One Shots: Past, present, and future

With all the attention given to the Sylvari race of Guilds Wars 2 lately, it's only natural that fans will have Sylvari on the brain. Take a look at today's One Shots image from Guild Wars fan Jeromai:

The amount of care Guild Wars puts into its environments is astounding! My favorite has got to be the amount of planning that has gone into keeping visual lore continuity between Eye of the North and Guild Wars 2.

A seemingly insignificant detail takes on much greater meaning as more is revealed. Just coming off Sylvari Week, I was tempted back into playing Guild Wars once again. Running casually by Arbor Bay, one of many instanced jungle maps, I did a double take as I realized the clearing I walked past was going to be the future birthplace of the Sylvari. Ventari was standing by right at the base of the future Pale Tree, and Ronan not too far off.

For an old game, the screenshots still look like something out of an acrylic fantasy painting.

We're looking at the best MMO environments all this week. Do you have a favorite landscape, particularly eye-catching weather effect, or hidden jewel in an out-of-the-way location? Snap a screenshot of your favorite MMO area, tell us a bit about what and where it is, and send it to oneshots@massively.com.
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