Batel.9206 Posted November 8, 2022 Share Posted November 8, 2022 (edited) Quote Completing the Lion’s Memory achievement—a meta-achievement that includes content from all of Living World Season 1—will also unlock the Lion’s Pride, a permanent teleportation item that will allow you to visit a Lion’s Arch that has yet to be visited by Scarlet Briar’s destruction. https://www.guildwars2.com/en/news/living-world-season-1-return-battle-for-lions-arch-is-now-live/ Oh. My. GOSH!! Thank you so much ArenaNet!! ❤️ Edited November 8, 2022 by Batel.9206 4 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luthan.5236 Posted November 8, 2022 Share Posted November 8, 2022 Great. Made another thread when the news was not up yet - where I wondered about that item. (Or I forgot to re-check the website. At least the patch was live before they updated the news on the website.) Also nice that the older chapter meta achievements now can be completed easier. (No Aether Path needed as requirement. A different achievement can be done.) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Batel.9206 Posted November 8, 2022 Author Share Posted November 8, 2022 Sorry, didn't even see your thread until *right* after I'd posted this one. My bad! Oh, thank goodness they re-did those older achievements. I was not looking forward to slogging through the Aether Path of Twilight Arbor...whew. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luthan.5236 Posted November 8, 2022 Share Posted November 8, 2022 Yeah no problem - we can have different threads and I bet in the genral discussion forums people will make a few more about this. 😄 (Also the forum lagged a bit every now and then ... in the past minutes. I guess everyone checking the forums because of the new update.) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lan Deathrider.5910 Posted November 8, 2022 Share Posted November 8, 2022 Cue several million "We're Home Chewy" memes. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lan Deathrider.5910 Posted November 8, 2022 Share Posted November 8, 2022 Is it a solo instance like Aurene's Egg Chamber or is it like one of the lounges where multiple people can be in there at the same time? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Batel.9206 Posted November 8, 2022 Author Share Posted November 8, 2022 9 minutes ago, Lan Deathrider.5910 said: Is it a solo instance like Aurene's Egg Chamber or is it like one of the lounges where multiple people can be in there at the same time? ...ooh. I have no idea. Great, now I'm worried it's a solo instance. 😬 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Konig Des Todes.2086 Posted November 8, 2022 Share Posted November 8, 2022 15 minutes ago, Lan Deathrider.5910 said: Is it a solo instance like Aurene's Egg Chamber or is it like one of the lounges where multiple people can be in there at the same time? That's what I'm wondering too. Private or public is the major question. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lan Deathrider.5910 Posted November 8, 2022 Share Posted November 8, 2022 Another question. Will the fishing spots be there? If it's a private instance, and it has the fishing spots, then will the day/night cycle progress? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ashantara.8731 Posted November 8, 2022 Share Posted November 8, 2022 YES! AT LONG LAST! 😍 After all these years! My first suggestion of this must have been in 2015, but I'm sure there had been many before.😅 Soooo happy.😁 Thank you, devs! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Atraleos.5849 Posted November 8, 2022 Share Posted November 8, 2022 The real question: Will it be redecorated by the holiday events? So hyped! I miss Old Lions Arch. So much more character! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hugo.4705 Posted November 8, 2022 Share Posted November 8, 2022 It is so cool to be able to visit it again, it warms my heart gonna spend time in the tavern on the cliff, wandering around lion plazza and playing in sewer systems. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CrimeDog.5614 Posted November 8, 2022 Share Posted November 8, 2022 Can anyone confirm if it is a solo instance or an entire open world map with a population like normal maps? I pray it isn't a solo instance. It'd be so much more magical to always pop into old LA and see it populated with real players. I also wonder if all features are available, like the bank, TP, crafting, fractals, working potals, etc. Anyone who gets more answers, please update with details! :) 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Batel.9206 Posted November 8, 2022 Author Share Posted November 8, 2022 1 minute ago, CrimeDog.5614 said: Can anyone confirm if it is a solo instance or an entire open world map with a population like normal maps? I pray it isn't a solo instance. It'd be so much more magical to always pop into old LA and see it populated with real players. I also wonder if all features are available, like the bank, TP, crafting, fractals, working potals, etc. Anyone who gets more answers, please update with details! 