Guild Wars 2

Up until Druid it seemed that they were going in the pattern that you can see

Here—-> https://www.guildwars2.com/en/the-game/professions/

going down the list. After a long break with no elite specs they continued on with Tempest and so on. Continuing the pattern after skipping the ranger. Now we’re put here, at the end. Popular speculation is that they had to scrap what they had planned for Druid and start over, and this is why we had to wait so long – they had to redesign it completely from its roots.

Now we’re getting our reveal, and I’m ecstatic, but also concerned as to how complete the Druid is at this point.

Firstly, we’re getting our reveal as part of a massive showing. In the vast amount of info that’s going to be dropped on us tomorrow, is Druid really going to be a featured item? How much time will be available to show it? Finally – the most troubling question depending on which way it goes – how much time will be needed to show it? On the schedule they posted I’m 95% sure they said we’d be getting a “first look” at the Druid. Hopefully that means what it says and what it says only. I, however, am looking at it as potentially meaning that we’re going to have to have a few more looks at the Druid before all the info’s out there.

Then came the silence this week that I’ve been shamelessly QQing about on these forums. We got our teaser, but no 3rd or 1st party reveal as other elite specs have had. I’m not gonna say it’s because Anet hates Rangers, because I know that’s not the reason, but what is? Irenio Huang said somewhere that he’s been up to his eyeballs in Druid development since the Scrapper livestream. I know that they obviously continue making changes up until it has to be shown as well as after, but I’m worried that he used the word “developement.” The worst case scenario that I just can’t believe is true is that we didn’t get our reveals because there wasn’t enough to show at that point. I’m sure it’s because they just want more people to come to Twitchcon to learn about the Druid and to build hype, but the alternate possibility still nags at me.

For a all these reasons I’m waiting in eager and terrified anticipation of tomorrow. I’m sure that I’m just overreacting, but I can’t shake the feeling that they’re still a ways off from finishing the Druid. Sorry to any people out there for whom I’ve derailed the hype train, but I guess it’s good to be prepared for the worst as is the Ranger way. See you tomorrow. For better or for worse./:(

There are really many ways to interpret things. Yours is one, and it is indeed very possible that they had trouble with finishing the druid. This may be a good thing too, as it may imply they really tried to make it right.

On the other hand, it may not be a coincidence that ranger was hinted first and revealed last. The ranger may have a unique place lore wise that makes it necessary to announce only at the end. The fact that they revealed the name and the weapon as well as some footage of the druid would normally imply that they already had a good setup last january. They would not announce something they don’t feel confident about because else the concept may change along the way.

They did the ranger CDI last year I believe, and it is clear that the druid (with the facets especially) is a direct result of this. So it may actually be the profession they started working on first.

There is really a lot of mystery, and hopefully it means we are up to something special.

The ranger was my first profession, and the second one I leveled up to 80, but it has been sitting idle for a long time and I really hope druid will change that

Silverkey.2078:

There are really many ways to interpret things. Yours is one, and it is indeed very possible that they had trouble with finishing the druid. This may be a good thing too, as it may imply they really tried to make it right.

On the other hand, it may not be a coincidence that ranger was hinted first and revealed last. The ranger may have a unique place lore wise that makes it necessary to announce only at the end. The fact that they revealed the name and the weapon as well as some footage of the druid would normally imply that they already had a good setup last january. They would not announce something they don’t feel confident about because else the concept may change along the way.

They did the ranger CDI last year I believe, and it is clear that the druid (with the facets especially) is a direct result of this. So it may actually be the profession they started working on first.

There is really a lot of mystery, and hopefully it means we are up to something special.

The ranger was my first profession, and the second one I leveled up to 80, but it has been sitting idle for a long time and I really hope druid will change that

‘Twas my first 80, and I’m leveling a second for Druid. I really hope you’re right. Please Anet… prove me wrong.