Tyson.5160

> @"radda.8920" said: > > @"Tyson.5160" said: > > > @"radda.8920" said: > > > > @"ugrakarma.9416" said: > > > > destroyers are by far the most boring enemies,, > > > it's so sad to read that > > > on guild wars 1, they were so interesting to fight and they had lots of different designs .. > > > arena really made them look ridiculous with boring fights. > > > > Maybe they will let you design new destroyers > > > > Just put back all those in gw1 and it would be fine. > The mobs with the best design with margonites > Finish the primordius story with 3 destroyers design, it's really sad. He deserves far better... Maybe it’s not the end of Primordus...

> @"radda.8920" said: > > @"ugrakarma.9416" said: > > destroyers are by far the most boring enemies,, > it's so sad to read that > on guild wars 1, they were so interesting to fight and they had lots of different designs .. > arena really made them look ridiculous with boring fights. Maybe they will let you design new destroyers

> @"Ayrilana.1396" said: > > @"Tyson.5160" said: > > > @"Ayrilana.1396" said: > > > I wonder how low the bar was set just to ensure that we'd hit T5 for the bonus event. > > > > Hard to say, but it doesn’t really matter, I guess. A goal is a goal. > > Yep. I guess it can be stated that part 2 was a bigger success than part 1. Not going to lie, it’s kinda nice to go into Field of Ruins for a change. Did events last night, I’ve never seen before.

> @"Ayrilana.1396" said: > I wonder how low the bar was set just to ensure that we'd hit T5 for the bonus event. Hard to say, but it doesn’t really matter, I guess. A goal is a goal.

> @"Linken.6345" said: > > @"Tyson.5160" said: > > > @"nopinopa.4861" said: > > > I am surprised the community got t3 in the current event already. I was pretty sure that since this event has bad reward, skins from the previous and still available maps and we still need to grind drm over and over again, reaching t3 would be even harder than with crystal bloom. > > > > And now we are almost t5... > > Well the praticipation bar have for sure been lowered this time around. Which is fine, I guess, still makes me log in.

> @"nopinopa.4861" said: > I am surprised the community got t3 in the current event already. I was pretty sure that since this event has bad reward, skins from the previous and still available maps and we still need to grind drm over and over again, reaching t3 would be even harder than with crystal bloom. And now we are almost t5...

> @"borgs.6103" said: > > @"Perihen the Thawk.9527" said: > > > @"borgs.6103" said: > > > He's not replaced though... Only those with the bloodline of the first 4 of the Khan-Ur's children can be Imperators. > > > > Yeah, that's why every country on Earth is still a monarchy under the original bloodline of rulers. > > > > Oh wait. > > > > Things change, she just led the Legion through a civil war, this isn't that weird. Some Charr are surely grumbling about it, others aren't. The traditionalists were disproportionately already marching under Bangar anyway, so they're going to get less of a say now. > > > > Sad. You don't get it. This isn't about real world. This is about lore. I'm all for whatever they do, heck, I wouldn't care if they put a human Imperator, but at least explain or show why because ever since the Charr has an established lore, it has been that way. And now suddenly it isn't, with no one even acknowledging this lore-breaking shenanigans. > > Well, whatever. This game has more pressing issues that its bastardization of lore and this is not the first time they retconned themselves anyways. > Maybe at this point, after a major Charr civil war, Crecia might become Khan Ur and allow Rytlock to become Blood Imperator. Crecia may have Khan Ur blood from flame’s side. Given how she led the United Legions and wants to unite the Charr and forget old hatreds, I suspect she will be a likely contender for the title.

> @"Ayrilana.1396" said: > Bounties were not replaced by strike missions. They’re were being phased out during LS4. > > DRMs have not replaced strikes unless there was some announcement that I missed that states otherwise. I saw bounties as a mechanic of Elona and the Crystal Desert, notice how we had bounties up until we technically left the desert, Thunderhead Peak Dragonfall. The bounties were provided mainly be the order of shadows, so since we are out of those territories, no more bounties.

