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Simply because to make GW2 a long running game with the plots yet untouched, so they can be used in the future.

How is that POSSIBLE?! :D

OK... Why would you share it with people?

That's the mistake that Blizzard made with Battle for Azeroth, and finally after 1 year people that wanted challenging stuff got what they wanted - epic encounter with Azshara. But before that it was just content for casuals. If there is no balance in pleasing the whole audience with REAL features, people will be eternally disappointed.

GW2 suffers because developers care too much about the audience and feels like they have no real vision for raids or fractals, so they keep asking players which leads to disapproval of another part of the audience, and it's been like that for 7 years. We still don't exactly know what exactly raids or challenging content in Gw2 means to the devs. They are more focused on what players feel, rather than what they want to do with THEIR game. There is no balance between both sides, so it is just spike after spike of disappointment. People after HoT wanted something that won't be challenging, so they made PoF super casual, but then it turned out that people really wanted challenging content, not casual. So basically... this game is meant to fall, because of this constant change of targets, instead of doing equal content for each audience.

Maybe there are early processes of a new expansion, but they don't want to talk about it, since a lot may change. Mike O had worked with quite a big amount of people on something big, but I guess layoffs ruined his plans, they worked on something just after Path of Fire launched. I guess the resources went to a new GW sequel, at the cost of new GW2's expansion (or maybe there was a new expansion in works, really big one), and I think that was the main point of the announcement in the Moore Theatre, that worth mentioning was certain to happen ~6 months before layoffs hit. So they booked this theatre to announce both the Saga and a new, massive expansion/a new game. Since layoffs happened early this year, I'd say they do have some plans for a new expansion, but I think it will happen somewhere in 2021 at earliest. I think for now they want to get as much resources from the Saga, and then find out if they can afford a new expansion - everything basically depens on 2020 and their revenue in the coming year. Devs showed the willingness to continue GW2, we must also show the same by simply paying for their work, so they can do something big for GW2.

The future of GW2 looks uncertain, we have the Icebrood Saga for now, and we don't know if we'll ever have a GW2's expansion.

I don't think they straight up said this, as things can change, you know.

that would be cringey

here we go again. now a post that gw2 is dying and we are off for weekend

That's the small company he talked about: https://mana.works/About.html

I don't know what to think or say atm.... When I clicked on the link I thought I'd get an exciting post from him about GW2's future, instead I was left with a bitter-sad taste... All I can say is: thank You Mike O. So sad... :(

Is Jormag manipulating Bangar? That's the main question we all, the lore nerds ask. My take on it is that Jormag is not actually doing that, instead s/he sees it as an advantage - sees it just as Bangar does. Maybe at some point Jormag will just screw him up, but I think at first they will get along with no sign of manipulation - Jormag will want to feel like Aurene does, and Bangar just like the Commander. The Legions now are divided by Bangar and the rest of imperators, and it actually created a new faction - possibly as people speculated - the imminent creation of... Frost Legion - not necessarly corrupted by Jormag like Icebroods, but something similar to the Sons of Svanir - they will still have their own heart and personalities, but their soul will be corrupted - tempted by eternal need to have more power. But what is Braham's place in this whole puzzle? What is the Norn's role now, when the Charr seem to have a willingness to tame Jormag - Norn's greatest enemy? I will base my Icebrood Saga speculation on its detailed trailer, that I believe showed the journey we will be going, but what will lead us there and what will happen there - we will find out sooner or later. I am not going to focus on what Jormag says to Aurene and the Commander, but I will focus on the pictures alone, for the first one already happened in the Prologue and I believe this Season will have 5 story episodes+the Epilogue that will lead us to the assault on Hoelbrak. The Prologue: Bound by BloodAt first we see Grothmar Valley - we can see the mountains on the background and some buildings in the far horizons, we can see burning castle, that I think means not that the Grothmar's castle will burn, but it's a symbolic sign of broken alliance - filled with fires of war. Also a very symbolic icon of I think Rytlock and Ryland, that reminds me of this picture https://images.mmorpg.com/images/heroes/news/49781.jpg It's no longer this warrior with his sword - his greatest pride in hand. It's now a broken, devastated warrior with his own son - his greatest downfall in hand. Ice, Water and Fire... Episode 1 and 2: KodanThen we see a very powerful shot with the heroes of Kodan that possibly faced Drakkar or even Jormag, and many died - it's also very powerful that all different elements appear on those two first shots - there is ice, water and fire on each, as if showing the might of those elements, all made meaningful by Jormag's words, his chilling words. So we see Kodan on ice, burned as heroes, so they can move on and flow into the burning sunset. I think from that we will move into Episode 2 in which we fight against Drakkar to avenge the fallen. Episode 3: The JungleThen we can see a centaur and slaves somewhere completely different, it's among the nature. Those three elements: Nature, Centaur and Human, make me think about Sylvari, Ventari and Ronan. But it's just a massive contrast between those, when the Pale Tree was planted, it grew upon loyality, peacefulness and calm - that we know turned out to be a "fake" calm - when we learned the truth about Mordremoth - he was Sylvari's creator (but was he really?). I think Mordremoth as the Jungle Dragon was supposed to be Sylvari', Mordrem' or however we call them, a vigil, but he got corrupted by the need of power, magic - this is where my speculation about Tyria being the Elder Dragon of Dream and Nightmare comes in. (https://en-forum.guildwars2.com/discussion/84393/is-tyria-7th-elder-dragon) The Pale Tree at the same time was built on darkness and light, hatred and friendship, Dream and Nightmare. I may be looking too deep into this particular moment of the trailer, but it allows me to give more spice into my own theory. :D Anyway, the nature can be a place of peacefulness, calm, but also it's the place of violence and oppresion - I think that's what this particular scene with the Centaur and Humans means. Episode 4: OceanThen we move into my favourite scene that ALSO has 3 elements: Fire, Water and Ice (Jormag's voice metaphorically). As I said I won't dive into what Jormag says - which is basically proving his/her point, that s/he wants a different world, as s/he sees it, but I want to point out that his/her voice doubles, or triples up when we dive into the ocean - as if s/he no longer speaks alone, but it's the mutual voice of two or three dragons that speak together. And when we dive into this deep ocean, there is still this ominous light above - the setting sun, and the burning ship. Dead Norn and krait falling down into the depths. Interpret that how you like ;) To me it's a nice throwback from one of the first trailers for Guild Wars 2, when there was a ship on the ocean, and under it there was Zhaitan. Also showing the same contrast as in the previous scene - tranqulity leads to the storm, maybe even death, as we say it: "calm before the storm" - there is a reason for that, nothing is ever stable, and that's what makes our, and their world so strange and terrifying at the same time. Episode 5: Final TrialThis is where we enter the cold, deadly, threatening mountains, where there is no mercy, only strong will survive, that's the final trial that will lead us to Jormag's secret. The snow as waves, the sun with the snow bliding... The Epilogue: HoelbrakI like how in the end Rytlock's Sohothin leads us to Jormag. Jormag is not growling at us - no, s/he is raising the head like a child that does something wrong. It's in the contrast to the Heart of Thorns cinematic, when Mordremoth said "Who dares stand against me?" and then Rytlock raises his sword to attack Jormag, straight up attack, in this trailer we can see that Rytlock raises his sword to defend, and Jormag says: "Stand against me, and you stand alone" - two completely different pictures of how Rytlock and maybe Elder Dragons have grown up into this more: "let's treat those Tyrians less like ants". I think that's how the Icebrood Saga ends. What's the place for Aurene in all of that? I still don't have an answer for this question and I want to know in game how the writers will deal with this "Aurene is god-like, she can do what she wants". I don't want the story to be the constant Aurene ex-machina, but isn't it the reason why the writers wrote Aurene like that?

