The portal in Brisban, behind the bushes you can’t get through has something that looks sort of like a shimmery figure in front of it, not sure, hard to tell. But the shining blade ghosts in that Aurora ruins area say there is a White mantle Champion in there somewhere, and all I saw was some normal white mantle ghosts, no champion. So wondering if when the access opens, if the shimmery figure ends up being a white mantle champion in front of the portal.
The Brisban bandit talk (not sure if people are discussing it anywhere) has to be about the fort a little ways above where aurora is, that’s filled with level 80 champion bandits. No way to actually fight them, though with 1200 range weapons, you can poke at them, and get them to pretty much one shot you down… Not sure how that fort will get implemented for play, 80 lv foes in a much lower lv zone.
2) The final cut scene showing the ley line path runs through Brisban and through the reactor
There’s nothing in that cinematic that definitively points to Brisban. After the reactor you have a wasteland, which is more likely to be west of Metrica (Ettin’s Back or Dry Top from GW1 – that general area, west of Brisban too), before you have a generic forested area.
sigh
It’s an opinion. I’m allowed to have one, ya know.
The portal surrounded by thorned vines seen in the image on the main site that says “season 2 starts july 1” is in Brisban Wildlands. I’ve been to it and it’s currently blocked by other vines. It’s kinda hidden in the lower southwest corner of the map.
That’s the old map and what you circled is the passage into Aurora’s Remains.
Dear ANet writers,
Stop treating GW2 as a single story. Each Season and expansion should be their own story.
Looking at the trailer again, I don’t see anything to suggest the Sanctum was being fired upon. It almost looks like those were bombs going off. To me, that certainly suggests the work of bandits.
Also, Braham is surely taking a whack at an Inquest golem there.
I see no direct reference to the Nightmare Court, but there is a rather strange Sylvari running about the Sanctum as we speak, yammering about “helping”. I’ve been suspicious of him from the get-go.
Now, where did we hear of these three groups again?
I didn’t state it as a fact. I stated I was leaning in a particular direction and my reasons as to why I was leaning that way. I cited the cut scene, which everyone and their bother interprets differently, as part of my reasoning because of how I interpreted it. Whether the interpretation turns out to be incorrect or not has yet to be seen.
Don’t look at me like that. Whatever you’ve heard, it’s probably not true.
The portal in Brisban, behind the bushes you can’t get through has something that looks sort of like a shimmery figure in front of it, not sure, hard to tell. But the shining blade ghosts in that Aurora ruins area say there is a White mantle Champion in there somewhere, and all I saw was some normal white mantle ghosts, no champion. So wondering if when the access opens, if the shimmery figure ends up being a white mantle champion in front of the portal.
The Brisban bandit talk (not sure if people are discussing it anywhere) has to be about the fort a little ways above where aurora is, that’s filled with level 80 champion bandits. No way to actually fight them, though with 1200 range weapons, you can poke at them, and get them to pretty much one shot you down… Not sure how that fort will get implemented for play, 80 lv foes in a much lower lv zone.
All that has been there since release. The “shimmery figure” is the Champion Demagogue, part of an event chain. Behind him is nothing, no portal or the like.
Dear ANet writers,
Stop treating GW2 as a single story. Each Season and expansion should be their own story.
The portal in Brisban, behind the bushes you can’t get through has something that looks sort of like a shimmery figure in front of it, not sure, hard to tell. But the shining blade ghosts in that Aurora ruins area say there is a White mantle Champion in there somewhere, and all I saw was some normal white mantle ghosts, no champion. So wondering if when the access opens, if the shimmery figure ends up being a white mantle champion in front of the portal.
The Brisban bandit talk (not sure if people are discussing it anywhere) has to be about the fort a little ways above where aurora is, that’s filled with level 80 champion bandits. No way to actually fight them, though with 1200 range weapons, you can poke at them, and get them to pretty much one shot you down… Not sure how that fort will get implemented for play, 80 lv foes in a much lower lv zone.