> @"anninke.7469" said: > > @"Tyson.5160" said: > > > @"anninke.7469" said: > > > > @"Fueki.4753" said: > > > > > @"Eloc Freidon.5692" said: > > > > > The way this is released, it doesn't make sense for the Ebon Vanguard to be here without the story and dragon response to be available. > > > > > > > > There is a number things in this episode that don't make sense. > > > > Everyone, except the on-the-way-to-be-redeemed boy Braham, being ok with suddenly siding with Jormag. > > > > The commander _not_ murdering Ryland on the spot for being responsible that Jormag is awake. > > > > The business decision behind releasing such minimalist content, which obviously had no chance to be liked by most players. > > > > The Destroyers reverting back to being fire-only, rather than making use of the dead Elder Dragons' magic. > > > > The new Destroyers being able to take damage from Burning. > > > > > > And Crecia being Blood Imperator just like that. > > > > Well Bangar went AWOL, so Crecia took over, her title went from acting imperator to the actual imperator. > > The problem (as I see it) is that it happened sneakily off-screen whith no official announcement, no ceremony, no explanation. And no one, including Bangar when she calls herself the imperator right in his face, has a word to say about it. With her camped in the Eye I hoped we would be able to at least ask her about it. But no, she only offers more blabbering about Ryland... My guess is because they were in the middle of a civil war, so it makes sense why it was so sudden and no ceremony. Just like if your boss just went AWOL and you were the second in command and got to take over due to chain of command.

> @"Ashantara.8731" said: > > @"Fueki.4753" said: > > The Destroyers reverting back to being fire-only, rather than making use of the dead Elder Dragons' magic. > > Those are not the Destroyers from Ember Bay. Primordus can no longer create new Destroyers that also harbor the dead Elder Dragons' abilities, because Aurene restored the balance (so no more crossover abilities). This is true, these aren’t the Ember Bay and Draconis Mons destroyers, as most of that residual magic was from Zhaitan and Mordremoth. That being said Phlunt advises that Primordus may have learned to use the dead dragons powers more efficiently while it was asleep from the events of Season 3. “These destroyers seem to be free of Zhaitan's or Mordremoth's magic. An astute observation. Primordus' slumber may have allowed it time to process the foreign magic—or alter itself to accommodate it. We don't really know at this point.”

> @"anninke.7469" said: > > @"Fueki.4753" said: > > > @"Eloc Freidon.5692" said: > > > The way this is released, it doesn't make sense for the Ebon Vanguard to be here without the story and dragon response to be available. > > > > There is a number things in this episode that don't make sense. > > Everyone, except the on-the-way-to-be-redeemed boy Braham, being ok with suddenly siding with Jormag. > > The commander _not_ murdering Ryland on the spot for being responsible that Jormag is awake. > > The business decision behind releasing such minimalist content, which obviously had no chance to be liked by most players. > > The Destroyers reverting back to being fire-only, rather than making use of the dead Elder Dragons' magic. > > The new Destroyers being able to take damage from Burning. > > And Crecia being Blood Imperator just like that. Well Bangar went AWOL, so Crecia took over, her title went from acting imperator to the actual imperator.

