Recently, the new expansion End of Dragons was released for Guild Wars 2. The developers have now provided a glimpse into the future of the MMORPG, which looks quite promising. In addition to the return of Living World Season 1, a new expansion and a Steam release are also planned.
What have the developers announced?
- In the coming months, adjustments will be made to the game to implement the release on Steam, which is expected to bring a new wave of players to the MMORPG. The release is firmly planned for 2022, although there is not yet a specific date.
- The Living World Season 1 will return with 5 episodes throughout the year 2022, finally closing an important gap in the story. The first episode will be released on April 19.
- Further maps and story content for the continent Cantha are planned.
- At the end of the blog post, the developers revealed that Guild Wars 2 will continue for the long term. Accordingly, the 4th expansion has already been announced, although it is still some way off.
Additionally, the developers revealed that the new expansion End of Dragons is a tremendous success.
7 new updates planned by the end of June
What will happen in the coming weeks in Guild Wars 2? In line with the major announcements regarding the next expansion and the Steam release, the developers have also given an insight into the upcoming updates.
The roadmap shows 7 patches by June 28:
- March 15 – Polish build of End of Dragons
- March 29 – Super Adventure Festival and polish build of End of Dragons
- April 19 – Episode 1 for Season 1 of the Living World and challenge mode for Aetherblade Hideout
- May 10 – Challenge mode for Xunlai Jade Junkyard
- May 24 – Episode 2 for Season 1 of the Living World, challenge mode for Kaineng Overlook, and new variant for legendary weapons
- June 7 – Dragon Bash Festival and challenge mode for Harvest Temple
- June 28 – Balance update and new variant for legendary weapons
In addition to these updates, adjustments are planned for World vs. World and class balance, although there is not yet a specific date for this.
Guild Wars 2 triples player count compared to the previous expansion
What do the developers say about End of Dragons? According to ArenaNet leaders, TJ and Colian Johanson, the expansion is said to be a tremendous success:
- The blog post states that the active player numbers have tripled in the last two years.
- End of Dragons has already sold more frequently than the previous expansion Path of Fire.
This is also one of the reasons why the studio is focusing on the continued development of Guild Wars 2.
Is a new game from ArenaNet coming soon? The blog post also states that communication with the fans of Guild Wars 2 will now be handled by Josh “Grouch” Davis as the new Game Director and Amy Liu as Executive Producer.
The ArenaNet leaders, in turn, will take care of the operation and leadership of the studio at macro level. The fact that ArenaNet is working on new games has been suspected for some time due to job postings:
Developers of Guild Wars 2 are working on a new game for consoles – Is it an MMO?
