Speculation: What Next?

slowerpoke

slowerpoke

Desert Nomad

Join Date: Jul 2007

Cuba

Quote:
Originally Posted by Lykan
This, and a whole load of silence.

Malice Black

Site Legend

Join Date: Oct 2005

Anet actually add decent content..mind you the galaxy would then implode.

Etta

Etta

Forge Runner

Join Date: Jun 2006

Mancland, British Empire

What next?

Pet monkey ofcause.

Orange Milk

Orange Milk

Desert Nomad

Join Date: Mar 2006

Ganking, USA

Retired

R/

Hmmmm, what stupid things could ANet do......

Revert HA to 6v6 or swap to 10v10
Add a 1v1 arena that would FAIL massivly
Adding PvE only skills to Hero use, again massive fail
Adding a team select to AB so you can AB with 3 teams of 4 of people you know, for the same reasons stated below about storage.


I could see them adding Armor storage or Dye storage, or even more storage sapce in general, becasue to do that now would be BEYOND way overdue, which would be right on time for ANet. Plus people have been begging for this for years and now that people are exiting the game this would again be a great time to add it by ANets clock.

Of course adding a new stupid title that will not reflect past actions is awlays a popular choice for ANet, something like NM vanquish.

MithranArkanere

MithranArkanere

Underworld Spelunker

Join Date: Nov 2006

wikipedia.org/wiki/Vigo

Heraldos de la Llama Oscura [HLO]

E/

Just a second. I'll see Nostradamus' List for Guild Wars...

More weapons for the Valor monument...
Rest of districts joined...
PvE skills and Challenges for Prophecies...
More Heroes for Factions and Prophecies...
Armor and Miniature unlocking so they are acquired once only...
Additional armor for new professions in Prophecies and Factions...
Inscriptions worldwide...
PvE-only upgrade slots for non-PvP equipment...
More cookies... (I don't know what does this one mean, though)
The list goes on and on (And on, and on, and on)...

Diddy bow

Diddy bow

Furnace Stoker

Join Date: Oct 2006

Jawsome!!!!!!!!!!!

looking for one :p

A/D

More usless stuff to grind most likley, mabey some old elite areas will get half decent rewards?

Rhamia Darigaz

Desert Nomad

Join Date: Apr 2008

hmm well with all the complaints about how underpowered shadowform is now (you have to go /e AND use a 15e skill to permanently maintain it, come on!), i think anet will cove in and make it last 60s at 15 shadow arts. pew pew

on a somewhat more srs bsns note tho, i think itd be cool if they added more incentive to do tombs and sorrows, mostly so my sin with the hopefully buffed 60s shadow form can solo it and get cool stuff p.s. they should also nerf fear me so that it doesnt make me lose energy

7 heros would be pretty interesting too i guess

Cadeyrn

Pre-Searing Cadet

Join Date: Jun 2008

Bitter Harvest Hall

Me/

Faces, etc. will probably be reserved for GW2. In fact, auction house will probably be reserved also.

They can tinker and tweak with GW for a long time and not make everybody happy. I suspect they're really saving their best efforts for GW2, and there (may) be a major update to GW 1 after the release to incorporates some of these changes, where possible. Then again, since they're trying to promote GW2, they might not have the inclination to relate them back to GW1 or the tech might be incompatable.

What I'd really like to see is an individual player's Hall of Monuments reduced in size to something more like a room, then have the rooms linked to the guild hall. That would display members' rooms (or let you walk into a wing with their rooms if they opt to display them). If they really want to go all-out, the guild halls themselves could be linked to alliance guild halls, so you can stroll around and see your friends' and allies' accomplishments. The bigger the alliance, the bigger the halls and more impressive the displays...

This could be accomplished in GW 1 using portals, e.g. Portal to Members' Quarters. Again, though, display of members' quarters should be optional. The goal is not to embarass anyone.

RiKio

RiKio

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: Dec 2007

Plato's Cave

W/E

RickRollback to 2005.