> @"Sajuuk Khar.1509" said: > > And as I pointed out earlier, this has been the plan since at least January, probably since late last year. This whole Champions thing was planned out a year ago. Its not some 11th hour change to IBS because they moved so many people over to EoD that they don't have the people to make the content they originally planned or anything. Yeah, I’ve seen a lot of people make the claim the EoD caused IBS to all of a sudden go to shit. Clearly if you read the forum post in February, this doesn’t appear to be the case, more of Anet experimenting with the Season 1 style process in a more modern way. Here’s the post, it seems to mirror exactly how the releases have been planned from the start. “Living World Between episodes two and three, we already mentioned we'll be releasing a special new type of content called Visions of the Past; we'll have more details on that at PAX East. I can't go into a ton of details on episodes three and four because, you know, spoilers and all, but I can tell you the map is meta-focused with a push-and-pull feel similar to WvW in a PvE setting. We want maps this season to bring something to them that makes them a permanent part of your play experience. That's why the culmination of Bjora Marches is a world boss and we're striving for high replayability for the episodes three and four map. We want it to be a unique, fun, and rewarding experience that will be part of your daily/weekly play cycle. After episode four, again I'm going to be somewhat vague here, but we want to revisit some of the types of content we pioneered in the past. We learned a lot with Living World Season One and one thing it did very well was to bring the community into the story, and make their actions drive the plot forward. The Nightmare Tower, the election between Evon Gnashblade and Ellen Kiel – these things are memorable experiences because the community's combined efforts had an impact on the world. As you may have noticed, we've been testing tech with things like the boss rush event, that we hope to leverage later on in The Icebrood Saga to create a unique, community experience. But, learning lessons from Season 1, the bulk of this content will be built in a way that it is still playable after the Icebrood Saga comes to a close.“ This was from February 3rd 2020.

> @"HotDelirium.7984" said: > Was it ever explained why the Dominion Charr have the 3 corrupted spirit essences? In the timeline didn't we kill Drakkar and subjugate the corrupted spirits? If drakkar is no longer around are they then still influenced by Jormag and Bangar somehow is rerouting their spiritual power to his forces? I'm so lost. Nah, I’m pretty sure it’s just consistency and purely game play mechanics.

> @"Orbdweller.8674" said: > I thought it was the most lame content yet. Anet has failed once again! I do not agree with locking masteries behind purchasing items. This feels like a tax! Also making it contingent on a community and not leaving it to an individuals ability to complete the content. This only hurts future and current players that have not finished their LWS stories in order. There will not be enough of the community in future to achieve any goal. Hell there isn't enough interest in this lame content to achieve the current one in a 6 day timer that didn't mean kitten. > I currently have 11 of the last 17 mastery points in the IBS mastery track. IMHO we should be allowed to advance at our own pace wither we work through it once or do it til we are so bored we quit the game. Without any affirmation from Anet as to what is exactly going on we are left to speculation which leads to further discontent. Not that Anet gives two squirrels nuts about what we think or want. It is all about the shareholders and making them money and not about game balance or the customer. I feel we need to PROTEST ANET AND REFUSE TO GIVE THEM ANYMORE OF OUR MONEY TIL THEY GIVE US WHAT WE WANT. If we hit them where they live {in the pocket book} they may change the kitten they are giving us. Just my personal observation. Could have the opposite effect too. How happy would you be if they advised of EoD being cancelled and GW2 ends production. I’ll reserve complete judgement of IBS until everything is over and complete.

