Guild Wars 2: Fourth Expansion And New Story Update Announced, Living World Season 1 Returns
ArenaNet has made some big announcements about Guild Wars 2 and its future. The MMO, which was first released in 2012, is still going strong with much more content to come, including the game's fourth expansion.
In looking to map out the future of Guild Wars 2, ArenaNet said the studio had multiple priorities in mind, the first of which was ensuring that players have «consistent updates» to enjoy.
«This means continuing to tell compelling stories that expand the world of Tyria while providing a better experience for those who enjoy game modes such as World vs. World, Player vs. Player, and endgame group content,» the studio said.
At the same time, ArenaNet said it wants to ensure its developers have a healthy work/life balance and that they are not feeling stretched too thin by the demands of maintaining a live-service game. «Our work on this front will largely be invisible to you and will mostly focus on improving our planning and day-to-day development processes,» the developers said.
Also on the docket for Guild Wars 2's future is a release on Steam. The studio is not ready to announce a release date, but the current plan is to launch in 2022.
«You only get to launch on Steam once, and we want to make sure we do it right. Over the coming months we'll be wrapping up work on the Steam integration, cleaning up some aspects of the early game experience, and ensuring that the game and the studio are operationally ready for a new platform launch,» ArenaNet said. «We're not ready to commit to a hard date for Steam quite yet, but our hearts are set on launching this year. We'll keep you updated as things progress.»
ArenaNet also announced that the number of active players has more than doubled in the past two years. This
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