Guild Wars 2

It is very, very rare to find games that present a positive image to black people. I remember other players also making this remark when Nightfall commenced. MPGs very often do not portray anything positive of this ethnicity. I loved GW1 (the Nightfall series) for this; it was quite refreshing. Will GW2 re-introduce another series like this? It would be interesting to see Corsairs and Kournan foes evolved and the Realm of Torment revisited. Any chance of this happening?

I mean it is definitely possible that we could end up going to Elona. As of right now the gate to Elona is closed off and many people from Elona became refuges in Divinity’s Reach, so there is definitely some story behind it so far. I too enjoyed Nightfall, the mix of darkness with the extreme brightness of the desert contrasted really well for some reason. However right now I think a lot of people want to see the return of Cantha as well.

I think Elona has the best chance of going somewhere beyond Tyria, probably by extending the main map and having Kralkatorriks influence in the north.

When will it happen? If it does, I’d estimate it to be many years away. That’s a lot of content to make for and it would need so much more time and resources than its GW1 counterpart. I expect to see content for Jormag and at least one other Dragon first.

I agree, it would be fascinating to see the evolution of the land, people and culture

Yeah, I actually liked Elona most of all the expansions – the whole story with Palawa Joko and Kormir was awesome. And, yes, the African setting was cool too. I was not a big fan of Cantha really, although the Shiro story was very interesting.

They mentioned in the wiki I think that Palawa Joko controls all Elona now and his armies are clashing with Kralkattorics branded I think? I’d love to know what Palawa is planning – could his armies pour out of Elona into the rest of Tyria? Defeat the Dragons forces? I imagine Palawa is quite powerful, with an almost limitless army of undead – he could even grab the undead in Orr maybe, with Zhiatan dead. Incorporate them into his undead army.

It’s all very fascinating.

I personally prefer Cantha over Elona. The Jade Sea is awesome and so is the Echovald Forest. Plus there are Tengus.

Elona is much more likely then Cantha sadly due to politics effecting game design.

The Chinese, Japanese & Koreans throw a hissy fit when you mix their cultures in a game.
Since Cantha did this & Arena.net’s parent company is Korean Cantha is unlikely to ever return. (unless it gets some major changes in terms of culture & design of buildings)

Weather or not we see it again in an expansion however is anybodies guess.

Nate.3927:

Plus there are Tengus.

Nope. All (or at least the vast majority of) Tengus moved to Tyria.

ZULU.4257:

It is very, very rare to find games that present a positive image to black people.

Interesting statement….
Wait your name is Zulu? I WON’T EVER FORGET ABOUT WHAT YOU DID TO PIET RETIEF AND THE FIRST TREKKERS! BABY MURDERS!

Nah I’m just joking. Not about the baby murdering, that did happen. More joking about my outrage. That was like more than a hundred years ago. Also we got them back at the Blood River, so you know whatever.

Anyway it would be nice to see a bit more ethnic diversity in GW2, the euro-themed humans are getting a bit boring.

ZULU.4257:

MPGs very often do not portray anything positive of this ethnicity.

What’s MPGs? Military Provost Guard Service?

Ragnar the Rock.3174:

The Chinese, Japanese & Koreans throw a hissy fit when you mix their cultures in a game.
Since Cantha did this & Arena.net’s parent company is Korean Cantha is unlikely to ever return. (unless it gets some major changes in terms of culture & design of buildings)

If true, so sad.

Nightfall was my favourite of the GW1 settings; so I would love this.

I agree that it would happen when we head toward Kralkatorrik, and probably would have to depose Palawa Joko, and raise up the armies of Vabbi, Kourna, and Istan to take down the dragon.

Also note that the Forgotten were quite involved with the end of Nightfall, and that would tie into the ancient race storyline and some of the recent living stories.

Well, relevant areas are not part of the game yet. But in a fantasy world like this, I am not sure ethnic diversity of a single species is really that important anyway, who cares about colour of skin when that dude at the other end of the bar has a kitten horned lion´s head?

Algreg.3629:

Well, relevant areas are not part of the game yet. But in a fantasy world like this, I am not sure ethnic diversity of a single species is really that important anyway, who cares about colour of skin when that dude at the other end of the bar has a kitten horned lion´s head?

True enough I guess, I’d personally just want to see more varied people / races / cultures, whatever form that would take.