Guild Wars 3 might be a console title - open job position may indicate to that

[Michram.6853]

https://boards.greenhouse.io/arenanet/jobs/2014609

Have been observating Anet's careers for a while and first I noticed they look for unreal 4 engineer, today I saw this news that Arenanet is planning, probably still baby-project,"unannounced 3rd person fantasy action console title"

[Randulf.7614]

They’ve been working on something console related for many years given the regular advertisement for console experience. I would be extremely doubtful if it was anything to do with GW3

[Blocki.4931]

Nah, not going to happen. It's something completely different. You don't get to build a playerbase and then completely alienate it by porting it to a different system. That's suicide.

[Ayrilana.1396]

@Blocki.4931 said:Nah, not going to happen. It's something completely different. You don't get to build a playerbase and then completely alienate it by porting it to a different system. That's suicide.

Yeah. Blizzard learned that pretty recently.

[maddoctor.2738]

I think it's more likely it would be a single player game set in the Guild Wars universe rather than a new MMORPG, the Guild Wars brand is unknown to console players, it would be good (for the game) to tap into that potential. Of course since it's UE4 it can perfectly run on PCs too. Whatever it is, it shouldn't be GW3, that would be a terrible move.

[zealex.9410]

If its gonna be console exclusive then thats a bold move esp if its online. I wonder if they tryna get some exclusivity deal with any major console maker.

[zealex.9410]

@maddoctor.2738 said:I think it's more likely it would be a single player game set in the Guild Wars universe rather than a new MMORPG, the Guild Wars brand is unknown to console players, it would be good (for the game) to tap into that potential. Of course since it's UE4 it can perfectly run on PCs too. Whatever it is, it shouldn't be GW3, that would be a terrible move.

Console exclusive is kind of a turnoff, the company has a pretty solid pc following, giving them a pc version would be nice.

[JackassTheX.6351]

@maddoctor.2738 said:I think it's more likely it would be a single player game set in the Guild Wars universe rather than a new MMORPG, the Guild Wars brand is unknown to console players, it would be good (for the game) to tap into that potential. Of course since it's UE4 it can perfectly run on PCs too. Whatever it is, it shouldn't be GW3, that would be a terrible move.

A SP title with KoTOR/Dragon Age-like gameplay mechanics would make a lot of sense given GW's story always centering around a group of characters. I'd buy it in a hearbeat.

[Michram.6853]

@"Randulf.7614" said:They’ve been working on something console related for many years given the regular advertisement for console experience. I would be extremely doubtful if it was anything to do with GW3

May be something with "Guild Wars" in a title, though

[Omega.6801]

GW3 threads.

[joneirikb.7506]

Sounds interesting. Always felt that GW2's strengths would fit better in a singleplayer/coop game, than an MMO. Been thinking that a GW3 should go in that direction. And ANet should be motivated (almost desperate) to find another leg to stand on than just GW2.

[Michram.6853]

@lokh.2695

But the difference is I have a source, and it's not a baseless speculation. Anet itself gives a clue towards a project itself as if it wasn't kept in secret anymore.It almost looks like they are sure about this console title if it's in the public and even the players already know such project exists.They want to hire people experienced in Unreal Engine 4.

Some other job positions had a note that Anet wants to make games on other platforms. There is no coincidence.

[Omega.6801]

As far as your source goes, it could be anything. Nothing says "GW3" in your source so it is, in fact, speculation and/or wishful thinking.

[Solitude.2097]

GW2 : Arkham Asylumwith the option to play WvWvW (you see different landscapes) :)

[Michram.6853]

@"lokh.2695" said:As far as your source goes, it could be anything. Nothing says "GW3" in your source so it is, in fact, speculation and/or wishful thinking.

that's why I used may be,might multiple times

[Westenev.5289]

People forget that, while gw2 could run on pc and console, Anet doesn't seem to think it's worth jumping through all of those hoops set by sony, nintendo and microsoft.

That said, maybe gw3 would be different?

[Paradoxoglanis.1904]

Probably a mobile game. Around half of NCSoft games are for mobile, the other half being for PC.

[SidewayS.3789]

So, they didn't learned their lesson in the first place? Well well welll...Last time,half of their devs have left, now what will happen when they will blow all the monies? Shut down of Anet? It seems so...When you are doing twice, the same mistake, and almost costed the whole company, and you try again...LUL LUL LUL

[Healix.5819]

@SidewayS.3789 said:So, they didn't learned their lesson in the first place?

The only lesson was a reminder that NCSoft was in control. The layoffs happened because NCSoft wanted to cut costs, then shortly after they invested over 100 million into their western side.

[Swagger.1459]

@Healix.5819 said:

@"SidewayS.3789" said:So, they didn't learned their lesson in the first place?

The only lesson was a reminder that NCSoft was in control. The layoffs happened because NCSoft wanted to cut costs, then shortly after they invested over 100 million into their western side.

it's called "restructuring".

[Shadowmoon.7986]

To be honest, they have been making gw2 have more and more single player elements. They probably should just make a single player game at this point.

[Michram.6853]

@SidewayS.3789 said:So, they didn't learned their lesson in the first place? Well well welll...Last time,half of their devs have left, now what will happen when they will blow all the monies? Shut down of Anet? It seems so...When you are doing twice, the same mistake, and almost costed the whole company, and you try again...LUL LUL LUL

except Ncsoft recently invested a lot of money in Ncsoft West recently.

[Teratus.2859]

@zealex.9410 said:If its gonna be console exclusive then thats a bold move esp if its online. I wonder if they tryna get some exclusivity deal with any major console maker.

Yep i'd be out on that alone.Im not paying a monthly subscription fee to use basic features I get free on PC just because some companies become greedy and predatory.These PConsoles are such a disappointment.. if everything is going multiplatform then there is literally no point in owning them.

[Cuddy.6247]

@JackassTheX.6351 said:

@maddoctor.2738 said:I think it's more likely it would be a single player game set in the Guild Wars universe rather than a new MMORPG, the Guild Wars brand is unknown to console players, it would be good (for the game) to tap into that potential. Of course since it's UE4 it can perfectly run on PCs too. Whatever it is, it shouldn't be GW3, that would be a terrible move.

A SP title with KoTOR/Dragon Age-like gameplay mechanics would make a lot of sense given GW's story always centering around a group of characters. I'd buy it in a hearbeat.

One can dream. GW1 team building was spot on, the 7-hero update was an incredible change that definitely improved the game since player participation was dwindling. If they actually went full hog with that, I'd be a happy camper.

[bluecheeseplate.2753]

@JackassTheX.6351 said:

@maddoctor.2738 said:I think it's more likely it would be a single player game set in the Guild Wars universe rather than a new MMORPG, the Guild Wars brand is unknown to console players, it would be good (for the game) to tap into that potential. Of course since it's UE4 it can perfectly run on PCs too. Whatever it is, it shouldn't be GW3, that would be a terrible move.

A SP title with KoTOR/Dragon Age-like gameplay mechanics would make a lot of sense given GW's story always centering around a group of characters. I'd buy it in a hearbeat.

I wouldn't mind that, actually. I think with polishing, GW's lore can make for a compelling enough SP narrative, and plus there's many, many loose ends in GW2's story that could feed into some sort of story drive. Too bad it's probably going to be a long time before we hear any news about this game though.