Guild Wars 2

isn’t that they were literally created from nothing (i.e. they had no lore connection to the existing world) or that they’re seemingly more numerous and threatening than the all of the Elder Dragons’ minions combined, it’s that they could have been the White Mantle (i.e. a faction with actual ties to Tyrian lore).

I always wonder how the feed their army. Do they loot and steal? If so, the invasions isn’t enough for them. They must have a home base somewhere.

How could they have been White Mantle? The White Mantle aren’t exactly pro-charr….

Or do you mean “instead of random pirates, they could have made Scarlet’s underlings being a group we already knew from GW1” – in which case, I say “no thank you, don’t make her ruin more of lore.”

Dude. Don’t ever diss the Aetherblades. They came from nothing… TO GIVE US MONEY! We should love the moneyblades…
Plus, the whole “team rocket” mentality of showing up on their balloon to attack is hilarious. PREPARE FOR TROUBLE!

It’s not that the Mantle is anti-charr. They’re just pro-Mursaat. The Charr were a convenient way for the Mursaat to take over Kryta. If some Charr join the Mursaat and worship them, I don’t see them being turned away.

CHIPS.6018:

I always wonder how the feed their army. Do they loot and steal? If so, the invasions isn’t enough for them. They must have a home base somewhere.

How real pirates feed? :/

Weindrasi.3805:

Dude. Don’t ever diss the Aetherblades. They came from nothing… TO GIVE US MONEY! We should love the moneyblades…!

Moneyblades! xD inhales Gotta love the smell of champ boxes on an invasion morning.
(Which is extremely sad lore-wise… but then again, I’m getting closer to a legendary…)

Well Aetherblade seems to be what happens when inquest meets pirates. Clearly some pirates got their hands on asuran technology, decided to magi-tech it up.

Konig Des Todes.2086:

How could they have been White Mantle? The White Mantle aren’t exactly pro-charr….

Or do you mean “instead of random pirates, they could have made Scarlet’s underlings being a group we already knew from GW1” – in which case, I say “no thank you, don’t make her ruin more of lore.”

Scarlet ruins everything she touches and she has touched the entire game. The only choice is to salt the ground and start over with GW3.

No, please not GW3. Let’s just kill her and forget about her as fast as we can.

On the topic of the Aetherblades, we still don’t know their motivations, where they’re getting so many recruits, (at this point, cloning tech seems to be the only reasonable answer) or why they’re still working for Scarlet when so far their only victory of any kind was getting one of the Lion’s Arch Council killed—and that was more Mai Trin then anyone else. She claims they work for her “because they like living”, but what’s the use when you just get slaughtered wherever you go? I think they have to be brainwashed/corrupted to be still fighting for her after all this.