Ok now this is coming from someone who’s been a passionate supporter of HoT, DBL and other decisions taken, this actually made me sad. Like upset irl. A full set was promised, and now it’s basically scrapped. I mean if it hasn’t been shipped whilst it was passionately being worked on, we deffinetly won’t see any now that they have been indefinitely suspended. I honestly don’t think that creating 19 legenderies is that much effort with the amount of stuff Anet previously has put out, and like someone else has posted before I feel betrayed.. Anyways this is my 2 cents , which will be ignored cause nobody gives a kitten about this opinion , and this is a private company that can do whatever they want. I feel so stupid for arguing with people who were commenting things like "full 2nd set on 2022, along with next expansion " , they were basically right and there is NOTHING to guarantee even if they state that more legenderies will come with the 2nd expac, that they actually will. Public announcements are basically not be taken seriously.. I’m sad, hope you go back on this one ..
Nice videos, bro. Proves that thieves do not suck , just takes some skill to make it work + no face tanking . Also shout out for nice tracks, added flavour to the videos. Oh and another kudos on running warrior – prove ’em all wrong
Have you played HoT properly? If at all? I challenge you to get map completion on one single Magus falls map solo. Oh sorry no you can’t it’s near impossible….
Ummm, I’m sorry to say but just cause you find it impossible to do doesn’t mean it can’t be done – gotten 100% comp on all maps without grouping up. Obviously except metas.
On topic , I think tbh it would be pretty cool something like champion/legendary mobs with a broader array of abilities that perhaps spawn in random areas. The however should be rare if they are introduced, as others have mentioned, not all players enjoy this sorta thing and they should not feel that they are being pushed into something that the do not want . Basically map completion and those mobs should not be tied together , but I think it would cool to have a few around .
Mysterious 7th dragon will show up and thats what we’ll be fighting. Or somehow trick the other dragons to attack each other.
Though most likely thing to happen will be the revival of Scarlet and Scarlet 2.0’s second rampage.
Exactly ! Whilst I think most logical next move is Kralkatorik , and most clues seem to point to him and the dessert, don’t you think the coolest thing ever would be a Primordus vs Jormag expansion ? Like whilst we’ve been dealing with other EDs , Primordus took his time and tunnelled to Far Shiverpeaks for some uknown reason where he was met by the ever so friendly Jormag, and it results in an epic 3-way battle between the elder dragons and the remnants of the pact? Would shake things up and we could bare witnesses to an awesome clash of fire and ice ! One can dream ..
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It will be fixed and reforged to become a precursor known as Caledfwlch to become the legendary Excalibur.
Oh man, they have the tech to do this justice, too. It’ll be like Replica Job-o-Tron and the r-Tron gathering tools, playing narcissistic and belittling statements when your character takes an action. Periodically (read: frequently) it’ll spontaneously regale those around it with tales of its history.
And whenever your character says something, it responds with “Fool!”
Ahaha, Soul Eater right there . That would mar an incredibly annoying yet unique legendary
@Ocosh yeah the drops hinder map mobility significantly, but the simplest solution to that would be free basic gliding exclusively in WvW for everyone. Though I’ve heard negative feedback on the matter, I think it would be a great addition and add a new dimension of gameplay. Not sure whether gliding enemies should be targetable or not though. But if they are really resilient to the idea, toning down the verticality of the map would be the best way to go.
Glad you liked the seasonal maps idea , I think that would make WvW so fun – having to fight in different environments and having to account for different factors depending on the map/season would deffinetly spice things up. And if they don’t overcomplicate the new maps with too many additional mechanics (which judging from DBL they shouldn’t ) , it shouldn’t even take too long to design them – granted it will require resource allocation.
@Farzo yeah both of those could work. Though technically setting up a wp would be far simpler to implement I think. But not like changing the terrain is something they can’t do with a few competent and dedicated staff members. And I know they have those.