The shining blade ghost is talking about the guild wars 1 bonus mission boss of aroura glade mission. There is also a DE in that area where you kill him, but you have to do something first as I’ve done the event. It was a really great nod to the original game as when the game first came out it was quite a hard bonus mission to do as you had to stop the white mantle from activating the portals before you did so you could enter the Henge of denravi. I do hope they do more nods to guild wars like this.
optimistic, while also thinking there will be no new zone at the start (will happen when story dictates).
LS 1 got better as it went. I expect a continuation of better (more involved mechanically and strategically) group events, and hopefully instanced content on par with the original aetherblade dungeon during its LS release.
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But what is this map update of brisban wildlands whith festival update? I have not seen it.
Me neither, do tell.
Since I haven’t seen this answered yet, there was a part of the world map for Brisban that was added. You can see the edge of it if you unfog Toxal Bog and Aurora’s Remains, but dat diving uncovered the full of it. Here is one version:
The portal in Brisban, behind the bushes you can’t get through has something that looks sort of like a shimmery figure in front of it, not sure, hard to tell. But the shining blade ghosts in that Aurora ruins area say there is a White mantle Champion in there somewhere, and all I saw was some normal white mantle ghosts, no champion. So wondering if when the access opens, if the shimmery figure ends up being a white mantle champion in front of the portal.
The Brisban bandit talk (not sure if people are discussing it anywhere) has to be about the fort a little ways above where aurora is, that’s filled with level 80 champion bandits. No way to actually fight them, though with 1200 range weapons, you can poke at them, and get them to pretty much one shot you down… Not sure how that fort will get implemented for play, 80 lv foes in a much lower lv zone.
The shining blade ghost is talking about the guild wars 1 bonus mission boss of aroura glade mission. There is also a DE in that area where you kill him, but you have to do something first as I’ve done the event. It was a really great nod to the original game as when the game first came out it was quite a hard bonus mission to do as you had to stop the white mantle from activating the portals before you did so you could enter the Henge of denravi. I do hope they do more nods to guild wars like this.
Yeah I remember the mission, I just thought these ghosts were really meaning there was a champion there, and with seeing the shimmery ghost like figure, thought it may actually be that they plan to open that and there be a champion there.
I did get in behind Fort Vandal, to see the zone portal that’s in there, as well as there is an asura gate inside. Out behind the fort, the road goes a little ways then is just a drop off into nothing.
But what is this map update of brisban wildlands whith festival update? I have not seen it.
Me neither, do tell.
Since I haven’t seen this answered yet, there was a part of the world map for Brisban that was added. You can see the edge of it if you unfog Toxal Bog and Aurora’s Remains, but dat diving uncovered the full of it. Here is one version:
You mean southwest corner of the map don’t you instead of southeast? I also see a faint path out of Aurora’s Remains in the upper left of that part of the map. Should be interesting to find out. Good find.
The portal in Brisban, behind the bushes you can’t get through has something that looks sort of like a shimmery figure in front of it, not sure, hard to tell. But the shining blade ghosts in that Aurora ruins area say there is a White mantle Champion in there somewhere, and all I saw was some normal white mantle ghosts, no champion. So wondering if when the access opens, if the shimmery figure ends up being a white mantle champion in front of the portal.
The Brisban bandit talk (not sure if people are discussing it anywhere) has to be about the fort a little ways above where aurora is, that’s filled with level 80 champion bandits. No way to actually fight them, though with 1200 range weapons, you can poke at them, and get them to pretty much one shot you down… Not sure how that fort will get implemented for play, 80 lv foes in a much lower lv zone.
Well there is a way to get to them, but it involves map exploitation tricks and you will be downleveled fighting level 80 champions, so it won’t end well for you at all lol
But what is this map update of brisban wildlands whith festival update? I have not seen it.
Me neither, do tell.
Since I haven’t seen this answered yet, there was a part of the world map for Brisban that was added. You can see the edge of it if you unfog Toxal Bog and Aurora’s Remains, but dat diving uncovered the full of it. Here is one version:
You mean southwest corner of the map don’t you instead of southeast? I also see a faint path out of Aurora’s Remains in the upper left of that part of the map. Should be interesting to find out. Good find.
I hadn’t really been to Brisban seriously in quite some time, so I hadn’t been around to see it. I’ll go take a look tonight.
That’s something you can’t actually get to though, eh?
