Guild Wars 2

Will there be any LW updates between now and the expantion?

What about regular patches?

Highly unlikely that there will be any LS patches due to the fact that HoT seems to start within seconds of Episode 8 ending.

We know that we have a patch on Tuesday.

Other than that no information, but I would guess that we might have some small stuff here and there with potential re-release of Dragonbash and SAB to keep us busy.

lordkrall.7241:

Highly unlikely that there will be any LS patches due to the fact that HoT seems to start within seconds of Episode 8 ending.

We know that we have a patch on Tuesday.

Other than that no information, but I would guess that we might have some small stuff here and there with potential re-release of Dragonbash and SAB to keep us busy.

If this is true then they just made it “pay us for this expansion or you can’t continue the LS”.

BilboBaggins.5620:

If this is true then they just made it “pay us for this expansion or you can’t continue the LS”.

Isn’t that basically the case for every single expansion ever though? In order to continue the story you will have to buy the next part of the story.

It is interesting that there was absolutely no mention of the Living Story, other than that the LS lead up to this expansion. Maybe that was “enough said”, no more living story!
This would be too bad, since the Living Story gave “life” to Guild Wars 2 and something to look forward to in a continually changing world. The new Maguuma Jungle will certainly give players something to do for awhile, but for just how long is anyone’s guess. Along with everyone else, we’ll see………

Those were my thoughts too. When Colin said the expansion was within minutes of the pact fleet being destroyed it certainly implied no more LW updates until then. But I don’t recall seeing an actual statement about it.

Having an indeterminate length break after a 1 month break seems like a bit of a long time.

My assumption is that in 2-3 weeks we’ll have the first deep dive and those will wrap around PAX east. Then more waiting until release. So that’s possibly a 3 month break with no real updates?

That seems unlikely, but I don’t know how else to interpret what I’ve heard.

lordkrall.7241:

BilboBaggins.5620:

If this is true then they just made it “pay us for this expansion or you can’t continue the LS”.

Isn’t that basically the case for every single expansion ever though? In order to continue the story you will have to buy the next part of the story.

For GW1, yes that was the case, but GW2 has been updating the story for free since launch. ArenaNet even increased the speed of releases to keep a fast pace of content. I know I’ve been spoiled by this and I’m sure many others have been too.

BilboBaggins.5620:

For GW1, yes that was the case, but GW2 has been updating the story for free since launch. ArenaNet even increased the speed of releases to keep a fast pace of content. I know I’ve been spoiled by this and I’m sure many others have been too.

But that is how stuff works in basically every business. You get part of a multipart story by buying the first part. In order to get the next part you have to buy said part.