Guild Wars Utopia - The Campaign That Wasn't

Lydon

Lydon

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So, has anyone actually heard of Guild Wars Utopia? It was set to release in August 2007, but when Guild Wars 2 was decided on instead, it was adapted into Eye of the North. It has been confirmed that it would have been campaign 4.

The production was apparently "well under way" by May 2006 and continued through July 2006. It was said to have been cancelled around January 2007.

Concept art:

http://wiki.guildwars.com/images/a/a1/Jaime_Jones_ca_4s7lr.jpg

http://wiki.guildwars.com/images/4/47/Concept10blr.jpg

Speculated features:

No features were ever confirmed, however horses and other mounts were featured in concept art, leading the community to think that mounts would have been a feature of Utopia.

Profession(s):

No solid information regarding professions was released either. Concept art and a forum post detailing a "Chronomancer" has been uncovered, though. In a fantasy setting, this is known as a "Time Mage." Concept art of characters dual-wielding weapons has also been discovered.

http://wiki.guildwars.com/images/5/52/C4_F_Chronomancer_Standard_1600pix.jpg

Setting:

Utopia was set to have an Aztec theme. This would have resulted in huge marketplaces, a giant arena, as well as pyramids, temples, ancient ruins, underground caves, volcanoes, totem poles, bridges (of both stone and rope) and massive waterfalls been implemented (as seen in concept art).

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1) This yet again proves ArenaNet have the best artists :D
2) Oh how I would have loved to have seen this. The setting is so perfect and the Chronomancer would have been awesome! Not to mention mounts...

More info at http://wiki.guildwars.com/wiki/Guild_Wars_Utopia

Sorry for not posting the images themselves, but they're rather large and make the thread hard to read.
 
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Nice work on getting the info Lydon. :)

Guild Wars looked great and I enjoyed it for the little while that I played but it just didn't hook me as a game. Every now and then I look at the box and think of playing it again but it just doesn't seem worth it.

I will most definitely give Guild Wars 2 a try though.
 
You know whats truly sad, I didn't even bother buying any of the campaigns beside Prophecies. I'll keep waiting on GW2.
 
Yes, that's truly sad. I started with Prophecies and bought the next as they came out. Not disappointed at all. In fact it got better :)
 
My friend said that Factions was quite terrible though so I didn't bother getting it and after that I just didn't get to the others. I still had plenty to do in Prophecies anyway.
 
Factions' PvE side wasn't anything thrilling, but it's well worth getting it for the PvP. Nightfall, on the other hand, had an awesome PvE campaign.
 
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