@yanoch whilst I personally don’t agree with rather seeing old BL maps back as I’m not a fan of over simplicity , I can understand your point of view and why some players enjoyed those maps. Best solution I guess would really be to introduce a rotation of maps. But I think that the best way of going about it would be rotate seasonally rather than on a more often basis. Eventually they could add 2 more maps may be , and then each seasonal update would bring its respective map into play. I mean since quarterly updates seems to be their new way of going about things.
Yes I will most likely pre-order next expac, as I’m one of the people who adores the game and HoT brought me a lot of fun , a lot of stuff to do and chase – like a TON of hours of gameplay. Only disappointment is legendary weapons , but so much disappointment there I can’t let go of it – feels like it ain’t gonna happen ..
Also I think gliding would be a great addition, and personally I don’t think making gliding unrestricted and thus available to everyone exclusively in the map (maybe WvW too) is a bad idea , quite the opposite – I think it would be great, and have many good consequences – perhaps even getting a few more HoT sales for those who try it, like it and will want to have it for open world.
+1 for Farzo, I agree with what you are saying and I think people should take a more mature, objective stance on this issue. What would you suggest as a way for improving getting around the map easier?
Just wanna make a little post to thank Mike, Hugh, Gaile, Ruby and the other ppl from ArenaNet. Recently they have finally started to communicate with the player base, gather feedback and reply to threads – this feels great, to be heard. So thank you and keep up the good work !
Pretty much the title, after seeing the recent post by Mike. I mean the map is so gorgeous, and if people actually learned it – I think potentially you can have much more fun fights than in Alpine. But then again I think utilising environment like higher ground and all that makes for fun strategic play rather than just zergs bashing into each other . The map really does look like it was designed with gliding in mind , so I guess if that’s not happening than reducing the size would help. Please just address the issue with lowest tier servers, as well those are really a dessert population wise. Also I’m not saying ppl are vein, but rewards wise adding say, a WvW legendary backpack as a long term reward would do miracles for attracting more players .
Leave Skyhammer as it is ! And add it to ranked. This by far the funnest map. I can’t believe all those people complaining “omg I was doing SO well and then he kicked into the hole and I died QQ” – you were NOT playing well if you positioned yourself so you can be pushed off. I mean cmon it doesn’t take a genius to watch out for 1 environmental factor when you PvP and watch where you stand , I don’t wanna come off negative but l2p…
I mean take a look at the professions – revs, scrappers, eles, mesmers and reapers are considered meta. Meta will consist of 5 profs if we are taking no-class stacking perspective, simply not room for more. Out of the remaining 4 classes – Druids are in a good spot and can compete with eles for support. A well-played DH is contestant for sure , you can do a lot for the team. That leaves thieves and warriors. A good thief is great for shifting the fight in your teams favour – making those 1v1s into 1v2, 2v2 into 2v3 and so on, and they retain the status of the most mobile profession . And I mean at least the way I see it thieves shouldn’t be frontier fighters, goes against proffesion fantasy. And that only leaves warriors, who once again can do well with a decent build and skill. So what is exactly would you want to happen, since most if not all classes offer viable options? Do you simply want the current meta to turn into wet noodles with no sustain or damage out of spite?
No eles simply fell out of my mind , since I haven’t heard much complains about them. And how in any way is my post trolling? If it’s mentally draining that just means for some reason the player isn’t taking advantage of the respective strengths , and that’s the players issue , not the games. FYI I play all the professions except ranger and ele. And whilst Rev is my main due to the fact that I simply adore the class, I don’t find scrappers or reapers as enjoyable. Imho mesmers, DHs , thieves are more fun. With that being said warriors could use an improvement on their sustain . Anyways S3 will bring a new meta , and people will complain about it again
Lol so many salty people, gee. The start of the season was horrific, dreadful and unplayable – like I started with a HUGE loosing streak solo queue . Like 10 losses per 1 win or something. However after a week or 2, it has really gotten much better. I’m now one tier away from Ruby, which is pretty much where I feel I belong and I doubt I’ll make it to diamond. Which is fine. I’ve had a lot of fun matches like 499-500/500-501 – both wins and losses . I’ve had some blowouts , but really ever after the start has finished , they have become really rare. The meta is better imo than S1, as less bunkers equals more fun I think . The only thing I don’t like is all this complaining.. Sorry but it gets old. Scrappers are kill able , reapers are killable, revs are deffinetly killable – just because you can’t face tank and win, doesn’t mean “Omg so broken , fix omg” – kite , disengage /reingage , think how to win – like avoid the reaper spin, don’t fire projectiles into reflects and so on . Also I disagree with the view , thief is dead, warrior is dead , DH is bad , I think I’ve even heard some people complain about ranger lol. A good player can do amazing stuff with each and every of those classes. I’ve seen some amazing thief, warrior plays (granted rare, but still – it’s possible) . DHs are deffo useful for points and ranger support is amazing . Oh and chronophatsma is great fun too, enough to be considered meta.
