Yay, news: Point of No Return!

#1 - Oct. 20, 2014, 12:19 p.m.
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“A Living World
The return of Living World Season 2 is rapidly approaching. When the season resumes on November 4, we’ll see the story pick up from the cliffhanger that left one of the world’s leaders fighting for survival, and the races of Tyria preparing for war against the Elder Dragon Mordremoth.
For Tyrians, the awakening of each of the previous elder dragons led to catastrophic world events: earthquakes, tidal waves, and the raising of a long sunken continent are just some examples of the destruction left in their wake. These have seared their marks into the face of Tyria.
Now another elder dragon stirs deep in the heart of the jungle. The world’s leaders have agreed to turn their attention to this new threat and attempt to destroy it before it can wreak the havoc they’ve seen other elder dragons sow. As season 2 returns, we turn our eyes towards Mordremoth as our next target. We also ponder the meaning of the vision given by the Pale Tree and the role that legends of Tyria’s past may play in a story that is yet to unfold.

Holiday Festivals
As we’ve done in the past, there will be festival releases interweaved into this coming Living World season. Let’s take a quick look at our festival calendar for the remainder of 2014.
This coming Tuesday, October 21, the Mad Realm returns with our annual Halloween release. On December 16, we’ll release our usual holiday-themed festivities with Wintersday. Both of these releases will feature the same content as last year but with refreshed rewards, giving you fun new festival-themed items to earn.

Into the Jungle
The road to war is paved by points of no return. Tyria has already decided to take the battle to Mordremoth. As we go on this journey we’ll learn dark secrets of Tyria’s past, venture into stories with roots deep in the very heart of Guild Wars lore, and visit places that have only been rumored to exist.
Season 2?s final episode will feature an unforgettable end for all of you who go on this journey with us. So make sure to jump in and join the ride starting on November 4.

We’ll see you in game!"

Obvious news are obvious…

Yay re-used holidays… I really do hope that these re-used events are some kind of a hint regarding how the team worked on bigger things. If not, well, edit time to keep on living without expecting anything else than what’s explicitely delivered.

What do you guys think? :-)

#9 - Oct. 20, 2014, 1:36 p.m.
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I think they’re going to muck it up and do something stupid with the LS ending.

That’s the spirit!

. (-:

Chris

#23 - Oct. 20, 2014, 2:16 p.m.
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I think they’re going to muck it up and do something stupid with the LS ending.

Well that would be consistent with the entirety of the LS so far, so.. why not!

I think they’re going to muck it up and do something stupid with the LS ending.

That’s the spirit!

. (-:

Chris

Lets all make fun of Palador instead of the “story”, Woooo!

Not making fun of Palador at all. He has been a good contributor on the forums and I have read many of his ideas and discussions on CDI. It’s a friendly dig.

Chris

#24 - Oct. 20, 2014, 2:18 p.m.
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I think they’re going to muck it up and do something stupid with the LS ending.

That’s the spirit!

. (-:

Chris

I must say I’m extremely impressed at how well you take all this non-stop and nonconstructive criticism… I’d say sorry for the players… but I can only speak for myself… I think you’re doing a good job though if that helps.

Agree

Thanks Cure and Yar,

It’s all part of working on a game together. We have to take the downs with the ups.

The community in general has been pivotal in the evolution of the game and long may that last.

Chris

#36 - Oct. 20, 2014, 4:38 p.m.
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I think they’re going to muck it up and do something stupid with the LS ending.

That’s the spirit!

. (-:

Chris

Wait, can you see these posts? Awkward……

Yes, it can be awkward, you’ve got that right.

Here’s the way I figure it:

  • News today
  • Holiday event (beloved holiday event) tomorrow
  • Good stuffs coming in Living World

This is good. This is very good. And I’m glad most of you can see that.

#41 - Oct. 20, 2014, 5:54 p.m.
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Now now…Let’s not Bicker and Argue over who killed who… This is a Happy Occasion!

We want… another Shrubbery! Alongside this one perhaps a little lower to get a level effect, and a path!

Whiteside, “Your Mother was a Hamster and your Father smelled of Elderberries!”

English K-n-n-n-n-n-n-n-niggit

. (-:

Chris

#44 - Oct. 20, 2014, 6:15 p.m.
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Happy Holidays Chris and Gaile! Your replies to this thread really made me smile and looking forward to see His Majesty Oswald Thorn again!


Why did the Seer chase after the Eidolon?

. (-:.

I am looking forward to getting into the action with everyone to.

Chris

P.S: And Happy Holidays to you to Titus and everyone.

#56 - Oct. 20, 2014, 8:54 p.m.
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I think they’re going to muck it up and do something stupid with the LS ending.

That’s the spirit!

. (-:

Chris

Well, as much as I won’t get my hopes up, prove him wrong with the content.

Exactly. We are doing our very best to do just that.

Chris

#61 - Oct. 20, 2014, 9:14 p.m.
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I think they’re going to muck it up and do something stupid with the LS ending.

Well that would be consistent with the entirety of the LS so far, so.. why not!

I think they’re going to muck it up and do something stupid with the LS ending.

That’s the spirit!

. (-:

Chris

Lets all make fun of Palador instead of the “story”, Woooo!