> @"Daniel Handler.4816" said: > > @"Tyson.5160" said: > > > @"Teratus.2859" said: > > > > @"Tyson.5160" said: > > > > > @"Fueki.4753" said: > > > > > > @"HotDelirium.7984" said: > > > > > > > > > > > > > Also, as we have seen with Caithe in Season 4, Sylvari are no longer immune to being corrupted by other dragons. Who's to say Aurene is the only one being able to convert other dragon's minions? > > > > > > > > > > > > Was that due to the good Sylvari being microscopically still connected to Mordremoth ( a guess highly diluted but still dragon minions) before we killed him? > > > > > > > > > > It has been implied that Sylvari were immune to corruption due to being minions of Mordremoth. > > > > > I don't think it was directly stated anywhere though. > > > > > > > > Still a controversial topic, with Sylvari being immune because of being a dragon minion or because of the protection of the Pale Tree through the dream. It’s unfortunately still a topic we don’t have a concrete answer to. > > > > > > > > I’m still of the opinion that it’s a combination of the two. As to date we haven’t seen another dragon minion be corrupted by another dragon( we got Subject Alpha, etc. because of Inquest meddling, blah blah, but still no actual evidence like what would happen if Kralkatorrik branded over a Risen while Zhaitan was alive.) > > > > > > > > During the personal story, it was advised that the Sylvari were immune to the corruption of Zhaitan, which allowed the Pact a victory in Orr, among other reasons. Even in Caledon Forest you had Risen fighting right next to the Soundless village, (which should have no such protection) which produced no Risen Sylvari. > > > > > > > > In Season 2, the Pale Tree spoke about that the reason the Sylvari were immune to dragon corruption was because of the Pale Trees protection. This is of course the Pale Trees reasoning without telling the other races that they are all dragon minions. This protection is also talking about Mordremoth’s corruption as well, mainly because you need to explain how a whole playable race isn’t immediately taken over by Mordremoth the very second it awakes. > > > > > > > > Then you have Taimi advising that she thought dragon minions couldn’t be corrupted by other dragons in Season 4, but again no concrete answers, other then the reasoning from Taimi that maybe because Aurene absorbed Mordremoth’s energy as an egg. > > > > > > Guess the closest thing we have is Caithe being kinda branded by Aurine and the Awakened Sylvari that Joko managed to enslave. > > > The specifics of these are still unclear though, the latter we'll likely never get an answer for since Joko is probably nothing more than a pile of fertiliser on a mountain somewhere these days. > > > > That’s another oddity is that the Pale Tree protection that is allegedly suppose to protect the Sylvari from the Elder Dragons is defeated by Joko’s awakening magic. That’s unless that protection only extends to Mordremoth and that the other dragon’s can’t corrupt the Sylvari. > > > > > > Or Risen are different from Awakened. I think the protection is against unwillingly being corrupted, not complete immunity to necromancy. Well one is dragon corruption, the other is being reanimated and bound to the will of Joko, which although being different is similar to Zhaitan.

> @"Teratus.2859" said: > > @"Tyson.5160" said: > > > @"Fueki.4753" said: > > > > @"HotDelirium.7984" said: > > > > > > > > > Also, as we have seen with Caithe in Season 4, Sylvari are no longer immune to being corrupted by other dragons. Who's to say Aurene is the only one being able to convert other dragon's minions? > > > > > > > > Was that due to the good Sylvari being microscopically still connected to Mordremoth ( a guess highly diluted but still dragon minions) before we killed him? > > > > > > It has been implied that Sylvari were immune to corruption due to being minions of Mordremoth. > > > I don't think it was directly stated anywhere though. > > > > Still a controversial topic, with Sylvari being immune because of being a dragon minion or because of the protection of the Pale Tree through the dream. It’s unfortunately still a topic we don’t have a concrete answer to. > > > > I’m still of the opinion that it’s a combination of the two. As to date we haven’t seen another dragon minion be corrupted by another dragon( we got Subject Alpha, etc. because of Inquest meddling, blah blah, but still no actual evidence like what would happen if Kralkatorrik branded over a Risen while Zhaitan was alive.) > > > > During the personal story, it was advised that the Sylvari were immune to the corruption of Zhaitan, which allowed the Pact a victory in Orr, among other reasons. Even in Caledon Forest you had Risen fighting right next to the Soundless village, (which should have no such protection) which produced no Risen Sylvari. > > > > In Season 2, the Pale Tree spoke about that the reason the Sylvari were immune to dragon corruption was because of the Pale Trees protection. This is of course the Pale Trees reasoning without telling the other races that they are all dragon minions. This protection is also talking about Mordremoth’s corruption as well, mainly because you need to explain how a whole playable race isn’t immediately taken over by Mordremoth the very second it awakes. > > > > Then you have Taimi advising that she thought dragon minions couldn’t be corrupted by other dragons in Season 4, but again no concrete answers, other then the reasoning from Taimi that maybe because Aurene absorbed Mordremoth’s energy as an egg. > > Guess the closest thing we have is Caithe being kinda branded by Aurine and the Awakened Sylvari that Joko managed to enslave. > The specifics of these are still unclear though, the latter we'll likely never get an answer for since Joko is probably nothing more than a pile of fertiliser on a mountain somewhere these days. That’s another oddity is that the Pale Tree protection that is allegedly suppose to protect the Sylvari from the Elder Dragons is defeated by Joko’s awakening magic. That’s unless that protection only extends to Mordremoth and that the other dragon’s can’t corrupt the Sylvari.

