Coinciding with the Guild Wars 2 anniversary on August 25, the developers presented a trailer for the upcoming expansion “End of Dragons”. In this, we will actually go to Cantha, and you can look forward to a familiar face.
What does the trailer show? The nearly one-minute-long trailer for the third expansion, which was unexpectedly announced in March 2020, shows a vision that we often encounter in-game from the dragons Glint and Aurene. In this vision, we visit various cities on the continent of Cantha, which was already visited in Guild Wars Factions:
- In the first few seconds, we see the Monastery of Shing Jea
- At second 8, probably the center of Kaineng
- Furthermore, we see citizens of Cantha and the Jade Sea
A highlight for the Guild Wars 1 fans should be the appearance of Kuunavang. The old dragon from Factions seems to play an important role in the third expansion as well and guides us through the trailer.
The other voice that converses with Kuunavang in the trailer is not one we have already encountered, but someone entirely new. This was revealed by writer Kwan Perng on Twitter. Players suspect that it could be the underwater dragon, who may even live in harmony with the people of Cantha. The logo of the expansion in any case hints at the underwater dragon.
When does End of Dragons come out? Aside from the trailer, there isn’t much information about the expansion yet. During the birthday livestream of Guild Wars 2, it was only mentioned that it should be released in 2021.
Before the expansion arrives, at least the Icebrood Saga will be completed, which is currently in a summer break. This season of Living World is expected to continue in October or November, when the Steam release takes place.
Everything revolves around Cantha, even the new Fractal
In the new expansion, we will definitely go to Cantha, but you don’t have to wait until 2020 if you want to experience content from the Asian-inspired areas.
Because the new Fractal, which will be released in September and will have a Challenge Mode, will be the Sunqua Peak, a location near the Monastery of Shing Jea. In a sketch, the developers already showed the rough layout of the Fractal:
Personally, I, Alexander Leitsch, do not like the setting in Cantha. I already revealed this in a column that I published in line with the announcement of the expansion.
