Guild Wars 2

Heads up!

Earlier today, I was in Brisban Wildlands to work on map completion, and I discovered that there is LS Season 2 preview info on the map. You can find it at the following locations:

• East of Gallowfields Waypoint, there is a place called Seenan’s Bandits. It is a fort. Before Ivy, the NPC, sends you on the renown heart mission, she tells the PC that there will be an upcoming Seraph assault against the bandits soon. That is similar to the story we hear from Majory’s sister at the end of LS Season 1. Once your PC finishes the renown heart, you’ll get info regarding the White Mantle.*

• At Triforge Point Waypoint, your PC will meet a Sylvari named Valiant Mathair, another Renown Heart NPC. If you talk to him, he’ll mention about a new alliance between Inquest, the Bandits, and the Nightmare Court. Sound familiar? Hmm… This reminds me of a particular LS Season 1 character who created weird evil alliances (such as getting the krait to team up with the Nightmare Court to create the Toxic Alliance).

There is a very good chance that we might see more of Mathair during LS Season 2. His Wyld Hunt is to take down the new alliance, and he’s going to need our help. Doesn’t that sound like a particular NPC we met in the Personal Story?

For those who can’t access the area or who are too lazy to go check it out themselves, there are screenshots below that have the info.

For the GW2 Newbies:

At the end of Living Story Season 1 (LS 1), the PCs defeated the infamous Sylvari Engineer / Genius known as Scarlet Briar, who had terrorized all of Tyria for the past year and a half. Scarlet is the reason that Lion’s Arch (LA) is currently in ruins. There is currently no sign that LA will be rebuilt soon due to the damage from the miasma (toxic swamp fumes), council politics, and bad memories. Some NPCs have become racists against Sylvari because of Scarlet’s actions. We also found out that the Seraph will be mounting an assault against the bandits in Brisban Wildlands. The Pact (mentioned in the Personal Story) will also be joining the PCs since Scarlet’s final experiment woke up the Jungle dragon, Mordremoth.

Not much of a preview. Been there since launch right? At the very least a long time, even before Scarlet. Also there are tons of points across the game that could preview future content like this does, and technically could mean they are open possibilities for season 2 as well.

That being said, based on conversations from the sister, we could easily see how this could be used for the next season, yes. Breaking news though? No.

The problem with your theory is that all of this has been in game since launch.
So yes a lot of it has been placed there because it, like a lot of other areas/things in game, opens up the possibility of later story-lines – but that’s all it is, a possibility. There is nothing to indicate that they would be following up with any of this for the next Living Story season.

Also heart NPC’s don’t tend to be involved in anything other than their heart – for continuity reasons.

Also the alliance between inquest, bandits and NC in Brisban is highly unlikely to have any relationship with Scarlet and her alliances. Considering their supposed alliance has been mentioned in game since launch that places it on the timeline BEFORE Scarlet goes crazy etc etc. So no connection there.

MoS.5970:

Not much of a preview. Been there since launch right? At the very least a long time, even before Scarlet. Also there are tons of points across the game that could preview future content like this does, and technically could mean they are open possibilities for season 2 as well.

That being said, based on conversations from the sister, we could easily see how this could be used for the next season, yes. Breaking news though? No.

So? All that means is that Anet probably has the entire GW2 story planned out well in advance.

So why don’t they churn out the updates? During Season 1, the story was rushed too much and in dire need of editing. It could be that Anet wants to be a bit more careful after getting so much negative criticism on the forums. I hope they take their time with the story. We need better quality updates than what we’ve received for the past 16 months.

The fact that the stories match and that the White Mantle are mentioned means that Anet will most likely build on what they have unlike Season 1.

kta.6502:

So? All that means is that Anet probably has the entire GW2 story planned out well in advance.

All I was saying is this is not “BREAKING NEWS! JUST IN! There’s a fort over there and an alliance!” We’ve known about it for a long time and it can serve as a way to continue the story, even if the season’s story was different than what it was. They could have made the story entirely different and still have a way to connect it to that fort. It is a very open ended detail that is accompanied by many others like it. They could have also sent the sister to one of the many other hooks as well and easily make a connection to it (Ex: send her to the Desert Gate next to Ebonhawke to talk to the guards there and that’s all that’s said. Connection: Scarlet’s attack killed a lot people. Need more allies so let’s check out Elona. Sort of fits so boom, concept of Season 2; deals with the desert, Elona, and Kralkatorrik. Very, VERY rough idea off the top of my head though so don’t treat as what I think will happen).
Yes it is true that it fits. It could also fit other hooks as well though.
They may have an idea and the core concept planned, but I HIGHLY doubt they have literally everything situated that long in advance. We’re talking pre launch in 2012. These details like the Desert Gate are left open ended for a reason. The writers are able to make a story however they want and then somehow connect it to these points whenever they’re ready to move on to that part of the world of Tyria.

kta.6502:

The fact that the stories match and that the White Mantle are mentioned means that Anet will most likely build on what they have unlike Season 1.

See above. And I hope to see the White Mantle. Building on old lore is really needed.

TL;DR
I say again.

That being said, based on conversations from the sister, we could easily see how this could be used for the next season, yes. Breaking news though? No.

kta.6502:

So? All that means is that Anet probably has the entire GW2 story planned out well in advance.

No it simply means that the already existing story for the zone might potentially match a bit with the upcoming Living Story.

Many of the events for that zone have to do with said alliance, and have been since release.
It is rather unlikely that they built all that specifically for a potential Living Story arc.

Actually, yes, it has all been in there since launch except that the level 80 NPCs in Fort Vandal used to be zone level appropriate, and the “zone portal” behind them has only been in the game for a few months.

So, in theory, the OP is correct to a point. It all could have something to do with season 2, or as others have said, it could be just a mild coincidence.

Nothing new to see here.