I think that Season will end with Jormag attacking Hoelbrak and I think the whole "script" for the Saga was showed in its trailer. :) @Teratus.2859

I wouldn't use any tbh xD But maybe some day I will use my 1 slot I got used to 7 years of no templates, maybe if they release 3rd specializations I will make more.

I was wondering about the interview in which Mike Z said that they aim at making releases predictable. We want to build a predictable way to let players know when content is coming out. Since earlier this year, we have a much better understanding of what we can deliver and how often. https://www.pcgamesn.com/guild-wars-2/pvp-raids-world-restructuring This is my take on that, and I wonder if that is what he meant: Cooking 500 - August 27th - Quality of Life - from the listBound by Blood - September 17th - Living WorldHalloween - 16.10 - 5.11 - Festivals.Build Templates - October 29th - Quality of Life - from the listEpisode 1 - November 19th - Living WorldWintersday - 10.12 - 31.12 - Festivals.Swiss Tournament PvP Update - December 24th - from the listEpisode 2 - January 14th - Living WorldLunar New Year - 4.02 - 25.02 - Festivals.World Restructuring (WvW Alliances) - February 25th - from the listEpisode 3 - March 17th - Living WorldSuper Adventure Box - 31.03 - 21.04 - Festivals.Festivals' dates according to the last year's dates.So basically each month we get a bigger update.

I am not surprised that additional slots will be purchasable, because there's been a lot of work put to make the templates possible.

Thank You all for the answers :)

We were all assured that Arenanet's developers are willing to continue Guild Wars 2 and that expansions aren't ruled out, as the Director himself pointed out in a most recent interview. But at the same time it's still likely that Season 5 will click for the developers and they will focus on episodes moving forward, I mean Living World will replace expansions. I personally think that Guild Wars 2 will be about its Living World and the game will sustain on Gemstore. It's also opportunity to make Guild Wars 2 a long running game, rather than putting a lot of resources on boxed expansions that will give one spike per few years. I am neither against Living World or expansions, my mind is open for both ideas. But the Icebrood Saga didn't yet show what can do, and we don't know what it will bring. As for now I am very pleased by the story of the Prologue, for other content - I will wait and see how the developers care about PvP, WvW, Fractals and Raids. Time will tell what's after, but I wanted to know what you think.Please be kind and respectful to one another. :)

Eir was just the same idiot as Braham is, but not because they have idiot personality, just they both are Norn... (read Edge of Destiny) Many of you have forgotten what NORN means. Norn are foolish, reckless and get drunk, but also they follow their instincts that lead them to wisdom, they are strong and know what they need, they follow their heart, but sometimes not use brain. Braham is simply as perfect Norn as Eir.

Glad you all can't :P

No, Ryland will start getting corrupted, but then he will sacrifice himself to stop the evil Prince Braham from killing Jormag, breaking the icebrood curse, and teaching Jormag about the power of true love. Then Ryland and Rox will get married and live happily ever after... until they find out they are actually brother and sister. Dun dun dunnnnnn. :#

I think his son will be turned half Icebrood, and Rytlock will have to kill him to not let Ryland suffer, but while dealing the blow, Ryland will spread the corruption on Rytlock, and he will play it cool, but in time Rytlock will also turn icebrood, very slowly, but Sohothin will keep him alive.

Guys, do you think Almorra Soulkeeper also joined the rebellion? She left Grothmar to go check the status of Jormag if I remember correctly - did she use it as an excuse to really join Bangar?

Just listen to that....