So TLDR, yes I enjoy S2 it’s actually great fun. Despite a horrific start.
I beta tested the revenant , and obviously those skins were only there on beta characters and not accessible on live, not then not since. So it would feel like an absolute waist not to have them come back in one form or the other, with the best case scenario being a full black lion set done in this visually stunning style . I have a feeling this might happen some time alongside LS3 coinciding with story development of how Rytlock became the revenant- this just a hunch though.
+1 for those, by any means of aquisiton. Would love a BL set full of this majestic style – much cooler than improvised or soaring
@Azukas , if you can’t beat a Rev then learn to play kitten , don’t just go on forums and QQ. You could beat it before during S1, and after numerous nerfs you can deffinetly beat it now. Just for example, reapers and scrappers do great against revs. The class is in a strong position atm, but deffinetly not OP.
Like others have said the game should deffinetly not be balanced around team composition of pro league teams .. And as long as you can take advantage of the class mechanics , any class can fair quite well. Including mesmer.I have a Rev….I mean seriously who didn’t have a lvl 80 rev the minute HoT released???
Fact remains is Rev is being stacked and over performing keeping classes on the sidelines. That needs to change. You can’t argue against this. This is fact.
Sure just completely ignore my recap post and QQ more with “facts” or even any of the points in my post that you quote like revs having numerous counters..right .. And just FYI people who are actually good at warriors can give a Rev a run for their money, thieves too – granted this class has deffinetly the highest skill cap. Anyways, you sir have lost my attention, nothing to see here .
Just as a recap:
Damage is fine, not the strongest among classes .
Sustain was nerfed , competent players will stop attack on glint heal and if they don’t it is their fault – it can no longer be activated whilst cc’ed, so you have to time it well in order to get the max reward from it.
Mobility is good, great if you are running shiro – but it’s supposed to be the most mobile among heavy classes with all the mist walking going.
Has numerous counters , weak against condition , strong at nuking single opponents, gives good support if running Glint. UA can be neglected if the opponent plays wise, if not it’s a strong hit single target. Like I said its in a pretty good place .
I run an off-hand sword and it’s great , my favourite option for off hand deffinetly. It’s sorta mid way between offensive axe and overly defensive shield. The walking block is absolutely great, the immobilise doesn’t feel too rewarding but I’ve had times where it came in handy and the 5 is actually amazing – great for interrupts and stopping rezzes, pretty good at breakbars, can be used for relocating , singling out enemies , pulling the bomb on Tarir south – and it’s really not hard to get a hit with it as ppl paint it to be, just have to make sure you are in melee. PT + 5, followed by a UA is a pretty good combo (switch legends if low on energy).
And as for dagger off-hand , kitten that ! Dual wielding swords looks way more bad-kitten than having a little toothpick in your left hand – just imho
@Azukas , if you can’t beat a Rev then learn to play kitten , don’t just go on forums and QQ. You could beat it before during S1, and after numerous nerfs you can deffinetly beat it now. Just for example, reapers and scrappers do great against revs. The class is in a strong position atm, but deffinetly not OP.
Like others have said the game should deffinetly not be balanced around team composition of pro league teams .. And as long as you can take advantage of the class mechanics , any class can fair quite well. Including mesmer.
He is just trolling sorry there’s no info.
ANET WHY
They got you to buy the expansion didn’t they? That’s why.
