in November, which obviously won’t be tomorrow since they haven’t announced it, but could be the 22nd or 29th.

If it’s even worth speculation, we probably won’t get it until after Thanksgiving. It’d be foolishly cruel to set out a big patch before a major family holiday. If we’re getting one, it’ll probably be sometime into December.

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Posted by: Danikat.8537

Danikat.8537

There’s been speculation that there will be an update in November, which obviously won’t be tomorrow since they haven’t announced it, but could be the 22nd or 29th.

If it’s even worth speculation, we probably won’t get it until after Thanksgiving. It’d be foolishly cruel to set out a big patch before a major family holiday. If we’re getting one, it’ll probably be sometime into December.

It’s only a major holiday in one country. Over here we call it Thursday.

Also they usually do updates around major holidays. That’s what Winterday is all about.

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Posted by: Behellagh.1468

Behellagh.1468

Wintersday drops mid December. There is a likelihood that Episode 3 will drop next week or the week after. Considering there’s now a 1/2 price sale that ends the 22nd, that lends to the likelihood that Episode 3 is soon.

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Posted by: Windu The Forbidden One.6045

Windu The Forbidden One.6045

There’s been speculation that there will be an update in November, which obviously won’t be tomorrow since they haven’t announced it, but could be the 22nd or 29th.

If it’s even worth speculation, we probably won’t get it until after Thanksgiving. It’d be foolishly cruel to set out a big patch before a major family holiday. If we’re getting one, it’ll probably be sometime into December.

Imo it would be more foolish to let players from all over the world wait because one country is having a holiday. But considering Anet is based in the US that’s probably exactly what will happen…

Oh well. I’d be fine with waiting a few weeks more… if we got some info! I want to know more about the next episode already! The wait isn’t what’s killing me, it’s the lack of information.

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Posted by: Rauderi.8706

Rauderi.8706

There’s been speculation that there will be an update in November, which obviously won’t be tomorrow since they haven’t announced it, but could be the 22nd or 29th.

If it’s even worth speculation, we probably won’t get it until after Thanksgiving. It’d be foolishly cruel to set out a big patch before a major family holiday. If we’re getting one, it’ll probably be sometime into December.

Imo it would be more foolish to let players from all over the world wait because one country is having a holiday. But considering Anet is based in the US that’s probably exactly what will happen…

Oh well. I’d be fine with waiting a few weeks more… if we got some info! I want to know more about the next episode already! The wait isn’t what’s killing me, it’s the lack of information.

I wasn’t being an ignorant nationalist, I promise. :P A considerate management would space it properly so employees can get their holiday time instead of overtime.

MO’s a much quieter leader than the original hype train, that’s for sure. We also saw some balance changes and content patches less than 2 months ago, so I wouldn’t expect much until January. We’ll just have to accept that we’re coasting to Wintersday and then riding the festival out until next year.

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Posted by: cptaylor.2670

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Well they at least do a gem store sale or something on Tuesday’s so hopefully we’ll get a blog post about it being next week or something. Maybe some new black lion weapons I’m actually interested in. >_<

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Posted by: Black Iris Flowers.3418

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Weren’t the quarterly updates in January, April, July, and October?

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Posted by: Astralporing.1957

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Wintersday drops mid December. There is a likelihood that Episode 3 will drop next week or the week after. Considering there’s now a 1/2 price sale that ends the 22nd, that lends to the likelihood that Episode 3 is soon.

It’s more likely, that, as usual, they will use Wintersday as a convenient excuse to delay the episode til January.

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Posted by: cptaylor.2670

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Wintersday drops mid December. There is a likelihood that Episode 3 will drop next week or the week after. Considering there’s now a 1/2 price sale that ends the 22nd, that lends to the likelihood that Episode 3 is soon.

It’s more likely, that, as usual, they will use Wintersday as a convenient excuse to delay the episode til January.

Honestly, I find it more likely that Wintersday and the season update will be one in the same. Assuming we’re following up with Braham and the quote that Jormag is also active, it could be an appropriate time to wrap them both up into one tidy patch.

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Posted by: Inculpatus cedo.9234

Inculpatus cedo.9234

Wintersday drops mid December. There is a likelihood that Episode 3 will drop next week or the week after. Considering there’s now a 1/2 price sale that ends the 22nd, that lends to the likelihood that Episode 3 is soon.

A half-price sale on HoT? I can’t get into buy.guildwars2.com; it doesn’t even time out, just won’t load.

Or is it a half-price sale on some Gem Store item you are referring to?

Never mind. Saw a thread in a different sub-forum. Maybe that’s why I can’t get into buy.guildwars2.com. /shrug

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Posted by: Donari.5237

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Cedo, this is the link to the sale, but on that page it says it starts on the 15th. Maybe they have the page up but haven’t activated the sale. http://buy.guildwars2.com/store/gw2/en_US/html/pbPage.heartofthorns

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Posted by: Gwaihir.1745

Gwaihir.1745

I thought they lazily slapped quarterly patch onto Halloween. Just like they lazily slapped legendary armour onto hot as a selling point and then never release it.