But what is this map update of brisban wildlands whith festival update? I have not seen it.
Me neither, do tell.
Since I haven’t seen this answered yet, there was a part of the world map for Brisban that was added. You can see the edge of it if you unfog Toxal Bog and Aurora’s Remains, but dat diving uncovered the full of it. Here is one version:
Well I actually didn’t see that before. Because the cinematic showed some waste lands after going through thaumova i tough it would go more to the maguuma waste side and that they would take a northern entrance. Maybe they will use the northern later then or as another way to a second zone above the dry top part. But I still can’t find how to unfog the new map piece tough xp
The portal in Brisban, behind the bushes you can’t get through has something that looks sort of like a shimmery figure in front of it, not sure, hard to tell. But the shining blade ghosts in that Aurora ruins area say there is a White mantle Champion in there somewhere, and all I saw was some normal white mantle ghosts, no champion. So wondering if when the access opens, if the shimmery figure ends up being a white mantle champion in front of the portal.
The Brisban bandit talk (not sure if people are discussing it anywhere) has to be about the fort a little ways above where aurora is, that’s filled with level 80 champion bandits. No way to actually fight them, though with 1200 range weapons, you can poke at them, and get them to pretty much one shot you down… Not sure how that fort will get implemented for play, 80 lv foes in a much lower lv zone.
Well there is a way to get to them, but it involves map exploitation tricks and you will be downleveled fighting level 80 champions, so it won’t end well for you at all lol
Yeah, I know. I can only get around on the one side using jump shot, need experimental rifle to get all the way in and from other side.
Yeah I remember the mission, I just thought these ghosts were really meaning there was a champion there, and with seeing the shimmery ghost like figure, thought it may actually be that they plan to open that and there be a champion there.
There is a champion there, and that area does open up – for a group event. This one.
You mean southwest corner of the map don’t you instead of southeast? I also see a faint path out of Aurora’s Remains in the upper left of that part of the map. Should be interesting to find out. Good find.
Er, yes. I sometimes mix up my west and east.
And that path just leads to the Demagogue event that’s been there since release.
Well I actually didn’t see that before. Because the cinematic showed some waste lands after going through thaumova i tough it would go more to the maguuma waste side and that they would take a northern entrance. Maybe they will use the northern later then or as another way to a second zone above the dry top part. But I still can’t find how to unfog the new map piece tough xp
The new piece cannot be unfogged yet – that map I linked was pulled from the gw.dat, not the game. If it can be unfogged, then it’s via map exploiting (and there’s nothing there in-game yet, folks have checked).
The northern portal was most likely to lead to a scrapped piece of Kryta that was talked about in this interview. I don’t expect to see it anytime soon.
Dear ANet writers,
Stop treating GW2 as a single story. Each Season and expansion should be their own story.
But what is this map update of brisban wildlands whith festival update? I have not seen it.
Me neither, do tell.
Since I haven’t seen this answered yet, there was a part of the world map for Brisban that was added. You can see the edge of it if you unfog Toxal Bog and Aurora’s Remains, but dat diving uncovered the full of it. Here is one version:
You mean southwest corner of the map don’t you instead of southeast? I also see a faint path out of Aurora’s Remains in the upper left of that part of the map. Should be interesting to find out. Good find.
I hadn’t really been to Brisban seriously in quite some time, so I hadn’t been around to see it. I’ll go take a look tonight.
That’s something you can’t actually get to though, eh?
I have only superficially explored those areas before. Just looking at Konig Des Todes’ (great name btw!) map you can see there appears to be some areas with faint paths into the Brisban area from the supposed new area I am hoping we get to explore. The faint path on the map that leads to Aurora’s Remains seems to be where you fight the champ Demagogue. Not sure how that will play into things since from the Brisban side that area is locked until you follow Less Longbow and help the crystal runner to open that area. May be that defeating the Demagogue opens something else… Time will tell I guess. Or it will be a red herring on the other side leading you to something you need to go to Brisban to find. Will be interesting in the end to see how this plays out.
A new level 80 Maguuma zone would be nice. We have one for Kryta (Southsun) and Shiverpeaks (Frostgorge), but we still need one for the Maguuma and Ascalon regions.
