Quote Originally Posted by Theodric View Post
The 'battle' against the Warriors of Darkness will likely be some sort of mini-duty rather than it's own Trial. Which also means it probably won't do them much justice and we'll probably see the WoL thrash them. I doubt that they'll be killed off but I do hope we get a 'Beatrix' moment and they absolutely thrash the WoL for a change. At this point it's sorely needed because the WoL's power is becoming tiresome - especially when Hydaelyn is supposed to be barely holding on. Let her 'Blessing' start to waver at key points to show how high the stakes really are and the WoL related stuff should become more engaging.
Exactly when and where the battle will take place... who knows. It looks like it's in a desert region, but beyond that we can only guess - Thanalan, perhaps, but that's not exactly the closest to Ala Mhigo. If it were part of an instanced duty they wouldn't need the ring of fire, so it's probably an instanced fight as part of a quest.

Given this looks like the prologue to 4.0, I fully expect us to get our butts kicked as per shonen standard. If they're supposed to be our rivals, they need to come onto the stage strong and have us work to overcome them throughout 4.0. If we manage to trounce them there and soon, with no negative repercussions on our side, I'm calling shenanigans.

Really, for how rivalries are supposed to work just look at Devil May Cry 3: Dante loses his first battle against Vergil, duels him to a draw in the second, and defeats him in the third. I'm expecting it to play out similarly here, and the "fight" we had with them in Loth ast Gnath doesn't count by virtue of the fact they weren't trying and we never got to cross blades with Darlander's smug prick face.