The less sarcastic answer? When they did the announcement in January of 2015, they said “new legendaries”. Then in March in Linsey Murdock’s blog, at the very bottom of the post it said “handful of new legendaries”. Then it got whittled down to 3 during gamescom or PAX Prime. I don’t remember which and then the post you cited as having “regular intervals”. 3+ months later and we still havent even had information on what “regular” means. It’s awful communication. I feel your pain, Malchior. It’s one of the main reasons I refrained from purchasing the expansion. Too much lawyer talk and not enough just being straight about what was or wasn’t actually going to be in the x-pac.
Its all about market actualy, anything they would announce by now will impact the trading post and im pretty sure they wait the good moment to announce things to make sure nothing goes in a wrong direction, i guess …
Oh this is a bull kitten excuse , if this is your logic there will NEVER be a good time to introduce new legenderies because that will ALWAYS cause the market to fluctuate.
As for the sword linked above, I’m pretty sure that picture is from making/testing the model for the 3rd birthday finisher (the simmilarity is too strong, guessing they just went with a different guard in the end, cause the one in the picture was too big), and the new gen sword will look different
Anet will just merge this thread with the other one and ignore it, like usual.
Yep, this is just gettin’ frustraiting..
+1 from me, this is one of the only sets that would actually encourage me to stock up on tickets/ collect the full set – from the previews we’ve seen , it looks absolutely stunning. Finishing it and releasing it as BLC set would be a MUCH better spending of resources than the ones we’ve seen recently ( I’m looking at you Improvised and soaring) imho
I’m looking forward to new legendary weapons, particularly sword and longbow, any idea on when those might come out?
While I’m legitimately glad there isn’t a gear treadmill here (so I don’t feel I’m obsolete and have to grind just to be able to play at all) it is nice to have a long term goal to work towards so I enjoy legendary gear for that (if the skin is one I actually want to work towards anyway). I’ve ran out of carrots to chase for the time being and want something to shoot for.
Yep, I find myself in a similar situation, and as evidenced by the thread a lot of us are dying to get some information and a lot have turned to the toxic side (I.e. “They are coming in 2050”) – please devs notice this thread, answer our prayers and give us the much desired information
Glints wings aka Herald Glider aka Sanctum Scramble model aka Prized Possesions model – please, I mean everything is there already , just make it a glider
People are being very optimistic on when we will see the next set. They already told us what we are getting in the march update so that one is out. The next update after that is June, but they already told us most of the june things we are getting, it seems unlikely they’d just leave legendaries out since they are a major draw. So i’d say the June update is unlikely.
What we got for info about the Spring update was more of a teaser of it more than an exact list of every single things which will be in the update. So it’s still possible the next ones will be with it. It’s also possible they’ll be part of one of the smaller updates before the next big update.
If they are not released by spring (at least 3..) I would hope/expect that, that would cause a negative lash out from their loyal fanbase (which they should aim to avoid, and hence give us what we want). I mean there should be repercussions for not delivering promissed content, right?
PvP tracks give a kitten load- i have around 500, and most came from PvP i believe. Also there is https://wiki.guildwars2.com/wiki/Ley-Energy_Matter_Converter , which gives nice bags full of obsidian
Now, I like all of us here, came to absolutely love the game, it’s truly one of a kind and a lot of people feel the same, and are very passionate about the game. Which is great imo. And it is this passion, that ignites numerous feelings inside:: some are curious bout particular balance changes from a recent patch, some want to know when their favourite or long-awaited content is coming out, some have questions about the story that is unfolding and some just want to chat with people who have created their beloved game.
So, why not give them an opportunity to ? Now, I’m not asking to disclose confidential information or something that you simply cannot talk about, but a simple Q&A session where ArenaNet can simply hint some things, talk bout others and have an opportunity to chat with some fans who can’t make it to events like PAX last year. I think it could be beneficial to all the parties involved – great PR for ArenaNet, opportunity for us to be heard, and it doesn’t event have to happen often – simply occasionally. Thoughts?
any predictions on which ones will come next? And by predictions, i mean hopes
Greatswords, cause sword > axe any day
+1 for me, the potential of those skins is amazing..Just imagine the sword
Personally would love for this to be the next legendary 1h sword or atleast the precursor to it , love the skin – like 20/10
https://wiki.guildwars2.com/wiki/File:Fargate_Opener.jpg
People are being very optimistic on when we will see the next set. They already told us what we are getting in the march update so that one is out. The next update after that is June, but they already told us most of the june things we are getting, it seems unlikely they’d just leave legendaries out since they are a major draw. So i’d say the June update is unlikely.
