The Living Story of Guild Wars 2 is finally continuing. Almost a year after the end of Heart of Thorns, something is happening again in Tyria, and new dangers and opportunities are opening up for our heroes in NCSoft’s MMO.
Guild Wars 2 is a very special MMO that stands out from other games in the genre due to its complex and ever-evolving world. This meta-plot, known as the Living Story, runs like a red thread through the game and continuously opens up new content, including drastic developments such as the destruction of an entire city and its reconstruction in a new form.
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The second season of the story was a while ago and reached its climax with the victory over the plant dragon Mordremoth, an overpowered dragon boss that was established as an antagonist with great effort in the second season. But now the creature is dead, and new challenges must arise. By the way, there is a summary of the previous story in the trailer we have embedded here. But beware, there are spoilers!
Old Enemies Stir
The victory over an ancient dragon like Mordremoth does not come without consequences. When the plant dragon was torn apart, its great magical power was released uncontrollably, and a large part of it became trapped in the so-called “Bloodstone,” a relic deep beneath the jungle.
A source of magical power like this is, of course, an enticing target for all sorts of villains, and so the dark cult of the “White Mantle” has once again risen to use the magic of the stone to resurrect a forgotten god. Guild Wars veterans may still remember the White Mantle from the original Guild Wars, where the fanatics were particularly tenacious opponents.
Ouch, an Egg!
The cultists alone provide enough material for exciting, albeit somewhat predictable adventures. However, an even more intriguing aspect of the new story sounds like: Our heroes have a genuine dragon egg of the dragon Glint in their possession since the events of the Heart of Thorns expansion. Glint herself was one of the good ones, but what about the offspring that will likely hatch soon? Is it a new ally or a new enemy?
Perhaps our old acquaintance Taimi can help us with this question, as she is currently delving into the secrets of the ancient dragons in a remote Asura fortress. Whatever happens in the third season of the story, it promises to be exciting! The first new episode titled “Out of the Shadows” will be released on July 26 and starts where Heart of Thorns ended. The expansion is, by the way, absolutely necessary, as well as a level-80 hero. You do not have to have completed Heart of Thorns (although it does not necessarily contribute to understanding the story).
Further episodes of the story will be released in the rhythm of two to three months after the first episode. Anyone who logs in during the runtime of an episode will receive it for free. Those who do not yet own Heart of Thorns can mark the respective episodes and will also receive them for free once they purchase the expansion.
Mein-MMO says: As for me, I am really looking forward to the new story of Guild Wars 2, even though I still have to catch up on a few episodes of the last story since I had to test a lot of other games back then and hardly got to Guild Wars 2. But if the new story is as cool as the last season, almost nothing can go wrong, and the story about the dragon egg promises to be very exciting. What do you think of the concept of the Living Story? Write it in the comments and let us know!
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