http://www.guildwarsguru.com/forum/upcoming-gw-b-work-t10448980.html

This info has been up on Guru for a while but I never got around to posting it. For those who don't regularly read Guru anymore, it is handy info about what is upcoming. It's snippets of info from an interview that John Stumme, the lead designer of the GW1 Live Team gave in a Relics of Orr interview.

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* We'll be visiting Cantha after Keiran+Gwen is resolved. September was mentioned, but he also said they're a bit behind. * He talks about seeing the ramifications of releasing Palawa Joko. * Sounds like some GvG changes are coming. * Dervish skill changes are being worked on. Trying to make it more fun to play. * One issue with 7 hero teams was pvp teams of 1 person and 7 heroes. Talks about 7 hero teams not hurting anyone, and how hard some WiK stuff was with henchmen. He's open to 7 hero teams, but says they're working on something new involving heroes. * There are new items in the works. * There will be new consumables. * Like to make new festivals. * Paragon is currently probably going to be the class focused on after Dervish. * Not aware of any plans as to what GW1 is going to be called after GW2 comes out. ("Guild Wars" or "Guild Wars original", etc) * [He would] love to add new stuff to festivals. Personal fan of Halloween.

Regina Buenaobra's reply to the 7 Heroes comment:

Regina Buenaobra wrote:

All: I just want to emphasize that some of what John is talking about in the interview is not planned, so for example please don't go thinking you'll get 7 Hero parties in the future just because John says he is open to them. Thanks.

Here's an interview that the Guild Wars 1 Live Team gave over on KillTenRats.com about upcoming GW stuff:

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The big things buzzing in the Guild Wars communities are the upcoming Dervish update, some GvG changes, and the loose threads from the War in Kryta (specifically Kieran Thackeray and Evennia’s disappearances, the Seer on the asuran operating table, and Gwen’s wedding). Can you tell us anything new about those upcoming additions to Guild Wars? Some things that I can tease: the upcoming Keiran/Gwen content will be doing more than just resolving their story – it will also help bridge us into the new content in Cantha that will be coming. Additionally, when it’s all said and done, players will be able to unlock a new Hero from the content – and it’s probably not what you expect. As for Evennia, she’s not forgotten – but her story is on hold. It’s part of something larger than just her disappearance that we’re not ready to get into yet. As for the Dervish update, it has been seeing good progress although it’s temporarily on hold while this year’s Costume Brawl is being worked on – since there’s new costumes and builds being added. For those curious, the Dervish update is looking to include some new mechanics for the class to make it more feasible to play – it’s more than just a matter of changing skill numbers around. We’re trying to address issues such as other classes being better with scythes than the Dervish itself, which offers very little incentive to play one as your primary profession.

Guru Thread discussing this topic:
http://www.guildwarsguru.com/forum/interview-with-guild-wars-live-t10452493.html

thinkng more into the future here but i think that, paragons will be buffed and nerfed. IE "imba skills" perhaps increasing there dmg potential. ect ect

If dervs become mega cool again i might buy another char slot.


New cons? say what?! faster speed clears times ? oh gawd yes.