To bridge the long wait until the next patch in Guild Wars 2, lead game designer Isaiah Cartwright has spoken up and reveals a bit about the planned changes to ArenaNet’s MMORPG that are coming in September. He begins with changes intended to improve the player experience in general.
Instances will no longer be tied to an “owner” starting in September – previously, one player in the group was effectively granted ownership rights, and if this player left the group early, everyone had to start over. In the future, an instance will only become inaccessible when all players have really left, making for a more pleasant gaming experience on some frustrating evenings.
The crafting interface will be revamped, and in the future, you will be able to filter for specific items – but even better: If the desired item requires components that you also have to craft first, you can easily click through to that recipe. This means the endless scrolling back and forth will be a thing of the past, allowing crafters to reach their goals much faster – and with fewer gray hairs.
But big promises are also made regarding the game’s presentation: Both the servers and the game client are said to work more resource-efficiently with the update, which should be particularly noticeable in large mass battles, such as fights against world bosses or in well-populated world versus world matches.
Cartwright promises to keep us fed with more information in the coming days; you can also view this promise together with the original announcement here. There you will also find the other improvements from the feature update that will be deployed to the servers on September 9.
