Questions regarding Pondium, the pirate island and guns

I know 3.1 hasn't even released yet, but if someone knows whether 3.2 will bring the Pondium area, Pirate guns and one-handed crossbows with it, it would be helpful.
For those who wonder what is Pondium, Weylam Roth says about it in act 7, Forest Encampment. And why I think this area might come later is other speeches forecasting next updates. (Navalli mentions Kitava way before the update came)

Gun? that would be insanely op,you just headshot bosses and it is gg.
What is next,laser swords?

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CAKE wrote:

Gun? that would be insanely op,you just headshot bosses and it is gg.
What is next,laser swords?

As opposed to the god like kameha meha powers we have now? lol

I would like to see this area fleshed out. As for guns....I dunno man, would it go with poe's style? I guess, maybe. We have a dark/steam punk technology thing going already. Xbows for sure would be nice to see. If they're balanced so they're like the maces of ranged weapons, dont hit as often but hit hard af (compared to bows).

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CAKE wrote:

Gun? that would be insanely op,you just headshot bosses and it is gg.
What is next,laser swords?

CWDT laser swords, would play.

Let's leave the guns to grim dawn ok boys?

I think there would be room for crossbows, comboed with either new crossbow only quivers or shields, maybe quiver crosswbows with high as and shield crossbows with heavy hits without as. But remember that there is no story room anymore so it would need to be a creative end game expac.

i honestly would like to see spears before those.
but we will never see any new "type" of weapons cos those require an insane amount of $$$ to implement.

Maybe when they remake the engine?

The only "missing" item is a strength based projectile weapon, spears/javalins fit that role in many games.

All the rest is just re-packaging.

Dex = Bow
Str/Dex = Crossbow
Str = Throwing Weapons
Str/Int = Powder guns
Int = Wands
Dex/Int = Eternal Armaments (Steampunky stuff)

Expected time of arrival = 2047