When is the catacombs update?

lyra_song

lyra_song

Hell's Protector

Join Date: Oct 2005

R/Mo

I know there was some heavy interest from the devs in possibly updating the catacombs as new PvE content for prophecies a little while ago. Anyone heard anything from anyone about this project?

Has it been scrapped? its it gonna keep going? Are we still interested? And who stole one of my socks?! >.<

BigTru

BigTru

Jungle Guide

Join Date: May 2005

There was never any plans toupdate the catacombs. It cannot be scrapped if it does not exist.

lyra_song

lyra_song

Hell's Protector

Join Date: Oct 2005

R/Mo

http://www.guildwarsguru.com/forum/s...22#post1210722

This was the thread in sardelac. It met massive approval from forum members and Alex Weeke's acknowledgement that some ideas have been passed on.

I want official word if it is being used/forgotten/whatever.

Loviatar

Underworld Spelunker

Join Date: Feb 2005

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Originally Posted by lyra_song
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I want official word if it is being used/forgotten/whatever.
the official word is a definite maybe as Alex is customer rep NCSoft (Europe) and not a decision maker.

the one thing that was officially stated was that there was no new content for chapter one. (maybe they could lure some people back to chapter one with it though)

a revamped catacombs would be big time new content.

maybe in a future chapter.

or as a nice addition to the Factions map from a hidden sewer passage maybe.(just my opinion on that last)

Evilsod

Evilsod

Banned

Join Date: Mar 2006

England

Lievs Death Squad [LDS]

Sorrows Furnace is big time new content...

Lyra, if anything, the official word will be 'soon'. Meaning as soon as we've sent out an update for Armour

milias

milias

Grotto Attendant

Join Date: Nov 2005

Defected back to America

Me/E

ANet will be busy working on Chapters 3 and 4, doubt they'll have time to do a major update like this, even with their cascaded/pipelined development schedule.

lyra_song

lyra_song

Hell's Protector

Join Date: Oct 2005

R/Mo

Quote:
Originally Posted by Evilsod
Sorrows Furnace is big time new content...

Lyra, if anything, the official word will be 'soon'. Meaning as soon as we've sent out an update for Armour
Lol, i think armor is "soon" something like this would be "later"

Wyrmdog

Wyrmdog

Academy Page

Join Date: Jul 2005

R/Me

The Catacombs were the coolest thing about Pre-Searing, eh? *wistful sigh*

Anyway, I think it might be hard for them to justify the Catacombs still standing after the Searing, but putting in something like it would be really nifty. It could be more of an homage than a replication, but capture that same sort of creepy spelunking and happening upon a subterranean eco-system with undead, giant spiders and gargoyles from lost civilizations worshiping dead gods vibe going on.

Age

Age

Hall Hero

Join Date: Jul 2005

California Canada/BC

STG Administrator

Mo/

Then there is the Devinty Coast teleporter.

lishi

Forge Runner

Join Date: Jul 2005

i think the official world is

cool idea , we will put this idea on the last slot of "idea we might implement but not now , maybe not ever"

robrobrob

Banned

Join Date: May 2006

I would expect anything like this to come AFTER Trade Improvements, Storage Improvements, and our Upgrade NPC... all of which will probably be "streamed" in-game with chapter 7 in 2008.

Feminist Terrorist

Feminist Terrorist

Desert Nomad

Join Date: Nov 2005

Oh Noes! The 'burbs!

Quote:
Originally Posted by robrobrob
I would expect anything like this to come AFTER Trade Improvements, Storage Improvements, and our Upgrade NPC... all of which will probably be "streamed" in-game with chapter 7 in 2008.
Don't you think that's an awfully optimistic time frame?

EF2NYD

Wilds Pathfinder

Join Date: Jun 2005

IMO they should work out all the problems with current content before introducing (the possibility of) new ones.

TheMosesPHD

TheMosesPHD

Jungle Guide

Join Date: Feb 2006

Oregon

Mo Mo Patty Blinks [MoMo]

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So it would be accessible from Sardelac then? That'd be strange forming groups for a high lvl dungeon with a bunch of lvl 3s running around O.o

Irongate

Irongate

Frost Gate Guardian

Join Date: May 2005

I would be hard pressed to buy any more chapters if the things that they lied about including in factions are not included before the next game release.

Kakumei

Kakumei

Forge Runner

Join Date: Jul 2005

Grind is subjective

learn this please

So I'm the only one who thought the Catacombs were pretty meh?

Loviatar

Underworld Spelunker

Join Date: Feb 2005

Quote:
Originally Posted by Irongate
I would be hard pressed to buy any more chapters if the things that they lied about including in factions are not included before the next game release.
linkie to the GW site showing that they promised any of the things at any specific time or chapter specifically Factions please

since they didnt say they would be in Factions but streamed in to the whole game when they were done and tested your lies comment is pure Bandini Mountain

Arkantos

Arkantos

The Greatest

Join Date: Feb 2006

W/

Quote:
Originally Posted by TheMosesPHD
So it would be accessible from Sardelac then? That'd be strange forming groups for a high lvl dungeon with a bunch of lvl 3s running around O.o
Yeh....forming a PUG for LDD is sorta like that

I dont think many major updates will occur anytime soon...ANet is rushing themselves. They have 5 months to make Nightfall, when theres still many needed updates. Eventually, GW will have 175395 chapters and 84085430958496 major updates that are needed.

MMSDome

MMSDome

Raged Out

Join Date: Sep 2005

never even heard of that but the idea is awsome. Screw armor updates, screw storage expansion, id rather have this!

BTW: You can always buy new armor, easier then waiting

-Loki-

-Loki-

Forge Runner

Join Date: Oct 2005

It won't happen. Arenanet have said in interviews that once a new chapter is released, the previous chapters won't be getting any new content, only the features they add which apply to every chapter.

Fyre Brand

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: Sep 2005

Shadowlight Order [SoR]

It would be cool if they added an area like that to a future chapter. It doesn't have to be the catacombs from pre-sear. I would be happy with another implementation of this.

Kai Nui

Kai Nui

Desert Nomad

Join Date: Aug 2005

Behind you with a knife

Celebrity Gangsters [FamE]

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I slipped on a mossy rock and hit my head. I was spinning as I fell down a passageway. I plunged under the water...

You wake up later in a sunny field with a girl in a blue and red dress hovering over you, "Are you a hero like my daddy?"

RTSFirebat

RTSFirebat

The Humanoid Typhoon

Join Date: May 2005

UK

Servants of Fortuna [SoF]

R/

Quote:
Originally Posted by TheMosesPHD
So it would be accessible from Sardelac then? That'd be strange forming groups for a high lvl dungeon with a bunch of lvl 3s running around O.o
No, just make the Catacoms a new "Elite Mission" area within Tyria, open to all, at a price of 1K entry maybe?

If your not Acended and Level 20, then NPC won't let you enter a new staging area for the catacoms.

Easy.

topdragon147

topdragon147

Frost Gate Guardian

Join Date: May 2005

Minnesota

Onslaught of Xen [XoO]

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Quote:
Originally Posted by Kai Nui
I slipped on a mossy rock and hit my head. I was spinning as I fell down a passageway. I plunged under the water...

You wake up later in a sunny field with a girl in a blue and red dress hovering over you, "Are you a hero like my daddy?"
/signed