And the vote goes to......the players!! [spoiler]

[slipn]

Are they going to be shorter versions? Those are both like 3x longer than most frac's.

[Meledelion]

They probably will be adjusting some corridors but it doesn't take a lot longer than fractals when they tone down the amount of mobs a bit.

[Lane]

Even if Evon looks extremly cute on the picture my vote goes to Ms. Kiel.

Evon looks like my old cat, it's hard not to love him. Unfortunately, lowered waypoint costs is a huge perk in favor of Kiel. I've always thought porting scaled too high, so for that reason alone I'd vote for Kiel even though I really love the Charr. :P

This is honestly one of the very few sets I've seen that I would actually buy.

[Maarius]

I guess the lower waypoint costs will be temporary also ^^

[Smitzelplix]

Well the living story dungeons will not be the fractals introduced. Instead we get Fall of Abaddon or Thaumanova Reactor explosion depending on who wins. Also both candidates will bring the exact same mini activities according to the release page. And like Maarius said the discounts on waypoints and keys are only temporary.

https://www.guildwars2.com/en/the-ga.../july-23-2013/

[carnifex2005]

I'm very interested in how long I could last in the Candidate Trials Challenge. I want at least 3 of those Aetherblade rapiers. Also is looks like we won't be getting old events as fractals but entirely new events that will start be worked on after the vote to be added by the end of the year.

Candidate Trials Challenge – Begins July 23
Enter into the Candidate Trials alone or with a group in support of your chosen candidate. You’ll test your battle skills by facing off against waves of Aetherblade pirates – hold out for as long as you can to earn Support Tokens and loot! The challenge is great, but so are the rewards – you may even earn a rare chance at an Aetherized weapon!

[Arlee]

"Complete the Gnashblade Supporter and Kiel Supporter meta achievements to unlock a miniature Evon Gnashblade and Ellen Kiel of your very own!"

Herm... does that mean you can do things for both? Wouldn't that sort of screw-up any real "voting" aspect of this? I mean assuming doing things for them would be how you "voted". I guess they could have a separate thing where you more directly vote. But that feels a bit odd to me.

[Padwarle]

Fall of Abaddon... getting visions of having to help Kormir. >_>

[zito]

First of all it says "by the end of the year"

So it won't be a new fractal anytime soon.

...

but the fall of abaddon!

If any of you pick kiel over the fall of abaddon you are STUPID.

lol

[carnifex2005]

"Complete the Gnashblade Supporter and Kiel Supporter meta achievements to unlock a miniature Evon Gnashblade and Ellen Kiel of your very own!"

Herm... does that mean you can do things for both? Wouldn't that sort of screw-up any real "voting" aspect of this? I mean assuming doing things for them would be how you "voted". I guess they could have a separate thing where you more directly vote. But that feels a bit odd to me.

I suspect that you'll be able to do both sets of content like in Southsun and you can theoretically vote with your tokens for both candidates or only one candidate.

[Deleted]

Fall of Abaddon... getting visions of having to help Kormir. >_>

whats this other event? never heard of it

[zito]

whats this other event? never heard of it

My guess it's finding out how the reactor blew from the asura lab in metrica province.

[Deleted]

So we can blow up asuras? :3

Joke... i like Asuras.

Both fractals sound interesting so i will vote for the better RP canidate for my char. (KIEL!)

[Arlee]

I suspect that you'll be able to do both sets of content like in Southsun and you can theoretically vote with your tokens for both candidates or only one candidate.

Oh ha, that makes a lot of sense

[rhandric]

First of all it says "by the end of the year"

So it won't be a new fractal anytime soon.

...

but the fall of abaddon!

If any of you pick kiel over the fall of abaddon you are STUPID.

lol

Fall of Abaddon is so 7 years ago!

[Maarius]

Fall of Abaddon is so 7 years ago!

this is why it's good! Canach? Subdirector Null? Karka Queen? vs. Abbadon! Svanir! Palawa Joko!... I know which of these stories I'd prefer.

[rhandric]

this is why it's good! Canach? Subdirector Null? Karka Queen? vs. Abbadon! Svanir! Palawa Joko!... I know which of these stories I'd prefer.

Yes, but I can play the Fall of Abaddon (and /dance with him) any time I want already

[Maarius]

Yes, but I can play the Fall of Abaddon (and /dance with him) any time I want already

well who says it's the same battle and the same things we learn from it?

[Karizee]

"When the reactor blew, the world's fabric turned inside out. Some things will never be the same."

Who can forget that visibly shaken asura telling us not to trust our own minds? I'm wondering it there is a tie-in with the Uncategorized Fractal....

Raving Asura: "(manic screaming)"
Raving Asura: "All of us! Abandoned! You aren't real. You can't be here."

That is the story I want to see!

Besides, if they do Fall of Abaddon, some GW1 lore fiends will just bitch that GW1 did it better cuz they couldn't fit an entire campaign inside a fractal. And then Kormir and Trahearne will merge and morph into some kind of super anti-hero that everyone will pile hate on.


As rhandric said...

Fall of Abaddon is so 7 years ago!

[Fencers]

Until one knows the living hell that is Rurik, one can not comment on Kormir or Trahearne.

Remember The Frost Gate.