Guild Wars 2recently shared a “State of the Game” address regarding the future of the MMO afterconcluding its current story arc withEnd of Dragons. Among the announcements was the highly-anticipated return ofLiving World Season 1, “Scarlet’s War.”
The patch story content ofGuild Wars 2is released inLiving Worldseasons, which bridge the gaps between expansions. Unfortunately,Guild Wars 2relied on timed events and updating existing zones forLiving World Season 1rather than adding new zones like later seasons, meaning it was not possible to keep those story chapters available after their run.
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After almost 9 years, ArenaNet has finally figured out how to make it work.Guild Wars 2will condense key story moments into five chapters, which will be accessed via the story journal. This will allow players to meet Scarlet Briar, Mai Trin, and the heroes who would eventually join Dragon’s Watch; events previously only available for ashort time afterGuild Wars 2launched. Unlike otherLiving Worldseasons, “Scarlet’s War” will be free for all players indefinitely, not just those who log in when the chapters are new.
Guild Wars 2announced other exciting updates in the press release as well. ArenaNet is already working on its post-End of Dragonscontent, presumably forLiving World Season 6, which will be in Cantha. It also confirmed afourth expansion pack is coming toGuild Wars 2, though not for some time. In addition, after a long struggle,Guild Wars 2is finally coming to Steam, giving more players an easy way to access the game.
Players are understandably excited overLiving World Season 1prodigal return. ThoughSeason 1had a short run time, the world-altering events that take place during it echo through the rest ofGuild Wars 2. Manycharacters and plot points even spill over intoEnd of Dragons, with Mai Trin and the Aetherblades playing a major role. Players will now have the opportunity to experience this pivotal chapter inGuild Wars 2’shistory without having to count on a simple summary.
It is unfortunate it tookGuild Wars 2this long to re-addLiving World Season 1in the first place.End of Dragonsconcluded the saga of the Elder Dragons, and many characters and events from “Scarlet’s War” were referenced or came into play directly. While it would have been better for players to have been able to experience those events beforeEnd of Dragons, it is better late than never. As fornewGuild Wars 2players, the entire Elder Dragon saga will soon be able to be experienced from start to finish without any gaps in the story.
