Guild Wars 2

The release pattern for the finale of Living Story: Season One’s went like this:

• 6 weeks off to prepare for 4 updates.
• 4 updates occurring every two weeks for an 8 week period.
• One “filler” update with some story but not much gameplay.
• 4 weeks off to prepare for a “feature only” patch.

Together these updates lasted 16 weeks or 4 months. Obviously ArenaNet is taking some time off to ensure their updates are of a higher quality.
My observation is this: if ArenaNet releases 1 story arch and a batch of updated features every 4 months, how is that different from a standard MMO release schedule where one new patch releases every 4 months (except that GW2’s patches come in pieces and GW2 doesn’t have expansions)?

I’m just curious what other people’s opinions are about this. Does anyone else think this will be the new release schedule? /discuss

I always told here that the updates doesn’t really differ from other MMOs. In fact most MMOs deliver more and permanent content every 3-4 months plus expansions every 2 years. But let’s see what they deliver this and the next year. I really hope it will be less underwhelming. Until now I am pretty disappointed with the additional ‘content’. In GW1 we had 2 additional campaigns with new story, continents (Cantha and Elona), four(!) new classes and a couple of additional PvP modes and three Elite Missions after 1.5 years.

ProtoGunner.4953:

I always told here that the updates doesn’t really differ from other MMOs. In fact most MMOs deliver more and permanent content every 3-4 months plus expansions every 2 years. But let’s see what they deliver this and the next year. I really hope it will be less underwhelming. Until now I am pretty disappointed with the additional ‘content’. In GW1 we had 2 additional campaigns with new story, continents (Cantha and Elona), four(!) new classes and a couple of additional PvP modes and three Elite Missions after 1.5 years.

I agree. Whatever happened to Elona and Cantha? Need some continuation of story for those continents. I also feared that they might not because it seems like those lands are mostly human and no other races. Unless they are able to introduce all other races into those lands. Hmm.