Guild Wars 2

Pretty sure I am unable to link the video or post the screenshots from the Beta Weekend event one from so long ago due to the old NDA.

However, could you lore developers comment why a major lore change was done in Black Citadel?

I remember specifically before the area was blocked off and became removed during BWE #2 and #3 about the Charr was on a break through on a war changing ghost killing weapon, (Note: Not to be confused with the Iron Legion Charr personal story), and that top priority top secret Charr characters were working on the weapon.

This area was located in the jail area and the path way is now blocked by Coal. The pathway would lead to down a ramp and you would meet a single Charr Guard NPC that was guarding a portal behind him.

When spoken too, you have three dialog options. One was about asking about the area. The second option was lieing to the Guard that you were allowed access. and the third option was about him.

Specifically if you asked past the part of whats going down there, you would get a smart butt reply of, “Do you hear that? Yes. That means they are not done working on the weapon. When the noise stops, then you can view the weapon, until then this a restricted access only area. Now leave before I throw you into the brig!”

Second option would lead about him being sarcastic about being one the famous charr leaders and denying you access.

The third option was another sarcastic reply of why he was there and in such a way like he had a choice in the matter and enjoys his job. Then shoos you off in an ugly soldier tone.

This has been bugging me for many many months and would like a detailed description of what it was for and where it was going to lead to before it canceled. I would hate it if this became one of those gaming mysteries.

Any comments?

I know what you’re talking about, but the location you’re remembering is completely wrong. The meeting is in a blocked elevator just beneath the Plaza of Remembrance in Memorial Quadrant. The weapon, iirc, is being used to kill ghosts coming from “Haunted Nolani.”

The NPCs are still in-game.

@ Konig Des Todes.2086

Wow this is way… out of the way from the jail cell area and there is too many guards here.

The area I am talking about had a single guard and dialog is different. I know for sure because in the screenshot I was making a feed back report in the jail cell area, lacking Coal to match the PvE Environment of the area.

Perhaps there was more than one entrance? Maybe it was going to part of the personal story at one time?

I would still like to know why it was sealed off, on top of that, I found a camera bug that allows you to see a fraction of the wall past the coal and the ramp is still there that leads down.

The dialogue may have changed and NPCs added, but still – the “restricted meeting” and the guard who talks about that is at the place I mentioned.

But AFAIK the jail NEVER had such a thing – it always had only 3 NPCs – the jailor and two prisoners. And the only storylines that influences the instance are the Gladium and Shaman Sire ones, which only replaces the two prisoners with the sire.

Those NPCs were there but I promise you before the big large pile of coal was there, you were able to get past that area and were able to walk down.

Here is a screen shot on Live server, unless you went down before, you wont recognize the pattern of the bars forming the walk way.

As far as I remember, there was always coal there – yes, even before the second BWE. Either way, during the BWE that line you quoted was pretty much verbatim what the Battery Commander NPC beneath the Plaza of Remembrance said. Besides, with the direction of that little ramp, that thing should lead into the Bane (which would make a lot more sense than being a ramp from the prison that leads to the city’s primary defense against an endless stream of murderous ghosts).

Also, turns out that said Battery Commander gives more info if you’re a Whisperer – the cannons are obsolete but the ghosts there are “less of a threat” and the meeting is regarding possible upgrades that could make them far more efficient and possibly powerful enough to remove the ghosts for good.

@ Konig Des Todes.2086

Then the only thing I can I think of was that the single NPC I met past that coal, was a place holder for something then.

It bugs me that that coal was placed there and it kills me that its been blocked off.