Yeah I remember the mission, I just thought these ghosts were really meaning there was a champion there, and with seeing the shimmery ghost like figure, thought it may actually be that they plan to open that and there be a champion there.
There is a champion there, and that area does open up – for a group event. This one.
Ahh, hadn’t been around for that event, so that explains it. So I guess the zone entry really is only realistically the one in fort vandal I guess.
I wonder how the peaceful Zephyrites are going to deal with their way of life above the clouds get destroyed. As for who shot them down, I’m hoping it’s the Sinister Triad, since their motives really need to get expanded.
The red golem in the trailer is a big hint to inquest involvement.
Maybe the inquest have gotten a little in over their heads with their dragon research.
From my pov that wasn’t a “shooting down” as much as it was a sabotage explosion…atleast that’s how i see it in the trailer. Also why wait for the detonation till after the end of the festival instead of doing it DURING the festival?
I agree it looked like bombs going off. Inquest or bandits seem likely suspects.
From my pov that wasn’t a “shooting down” as much as it was a sabotage explosion…atleast that’s how i see it in the trailer. Also why wait for the detonation till after the end of the festival instead of doing it DURING the festival?
I agree it looked like bombs going off. Inquest or bandits seem likely suspects.
My current theory is that Bandits and Inquest are in collaboration, along with the Nightmare Court, in the group referred to as the “Sinister Triad”. I wonder if the bringing down of the Zephyrite Sanctum will be as it flies overhead Brisban, such that the Triad can pillage it of supplies – maybe nothing to do with the dragon at all, but when ‘Destinys Edge 2.0: Rise of the Lesbians’ arrives on the scene darker forces will start to unfurl. Perhaps the Triad will become corrupted…
We already know that Marjory’s sister is prowling Brisban (for bandits?), and we see an Inquest Golem in the trailer, thus far the pieces point toward the involvement of the Triad for me. I hope I’m right, I’ve been curious about their Agenda for some time.
From my pov that wasn’t a “shooting down” as much as it was a sabotage explosion…atleast that’s how i see it in the trailer. Also why wait for the detonation till after the end of the festival instead of doing it DURING the festival?
I agree it looked like bombs going off. Inquest or bandits seem likely suspects.
My current theory is that Bandits and Inquest are in collaboration, along with the Nightmare Court, in the group referred to as the “Sinister Triad”. I wonder if the bringing down of the Zephyrite Sanctum will be as it flies overhead Brisban, such that the Triad can pillage it of supplies – maybe nothing to do with the dragon at all, but when ‘Destinys Edge 2.0: Rise of the Lesbians’ arrives on the scene darker forces will start to unfurl. Perhaps the Triad will become corrupted…
We already know that Marjory’s sister is prowling Brisban (for bandits?), and we see an Inquest Golem in the trailer, thus far the pieces point toward the involvement of the Triad for me. I hope I’m right, I’ve been curious about their Agenda for some time.
I’d say that is one of the most likely scenarios. Also, with the sky crystals and other magical artifacts and knowledge the Zephyrites possess (can you imagine any of those evil factions with aspect mastery?), they’re going to be targets for a wide range of suspects.
Since I haven’t seen this answered yet, there was a part of the world map for Brisban that was added. You can see the edge of it if you unfog Toxal Bog and Aurora’s Remains, but dat diving uncovered the full of it. Here is one version:
Southeast corner. A pond, a small structure, and a very faint path to the edge of the map.
Looks kinda like it would be an Inquest base, which would go with that inquest golem that Braham fights in the trailer. Thats probably where that fight happens. Its most likely the starting place to get into the next map (when ever thats released).
Also, the explosions that happen on the zephyr ship (doesn’t look like its being shot at to me), could be due to/from whatever is in those crates that Taimi wants to look at (that have suspicious/strange energy/reading/sound/whatever) but can’t since the zephyrs won’t let Scruffy on the ship.
This is either going to be the most Epic day (July 1st) or a huge let down. All this speculating and theory makes me so excited. So Excited I started spending a lot of time reading lore. Cant wait!
We have one for Kryta (Southsun) and Shiverpeaks (Frostgorge), but we still need one for the Maguuma and Ascalon regions.
