Update Speculation Thread!

ok... Here is what we know...

The update is scheduled for mid to late December.

It will add the Elite Mission for Nightfall. This mission will have a lightbringer rank requirement to enter. It will be in Torment.

The update will also allow access to the missing Hero. This hero will either be a Ritualist OR it will be multi-profession in some way. (Switchable primary and secondary?)

There will be 4 new Gem types that drop in this new area. They will NOT be like the Gems that are now in the game and they will have some kind of magical or mystical properties.


OK! Now let the fun begin!

What about these Gems? Are they going to be one use items that give buffs or remove conditions (Candy Cane type?) or are they going to be usable in some new way such as being used to socket weapons or armor?

I kind of doubt they are going to be used on items myself due to the unbalancing effect this would have.

What about Mr. New Hero?

Is he going to be multi-class?

Let the speculations fly!

okay i think it will have a Lightbringer(2) requirement. The other hero will be a rit i think, and these gems, i think they will be used to unlock the 'prison' that the extra hero will be in at the end of elite mission. just my 2 cents

I think that the gems, and maybe even diamonds as well, will be for some new prestige armor with a cost similar to Obsidian armor.

I figured the gems would be used to craft runes. Maybe magical mods. Not potions though, that would mess everything up.

The latest Scribe said that the new Gems would NOT be for armor like the Rubies, Sapphires, and Diamonds.

I am really wondering about their use. It should be a fun thing to speculate on until the update arrives.


As far as crafting runes... hmmm... maybe... but these would have to be some special runes that might unbalance the gameplay.

What other uses can they have?

diamonds r here for a reason, but what reason? mb we'll get diamond armor in new elite mis, or smwhere else...

and i believe that we'll have to finish the game and to be able to access kromrir statue in chantry of secrets to got to the new elite mis, i doubt r2 lightbringer will be enough... we'll see

My guess is either rank 3 or rank 4 Lightbringer req. to enter. At rank 3 you get all the skills, but I'm almost at rank 4 just playing through the game fully and doing all quests.

I suspect the 4 new gem types will be for jewelry. I've had my suspicions customizable jewelry will be added since the faces were re-done for facial animations and lots of people lost earrings, etc... although some of the new Nightfall faces I've seen have jewelery on them. If amulets, rings, etc... are added will they and should they contribute to a players power? I think they should. A piece of jewelry could give a small bonus like +1 energy or +5 health.

I'm hoping this new dungeon will give more incentive for people to repeat it over and over. Maybe doing the mission or quests within the mission will be the only non-glitchy way to reach the Spearmarshal rank. I hope we get a "customize on pickup" or "bind on pickup" feature (people who have played WoW are familiar with this). It's nice to know that people wearing the best armor and weilding the best weapons earned it by actually playing the game, and not from buying gold on ebay or farming gold in easy ways.

I'm also anticipating a new LFG interface along with the new mission. What better time to unveil a new LFG system than with a new mission everyone is going to want to do?

http://www.guildwarsguru.com/forum/s...php?t=10083002

http://www.guildwars.com/

HAHAHA awesome! I knew I was getting a tingly feeling and I had goosebumps for some reason. I swear that me and the people at Anet are attuned. I can feel their excitement when something big is coming.

Okay, just diamonds then, I hadn't read the new Scribe til just now

speculation huh, I can do that

new hero....me'thinks he will be no class.

elite mission...lightbringer 3 at least (2 is just tooo easy to get, and this is an elite mission).

new gems....no purpose for this chapter other than to clutter up storage
(remember rubies and sapphires have been around since chapter 1 with no use)

I dont forsee any new armor (wasnt anything new added for sf for armor, nor any other update, why would they do this now? would be nice for my rit to get some new armor, but just dont see it happening).

<puts crystal ball back under table..>

Skill balance, beginning of Winterdays event and other bug fixes.

As it has been confirmed elite mission will be open this Friday, and lightbringer rank has no bearing, toons that have completed the game will gain access to this mission.

Not going to speculate about anything else…threads get closed fast when that happens.

Actual information here:

Realm of Anguish

Discuss further in that thread. Closed.