The september update is probably a decent guess, though I don’t know if it is realistic or not. It took 3 years for the first 3, and locking them behind a paywall when they said they would be free. I’d guess they will launch the next set whenever they launch the next expansion, presumably in about a year and a half.
I think you’re being a tad too pessimistic , sounds like you have a grudge. Plus they are not locked behind paywall, they are part of an expansion and its content – I think asking to get the content without an expansion is just ridiculous – it’s like vanilla wow players asking to get level 70 and flying mounts without buying TBC. This just how the gaming world works. By the same logic you should be going to Maguma for free as well , right?
If you want to participate in new expansion content, but the expansion . If they hold out till September for the next set of legenderies, I’m pretty sure a lot of people gonna flip, it was one of the selling points of the expansion after all ..
Correct! Not only approx every 12 weeks will we do a big seasonal update. You’ll also see updates between seasonal updates.
Content like raids, pvp leagues, living world, festivals, and WvW tournaments are all things you’d find happening between seasonal updates as the year progresses. (this “winter” season we’ve got a festival, raid, and pvp league kick off planned before spring.)
Things like new fractals, new legendaries, WvW updates, new PvP maps, quality of life updates, etc. are all the type of stuff that’d come with our seasonal updates.
Hope that helps a bit!
https://www.reddit.com/r/Guildwars2/comments/440m4i/what_does_quartaly_updates_mean_for_us/czmk22d
So there’s a chance we’ll get the next batch by Spring.
Edit: Also, do you think the attached image could be a new legendary sword?
The sword in that image looks pretty much exactly like the sword from the 3rd year Birthday Finisher so I doubt that’s the legendary sword esp since this screenshot looks like it was taken in PvP
It’s not the same sword though as the hilt is different. The position the character is in with the sword isn’t in any of the frames for the finisher animation. Also, take a look at the effect towards the back of the character. Where could that be coming from?
Well I’ve gotta agree, the swords look almost identical . And yes the hilts are different but they could be just different stages of development or different ideas they were pursuing and if I’m to be honest I like the hilt on the finisher better, feels more proportional. As for position, that could’ve been used for internal testing to make sure the model looks good from all perspectives. And the shine could be an affect for the aforementioned finisher .
Personally I hope next legendary sword is the Fargate Opener, Dulfy had a preview of it back in 2015 March ( my bad, not October) – almost a year ago o.O
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Bolt is such a cool weapon that topping it is very hard.
Fiery Dragon Sword waves hello.
(Although I agree: Bolt is among my favorite legendaries.)Fiery Dragon Sword hurts my eyes with it’s intense brightness so I physically can’t use it. :P
My personal favorite sword currently is Mistforged Hero Sword. Large, meaty, super sharp, sexy curves and shiny.
+1 for Mistforged Heros Sword, looks amazing. Unfortunately started playing a bit more than a year ago, and since than there has not been a single WvW tournament and hence the skin is unobtainable
oh how I wish there was an alternative route of unlocking it
I do believe that they should be more or less done with legenderies though, no idea why are they doing such a huge holdup
Please, please more gliders: steampunk gliders, sanctumn scramble glider (!), silly gliders like balloons : just keep ’em comin!
In general some new armor sets would be great, as well as more BLTC weapon sets
Data mined I guess .. But still look pretty great, only not sure why did they make the guard like that huge – but I can live with it deffinetly . Another point for it being a legendary is, as far as I can remember when they announced Astralia, HOPE and Nevermore – it was done on the same map
Correct! Not only approx every 12 weeks will we do a big seasonal update. You’ll also see updates between seasonal updates.