🙂 According to.....people (cough), it does indeed have all the amenities and features of old Lion's Arch: crafting, banking, other NPC services, etc. It seems like it will be a public instance, like a lounge, but it's not entirely certain quite yet. Fingers crossed! 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dark Red Killian.3946 Posted November 8, 2022 Share Posted November 8, 2022 They really need to have old lions arch as the active map while you do personal story through season 1. Once season 1 is over, new la becomes default map. This would make the world feel more like it is changing for new players and give them a sense of progessing through the story that much better. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zok.4956 Posted November 8, 2022 Share Posted November 8, 2022 (edited) 5 hours ago, Lan Deathrider.5910 said: Is it a solo instance like Aurene's Egg Chamber or is it like one of the lounges where multiple people can be in there at the same time? It is a full public map with other players, the original old map with a working mystic forge, etc. etc. I am there myself. It's the best. EDIT: AND: No mounts and no gliding allowed. Very good. Edited November 8, 2022 by Zok.4956 5 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CrimeDog.5614 Posted November 8, 2022 Share Posted November 8, 2022 13 minutes ago, Zok.4956 said: It is a full public map with other players, the original old map with a working mystic forge, etc. etc. I am there myself. It's the best. EDIT: AND: No mounts and no gliding allowed. Very good. AMAZING! SO GLAD TO HEAR! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OtakuModeEngage.8679 Posted November 9, 2022 Share Posted November 9, 2022 (edited) 3 hours ago, Zok.4956 said: It is a full public map with other players, the original old map with a working mystic forge, etc. etc. I am there myself. It's the best. EDIT: AND: No mounts and no gliding allowed. Very good. This makes it the first free lobby ANets made earnable by achievements rather than bought on the gem store!!! That said, I wish they'd turn the other lobby tokens into gizmos too, as that would save inventory space. Edited November 9, 2022 by OtakuModeEngage.8679 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kevin.2068 Posted November 9, 2022 Share Posted November 9, 2022 8 hours ago, Zok.4956 said: It is a full public map with other players, the original old map with a working mystic forge, etc. etc. I am there myself. It's the best. EDIT: AND: No mounts and no gliding allowed. Very good. Are you gona upload a vid? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Galmac.4680 Posted November 9, 2022 Share Posted November 9, 2022 8 hours ago, OtakuModeEngage.8679 said: This makes it the first free lobby ANets made earnable by achievements rather than bought on the gem store!!! Beside the Eye of the north, of course, which can contain all of that, beside the mystic forge. And Arborstone. Same there. Free with a portal scroll. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zok.4956 Posted November 9, 2022 Share Posted November 9, 2022 (edited) On 11/9/2022 at 12:22 PM, Galmac.4680 said: Beside the Eye of the north, of course, which can contain all of that, beside the mystic forge. And Arborstone. Same there. Free with a portal scroll. I would not call old Lion's Arch, Arborstone and Eye of the north a "lobby". If they are lobbies then new/actual Lion's Arch and all the other city-maps with vendors, bank access, mystic forge, crafting stations etc. should also be seen as lobbies. And those are free, too. EDIT: Fixed my mistake. Arborstone and Eye of the North are in category "city" but are also a "lobby". Edited November 11, 2022 by Zok.4956 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Konig Des Todes.2086 Posted November 9, 2022 Share Posted November 9, 2022 2 hours ago, Zok.4956 said: I would not call old Lion's Arch, Arborstone and Eye of the north a "lobby". If they are lobbies then new/actual Lion's Arch and all the other city-maps with vendors, bank access, mystic forge, crafting stations etc. should also be seen as lobbies. And those are free, too. Technically, they are. The divide between "lobby" and "city" has been slowly diminishing - originally, lobbies had three traits that separated them from cities: they were not isolated zones (stopped being true since Mistlock Observatory / Noble Ledges), they had gizmos taking you to them directly from anywhere (cities ended up getting these too via Halloween), and their compactness (but latest lobbies are less compact). Sun's Refuge, Eye of the North, Arborstone were all promoted as being upgradable lobbies. For all intents and purposes, Lion's Memory is a lobby. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zok.4956 Posted November 9, 2022 Share Posted November 9, 2022 (edited) 23 hours ago, Konig Des Todes.2086 said: Technically, they are. The divide between "lobby" and "city" has been slowly diminishing - originally, lobbies had three traits that separated them from cities: they were not isolated zones (stopped being true since Mistlock Observatory / Noble Ledges), they had gizmos taking you to them directly from anywhere (cities ended up getting these too via Halloween), and their compactness (but latest lobbies are less compact). Sun's Refuge, Eye of the North, Arborstone were all promoted as being upgradable lobbies. For all intents and purposes, Lion's Memory is a lobby. Well, it seems, the GW2-Wiki sees this a little bit different. A city is a zone without hostile enemies (and often with convenience items) and a lobby is like a city but serves also as a staging point for special game modes or activities. Eye of the North and Arborstone are in category "city" but they are also a "lobby". Eye of the North is a lobby for End of Dragons story, Strike Missions, collections. Arborstone is lobby for End of Dragons story, Strike Missions, collections Another type (in addition to city and lobby) is "lounge". These are compact, exclusive areas with a lot of convenience items and may only be accessed with some pass items that have to be purchased with money/gems/statuettes. The zone Lion's Arch (before it was destroyed and rebuilt) used to be a city (and not a lobby) and just because you have to use a portal scroll or tp-to-friend to travel to this zone with the old version of Lion's Arch now, doesn't make it become something other than a city, in my opinion. This zone does not serve as a starting point for special activities or game modes that would make it a lobby for those activities or game modes. Edited November 10, 2022 by Zok.4956 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luthan.5236 Posted November 9, 2022 Share Posted November 9, 2022 (edited) I think there is also the "lounges" - with all major stuff in a small area and where you have to pay gems to access them. While the city is similar - but with the stuff more spread over a wider area + missing some extras that the lounges have. (Wiki lists all the special stuff.) The "lobby" ... I guess is a word for those maps that are somewhat in between: Smaller than a city. Not as small s a lounge. And having the portals for strike access or something similar. (EotN offers the most - with also offering the DRM access and stuff.) While not having other extra stuff the "lounges" sometimes have. (I think the latest one has all the fisher merchants (all possible bait available) at one place?) Edit: Wiki lists the lounges link there at the lobby part - but also explains the lobbies I meant:https://wiki.guildwars2.com/wiki/City#Lobby "Lobbies are another special subtype of zones. They work similarly to cities and may contain convenience services, but they also serve as the staging points for specific game modes or activities. " ... I think that is the important part. In that way ... Lion's Arch could be seen as the lobby for fractals. Or at least some kind of pre-lobby. (With the observatory - but that one is already instanced and people gather in LA first ... or at leased used to gather there when it still was fun to ask in map chat for help instead of using the lfg tool directly.) Edited November 9, 2022 by Luthan.5236 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OtakuModeEngage.8679 Posted November 10, 2022 Share Posted November 10, 2022 (edited) My bad, I meant to say this is the first Lounge you can earn. Aborstone, Sun's Refuge, and Eye of the North, are technically Lobbies because they "contain city services, but also serve as staging points for specific game modes".(as per the wiki definition) Lounges on the other hand, have city services, but do not double as 'staging points'. All other lounges currently in the game, as far as I'm aware, have to be bought on the gem store. Edited November 10, 2022 by OtakuModeEngage.8679 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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