MrSlayer

MrSlayer

Jungle Guide

Join Date: Apr 2006

United Kingdom

Quit Whining And [PLAY]

Mo/

This sounds honestly more like a list of what you'd LIKE to see, not a prediction (which is what you actually think will be implemented)

Personally, the addition of Tormented Weapons to your HoM, and the release of the BMP for all to purchase, and the splitting of PvE and PvP shows one thing: Anet are always willing to go back on their word if it means money keeps coming in. I can speculate on this being a reason for certain employees to be kindly asked to move jobs, but I won't...that'd be ridiculously speculatory, and probably incorrect.

Personally, what do I think will hit next? I'd love to say "Ursannerf", but an actual guess says maybe they'll add more skills to PvE to attempt to get people to run other things without nerfing UB itsself. Maybe we will see 7 heroes, but an auction house? Ha...like they'd spend that much time developing something like that for GW1. Easier to feed us bait until GW2 is released.

I also think they could get alot more money by offering extra storage tabs and character-tweaking options via the ingame store. I know I'd pay to have a chance to edit some of my characters..

Saraphim

Saraphim

Jungle Guide

Join Date: Mar 2006

The Hand of Omega [WHO]

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I'll go along with 7 heroes, but probably without the ability to flag them as there will be more pressing issues that will require one artist's attention for the next year such as updating clipping issues in various female characters, but only one per month as it's such an enormous drain on resources.

sph0nz

sph0nz

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: May 2005

none.

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Quote:
Originally Posted by RiKio
RickRollback to 2005.
Never gonna give you up
Never gonna let you down

7 heroes
Xunlai Market Place
Ability to change character/hair stylist/etc.
Pet "stable" for guild hall

in that order.

Gun Pierson

Gun Pierson

Forge Runner

Join Date: Feb 2006

Belgium

PIMP

Mo/

7 heroes may be just around the corner, hope so.

White Lies

White Lies

Frost Gate Guardian

Join Date: Feb 2007

i like to c a xunlai market place style of thing as mentioned multiple times previous, the ability to modify ur chars face ect and fix of armor clipping in general.

Tyla

Emo Goth Italics

Join Date: Sep 2006

Quote:
Originally Posted by IslandHermet
Sarrows furnace?
Server roll back?
Hard mode?
Battle isles?
Pve skills?
pvp/pve skill seperation?
the changing of how to get razah?
the addition of titles?
New emotes?
Domain of Anguish?
Heroes' Ascent movement to Battle Isles?
New campaigns?
Bonus Mission Pack?
PvP characters?
PvP character item selection menu?
Thought I'd add to the list.

BenjZee

BenjZee

Forge Runner

Join Date: Dec 2006

The Overacheivers [Club]

Mo/

Quote:
Originally Posted by Nightmares Hammer
PvE skills in PvP. LOL...
dont even joke about this kinda thing. ps nice avartar

I wouldn't mind more content whatever aslong as the support the community. Its one thing i love about this game is how they add stuff even though shouldnt have to get anything new.

RedNova88

RedNova88

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: Oct 2007

Behind you!

W/

7 heroes!

GW doesn't seem like it would handle an auction house well, imo. On top of that adding in an auction house would just take valuable time away from GW2.

Chrono Re delle Ere

Chrono Re delle Ere

Jungle Guide

Join Date: Jul 2006

The Land of Hyrule

[GoE]

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Well the first page was just talking about pretty "good" updates, compared to what we have seen in the last few months(days?).

I didn't really read the other pages, and just jumped at the end, but something BAD they could do would be...

...hell yea lets say it...

make ALL weapons inscribable. That would just plain suck, but I wouldn't expect less from ANET right now.

Buster

Buster

Wilds Pathfinder

Join Date: Jan 2006

Elona

Clan Eternal Legion

D/W

My prediction is there will be no major updates only minor ones to fix things. GW2 is in the making and you will see improvements there.

RavagerOfDreams

RavagerOfDreams

Desert Nomad

Join Date: Dec 2007

somewhere over the rainbow....

A/

/signed for op's suggestions

Bryant Again

Bryant Again

Hall Hero

Join Date: Feb 2006

More weekend events. Mine's the best 'cus I'm right, bitches!

Seriously? I wouldn't expect too much at this point. While now there is officially no reason to not have 7 heroes, it just feels like it'd be something that's too good to be true.

