Guild Wars 2

I just recently discovered from reading on the wiki that pretty much over half of the world map hasn’t been released in the game yet, we’re still missing the Crystal Desert, Woodland Cascades, Blood Legion homelands, Isles of Janthir, and basically everywhere else.

My question is how many of these areas will probably only be available in paid expansions and approximately how long can we expect to wait for them? I’d love to explore more of Tyria provided it’s cheap and if the areas actually get released.

Thanks.

They have released one area already have they not, in the sea of sorrows, i didn’t pay much attention coz i wasn’t playing at that time, but i’m pretty sure that was added in some patch some time.

I really don’t think we will ever get any of this kind of information, sometimes they will probably add stuff for free, sometimes they might add stuff as an expansion for a cost.

I dare say we will get a lot more though if they charge for it, instead of just 1 zone, maybe like 6 or 7 new areas.

I can bet that even developers themselves are not 100% sure which area will be covered and which won’t. And it’s not like they will tell you, just because you ask.

Gorgazm is referring to Southsun Cove, a small level 80 area that was released as part of the November 2012 event update and has stuck around as permanent content. That means there is precedent for new zones being added for free along with story updates. There may also be paid expansions one day – who knows? We’ll have to wait and see. But there are (probably) six Elder Dragons, most of whom dwell in zones we don’t have yet, so it makes sense that ArenaNet have plans to expand the world as we go.

I’d say you’ll definitely see more zones, but I don’t know when or if it will cost. As for expansions, we’ll see how much the (free) Flame and Frost events in Feb/March give us. The original Guild Wars added major campaigns at six month intervals (!) for the cost of a new game, but with enough content for one too – but there’s not telling whether GW2 will be at all similar.

Did campaigns ever add new zones?