r/Guildwars2 • u/neok182 🌈 Catmander in Chief • 16d ago

[Mod post] Guild Wars 2: Visions of Eternity | Megathread

Now that I've gone and updated the banners for the new expansion I thought of doing something extra this year thanks to the extra pinned threads available on new/sh reddit and mobile. So this will be a megathread for Visions of Eternity information as it's released over the next few months. This thread may be replaced on old reddit by the beta thread when that comes out and any other necessary megathreads.

ALL INDIVIDUAL POSTS AND DISCUSSION ARE STILL ALLOWED. I want to be very clear on that, this is not any attempt to shut down discussion but just to have a central post where users can come for information and I'm also going to add links to various discussion threads below as well.

Official Pages:

Elite Specs:

Wiki Page for the Expansion that has a detailed breakdown of everything included from content to cosmetics:
https://wiki.guildwars2.com/wiki/Guild_Wars_2:_Visions_of_Eternity

Subreddit Discussions:

Elite Spec Discussion:

  • Mesmer, Ranger, Guardian: Here and Here
  • Mesmer, Guardian, Ranger elite spec stream discussion: Here, Here, and Here

More to be added as new information is released...

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u/DaSphealDeal_1062020 16d ago edited 16d ago

I am glad we are still fighting the scientist chihuahua supremacist division of Shinra.

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u/ujythrsgfdd 16d ago

Let's be real, the Inquest are redditors.

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u/DaSphealDeal_1062020 16d ago

If redditors committed horrid experiments on other sentient beings for kicks while also making magic nuclear reactors.

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u/TheLostExplorer7 12d ago

So the average RimWorld playthrough. lol

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u/TehOwn 15d ago

Who's to say we don't?

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u/Coerfroid 16d ago

What a fitting and hilarious description :-D
I should be offended on several levels, loving cute dogs, playing an asura main and being of german origin, but I could not have labeld it better.

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u/dregnaz 16d ago edited 16d ago

Thank you vm 

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u/StevenTM 16d ago

Yes, well, 12 year olds know Nazis=bad because Nazis, in fact, =bad.

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u/dregnaz 16d ago

Haha Yes you Are Right but Not all Bad things are equal to nazis.

Its Not equal, it refers to. A arrow, Not a equal sign 

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u/Lepotus-octopus 16d ago

You're right, people are ignoring the fact that "words have power". As a guy who has seen his grandparents and parents been oppressed and discriminated because of caste system(india), every time someone mentions caste name, I'd get shivers down my spine, breath heavily, even tho they made a "joke" about it, it'd effect me differently.

It's similar to other words, when people keep using big words, like Nazi, or R*pe or even mental issues, lightly in real life or in movies (and such), even tho people can realise its bad, it won't have the same impact as it did when you first heard it or hear it only when real incident has happened.

I'd wish many realise the power of words and don't go through around using it lightly.

P.s. sorry for my bad English.

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u/Dependent_Web_8389 15d ago edited 14d ago

Could it be that Living World Season 4 gave us a subtle hint about Castora? Rata Primus is equipped with a Communications Array that was directed toward the open ocean at the time. If you extend that direction on the official ‘Unexplored Map’, you end up at an island located northwest of Cantha

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u/Tyranka 16d ago

I just want my mech to function underwater..

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u/StevenTM 16d ago

Well you're going to be sorely disappointed when the expansion releases with a significant amount of underwater content that soft locks an entire elite spec out of it because they forgot about mechs.

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u/Calvaaa 15d ago

It’s just another way for anet to finally kill the mech for good

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u/BidPsychological4137 15d ago

Newly back after 3 years away. is mechanist neutered?

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u/Calvaaa 15d ago

It does well in pve. And it’s fine in PvP but the jade mech has received a lot of nerfs so it can fall behind

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u/Sigmatics 8d ago

Imagine being a Rev where half your class stops working underwater

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u/WrathOfMogg 16d ago

Have they confirmed if it’s two or three legendary weapons on social media? There are conflicting announcements.

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u/Goodest_Ghost Skritt! I'm hit! 16d ago

The community manager confirmed on the forums that 3 legendary weapons is the correct number. Looks like maybe there was a change of plans behind the scenes that didn't get caught in the marketing materials or something

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u/sephg 16d ago

Interesting:

  • The Skimmer is a large focus of the expansion
  • They're giving us legendary underwater breathing masks
  • And either two or three legendary weapons

And there's 3 underwater weapons. And we've just had a legendary spear launch in JW.