> @"Fueki.4753" said: > > @"HotDelirium.7984" said: > > > > > Also, as we have seen with Caithe in Season 4, Sylvari are no longer immune to being corrupted by other dragons. Who's to say Aurene is the only one being able to convert other dragon's minions? > > > > Was that due to the good Sylvari being microscopically still connected to Mordremoth ( a guess highly diluted but still dragon minions) before we killed him? > > It has been implied that Sylvari were immune to corruption due to being minions of Mordremoth. > I don't think it was directly stated anywhere though. Still a controversial topic, with Sylvari being immune because of being a dragon minion or because of the protection of the Pale Tree through the dream. It’s unfortunately still a topic we don’t have a concrete answer to. I’m still of the opinion that it’s a combination of the two. As to date we haven’t seen another dragon minion be corrupted by another dragon( we got Subject Alpha, etc. because of Inquest meddling, blah blah, but still no actual evidence like what would happen if Kralkatorrik branded over a Risen while Zhaitan was alive.) During the personal story, it was advised that the Sylvari were immune to the corruption of Zhaitan, which allowed the Pact a victory in Orr, among other reasons. Even in Caledon Forest you had Risen fighting right next to the Soundless village, (which should have no such protection) which produced no Risen Sylvari. In Season 2, the Pale Tree spoke about that the reason the Sylvari were immune to dragon corruption was because of the Pale Trees protection. This is of course the Pale Trees reasoning without telling the other races that they are all dragon minions. This protection is also talking about Mordremoth’s corruption as well, mainly because you need to explain how a whole playable race isn’t immediately taken over by Mordremoth the very second it awakes. Then you have Taimi advising that she thought dragon minions couldn’t be corrupted by other dragons in Season 4, but again no concrete answers, other then the reasoning from Taimi that maybe because Aurene absorbed Mordremoth’s energy as an egg.

Well there are 7 DRMs shown as posted by that shaman. There roughly 8 weeks until Jan 8. So it is possible for a new DRM to be released every week or a cluster every 2 weeks.

> @"Fueki.4753" said: > > @"Tyson.5160" said: > > Same. I like to leave at least one character behind to play the full season from front to back, as I did for Season 3 and Season 4, to see how fluid the story is, when played in direct sequence without the 2-3 month gaps. For the most part it plays better when you are able to play the episodes back to back. I suspect the same will be true for this saga. > Have fun playing twelve or more DRMs back to back then. > I definitely would **not** enjoy that. > For me, three of them after another was almost too much already. > > Depends on how these new masteries assist with making the content easier or not.