Not making fun of Palador at all. He has been a good contributor on the forums and I have read many of his ideas and discussions on CDI. It’s a friendly dig.

Chris

::nods::

What I’m actually worried about is that they’ll have something set up that sounds outstanding to them, but when it hits live and we get a chance to play through it, either unforeseen problems or just seeing things from a different point of view than the devs that worked on it will cause it to be less than well received.

Take the part of Season 2 where they used a lot of open world events. Seemed good on paper, and I’m sure they worked well on their test sever. But when a ton of players hit, things went wrong and opinions soured quickly.

This is going to be the end of Season Two LS. I don’t worry about them saying “It’s the big climax, let’s do something boring and lame.” What I worry about is them saying “Let’s do something huge and awesome”, and then the game itself failing them when the time comes. It’ll be a bad decision to have done things that way, but only in hindsight and it’s not something they can live in fear of.

Agreed. We have to work darn hard!

Chris

#62 - Oct. 20, 2014, 9:17 p.m.
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Looking forward to the new update.

Me to!

Chris

#64 - Oct. 20, 2014, 9:25 p.m.
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If there’s not an asura-firing catapult designed for, I mean, by Councilor Phlunt . . . there is no justice.

I want trebuchet launched Asuran Special Forces so bad…..

Chris

#119 - Oct. 21, 2014, 9:41 a.m.
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I want trebuchet launched Asuran Special Forces so bad…..

Chris

Off topic I know, I know.. Ashes on my head.

I give to ye: Shakes & Fidget – Gnomination (Sorry can’t find the english version, it disappeared after they ran in some trouble with the publisher)

Back to lurking.

. (-;

Chris

#121 - Oct. 21, 2014, 11:39 a.m.
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Ya know, I quoted a couple of Monty Python Holy Grail lines on the first page since they summed up this thread so well. Our feels are all over the place based on speculation. We do that a lot. Myself included.

However, The Holidays are a good time to stop for a minute and count our blessings. I’d like to shake hands and give a Big Hug to the folks at ArenaNet who make the game more than just a bunch of binaries.

Gaile – The Spice Cake was wonderful and so are you.
Chris – Yur a good sport. Glad I don’t have yur job.
John Smith – Stable. How do you put out so much work without being twins?!?
Jon Peters – You finally proved to me that balance is more than nerfs. Yum, Crow.
Colin – So, yur the one doing all the heavy lifting huh?
Mike – They’re gone. It’s safe to come put from under the desk now.
Devs – Repeat after me: “Bring me your Problems, not your Solutions.”

I’ve played every day since Pre to the tune of about 3,500 hours. Uh… at 60 bucks that works out to about 1.7c per hour. Best money I spent in a long time.

Happy Holidays to you to.

Chris

#125 - Oct. 21, 2014, 2:04 p.m.
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Happy Holidays to you to.

Me to!

I am looking forward to getting into the action with everyone to.

Chris

Chris, you’re killing me. “Too.” “Too.” :-P

My English has always been bad (-: Folks get annoyed at it here too (-: (Note: I just had to ask for the right ‘To/Too’ then by the way)

Chris

#126 - Oct. 21, 2014, 2:05 p.m.
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/sighs in relief as others point out the error over which she was gritting her teeth

But Chris at least uses capital letters. The one thing that drove me nuts about my supervisor was her emails with no caps, very little punctuation, and lots of “u” instead of “you.” She’s a lawyer! We’re all lawyers! I don’t mind casual typing in forums and personal emails (much) but for official emails about legal matters? /tears out hair

And, to not totally derail, I am psyched to see the next LS chapters. The Machine was such a wonderful surprise I’m eager to see what other mind-blowing things the LS can bring.

Right I promise to you that I will do my best to improve.

Chris

#128 - Oct. 21, 2014, 2:14 p.m.
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Happy Holidays to you to.

Me to!

I am looking forward to getting into the action with everyone to.

Chris

Chris, you’re killing me. “Too.” “Too.” :-P

My English has always been bad (-: Folks get annoyed at it here too (-: (Note: I just had to ask for the right ‘To/Too’ then by the way)

Chris

Oh…Chris…

If you know in your head that you could swap “to/too” for “also” or “as well” then the one you want is “too”. And just in case – “two” is the number.

Hope this clears it up.

Happy Halloween patch!

That is what the guys and girls in the room just explained to me (-:

Chris

#129 - Oct. 21, 2014, 2:14 p.m.
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Note they are all laughing at me now!!!

Chris

#130 - Oct. 21, 2014, 2:18 p.m.
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I get this all the time. They are very mean to me.

Chris

#133 - Oct. 21, 2014, 2:20 p.m.
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Note they are all laughing at me now!!!

Chris

Give us names! I’ll use my Quaggan tonic to hit them :O

Flannum! He is the worst!

Chris

#136 - Oct. 21, 2014, 2:28 p.m.
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I get this all the time. They are very mean to me.

Chris

I’m so sorry, Chris. I would hug you, but I blame you for anything that was ever wrong with the game by default.

And that is how it should be. I completely understand.

#144 - Oct. 21, 2014, 3:02 p.m.
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Awww, c’mon. Let’s cut him some slack. Whiteside is doing pretty good on four hours of sleep a night. Besides, isn’t that how they spell it in England to?

I see what you did there!!

Chris