Crisis in Cantha

So there was "War in Kryta" and they just hinted at something called "Crisis in Cantha" for Guild Wars Beyond (http://www.arena.net/blog/oppressors...l-of-monuments)

After this, I imagine there will be something with Nightfall also....Emergency in Elona?

I think this thread is a bit premature. There is another thread discussing the blog post and the Oppressor's weapons, and the name given to the Canthan GW:B was a joke, if nothing else.

I think it's too soon to discuss this, considering that we have zero details.

I think it's more than just a joke:

Sure, it might not be called "Crisis in Cantha" but there appears to definitely be a next chapter to GW:B. But you're right. There's not much to discuss until we know more details.

It's fun to speculate, however. For example, will a NF chapter follow? Will the rewards be Oppressor Weapons again? Will Thackeray surface in Cantha?

And most of all...is the time they are spending on GW:B development pushing back the release of GW2? WiK took, what, about 6 months? If "Crisis in Cantha" (or whatever it's called) also takes 6 months, and then they do a Nightfall chapter (also 6 months?), does that mean we are at least 1 year away from GW2?

I meant the name itself, not the eventual content. I thought that was perfectly clear, and I'm sorry if it wasn't.

The WiK stuff started when, April? It hasn't even wrapped up yet. If that's a signal for what's in store for us in the CiC, then that content may not even wrap up until next April, and I'm really hoping that GW2 will have been finished by then. At the very least, all of the GW2 professions will have been revealed, at the rate that they are moving.

If similar content is to be pushed out for Elona, and their goal is to have all of that done before GW2's release, the speed is going to have to pick up on the release of updates for CiC, and the upcoming holidays of Wintersday and the Canthan New Year probably won't help.

Wasn't it already hinted the new GW:B would indeed take place in Cantha? So nothing new about that in that post.

Yes, and you're right.

The actual War in Kryta is over with the Battle for Lion's Arch. Salma is now Queen and they have broken the back of the White Mantle forces.

The new content planned for Cantha, and possibly Elona, won't have much impact on the remainder of the Tyrian (continent) content. John Stumme said we won't be getting the rest of Evennia's story for a while. Most likely they won't wrap up Gwen and Keiran's story until next year closer to release.

There is no reason to have completed all new content before the release of GW2. Guild Wars is not going to just disappear. It will continue to be played for various reasons and still be worthy of support and new content.

Yay! More customized weapons for the HoM!

Well i personally think it will be released around autumn 2011 at least , but yes it would be quite a joke if it was more delayed considering the quality of updates we re getting for some months/years.

I hope that the Canthan portions of Guild Wars Beyond are set entirely on Shing Jea island, and named something interesting, "Seitung Harbor in Turmoil" perhaps... yeah, go ahead and abbreviate that...

Sorry for the cynicism.

All Speculation - If there is a crisis in cantha they still have alot of map to play with. Although I can't see them touching it, but it would be cool to travel to another island (many to choose from) maybe one less dirty shanty town style.

The team currently working on GW1 is entirely different from the team working on GW2, so work on GW1 doesn't slow GW2 down by a second because the GW2 people only work on GW2 and the GW1 people only work on GW1.

Edit: Oh and by the way, the GW1 team is small, 10 people or so? The GW2 team must be at least 3 times as big.

I hope they add a secret cow level - 100x level 50 cows that have 8 elite skills and drop 10x ectos.

Or Bull/Cow pets. We've wanted those since the raging bull quest in pre.

Meh, I would just use the soul reaping version of SF so they can't hurt me. And then faceroll them with the death magic RoJ version; Ray of Doom!

It'll be called Disorder In Cantha.

or if they re-used the bonus mission pack map for Togo's Story. That was a was a sweet map.

I vote 'Shenanigans in Cantha'

and an Officer Barbrady NPC somewhere

Im pretty sure theres leftover bits and bobs through out the years like old cantha maps they never kept or potential Utopia stuff maybe? I'm very interested if they include Mhenlo and Togo (....dunno if its safe to use spoilers here).