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Posted by: Inculpatus cedo.9234

Inculpatus cedo.9234

Mike stated there would be no more ‘Quarterly’ releases a long time ago, when it was announced that the major releases may come more often. Which they have.

I would guess that’s why there’s ‘no quarterly update’, at this time.

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Posted by: Inculpatus cedo.9234

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Oh, and thanks, Donari. Very kind of you. =)

It’s that darn Firefox. I could access the page with Chrome.

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Posted by: Windu The Forbidden One.6045

Windu The Forbidden One.6045

Next LW episode is here on November 21th!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=avwqxSGaq3Y&feature=share

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Posted by: Gaile Gray

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ArenaNet Communications Manager

Next

Good catch, Windu!

Yes, Episode 3 will begin on Monday, November 21st. We look forward to welcoming you to join us in exploring the new story within “A Crack in the Ice” that day.

Gaile Gray
Communications Manager
Guild & Fansite Relations; In-Game Events
ArenaNet

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Posted by: Randulf.7614

Randulf.7614

mmm…a new snow/ice map.

Unusual day for a patch to hit, but I suppose Thanksgiving has made a few schedule changes.

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Gaile Gray

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mmm…a new snow/ice map.

Unusual day for a patch to hit, but I suppose Thanksgiving has made a few schedule changes.

Yep, that’s right. While we know the whole world doesn’t celebrate Thanksgiving it does impact the studio, so Monday seems just the right day to roll this episode. And really, having a 4-day weekend will allow us studio folks to play even more!

Gaile Gray
Communications Manager
Guild & Fansite Relations; In-Game Events
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Posted by: Behellagh.1468

Behellagh.1468

Got to give ANet a few days for post patch patches before the go on holiday.

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RIP City of Heroes

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Posted by: Donari.5237

Donari.5237

Fantastic news! Tuesdays I’m always watching the clock because around 5:30 eastern I have to get going for errands. Mondays I have all day to play. I’m going to get to relax and savor day one of a release for once

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Posted by: Ariurotl.3718

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A crack in the ice? Is Jormag mooning us? That dastardly dragon!

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Posted by: EphemeralWallaby.7643

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A crack in the ice? Is Jormag mooning us? That dastardly dragon!

After losing a claw, it’s had difficulty pulling up its pants.

~EW

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Posted by: Rauderi.8706

Rauderi.8706

Color me surprised! An extra hat tip to the very-committed folks at ANet for daring to push content right before a holiday. Let’s hope it goes smoothly!

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Posted by: Endless Soul.5178

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A crack in the ice? Is Jormag mooning us? That dastardly dragon!

After losing a claw, it’s had difficulty pulling up its pants.

~EW

TIL: Elder Dragons wear pants!

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| Claara
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Posted by: EphemeralWallaby.7643

EphemeralWallaby.7643

A crack in the ice? Is Jormag mooning us? That dastardly dragon!

After losing a claw, it’s had difficulty pulling up its pants.

~EW

TIL: Elder Dragons wear pants!

Skirts get easily tangled, and they let in too much breeze when you’re flying around. Pants are just more practical.

~EW

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Posted by: Svarty.8019

Svarty.8019

And really, having a 4-day weekend will allow us studio folks to play even more!

I look forward to seeing you in WvW…

Haha, I made a joke. So cynical.

Nobody at Anet loves WvW like Grouch loved PvP. That’s what we need, a WvW Grouch, but taller.

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Posted by: Windu The Forbidden One.6045

Windu The Forbidden One.6045

Will it have a new zone again though? I certainly hope so.
It says it will continue the story in the northern shiverpeaks, but that could just as easily be Frostgorge.

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Posted by: Shadow Bane.9362

Shadow Bane.9362

Yes, Episode 3 will begin on Monday, November 21st.

Any chance there is going to be additional profession balance thrown in with the patch?

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Posted by: Lord Aargadon.4135

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Will it have a new zone again though? I certainly hope so.
It says it will continue the story in the northern shiverpeaks, but that could just as easily be Frostgorge.

If you look on reddit, massivelyop, several other forum post, the trailer and visit the NW corner of Frostgorge Sound, you can see testaments to a new map. Plus devs said every new LW will come packaged with a new map. I really doubt they’ll fit an entirely new Jormag statue and Kodan sanctuary in a new raid wing or into an updated Frostgorge, it just doesn’t make sense for any other explanation than a new map to be coming. Between the video and the massivelyop post there’s a kittenload of new pics.

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Posted by: Behellagh.1468

Behellagh.1468

No, the devs said they would like to have a new map for every Season 3 episode. They are giving themselves an out if push comes to shove.

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Posted by: Klypto.1703

Klypto.1703

I do wish atleast for the holiday we got pumpkin pie and turkey drumsticks or whatever it was like we had in original guild wars. I remember farming those raptors for them lol. At the least could have put a giant turkey to zerg on in lions arch :P rofl

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Posted by: Ayrilana.1396

Ayrilana.1396

Yes, Episode 3 will begin on Monday, November 21st.

Any chance there is going to be additional profession balance thrown in with the patch?

Yes. The might generated from PS warriors will have its duration reduced by 33%.

J/K