Guild Wars 2

This is great. It feels like Guild Wars 1 again. The NPCs know what they are doing and why, there is a nice little touch of strategy and a serious smattering of new enemies. The world isn’t just in perpetual stasis.

It’s a game again.

Thank you, thank you, thank you!

Best living story so far!

That remastered “Crystal Oasis” song from gw1 was my most favorite music. I literaly start crying when I heard that there:-)

Q.Q tears of joy
feels like doing easy mode DoA

You are on the right track, Anet!

Rozbuska.5263:

That remastered “Crystal Oasis” song from gw1 was my most favorite music. I literaly start crying when I heard that there:-)

You’re not the only one ;_;

Simply marvelous, the nostalgia is real, tears come to my eyes once in glint lair. Keep the good work.

I am stunned I feel 6 yrs younger…. like running my character through glint’s lair in gw1
and then look again and see my guild wars 2 character there…. (bough my edition very late)

Tears… yes…

And joy, I feel I finally come back to tyria…

I thank you devs!! This was SENSATIONAL!!!

And yes, if you ever open the crystal desert let us find this lair again. It is beautiful…

ABSOLUTELY BRILLIANT!!

Literally

Well done Anet! I really loved it

Indeed! I would personally want to give a tight norn—hug to all the people at A-net who worked on this episode!
This episode got my eyes wet on multiple occasions. A great ending to the story of Belinda(if it indeed was the last of it), really great music, interesting and funny NPC-talk, the library and Ogden, and last but definitely not the least… The Lair. The Lair and the music there got me for good!

Keep it up A-net! A loremonger thanks you.

I’m really enjoying this. The zone does feel like a battle. Love the vista music, dialogue, enemy placement. I like that they’re tougher. And I noticed they have menders which are acting very monk-ey. The new stat combo is great, and I think the armor is cool. A lot of win so far.

Sublimatio.6981:

Rozbuska.5263:

That remastered “Crystal Oasis” song from gw1 was my most favorite music. I literaly start crying when I heard that there:-)

You’re not the only one ;_;

when did it play? Honestly I have never played GW1, but for some reason it kept playing the custom battle playlist I have over the new music, kinda didn’t fit browsing the library to monster hunter music.

Hope this will be fixed with new LS segments, other than that it was great.

I was happy there was very little jory/kas interaction (I hate them with a passion) the best part was searching the library and reading all the books. Very well done and will be interesting seeing where this season goes.

This is how you make a story update… Im not gonna lie.. i really HATED the LS season 2. It felt…not right. Watching npcs talk for 20 mins and then fighting a bit and thats about all that it was. But this here.. ohhhh man. kittening “pve\wvw” battle against dragon minions with actual mechanics like fortifications? Glints lair? The library? Oh hell yes! All over my body! Oil me up in that kitten. Only things that i “miss” in the update… where is the darn blowtorch pistol skin and a backpack version of that beautifull hourglass? Come on a-net…. seriosly.. look at me and tell me straight in the face that you think that people wouldnt want the “blowtorch pistol”…and i might be alone on the hourglass.. but whatever i want that thing for my mesmer >_<. But yea.. thats not even worth to bring up. A-net you did good.. VERY good. Faith restored and buffed to 200%

MrPersons.1560:

Sublimatio.6981:

Rozbuska.5263:

That remastered “Crystal Oasis” song from gw1 was my most favorite music. I literaly start crying when I heard that there:-)

You’re not the only one ;_;

when did it play? Honestly I have never played GW1, but for some reason it kept playing the custom battle playlist I have over the new music, kinda didn’t fit browsing the library to monster hunter music.

Hope this will be fixed with new LS segments, other than that it was great.

Its when you first enter Glints lair, it will stop after a while.

One of the reasons why Isle of the Dead was my favourite guild hall in GW1 was because of the Crystal Oasis track that played there. The nostalgia was real today. Thanks anet!

Great patch, the awesome work done here deserves credit!

I like the story, especially the extra lore from Ogden in the end aswell as all the books! – more please!

Great fights in Glints lair – more of that please

The new map seems interesting, I wonder how it will hold up in the long run though

A+ from me

Thoroughly enjoyable. Was pretty frustrating in places but in a good way! The wvw style pve map is great fun and captures a great battle feel. Long term it will need adjusting as the population moves away, but its well balanced and challenging right now

Really liked all the lore books in the library. Would love to have a perma area like this.

+1 Amazing job, Anet Why did u hide all this magic for so long?

