The vibrant story of Guild Wars 2 continues today with Episode 5 “Crisis Point”, but we were able to play the new episode already. In doing so, we experienced a harsh plot twist and new regions.
Attention: Small spoiler warning. The text contains a few spoilers about the previous living story and a few minor spoilers about Episode 5.
Crisis Point, the fifth episode of the third season of the Living Story of Guild Wars 2, already promised in its announcement “Shocking Revelations”. Well, something like that is promised by pretty much every game with new content, but in Guild Wars 2, the grandiose word was truly well chosen.
Guild Wars 2 – Quo vadis, Lazarus?
But let’s start from the beginning. As often before, we were invited by ArenaNet to play the story chapter in advance. Since the last episode “The Head of the Snake” took an unexpected turn with the return of the Mursaat Lazarus, the mystery of the strange floating being continues.
Lazarus was summoned by the cultists of the White Mantle in a poorly executed ritual and promised your hero help in the fight against the dragons. However, your hero did not trust him. After all, the Mursaat were your bitter enemies in Guild Wars 1. Therefore, Marjori Delaqua is assigned to him. She is to reveal the secret of Lazarus.
Guild Wars 2 – “Lazarus is what?!”
Unfortunately, Marjori’s investigations prove to be little fruitful, but soon after the start of Episode 5, Lazarus appears and demands information from us about Taimi’s anti-dragon project. Shortly thereafter, the situation escalates, and we find out what is really behind the Mursaat mask. And believe me, hardly anyone could have foreseen this plot twist.
Who or what Lazarus really is, we cannot and shall not reveal here. You must actually play Episode 5 to uncover the secret of the Mursaat.
Guild Wars 2 – Back to the Fire Ring – With Grappling Hook
After the spectacular and shocking start of Episode 5, it’s back to the Fire Ring. There we enter a particularly large volcano, where our enemies have already fortified themselves quite well. There are bastions everywhere, and only by laying paths of oil to the fuel tanks can we effectively take out and blow up the guns.
As with previous episodes of the third season, there is also a new Mastery Skill. This one is called Oakheart and gives you a limited-use grappling hook. With this, you can pull yourself up to remote heights of the volcano and quickly scale the otherwise impassable interior walls of the crater while taking out nasty mercenaries and particularly nasty destroyer creatures along the way. As usual, there are quests and events. In the end, an epic boss fight awaits you.
Guild Wars 2 – Heart of Thorns at a Bargain Price
The fifth and thus penultimate episode of the third season goes online today, May 2. As always, you need a version of Heart of Thorns to play the Living Story; the expansion is, however, currently permanently available at half price.
Jürgen says: Every time ArenaNet manages to surprise me again with Guild Wars 2. Whether it’s the revelation that Sylvari are dragon creatures or the siege of Godfall – the story of GW2 always presents thoughtful and surprising twists. The latest plot twist is hardly inferior to previous revelations. I am definitely curious to see how Episode 6 will continue in the finale of the third season and whether there will already be hints about the next expansion for Guild Wars 2.
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