Guild Wars Environment On Arenanet's Blog

It isn't new news, but for those of you who don't frequent the Arenanet blog- it's a good read. They talk about how each place came to be what you see in your BWEs and Stress tests today. It also mentions how the designers have been leaving traces of the old world for us to find and reminisce about.

" Player exploration of Guild Wars 2 will be encouraged and rewarded, just as it was in the original Guild Wars. It’s up to the environment team to fill our game with memorable locations worthy of that exploration."

An Introduction to the Environment Art of Guild Wars 2

If you've ever wondered how they come up with the environments in game or how it all comes together, this is the blog post for you. It definitely pertains to Project Tyria's mission in finding the old in the new, or not finding the old at all! I highly recommend this read!