Content like raids, pvp leagues, living world, festivals, and WvW tournaments are all things you’d find happening between seasonal updates as the year progresses. (this “winter” season we’ve got a festival, raid, and pvp league kick off planned before spring.)
Things like new fractals, new legendaries, WvW updates, new PvP maps, quality of life updates, etc. are all the type of stuff that’d come with our seasonal updates.
Hope that helps a bit!
https://www.reddit.com/r/Guildwars2/comments/440m4i/what_does_quartaly_updates_mean_for_us/czmk22d
So there’s a chance we’ll get the next batch by Spring.
Edit: Also, do you think the attached image could be a new legendary sword?
Thanks for that post, indeed now my hopes have returned to spring for the batch. As for the sword on the picture :
1) looks amazing, quite large could be a GS as well but judging from the character stance it is 1H and easily could be the next legendary
2) where did ya find that ? O.o
https://www.guildwars2.com/en/news/hot-new-legendary-weapons/
“rather than take the time to develop the full set before releasing any of them, we will be releasing new legendary weapons in small groups at regular intervals until the full set of sixteen has been added to the game”
4 months, no news – how is that a regular interval? For kitten’s sake..Just seems like ANET keep on biting off more than they can chew. I mean, heck look at the hype surrounding HoT, they gave a release date about 6 months ahead of time but just kept giving us nibblets of information every few weeks, with extra padding in statements. Reminds me of writing a paper really.
atleast with HoT they were giving us those small nibblets, which atleast gave us information – now it’s full on silent exile mode.. And the preview of what they are workin on for the spring quaterly update didn’t mention anything bout new legenderies. And waiting till summer for the next three legenderies seems ludicrous.. yet frightingly possible
Bolt is such a cool weapon that topping it is very hard.
Very subjective, personally I actually dislike Bolt.. I like my sword to be made out of you know, metal – solid metal. Hence very impatient for the new sword to be unveiled, almost anything will top Bolt (imo), hate the fact that it’s hollow inside. Would love something more elegant but nothing silly
What!? How can you not like bolt?! It’s like a cool unique goldish color, has dragon accents, and totally oozes lightning! It’s solid metal in the metal parts but has some empty space in it to charge the lighting, look lighter and more aerodynamic for smoother slicing and slashing and looks sharp.
I can’t put it into words exactly but something bout it just doesnt feel right, i do love the lighting effect but anyone agile could stick a blade right through Bolt.. Guess just taste preferance. Plus the goldish color, whilst accents of gold are cool, when the whole thing is made of it, it looks odd to me – in the begining i even thought it was made out of wood due to lighting/structure
https://www.guildwars2.com/en/news/hot-new-legendary-weapons/
“rather than take the time to develop the full set before releasing any of them, we will be releasing new legendary weapons in small groups at regular intervals until the full set of sixteen has been added to the game”
4 months, no news – how is that a regular interval? For kitten’s sake..
Bolt is such a cool weapon that topping it is very hard.
Very subjective, personally I actually dislike Bolt.. I like my sworde to be made out of you know, metal – solid metal. Hence very impatient for the new sword to be unveiled, almost anything will top Bolt (imo), hate the fact that it’s hollow inside. Would love siomthing more elegant but nothing siilly
time for LegendariesOrRiot?
But seriously we need more info please, and I mean something more subtantial then “They are being worked on and they look awesome”
First of all huge appreciation for the work done on HoT, im one of the people who loved the expansion – great work on Mordrem Guard (they have a silent hill vibe imo, which is awesome), the chak are interesting too – i think you’ve delivered on the fantasy of a bunch of heros fighting a swarm of insects great – reminded me of some old sci-fi movies. Now my point is somewhat off-point, but in order to kill thove foe and other we’ll encounter in the future we were promied a full set of 2nd tier legenderies – so far we have 3 on release and no more news since, could we please get an update? please
The effect is great, beautifully designed .. Don’t like it , go play something else and leave our shiny alone
Well I actually love the impossible odds sound effect , add to the who super speed fantasy thing – hence imo it’s a great sound design