Permanent Changes after Living Story?

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Posted by: Advent Leader.1083

Advent Leader.1083

Once a story arc ends and is wrapped up, will it -permanently- change the landscape? (i.e, loss of hearts and some DE’s, map changes and the likes?)

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Posted by: HiddenNick.7206

HiddenNick.7206

Once a story arc ends and is wrapped up, will it -permanently- change the landscape? (i.e, loss of hearts and some DE’s, map changes and the likes?)

I think that the Living Story after completing will arc back right to the start and run again.

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Posted by: Raege.1069

Raege.1069

Well, I’d say Southsun Cove will receive new settlements and DEs since the refugees have been talking about moving there for a while now.

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Posted by: Belenwyn.8674

Belenwyn.8674

They mentioned already that some changes will be permanently like the destroyed lighthouse in LA or the changes o south sun cove during the event. I guess we will see some permanent destruction of the zones. Maybe the new Building in wayfarer hills will also stay. Frost & Flame would furthermore give the great opportunity to introduce new permanent DEs and replace some Hearts by new ones.

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Posted by: Brutal Arts.6307

Brutal Arts.6307

Well there’s the two new villages in Wayfarers and Diessa and all the ugly steam vents.

But if you meant anything meaningful than probably not.

You have gotten what you paid for, all that remains is biweekly gemshop pushing.

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Posted by: Psientist.6437

Psientist.6437

I think whether or not any particular narrative arc leaves permanent changes depends on the particular arc. One of the challenges the developers/marketers are facing is how to brand a recurring something when the form of the something must be plastic.

“No! You can’t eat the ones that talk!
They’re special! They got aspirations.”
Finn the human

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Posted by: Venirto.4208

Venirto.4208

I think that by the end of this story Southsun Cove will be updated with more npcs, quests, vistas etc. And probably it will be added to the map completion, just like the other areas.

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Posted by: HunterFox.2578

HunterFox.2578

Maybe theyll also nerf the karka so theyre not so hard to kill alone 1 on 1

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Posted by: NibriAyid.3680

NibriAyid.3680

I certainly hope the landscapes change after the living story stuff. Otherwise all the story stuff would be for nothing. For instance, make those refugees set up some fighting force like Ebon Vanguard, and introduce those used-to-be refugees around when they add new maps to the game.
Removing exploration-related stuff like hearts would make a mess of player stats and whatnot, but I suppose new dungeons or portals to new places (e.g. that currently unused transfer chamber in Lion’s Arch) would be great.

Resetting the maps completely would be wrong – at least leave a few grave stones or the crater where a Dredge transport came up.