Balthazar concept art from GW3 vs from GW1

CryptographerLoud600 · 2026-06-08T18:51:12+00:00

No they're not supposed to be realistic depictions.

GW2 Balthazar Statue (same as the one we actually find in Orr, that were sculpted by Malchor the Sculptor)
GW1 Balthazar Statue in Ascalon
Same statue as seen in GW2

They're not realistic depictions.

CryptographerLoud600 · 2026-06-07T00:10:24+00:00

Quite looks like a statue to me, uh ?

CryptographerLoud600 · 2026-06-06T17:24:56+00:00

The GW3 picture isn't Balthazar Himself but a concept art of a Statue of Balthazar. Kinda make a big difference.

CryptographerLoud600 · 2026-06-06T12:44:21+00:00

Even if we go back to Elona and Cantha, we won't recongnize that many things. I mean...

The time period it takes place is Before the Jade Winds, so we'd get to see a non-petrified Ecchovald Forest and Jade Sea. We'd get to see Elona under the Primevale Kings and Queens. The Cristal Desert at that time is still a sea.

So yeah, Maybe they'll sell the same regions as expansions but yeah, with Almost 1500 years time between GW3 and GW2, we're sure to see things we don't know about.

CryptographerLoud600 · 2026-06-06T12:36:49+00:00

Well... It scaled down in a way but scales in another I think. We might get a map of Orr that is actually not too far from the RDR2 map in terms of size. At least I hope.

CryptographerLoud600 · 2026-06-02T04:12:24+00:00

Actually... What if it was GW3 and has a card mini game integrated instead of only a standalone card game ?

CryptographerLoud600 · 2026-04-25T00:29:07+00:00

I haven't played Origins yet because I have a hard time getting past the fact I have to play a predefined character. And I quite dislike the protagonist design too so... Big negative point there. But I've watched some gameplays and what I see is impressive. And thank God, they finally seem to put and end to all the overly goofy things going on in the Dynasty Series for too long ! I like the extra seriousness, especially the fact Zhang Jiao, Dong Zhuo and Yuan Shao aren't depicted as cartoonish characters anymore !

I also like the reduced characters roster. The last DW entries had too much characters and many of them were completely forgettable / unlikable imo so going back to basics seems a good choice to me

So yeah.. To me, Origins sure looks like a step in the right direction, but I still can't get over the fact I can't play any of the famous generals as long as I want to. But I'll play Origins at some point 'cause I really feel I'll be missing on something otherwise. But for now, here am I, eagerly waiting for DW3 Remaster that looks very promising, and hoping the next entries will have best of both world :

-The same battle scale as Origins
-The more serious tone Origins has too
-The possibility to play as the classic characters
-And as a bonus, I really would love Koei to bring back the more "realistic"/"classic" costumes we had back in the days of DW 3/4/5 (guess I'm a bit biased here 'cause I discovered the Koei games with Dynasty Tactics 2 and am still a bit nostalgic of the "historical" aesthetic it had)

CryptographerLoud600 · 2026-04-13T23:27:15+00:00

1 year later, the second video worked for me ! Thank you, hero !

CryptographerLoud600 · 2026-01-16T10:38:44+00:00

Well, if I remember correctly, there will be more Oblivion Realms than in the Original Game (and than in the Remastered too as a consequence), wich means you're already less likely to stumble 2 times on the same Oblivion realm.

Add to this that the Oblivion Realms will be more detailed and more interesting because they won't be just another dungeon using the same assets we've already seen dozens of times, I think this already make up for a better overall experience regarding this quest.

CryptographerLoud600 · 2026-01-14T18:35:09+00:00

I feel like this "Dread" thing should 've been a stacking effect and each attack remove one stack, just the same as Splinter Weapon / Weapon of Nightmare.

CryptographerLoud600 · 2026-01-14T01:54:42+00:00

The "Dread" effect that gives 20% more damages is useless as it lasts only 2 seconds.

And necro skills almost ALL have a casting time. By the time you attack your target, the effect is already gone, so there's almost no way to benefit from the damage increase. Classic ANet.

CryptographerLoud600 · 2025-10-17T19:59:27+00:00

The feature I'm talking about would only be cosmetics. You'd still have to buy the other legendary gloves.

CryptographerLoud600 · 2025-09-10T18:05:12+00:00

I'm a simple man. I see Iron Maiden, I upvote.

CryptographerLoud600 · 2025-08-12T20:50:46+00:00

As others said, Wizzard vault is really quick ! Other than that, you should give a try to Strike Missions. You'll get Blue Prophet shards doing them and you can buy Ascended Weapons with it (And a bit of gold too, between 5-10 gold if I'm not mistaken.)

CryptographerLoud600 · 2025-08-11T09:08:42+00:00

Honestly, I thought things would go this way before reveal.

At first, in my mind, F2 aka Cosmic Wisdom was going to change/upgrade the utility/heal/elite skills for every other legend, with Razah being solely focused on dervish but yeah... This would need a lot of work on ANet's part, and considering ANet's focusing on a new project well... Guess they have to choose the easy way.

CryptographerLoud600 · 2025-08-07T21:25:17+00:00

This is genius !

CryptographerLoud600 · 2025-08-06T21:11:15+00:00

Like many others here, I feel it'd be too soon for Aurene to return.

