Guild Wars 2: End of Dragons preview – Exploring New Kaineng City with Jade Bots

Guild Wars 2: End of Dragons has been confirmed for release on February 28. As the launch of the Canthan expansion approaches, ArenaNet has been showing off some of the new features and content coming to the MMORPG. You may have seen the recent trailer that revealed New Kaineng City. Well, I was treated to an in-character tour of the city with the developers. During the preview, I was also shown what I think could be the coolest new feature of End of Dragons — the Jade Bots. The first thing you’ll notice about New Kaineng is that it looks nothing like old Kaineng. Nor is it reminiscent of Kaineng City from Guild Wars: Factions. It is now a thriving metropolis powered by the latest in jade tech. It’s a luminous, welcoming hub of activity and energy.   The age of prosperity The people driving all this progress are the Xunlai Jade Corporation. Guild Wars players may remember that name from the storage chests in the original trilogy. After the events of Factions, when Zhaitan…