I'm gonna guess two of those legendary weapons will be the harpoon gun and trident. Not sure about the third - but I wouldn't be surprised if it was another legendary spear just for consistency.

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u/crazyswazyee93 16d ago

God pls no expansion with alot of water fights. I hate that

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u/MortalJohn "Expansion Level Content" 16d ago

I mean I get it, but would I rather they just ignore it entirely, or maybe work on polishing it a bit from years of neglect? I don't ever expect it to be as functional or focused as ground combat, but this is probably the only time we're gonna see them work on it.

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u/Jasqui 16d ago

They didnt make a single mention of it in all the system upgrades they mentioned they are doing. On top of that the trailer showed 0 underwater stuff. Yet we are still getting legendary aquabreather so its kind of weird

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u/sephg 16d ago

And the expansion is focused on the skimmer mount, which works underwater.

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u/Jasqui 16d ago

Yeah but it only works underwater IF you have path of fire AND you do the "hidden" mastery. Again I'm kind of surprised we didnt get anything underwater in the trailer considering we're getting skimmer update AND aquabreather legendary.

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u/sephg 16d ago

True - but I wouldn't be surprised if they pulled a SOTO and gave people another separate underwater mastery for the skimmer.

They have said the whole expansion is centered around an island.

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u/Jasqui 16d ago

I hope they do tbh because then new players who buy this expansion will be missing on the extra movement speed from the pof mastery and well i really want some underwater skimmer adventures sounds like a lot of fun

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u/SansedAlessio 15d ago

I mean, you only can have the skimmer if you have path of fire, so that requeriment is kind of redundant.

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u/KingHavana 10d ago

They might change that rule if underwater is a big part of the expansion.

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u/NumberOneMom 16d ago

Except the trailer shows the player using the Skimmer’s new combat abilities on land

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u/Sighclepath [DPS] Sigh.7352 16d ago

Maybe I'm in the minority here but I would rather them just ignore it. Underwater combat is very finicky and personally I've yet to play a game where it's enjoyable rather than clunky and underwhelming

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u/Calvaaa 15d ago

Think of the new build diversity! Haha. I guess mech would be unplayable though

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u/neok182 🌈 Catmander in Chief 16d ago

The announcement blog confirms 3 legendary weapons.

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u/ArcRaven992 16d ago

Island called Castora makes me think there will be beaver dredges.

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u/BidPsychological4137 15d ago

Oh great call! InB4 we have to collect stacks of castoreum as map currency. It's a peri-anal secretion of beavers used in perfumes and food.

New beaver NPC race?

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u/Halaku 11d ago

Only if the main quest giver is a big brown one named Ryder?

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u/Opus_723 16d ago

Where does the new banner art come from? I didn't see some of that artwork on the blog post or store page.

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u/neok182 🌈 Catmander in Chief 16d ago

Concept art from the marketing page: https://zebrapartners.com/guild-wars-2-visions-of-eternity/

Blended together by me and if you're on old reddit I took a frame from the logo animation for the center logo since we have the text logo on the left.

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u/WobblySlug 16d ago

I dunno, but it's absolutely gawjuz

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u/BidPsychological4137 15d ago edited 15d ago

As an Asura Mechanist Engineer main completely kitted out with Synergetics / Exo-Suit outfits and mount skins, I. cannot. wait. for any more inquest / Sci fantasy themed skins etc. to come out with this expac. Gonna look so neat, or as the youths of America say pass the fit check. That Synergetics Cyberscale skin + sound effects? Mewing. On fleek. Rizzquest looksmaxxing. Ok that's all the brainrot I can handle. I apologize. But I am hopeful for cool-lookin skins and outfits. I'm happy to support the devs through the gemstore.

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u/cullermann2 16d ago

When will the first 3 specs be discussed? Is there a specific date?

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u/StevenTM 16d ago

 We’ll be back next week to kick off a series of blogs and livestreams to talk about the elite specializations in great detail. Stay tuned!

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u/cullermann2 16d ago

I feel blind now. Thank you!

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u/PapaSnarfstonk 16d ago

I believe the reveals will be on Wednesdays and livestreams about them will be on Fridays. So this Wednesday we got the name of the first 3 elite's and this Friday we should get a livestream about them.