Dark-NighT

Dark-NighT

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: Dec 2006

Stygian Veil

Shoop Da Woop [Lolz]

N/Mo

Quote:
Originally Posted by Buster
My prediction is there will be no major updates only minor ones to fix things. GW2 is in the making and you will see improvements there.
I think Anet cant just leave all the players on the stuff we have now, Gwen as a last expension cannot hold out for atleast another year. There are enough people who done everything in gwen already and you just got to keep the players happy with random new things.

I think 7 heroes would encourage players to play more or even come back into the game, 7 heroes is in no way overpowered and very very needed, we now have henchmen with 3 year old builds, they dont have the weapons you would like them to have and their builds stink. Just imagine having complete control over your team, with the builds you made ( or pulled from pvx) and succeed at places that cannot be done now due to sucky builds on hench.

Further more 7 heroes wouldnt kill pugging, because people will remain pugging with ursan, and well thats about it. I cant see anything bad at having 7 heroes.

Murmel

Murmel

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: Mar 2008

Land of Confusion

[swea]

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Free for all PvP in outposts... Omg, Kamadan would be hell -_-
ToA would be interesting aswell with FFA-PvP, with all teh leet farmers ^^

Just my guess, prolly never gonna happen though..

Zesbeer

Zesbeer

Banned

Join Date: Oct 2007

LLJK

thats a funny joke what is anet going to improve in the game next oh man like that stuff is never going to happen

whats going to happen is anet will add more stuff that no one really wanted in the first place and will also make what ever they add non retroactive. so what ever changes to titles they make will be set just from that point on and will cheat anyone else.

Rhaegor Stormborn

Ascalonian Squire

Join Date: May 2008

Chicago, Illinois

Mo/E

Please for the love of god let it be 7 heroes. I f-ing hate henchmen and as the game exists today there is no reason to play with other people 99% of the time.

Buster

Buster

Wilds Pathfinder

Join Date: Jan 2006

Elona

Clan Eternal Legion

D/W

Quote:
Originally Posted by Miss Presler
I think Anet cant just leave all the players on the stuff we have now, Gwen as a last expension cannot hold out for atleast another year. There are enough people who done everything in gwen already and you just got to keep the players happy with random new things.

I think 7 heroes would encourage players to play more or even come back into the game, 7 heroes is in no way overpowered and very very needed, we now have henchmen with 3 year old builds, they dont have the weapons you would like them to have and their builds stink. Just imagine having complete control over your team, with the builds you made ( or pulled from pvx) and succeed at places that cannot be done now due to sucky builds on hench.

Further more 7 heroes wouldnt kill pugging, because people will remain pugging with ursan, and well thats about it. I cant see anything bad at having 7 heroes.
Totally agree GW:EN won't hold players until GW2 but *shrug* it doesn't seem they plan on giving players anything more than what we have now.
Even if they gave players the use of 7 heroes it's still the same content people will be running through anyway.

sixofone

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: May 2007

P/

I seriously doubt they're going to give us 7 heroes. If they did, they'd have to rework the hero flagging system, and I don't think they want to spend the time to do that.

Maybe they'll allow PvE skills on hero bars.
Maybe they could update henchmen bars to workable builds that include new skills from other campaigns? (I'm think of some GW:EN skills that could really benefit Prophecies henchmen - especially Alesia.)

Maybe make it so henchmen don't suck? But, that would require putting some serious thought into the AI...

They might allow H&H in otherwise inaccessible areas where you had to PUG or be part of an all-human group before. A lot of people want that, even if they can't take 7 heroes!

Dark-NighT

Dark-NighT

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: Dec 2006

Stygian Veil

Shoop Da Woop [Lolz]

N/Mo

Quote:
Originally Posted by Buster
Totally agree GW:EN won't hold players until GW2 but *shrug* it doesn't seem they plan on giving players anything more than what we have now.
Even if they gave players the use of 7 heroes it's still the same content people will be running through anyway.
Yeah it still would be the same content except that this time you control the madness that tries to kill it all, namely 7 heroes with all the builds you want, you can make it as imba or as stupid as you want and no one is there to complaign about it.

Quote:
I seriously doubt they're going to give us 7 heroes. If they did, they'd have to rework the hero flagging system, and I don't think they want to spend the time to do that.
Wouldnt be that big of a hassle, just add 4 more flags around the radar, and it has enough space left for it.

