Guild Wars 2

Hey guys !
Long time lurker, Subscribed to Anets Youtube but sadly not active on the forum.

Been following Guild Wars 1 since it came out and of course has acquired every expansion

Now I haven’t played GW2 in a long time and I’m not sure if it has a lot of actual content added on top of it.
I expect the situation to be similar to how GW1 handled it. Tweaks, support, bug fixing and events.

So I’m excited to see a whole new section of the map unlocked.

However none of the released videos on Anets youtube has struck me with any particular interest.
Some of the things I’ve tried watching but it was literally just a group of people talking to themselves for 45 minutes. – Boring.
I’m sorry, I normally like to watch Dev commentaries and messing about but I had to dig so deep to even attempt to find what I was looking for that I eventually gave up..

So now I’m here! – Back to the point.

Should I pick up Heart of Thorns?
How much content does it add exactly and what do we expect to see?
I saw one class with an energy bar that looked a bit similar to the good old days (FINALLY!) but beyond that I didn’t see much. I heard about Specialisations but I couldn’t get any solid information so if anyone could give me a detailed (or short, up to you ) briefing on what is on the table I’d be grateful !

EDIT:
Will HoT contain a full fledged campaign similarly to Factions/Nightfall which I can level up a new character with or is it more similar to Eye of the North which requires a levelled character?

Anything HoT adds is worthy of mention to me by the way. Even what might be added in a free patch (if that’s a thing?)

Thanks a lot before-hand.

short version is it’s overpriced but a good product.

A good amount of material is yet to be released (Mostly about the PvE map size and area it will take up), and the fact that there isn’t a release date is a tad odd.

There’s a new WvW map, Guild Halls (If you haven’t seen the new about those), more difficult group content, a new class: The Revenant, a PvP map, and Elite specializations.

Unlike the things mentioned above, the regular trait system was reworked and will be a part of a free update.

The story will most likely require a level 80 character to play. However, there isn’t too much to say about the campaign in the area so far.

As for if you should purchase it? If you like what you see so far, (Guild Halls, A new WvW map, Elite specializations, etc) and YOU think it’s worth $50 to pre-purchase something without a release date, that is 100% okay. But, you do have to keep in mind you might be disappointed if they don’t release as much as you were expecting.

If anyone else would care to add to this.

QuickFox.4591:

A good amount of material is yet to be released (Mostly about the PvE map size and area it will take up), and the fact that there isn’t a release date is a tad odd.

There’s a new WvW map, Guild Halls (If you haven’t seen the new about those), more difficult group content, a new class: The Revenant, a PvP map, and Elite specializations.

Unlike the things mentioned above, the regular trait system was reworked and will be a part of a free update.

The story will most likely require a level 80 character to play. However, there isn’t too much to say about the campaign in the area so far.

As for if you should purchase it? If you like what you see so far, (Guild Halls, A new WvW map, Elite specializations, etc) and YOU think it’s worth $50 to pre-purchase something without a release date, that is 100% okay. But, you do have to keep in mind you might be disappointed if they don’t release as much as you were expecting.

If anyone else would care to add to this.

Thanks for the response.

Probably isn’t catching as much attention as it is quite early/late so I imagine a lot of people asleep at the moment. Might have to bump it later.

What exactly is this “Elite specialisation” how does it work? Is it like Elite (gold) skills from GW1 or can it be compared to “Talents” from World of Warcraft?

Also how will the trait re-work function?
I did hear something about it which I figured was a good change as I never liked the “Get stats for free” deal that they offered, though I never found any actual explanation.

I haven’t played Guild Wars 1, though I’d have to say it’s more like the World Of Warcraft talent tree in a sense.

And since I’m not the greatest at relaying information, I can get you a few resources that’ll explain it a little better than I can.

https://www.guildwars2.com/en/news/specializations-part-one-a-primer/
https://www.guildwars2.com/en/news/specializations-part-two-reward-tracks-and-elite-specializations/

(You may have already read these, and if you have, I don’t have any more info)

That should give you a decent idea of how they function. And for a basic overview of what’s to come, look into the Guild Wars 2 HoT wiki page, it shows what has been shown to us so far.

https://wiki.guildwars2.com/wiki/Guild_Wars_2:_Heart_of_Thorns

By the way, not all of the Elite Specializations have been released yet. Only the Mesmer, Guardian, and Necromancer have been shown.

QuickFox.4591:

I haven’t played Guild Wars 1, though I’d have to say it’s more like the World Of Warcraft talent tree in a sense.

And since I’m not the greatest at relaying information, I can get you a few resources that’ll explain it a little better than I can.

https://www.guildwars2.com/en/news/specializations-part-one-a-primer/
https://www.guildwars2.com/en/news/specializations-part-two-reward-tracks-and-elite-specializations/

(You may have already read these, and if you have, I don’t have any more info)

That should give you a decent idea of how they function. And for a basic overview of what’s to come, look into the Guild Wars 2 HoT wiki page, it shows what has been shown to us so far.

https://wiki.guildwars2.com/wiki/Guild_Wars_2:_Heart_of_Thorns

By the way, not all of the Elite Specializations have been released yet. Only the Mesmer, Guardian, and Necromancer have been shown.

I hadn’t read those.
Thanks a lot – That is excellent !

I assume by lack of general information we’re still quite far off HoT release?
I suppose it doesn’t surprise me. When GW2 was announced (Pre-order ‘officially’ type announced) it didn’t even have half its classes revealed.

Well, excited to see what may pop up – Perhaps I’ll lurk for a few days before hibernation until a later date when more info is available