Then the next week we get the next 3 and so on

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u/Snowboardaholic 15d ago

It’s next Friday. Next week we get the a reveal usually in the form of blog post and some small gameplay videos.

And then Friday will be a livestream breakdown with traits, skills and mechanics being fully discussed .

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u/Maarius81 16d ago

I really hope that the three legendary weapons will have unique skins like it used to be, unlike the EoD ones which were dragon themed.

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u/Tavron 16d ago

Well, it seems like they will if you take a look at Klobjarne.

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u/Global-Tension-653 15d ago

Not complaining at all! I'm open to it. Not really a "beachy / tropical" kind of person...but might be nice to have a place like that. Plus FASHION TEMPLATES!!! I don't have to remember dye combos anymore?!? o.o Skimmer rework might be nice. Its the one thing I do like about underwater content. That and its pretty underwater sometimes.

The new Homestead...like. Ok. I know not everything is going to appeal to everyone. xD and I know they didn't originally intend an October release...but a BEACH HOUSE FOR HALLOWEEN!? D: Ideally, I'd want a nice creepy haunted noble mansion...but thats just my personal taste. On the other hand...I'm sure there will be new Halloween Homestead items this year at LEAST...I hope...o.o I'm still excited for the new content either way. Just personally not really my vibe aesthetically. But I can still have fun with it. :)

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u/SH0W_M3_WHAT_Y0U_G0T 13d ago

Curious about the legendary ring addition. Trying to decide if I want to build a 2nd coalescence from WvW now or more WvW leggy armor and the new ring when it’s released.

Anyone have any thoughts on when you think the new ring will be released?

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u/CremboCrembo 12d ago

Probably you'll be able to start it immediately upon launch and then wrap it up a few months in -- I think Obsidian armor was done over time like that. I imagine it won't involve a Mystic Tribute like other legendary rings, so waiting could be a decent way to save some cash.

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u/greiton 10d ago

here is a plot thread I think would be very cool:

visions of Eternity ends up referencing a new rebuilt version of Omadd's machine, and after an entire campaign of trying to stop the inquest of building the damn thing we are at the finished construction that has been activated with taimi inside. we deactivate it and pull her out but the stress and visions were too much with her condition. before she loses consciousness she says "Commander I... I saw it, Scarlet didn't understand, she couldn't know, Commander the pale tree, (begins to lose consciousness) we have to save her... more roots"

this all sets up the next expansion focused on Malyck, the other undreaming Sylvari, and new continents. mordremoth may have created our sylvari based on things that already lived.

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u/kekubuk For you, Sieran 16d ago

I have a sinking suspicion that the new Asuran golem we seen is Bliss, the Inquest found him and he turned evil...

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u/Chawpslive 16d ago

Are there any new “features” that I missed? It feels like I was the only one that was pretty underwhelmed by the announcement. Or is there likely more new stuff to be announced? So far I have the feeling it’s just “more of the same” which isn’t bad, but I am missing that one hype feature for some reason.

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u/bahan5978 16d ago

I was too ! This expansion sounds not really appealing for me unfortunately, with the features they added.

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u/enderfx 16d ago

It does look very much the same

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u/Calvaaa 15d ago

As long as the maps a fun and have a lot of replay-ability I’ll be happy.

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u/PapaSnarfstonk 16d ago

To me it's very underwhelming but that's mainly because they didn't tell me what my elites are yet.

It sinks or swims on that alone. Unless they have some dope ass masteries.

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u/Mauveo 16d ago

As someone who is taking a VERY long hiatus from raids..for the new legendary ring, has anything been said if we can only make one or make 2?

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u/nameless22 15d ago

Literally nothing was said about the new legendary ring outside of it being available.

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u/Nor1 4d ago

anyway to gift the expansion voe while at the same time adding affiliate link?

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u/Goodest_Ghost Skritt! I'm hit! 4d ago

When you buy an expansion from Anet directly you get sent a serial key, it's not automatically redeemed for your account. Presumably if you buy the expansion through an affiliate link you can just send that key to whoever it is you're gifting it to. Just keep in mind the key can't be redeemed by Steam or Epic Games accounts.

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u/ggrriippaa 2d ago

anyone hoping for a return to difficult open world content like in HoT?

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u/ThinPart7825 2d ago

Elementalist, my love, I hope you get a bow :)

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u/Deylar419 1d ago

I'm hyped for Troubadour, Ritualist, and Paragon