> @"Stephen.6312" said: > Hi everyone, > I've been thinking about the direction in which the GW2 story is heading and I wanted to share my thoughts with readers, for better or for worse. > > As you may know, I've long theorized that the event referred to by Northern Tryian human historians as "the Exodus" was a spell, cast by Lyssa. In my opinion, given the events of [Chaos Theory](https://wiki.guildwars2.com/wiki/Chaos_Theory), the spell displaced those whom it affected, from the region of the Crystal Desert, north-west, forming the region that the Apostate's map calls "Thyria". I think that this region is that to which the Guild Wars Prophecies Manuscripts refer, geographically defined as "[t]he Tarnished Coast in the west to the Bay of Sirens (now called the Sea of Sorrows) in the south....the far eastern reaches of the Crystal Desert to the Giants’ Basin on the northern coast of Kryta". > > It is my belief that the Elder Dragons are attempting to counter Lyssa's spell. In my opinion, Lyssa is a spirit of time, dwelling within the the sphere of influence over which Kralkatorrik held sway (time). Although I can't yet construct robust reasoning for my conviction, I nonetheless feel that Glint's legacy, which affects time, has a pivotal part to play in this process. > > Now onto the wild speculation. I believe that Lyssa cast her spell during the Great Battle of the Gates of Heaven. The conflict between the gods was so traumatic that it threatened to destroy the entire planet. So Lyssa cast her spell to try and buy everyone more time to resolve their differences. (These differences manifest as many things. But the most immediate form they take is tormented magic). But this came at great personal cost. Either due to the casting of the spell, or possibly an injury inflicted by a fellow god, Lyssa was injured. As she lay dying, then, the spell was cast. > > Lyssa poured what was left of herself, her lifeforce, into the Exodus spell, essentially becoming a part of the new reality in which Northern Tyrians live. This manifests in a number of ways, all of which involve chronological aberrations. [For example, no one can find origin stories of Lyssa.](http://https://wiki.guildwars2.com/wiki/Quiz_Terminal). Northern Tyrian history "resets". Northern Tyrians' timekeeping practices are unusual; they rely on the Mouvelian Calendar (all of the Guild Wars books reference the calendar), a human way of marking the passage of time, even though their are at least four other races capable of producing timekeeping records of some kind. Furthermore, timekeeping practices among Tyrian humans differ wildly. Dynastic Reckoning was developed by Elonian human scholars; the Canthan Calendar is used by Canthan human scholars. Although it is possible that the Mouvelian Calendar looks to Tyria's sun as the most accurate timekeeper, this may not be the case. It suggests that, however time is passing within the reality that we know of as "Thyria", it isn't determined by something that other isolated populations - Elonians and Canthans being just two examples of these - find compelling enough to look to for their own chronological reckoning. > > Anyhow, I believe that part of the dragons' work is to recover Lyssa's form. I believe that, although the goddess's essence forms the fabric of Northern Tyrian reality, she can still be discerned. Hence, in Path of Fire, Kormir refers to Lyssa as though the latter is still whole. However, the goddess's lifeforce is scattered throughout Thyria and the only way to save her is to reconcile the pieces of her by purging the magical elements, upon which she drew when she cast the Exodus spell, of their tormented magic. Presently, the Elder Dragons are closer than ever to doing this and Jormag, as their leader, is prepared to use any and every means necessary to see the dragons' work of countering Lyssa's spell completed. Thus, all of the Elders are working together, some even sacrificing themselves (Primordus), to help Jormag save Lyssa from complete annihilation. > > I believe that Balthazar's "Plan B" was to be absorbed by the Elder Dragons in order to use their powers to help him trace Lyssa's form. As I see it, Balthazar didn't curse Lyssa out of respect for the memory of her selfless sacrifice. > > This brings me to my thoughts on the Fractals of the Mists. I theorize that the Fractals may be the memories of one of the human gods, or perhaps all of the human gods, that collectively form a chronological ley-line (i.e. a timeline) of Lyssa's essence. Sunqua Peak may be an "encrypted" memory that reveals the true target of the Fractals: Lyssa. This Fractal coincides with the current state of Thyria, indicating to us how close the Elder Dragons are to restoring Lyssa to her family. Hence, the cries, ["I can't bring her back!" and "I couldn't save her!"](http://https://wiki.guildwars2.com/wiki/Sunqua_Peak_Fractal) are ultimately uttered by Dwayna, referring to the loss of Lyssa at the Great Battle. I think that Dwayna and Abaddon were Lyssa's parents. > > I'm not sure why Jormag and the Deep Sea Dragon are squaring off, but it's possible that the traumatized magics of the terrestrial and aquatic biospheres, both of which were present at the Great Battle at the Gates of Heaven, have been unwilling to resolve their differences because the process is too painful for them. Hence, the Elder Dragons are positioning these tormented magics into an unavoidable situation in which they must face each other and finally put away their long-standing grudges. Only then will it be possible for the Elders to restore Lyssa's form, reverse the Exodus spell, and return the Crystal Desert to it's former glory. > > Your thoughts? I love your enthusiasm for the lore and the story, as well look behind some established storylines, however, I think your over complicating things here trying to push Physics and scientific theory into GW2. All this terrestrial and aquatic magics, as well as odd fan theories of alternate universe, weird time paradoxes and multiverse stuff is really going way off the deep end of the lore. None of these things have ever been mentioned in the GW2 story. So as much as I love this level of trying to unpack the game world, I believe your thinking on a whole different level then the dev team.