The only drawback i can see is people playing on godawefull low resolutions that cant fit all the hero controls on their screen.

Crom The Pale

Crom The Pale

Furnace Stoker

Join Date: Nov 2006

Ageis Ascending

W/

What I would like:
7 heros.

What I think is the limit of Anets motivation to update GW:
A handfull of random/repeatable quests for items that will go towards your HoM. Skill updates.

pamelf

pamelf

Forge Runner

Join Date: Aug 2006

Australia

Lost Templars [LoTe]

Me/Mo

7 heroe's, auction house, armour storage.

Alleji

Alleji

Forge Runner

Join Date: Jan 2006

Dear anet,

I've just made a paragon and your game just isn't easy enough with the rest of my party having permanent 85% damage reduction, so please add the option to use 7 heroes and let them use PvE skills so I can run... I dunno... 3 necros, 3 barrage rangers and another paragon?

With these improvements I should be able to solo HM DoA while rolling my face on the keyboard.

-- lolpve

StormDragonZ

StormDragonZ

Desert Nomad

Join Date: Jan 2008

New York

W/R

Quote:
Originally Posted by Zesbeer
thats a funny joke what is anet going to improve in the game next oh man like that stuff is never going to happen

whats going to happen is anet will add more stuff that no one really wanted in the first place and will also make what ever they add non retroactive. so what ever changes to titles they make will be set just from that point on and will cheat anyone else.
My scariest thought is no new masks for events.

Sab

Sab

Desert Nomad

Join Date: Dec 2005

I hope Gaile will come back.

Phaern Majes

Phaern Majes

Desert Nomad

Join Date: Sep 2005

Anywhere but up

The Panserbjorne [ROAR]

R/Mo

A medusa's gaze skill... for 5 minutes anything you look at dies. No attribute, Not class specific, 5 energy, 4.5 minute recharge, 1/4 cast.

Longasc

Longasc

Forge Runner

Join Date: May 2005

Quote:
Originally Posted by Alleji
Dear anet,

I've just made a paragon and your game just isn't easy enough with the rest of my party having permanent 85% damage reduction, so please add the option to use 7 heroes and let them use PvE skills so I can run... I dunno... 3 necros, 3 barrage rangers and another paragon?

With these improvements I should be able to solo HM DoA while rolling my face on the keyboard.

-- lolpve
I absolutely agree. As if the game would not already suffer from severe power creep.

Angels Guidance

Angels Guidance

Frost Gate Guardian

Join Date: Aug 2007

Something something... [GoDT]

Mo/Me

Pvp Polymock! because that's obviously going to happen... (lol if it did, would be awesome)

Bryant Again

Bryant Again

Hall Hero

Join Date: Feb 2006

Quote:
Originally Posted by Sab
I hope Gaile will come back.
I miss her too : (

Symeon

Symeon

Forge Runner

Join Date: Jul 2005

Ursan Strike/Rage do 10 less damage.
More buffs to skills in PvE.
More lackluster skill balances for PvP.
Guild Wars 2 poster advertisements in all the main cities.
A bunch of NPCs (no new models) telling us to buy GW2, please.

Oh wait, those aren't major updates. :|

Frank Dudenstein

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: Jun 2005

7 Heroes is NOT coming.

You will note that every 'new feature' in recent memory has basically been a beta test for GW2. Which btw is a good thing ... let them work out the kinks now...

And they are not putting 7 heroes in GW2 ... Anet has said repeatedly that they think the social aspect of human parties is important. I wouldn't be surprised if GW2 had 3 heroes (if heroes at all) and ZERO henchmen.


Quote:
Originally Posted by Phaern Majes
A medusa's gaze skill... for 5 minutes anything you look at dies. No attribute, Not class specific, 5 energy, 4.5 minute recharge, 1/4 cast.
Ursan is still better

Nessar

Nessar

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: Jun 2008

West Siiiiiiiiiiiiiide

Gwen Has A Thing For [Pyre]

7 Heros (Yea, not coming I know, but still)
Nerf to Ursan. I have r10 and only use it when needed, but it's too overpowered.
Auction house or something better then what we have now.
Buffs to lesser used skills in PvE

Chances of this happening? Slim to none, but I still have hope in Anet