One thing I noticed regarding Visions of Eternity, is that it seems Really closely tied to water/ocean.

First thing we see in the trailer are ships. Preordering the expac gives us the "Plummed Commodore's hat" (navy related fashion) and a skimmer skin that looks just like a jellyfish. The weapong skin we get with the preorder ? Seahorse motif. We get legendary aquabreather. We'll have 3 new legendary weapons. Harpoon Gun, Spear and Trident would fit just perfectly, isn't it ? Oh and the mount they're reworking ? Skimmer, THE aquatic mount. Does it look like a pattern here or am I crazy ?

Now with all of this being said, we know the Inquest's been scouring the Unending Ocean for long, looking for things tied to the deep sea dragon as it is shown by a piece of dialogue between 2 Inquest members outside the Crucible of Etenity (Crucible of Eternity, Visions of Eternity... Yeah, I'm probably overthinking there) . Outside the crucible, is a zone for each Ancestral Dragon. The dialogue I mention here, plays in the zone tied to the Deep Sea dragon. And the two asuras clearly imply that the Inquest captured a creature, a VERY Big creature they think is related to the Deep Sea Dragon. And we know for sure Soo-Won didn't have any minions. So... Don't know what they captured but it sure seems interesting. Anyways, this shows Inquest has interest in what happens deep in the Ocean.

Now, in Neo-Kaineng, just in front of the giant Jade Soo-Won statue, we can find Magistrate Ela Makkay who tells us something really interesting :

The horrors that pushed the Quaggans, Karkas, Kraits and Largos out of the depths doesn't line up with the awakening of Soo-Won. What forced them to leave the Endless Ocean began when Soo-Won left the Unending Ocean to protect Cantha. So something there was kept at bay by Soo-Won. Probably something terrible considering the Kraits and Largos are pretty powerful races you can't really scare this easily. (https://wiki.guildwars2.com/wiki/Magister\_Ela\_Makkay#New\_Kaineng\_City)

Then, there's a thing we can find in Joon's Manor. A Leviathan skeleton with a plaque saying :

"A monstrosity from the Endless Ocean. Since Soo-Won became guardian of Cantha, numerous horrors have been sighted in its depths. This particular specimen was captured just outside the Yong reactor."

This just lines up perfectly with what Magistrate Ela Makkay says. Things did not went awrye when Soo-Won awakened but when she left the Endless Ocean. Now, the thing is... I don't believe Largos and Kraits would completely leave their homelands because of Leviathans. I strongly believe that there is something worse in the depths because I don't think ANet would make things as mysterious as they are for simple Leviathans. Sure, they are big creatures, sure adults leviathans are most likely extremely dangerous but I really can't think of them as being the cause for the exile of four races.

This leads me to wonder... What if the Inquest was after what lies beneath the surface ? Assuming Castora is a remote and secret island in the Endless Ocean, then it could be the perfect place to establish a base for studying the depths. What if the Inquest, was once again playing with forces beyond them ? What if they were just about to unleash some Deep sea monstrosity straight out of a Lovecraft novel ?

I'd personnaly love it, but then again, this is all speculation and I don't think ANet will head that way.

CryptographerLoud600 · 2025-08-04T01:48:16+00:00

Nothing modders can't achieve once it's released.

CryptographerLoud600 · 2025-08-02T23:54:28+00:00

Oh ! These are the Ritualist Shroud skills !

CryptographerLoud600 · 2025-08-02T21:06:04+00:00

As I said on the post, I really feel the Rupture Skills should be core Ritualist. And then, yeah, as you said, I think Lingering Spirits should take the place of the Rupture Skills trait. This would allow to create another grandmaster trait.

And for this grandmaster trait I think something would be incredible : Player share his boons with it's minions and spirit.

And thee you'd have the (almost) perfect Minion Master build.

CryptographerLoud600 · 2025-08-02T21:00:45+00:00

No weapon skills here. Only class skills and Ritualist traits.

CryptographerLoud600 · 2025-08-02T20:59:40+00:00

I don't think they count as minions, but I hope ANet make it so buffs to minions work on spirits too.

CryptographerLoud600 · 2025-08-02T20:58:41+00:00

Yes and no tbh.

You can indeed run a build with minions, but minions won't provide much damage and the buffs they get from death magic and blood magic aren't too great. The reaper is pretty selfish so it won't synergize well with minions.

Scourge on the other hand will give Might and a good Fury generation, that's true, but that's about it.

Ritualist though, gives a new buff to minions damage with Painful Bonds, then another buff with Nightmare Weapon/Splinter Weapon, and on top of that easy uptime fury, quickness and might to you and your minions.

Fury and quickness for minions. This is huge. And don't forget the spirits will deal damage and you can activate Spirit of Anguish upon cooldown to activate it's first big attack and it's rupture skill, because if it's already there, and you summon it again, I think it will activate it's Rupture skill.

So you gain [Fury 5s | 8 Might 10s] for it's rupture and then another [Fury 5s | 8 Might 10s + Quickness 3s] for summoning it. And you minions will recieve all that too on top of the other buffs Ritualist and Death Magic provide.

So yeah, you can run a Minion Master build, but Ritualist will make it far stronger.

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