> @"Adonan.8356" said: > Really? I never got that impression. The annoying voice thing is subjective, but he's with us through most of the events after the attack on Claw Island. I would agree that most of the NPCs seem to congratulate him more often than not on a job that took a group of people. Still, he acknowledges our role at the very least. I hear people compare Trehearne to Kormir, because they feel their accomplishments and glory are being stolen. Though any sort of critical thinking would make you understand why these characters are needed, especially in an MMO. I still hear complaints of how come the player character was not allowed to ascend to godhood in GW1... I mean come on people...

> @"ChampionMasquerade.5283" said: > > @"Tyson.5160" said: > > > @"ChampionMasquerade.5283" said: > > > > @"EdwinLi.1284" said: > > > > Yes, sadly they all either joined the Dominion or got killed off before this event. > > > > > > > > The only warband recruits that remain loyal to the Commander is his/her partner from Charr Origins (players will meet them in No Quarter and they will reveal the fate of the Player's Warband after they left to become the Commander) and both Galina Edgecrusher and Snarl Backdraft since these two are members of the Pact. > > > > > > > > The Charr Player partner will not appear for other race origin player characters since it is assumed the Charr Origin partner only live if the Commander is of Charr Origin to prevent their death in Charr Origin prologue. > > > > > > Got it, but do the journals still show up for non Charr? > > > > Yeah, they do show up to non charr, kinda like how in the personal storylines all seem to happen with several different “Commanders”. It’s expected that it’s the Charr Commander. > > I’m now imagining several different people in The Departing Path of Fire story truthfully claiming to be the Commander Yeah it’s one of those strange paradox that GW2, like all the personal storylines all being completed at the same time roughly...

> @"Ashantara.8731" said: > > @"Tyson.5160" said: > > Didn’t everyone expect this though, with Primordus being Jormag’s weakness, as well as the Icebrood Saga logo being blue and red, as if it’s a continuation of the story started in Season 3? > > No, apparently not everyone. ;) At least not in the way it's done. > > Anyway, I'll leave my final judgment for when the three-parter finale is over. Perhaps they'll surprise me positively after all. Same. I like to leave at least one character behind to play the full season from front to back, as I did for Season 3 and Season 4, to see how fluid the story is, when played in direct sequence without the 2-3 month gaps. For the most part it plays better when you are able to play the episodes back to back. I suspect the same will be true for this saga.

> @"ChampionMasquerade.5283" said: > > @"EdwinLi.1284" said: > > Yes, sadly they all either joined the Dominion or got killed off before this event. > > > > The only warband recruits that remain loyal to the Commander is his/her partner from Charr Origins (players will meet them in No Quarter and they will reveal the fate of the Player's Warband after they left to become the Commander) and both Galina Edgecrusher and Snarl Backdraft since these two are members of the Pact. > > > > The Charr Player partner will not appear for other race origin player characters since it is assumed the Charr Origin partner only live if the Commander is of Charr Origin to prevent their death in Charr Origin prologue. > > Got it, but do the journals still show up for non Charr? Yeah, they do show up to non charr, kinda like how in the personal storylines all seem to happen with several different “Commanders”. It’s expected that it’s the Charr Commander.

> @"Ashantara.8731" said: > > @"Randulf.7614" said: > > the expansion is clearly the new priority and IBS has been changed, abandoned or whatever. > > That has been my assessment of the situation as well. > > While I am thrilled about a new expansions, as I prefer them _by far_ to LW seasons, I was still looking forward to a fantastic snow and ice adventure season, a hope that was fueled by the Bjora Marches and their promising contents. Now I just want to be done with the IBS, to be honest, as I don't see it working out as possibly intended (I mean, breaking the snow and ice theme by re-introducing Primordus isn't my definition of a great Norn/Charr saga). :/ Didn’t everyone expect this though, with Primordus being Jormag’s weakness, as well as the Icebrood Saga logo being blue and red, as if it’s a continuation of the story started in Season 3?