My face when I saw Glint’s lair:

Basaltface.2786:

This is how you make a story update… Im not gonna lie.. i really HATED the LS season 2. It felt…not right. Watching npcs talk for 20 mins and then fighting a bit and thats about all that it was. But this here.. ohhhh man. kittening “pve\wvw” battle against dragon minions with actual mechanics like fortifications? Glints lair? The library? Oh hell yes! All over my body! Oil me up in that kitten. Only things that i “miss” in the update… where is the darn blowtorch pistol skin and a backpack version of that beautifull hourglass? Come on a-net…. seriosly.. look at me and tell me straight in the face that you think that people wouldnt want the “blowtorch pistol”…and i might be alone on the hourglass.. but whatever i want that thing for my mesmer >_<. But yea.. thats not even worth to bring up. A-net you did good.. VERY good. Faith restored and buffed to 200%

[&AgG8CAEAAA==] Eternal Sands

It’s not a backpack but it is a focus skin. I don’t think it’s available yet but it is in the dat. So is the blowtorch.

[&C4cWAAA=] Welding Torch

Rozbuska.5263:

That remastered “Crystal Oasis” song from gw1 was my most favorite music. I literaly start crying when I heard that there:-)

So do i… so do i… I think we are getting older and that makes us more sensible!, lol:P

- I can say for sure: This was the first LS Chapter i really enjoyed and loved!!

We know many things are not perfect in this game, but this is the way to go to make GW Veterans & old players to stay tuned/Hooked in this game!

BRAVO!

It really did have that GW1 feel. As I was doing the final step of the chapter I was remembering the prophecies mission it’s based on and realized what living story chapters can (and imo should) feel like: missions, a la GW1. And for me at least this was the first chapter that felt like a proper mission.

So excellent work Anet, I’m thrilled with this chapter and I look forward to what’s coming next!

Shiren.9532:

Basaltface.2786:

This is how you make a story update… Im not gonna lie.. i really HATED the LS season 2. It felt…not right. Watching npcs talk for 20 mins and then fighting a bit and thats about all that it was. But this here.. ohhhh man. kittening “pve\wvw” battle against dragon minions with actual mechanics like fortifications? Glints lair? The library? Oh hell yes! All over my body! Oil me up in that kitten. Only things that i “miss” in the update… where is the darn blowtorch pistol skin and a backpack version of that beautifull hourglass? Come on a-net…. seriosly.. look at me and tell me straight in the face that you think that people wouldnt want the “blowtorch pistol”…and i might be alone on the hourglass.. but whatever i want that thing for my mesmer >_<. But yea.. thats not even worth to bring up. A-net you did good.. VERY good. Faith restored and buffed to 200%

[&AgG8CAEAAA==] Eternal Sands

It’s not a backpack but it is a focus skin. I don’t think it’s available yet but it is in the dat. So is the blowtorch.

[&C4cWAAA=] Welding Torch

Well now we are talking…

Yes, i was stunned. This living story, the new map, the different game mechanics added are totally awesome! I can’t wait to see more!

I played GW2 first, and the hints of the Lore that i found around slowly drawed me to play GW1 to know the past of the game, at that point i fell in love with the world of Guild Wars. The magnificent history of GW1 heroes, and the connection between the past and the present were so cool. I was sad that in the actual story only small hints were remarked, it was feeling so “disconnected”.

This LS is joining the two worlds again, and i’m so satisfied and so eager to wait for new discoveries.. Maybe one day the roads for other places will be open again and we’ll be able to see what happened in all those years to the cities and races of the past <3

Great job ANet, really great job. Keep up the awesome work!

Having had a night to get over my initial frustration at being forced to replay the final story 2 more times through no fault of my own I definitely agree with this thread.
I was running around the library with a silly grin on my face for close to an hour (regret it now… having then been kicked with last boss on 30% for a stupid patch >.<) and the new map mechanics look epic tstl.

The final story instance had a wonderful level of challenge and diversity to make it a very entertaining, yet doable play through and the lore bombs gave me a kitten. Moar please

Heck, I was about this close on giving up on the game after playing since betas of GW1. This story was going to be the last try, if it would be like previous two episodes (for example) I’d be gone.

Well, now I’m hooked again, sincerely great job and kudos to writers, designers, everyone! Looking forward to see more, and dig through library when I have a moment! This episode is absolutely brilliant!

For people whom enjoy quality content its still cr@p.

PaxTheGreatOne.9472:

I am stunned I feel 6 yrs younger….

ABSOLUTELY BRILLIANT!!

Literally

My feelings exactly. Glint’s layer is actually more than 9 years old. GW1 was released on April 26, 2005.

I can’t wait to see Tomb of the Primeval Kings again.