At the end of last month, ArenaNet formally announced that the introduction of build templates into Guild Wars 2 would be coming in a patch later this month, and that they would be monetised. The reaction of the player base to this announcement was… probably not what ArenaNet was hoping for, with the most commonContinue reading “Build Templates And Monetisation”
Category Archives: Guild Wars 2
One Charr? Bound by Blood Recap
Guild Wars 2 kicked off the Icebrood Saga with its prologue, Bound by Blood, allowing everyone to get steeped in the new story featuring Jormag, the Elder Dragon of Ice, charr and norn culture, and areas from Guild Wars including the Blood Legion Homelands and the Far Shiverpeaks. Despite its designation as a prologue, thisContinue reading “One Charr? Bound by Blood Recap”
Build and Equipment Templates: Livestream Summary
After their announcement back in April, Guild Wars 2’s build templates finally have their release date: 29th October. An official blog post gave us some information, such as a split between build and equipment templates, and inklings of a monetisation plan, but questions remained. To answer them, a Guild Chat preview was live streamed onContinue reading “Build and Equipment Templates: Livestream Summary”
Things to see in Grothmar Valley
Grothmar Valley is the open world map added to Guild Wars 2 with the Icebrood Saga’s prologue, Bound by Blood. Going east of Ascalon, we take our first step into the Blood Legion Homelands, a place where I wasn’t expecting such natural beauty. Of course, I appreciate the industrial charr aesthetic of the core game,Continue reading “Things to see in Grothmar Valley”
Charr Problems 1: Going Home
We’d seen it all, our warband, our Guild, Cloudwatcher’s Aerie. Well, some of us had anyway. My sister Aldyne, Al for short, and I had traveled the world over the last few years; at first in service to the legions, then the Pact, and now Tyria itself. We were weary, Al and I, tired asContinue reading “Charr Problems 1: Going Home”
The Icebrood Saga Announcement Summary
The Icebrood Saga Since the final episode of Living World Season 4 last May, the Guild Wars 2 community has been wondering where the game will go next. To answer this, ArenaNet held a live event at the Moore Theatre in Seattle to announce the future of our Living World. The first thing we learnedContinue reading “The Icebrood Saga Announcement Summary”
Gourmet Training Guide
Ascended cooking is here! With the max cooking level raised to 500, you can now prepare feasts of special ascended foods for you and your friends — but this isn’t as easy as grinding at the cooking station alone. You’ll need guidance from the infamous Sous-Chef Seimur Oxbone, who will send you on a journeyContinue reading “Gourmet Training Guide”
Scion Rising
At the end of the last episode, our ragtag band of heroes had suffered the devastating loss of Aurene, the Scion who was supposed to help us win the war against the Elder Dragons. We take up the fight once again in the final Living World Season 4 episode: War Eternal. From that name, itContinue reading “Scion Rising”
The Commander’s Next Move
With the death of Kralkatorrik and the ascension of Aurene to replace him, ArenaNet has created a situation which has only happened once before in the history of Guild Wars 2. Previous story arcs each concluded with an impending crisis hanging over the Commander’s head like the sword of Damocles, pulling the Commander into theContinue reading “The Commander’s Next Move”
The Commander’s Next Crisis
In “The Commander’s Next Move“, we examined a list of possible directions the story could go, on the assumption that with the death of Kralkatorrik and the ascension of Aurene, Dragon’s Watch and its allies had the opportunity to choose the next direction that they take. However, this assumption might prove to be an overlyContinue reading “The Commander’s Next Crisis”
Virtually Interrupted 