Realms of Gods?

Windf0rce

Windf0rce

Wilds Pathfinder

Join Date: Jan 2007

I was wondering why only Balthazar and Grenth have their realms (FoW and UW).

Considering how ToA is structured, with statues of all gods, do you think at some point ANet intended to create one realm to each of the gods (i.e. Melandru, Lyssa and Dwayna too)?

Hyru Jin

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Me, indeed, was thinking about that. And it's probably true because they first intended to make one campaign every 6 months, so they'd have enough campains to include another elite mission, but when they came up with Guild Wars 2 they quit making new high-end updates for GWO. And for every new Elite Mission they'd make, they'd need to make new high-end equipment to gain in that Elite Mission (e.g: UW+FoW -> Obby armor, DoA -> Tormented Weapons, Deep/Urgoz -> Zodiac Weapons etc.). Would've been cool though... The Heaven for Dwayna, Illusion Palace for Lyssa, The Woods for Melandru...

Konig Des Todes

Konig Des Todes

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Gaile said a while ago that they were not going to add anymore god realms. I do not recall exactly when that was, but I believe that was prior to Nightfall.

If that is the case, then it might be possible they first intended on all 6 gods having realms, but only ended up with 3 of them. Possibly after Factions, they just didn't continue that idea, but had to add in the Realm of Torment for Nightfall.

bitchbar player

bitchbar player

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this post keeps popping up every4-6 months for the last 3 years. In for close

lilraceangel3

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there are a few threads on this...did you search?

freakdaddy

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lol i love how EVERY thread on guru has a person saying "there were threads on this already, did you search?" how about we either answer the question or don't post at all. forgive me what am i saying post count and being an ass is whats important...lol forgive me sometimes i am we todd did.


on topic however i always thought that there should be more elite areas with all the gods. i mean how cool would that be to see an Beautiful Illusion Palace or see what Dwayna's Heaven would be like.

F the idea of GW2 has to come out and we have to forget about GW1. Anet makes alot of money off of us and should continue to make expansions for the first one until 2 comes out, but thats a different topic to be flamed up.

Xx_Sorin_xX

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Idk why they never added them, but I know now they don't have the time to do it with the few people working on Guild Wars 1. However we might see them in Guild Wars 2 (pure speculation).

The Red Messenger

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i think the rest of the gods were about to open their realms but they realized it was just another invitation for more speed clear rape and decided against it.

terra LFG lyssa SC NO NOOBS bring cons!

MStarfire

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+1 before close/l2search.

Gun Pierson

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Belgium

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I you make a new thread, a person will post one already exists and that you should use the search function. If you use search and rez an old thread and post your thoughts in it, someone will post why the hell you brought that old topic back to life. Life can be complicated at times. ;p

On topic, it sounds logical that all gods would have a working statue by which to enter the according elite area. Maybe it was their original plan, they may have had design plans or even existing test environments. Seems a lot of trouble and coding for nothing in the end.

I think they left the possibilty open, but never started on actual developing the other areas. Or they keep it hidden to surprise us with a buyable expansion.

Anet knows.

Arduin

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Only the boys are elite enough to have their own realm. So that's too bad for Dwayna, Melandru, Lyssa and Kormir, and hurrah for Balthazar, Grenth and Abaddon.

One could also argue Urgoz and Kanaxai are boys, because they got their own elite mission as well.

Estic

Estic

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Join Date: Mar 2006

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lol i love how EVERY thread on guru has a person saying "there were threads on this already, did you search?" how about we either answer the question or don't post at all. forgive me what am i saying post count and being an ass is whats important...lol forgive me sometimes i am we todd did.
Looking at your avatar I don't know what you're complaining about.

On the realms of the gods: I would love other realms, even if it's only because there's nothing new to do nowadays.

FengShuiDove

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Originally Posted by Arduinna View Post
Only the boys are elite enough to have their own realm. So that's too bad for Dwayna, Melandru, Lyssa and Kormir, and hurrah for Balthazar, Grenth and Abaddon.

One could also argue Urgoz and Kanaxai are boys, because they got their own elite mission as well.
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Skyy High

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Why? Because Balthazar and Grenth's realms are being attacked and are in need of saving, and bringing in another godly conflict to necessitate intervention in any other god's realm at this point wouldn't fit with the established lore we have right now.

Konig Des Todes

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Skyy High, it could have been an unknown attacker who turned out to be Abaddon. Or could have spread Dhuum's and Menzies' armies to another god. Could have made the Great Destroyer (and Great Dwarf) as a real god and have that attack a realm.

Dhuum might hate Grenth and be trying to get his thrown back, but he could also hate the Goddes of Life. Menzies might hate his half-brother and want Balthazar's power, but he might want any of the gods' power as well.

Abaddon hated all the gods for what they did to him, he has reason to attack any.

Great Destroyer doesn't really have godly lore except enemy of the Great Dwarf - could have brought them both in by having us go to the Great Forge (even meet Brechnar!).

Of course, none of that could really work. But I proved your point wrong pretty much.

AKB48

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Creating more God Realms would mean more rare armor/weapons and other rare goods, something Anet is desperatly lacking now.

Eragon Zarroc

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lazy anet didnt feel like making more areas =( besides, wooded melandrus, mystic lyssa, and heavenly dwayna realms dont seem very threatening anyways. maybe that's why they were never created. peaceful realms with no purpose =P

AKB48

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lazy anet didnt feel like making more areas =( besides, wooded melandrus, mystic lyssa, and heavenly dwayna realms dont seem very threatening anyways. maybe that's why they were never created. peaceful realms with no purpose =P
Areas full of burning/snaring rangers, interrupting/degen mesmers, heal/smite monk can actually be more difficult than the current UW, especially for the current uw farming permas .

Wild Rituals

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If they were going to by now they would have


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FengShuiDove

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Originally Posted by Eragon Zarroc View Post
lazy anet didnt feel like making more areas =( besides, wooded melandrus, mystic lyssa, and heavenly dwayna realms dont seem very threatening anyways. maybe that's why they were never created. peaceful realms with no purpose =P
I picture those three respective realms as:

Melandru - a tainted forest, similar but easily differentiable from Echovald/Urgoz.

Lyssa - a very crystalline (for lack of a better word) world, with lots of mirrors, lights, reflections, etc.

Dwayna - something like Hall of Heroes but with a typical angelic twist. Something very noble and bright but filled with wispy manifestations and spirits.

foeslayr

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I would imagine Lyssa's realm to almost be a purple glass play house. Each section would appear like something (Empty room with large teddy bears, blocks, so forth). And as you are about to approach They would transform and atttack Of course eerie childs music would need to be playing.

Nemesis of God

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Anet is too lazy?
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Fitz Rinley

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Quote:
Originally Posted by Windf0rce View Post
I was wondering why only Balthazar and Grenth have their realms (FoW and UW).

Considering how ToA is structured, with statues of all gods, do you think at some point ANet intended to create one realm to each of the gods (i.e. Melandru, Lyssa and Dwayna too)?
This has been suggested, requested, and ignored for years now. They did likely intend to do an expansion in this direction at one time. But most of their changes have been like a third year of StarTrek: TOS anyway (the year of the reskinned monster hunts). Under the current system GW has lacked orriginality in anything but plot design. Most monsters have been reskinned versions of old ones. New armors have been reskinned and sliced together versions of old ones. GW 2 is going to be a real challenge - how to maintain the environment that feels like guild wars but is explosively fresh, new, and internally consistant.