[2021] ArenaNet has one very important box to check in the July livestream EoD preview.

Originally posted by Day2Dan

Thanks for replying, Bobby! Many of us have seen Rubi's post, but I clearly should have referenced it directly in my initial post regardless.

I'll refrain from attempting to speak for everyone but at least I feel that when you all are putting on your livestream show and have the eyes and ears of people who are not entrenched in the game and keeping tabs on the forums, it's a great time to dive perhaps just a little more concretely into how the rest of the story will manifest itself in the coming months/years. :)

Originally posted by TheGreatAl

It’s still not clear if ‘not the end of the story’ is equivalent to ‘not the end of the game’. There could be plenty of Guild Wars story left to tell, but in a medium other than Guild Wars 2.

Maybe this is meant to be implied by your post and I am just being naive, but I think it’d go a long way to hear you say that EoD isn’t meant to be the end of Guild Wars 2.

Originally posted by Kyouji

I think the community sometimes forgets we read

Its not that we forget, its just you guys don't speak anymore. When nothing gets said for months what else are we supposed to assume?

Back when the game was fresh and new the devs would host a AMA on every release and talk about the patch so much. Nowadays we might get something from a dev once a month. So I'm sure you can understand why we think you don't read anything.

Originally posted by ProofIndependence3

Might want to add a "As it stands now:" before your statement. We've seen how quickly A.Net can change their direction (or be forced to do so).

My advice to everyone is, look forward to EoD and enjoy it for what it is and treat it like it is the end of the "saga" or whatever you want to call it. After that we will most likely see more LS content in which A.Net is, once again, trying something new to "improve" content delivery.

Originally posted by Pokefreak911

Its just such a hard thing for us to believe because of course the company is going to tell us its not the end of the game, they still have a product to sell. Until End of Dragons is out and we have a roadmap as to the future of the game, this will be a continual thought in the backs of our minds.

Originally posted by Guildwars1996

I think people are just pulling stuff out of thin air like the fact the name of the expansion is End of Dragons and GW2 is supposedly about the Dragons (ignoring the fact we have fought Scarlet, Balthazar, Joko and Caudecus separate from the dragon story). I have faith the game will keep going but the company does need to try and relay this information to the community because people are going to keep saying this and it will put new players off who see someone guessing "oh after EoD GW2 is over no more updates" this will make new players think "well whats the point in starting". Also I think the finale of Icebrood has played a part because it felt so low. Keep up the good work none the less Bobby and the whole team at Anet I can't wait for EoD, Cantha and whats to come afterwards for years to come I hope. As for the finale is there anyway we can get an idea of how it came around because I'm sure you saw the negative feedback behind it (I enjoyed the idea of the content but storywise it was a bit weak) I just think this could help the playerbase understand why you went the way you did with Judgement?

Originally posted by Pokefreak911

Hey Bobby, I'm really sorry about the pessimism. With the more recent news (specifically about the Direct X upgrade) it has changed how I feel about everything. Looking forward to July 27th!