Although Guild Wars 2 is still releasing new expansions, it seems ArenaNet is also aiming to develop a sequel.
First launched in 2012, Guild Wars 2 is the sequel to the online role-playing game Guild Wars from 2005. After nearly 12 years, Guild Wars 2 is still receiving regular updates. Expansion version Secrets of the Obscure just launched last August, and there are at least two more DLCs planned for the next two years. However, according to the recent shareholder meeting of NCSoft, ArenaNet's parent company, Guild Wars 3 is currently in development.
According to a report from a Korean news site Inven, Acting Chairman Park Byeong-moo briefed NCSoft's performance on behalf of Mr. Kim Taek-jin, CEO of NCSoft. While talking about this topic, he said “ArenaNet has a very meaningful brand called 'Guild Wars', and after Guld Wars 2, they are currently developing Guld Wars 3.” Despite not giving any additional information, these words almost sound like an official announcement about the sequel. Basically this is not the first time Guild Wars 3 became a topic of discussion.
Guild Wars 2 has received almost twice as many updates as its predecessor, so it's quite reasonable that ArenaNet plans a continuation for the latter. Beyond that, it's difficult to know exactly what Guild Wars 3 will look like. Guild Wars 2 takes place 250 years after the events of the first game, so the sequel will likely adopt a similar time gap. There has been some evidence that Guild Wars 2 assets are being ported Unreal Engine 5, Thereby it is completely possible to be used to make a sequel.
However, some fans are concerned about the possibility of a sequel Guild Wars 2 will cause this game to have problems maintaining content. When Guild Wars 2 was first announced, Guild Wars introduced a reward system Hall of Monuments, allows players to receive items in Guild Wars 2 based on progress in part 1. If ArenaNet applies a similar system to Guild Wars 3, it is something that will make gamers excited.