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Tyla · Nov 20, 2008, 09:10 PM // 21:10

Right now we've got quite a lot of books that will take up our inventory space, and some carry them about most of the time. My idea is this;

We have a new NPC, Librarian based in all of the towns in the game, and the Guild Hall as a purchasable NPC. We can store and take out books at her (if she isn't hot send ANet angry emails), and our progress through missions that give additional completion to the book will be carried out through the librarian too. We will have to take them out to give it in for faction, reputation points and whatnot and we can take the book out for say if we wish to read it, such as Zho's Journal. This is only character based, so you can't use books from one character to update another characters' reputation points either.

Dunno, just a thought.

Taisayacho · Nov 20, 2008, 09:22 PM // 21:22

I would just make it a storage compartment. we only have, what, eight books? not worth a whole NPC

Tyla · Nov 20, 2008, 09:25 PM // 21:25

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Originally Posted by Taisayacho

I would just make it a storage compartment. we only have, what, eight books? not worth a whole NPC

Then again, look at the Weaponsmith, and to a lesser extent the Festival Hat Keeper. I agree with what you're saying though.

MStarfire · Nov 20, 2008, 09:33 PM // 21:33

YOUR idea? Think again.

Read this, and notice the date.

And I doubt that even I was the first to think of it.

Rak Orgon of Beowulf · Nov 20, 2008, 09:38 PM // 21:38

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Originally Posted by Tyla

Librarian based in all of the towns in the game, and the Guild Hall as a purchasable NPC.

/signed
i say in capital cities of each area of each game

i.e. Kam, EoTN, Kaineng, HzH & Cavalon, Kodash, sunspear sanct. etc etc

Tyla · Nov 20, 2008, 09:47 PM // 21:47

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Originally Posted by MStarfire

YOUR idea? Think again.

Read this, and notice the date.

And I doubt that even I was the first to think of it.

Link is failing to work for me, didn't claim that I originally thought it up in the first place because I probably won't anyway.

Edit: Removed the page, I see your point. That page keeps glitching on me so I can't actually read it. It's not necesarily in Sardelac, the forum made for game suggestions though, is it? Sorry if I beaten you to the flag, but there are no rewards for having ideas.

wind fire and ice · Nov 20, 2008, 09:51 PM // 21:51

/signed
Imo a pannel in the H tab would be easier to put in/work out on Anets part and would do the same thing though.

MStarfire · Nov 20, 2008, 09:54 PM // 21:54

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Originally Posted by Tyla

Link is failing to work for me, didn't claim that I originally thought it up in the first place because I probably won't anyway.

Edit: Removed the page, I see your point. That page keeps glitching on me so I can't actually read it. It's not necesarily in Sardelac, the forum made for game suggestions though, is it? Sorry if I beaten you to the flag, but there are no rewards for having ideas.

Sorry, I linked a broken page. I've updated the link in my original post, and will provide it again here.

And besides, don't you know that we should each get a max title for every idea we come up with?

Tyla · Nov 20, 2008, 10:01 PM // 22:01

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Originally Posted by MStarfire

Sorry, I linked a broken page. I've updated the link in my original post, and will provide it again here.

Fair enough.

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And besides, don't you know that we should each get a max title for every idea we come up with?

Considering I rarely provide ideas, okay.

cognophile · Nov 20, 2008, 10:10 PM // 22:10

I like the idea. My character's backpack doesn't have room for all 17 storybooks. But how many copies of each book would the library be able to hold?

gremlin · Nov 20, 2008, 10:16 PM // 22:16

I guess one thought going through the developers minds at the moment is
Why don't they get one book finish it hand it in before getting a second one.

I messed up and have 5 books on one character but I recon I will not do that on the other characters.

Like the library npc idea
Like Stacking books in some way
Like a special storage section for books

Hopefully they will take pity on those of us with a book fetish

ALF71BE · Nov 20, 2008, 10:18 PM // 22:18

I'd like more a special tab in storage.

Include Tomes and Scrolls there too, imo.

Painbringer · Nov 20, 2008, 10:21 PM // 22:21

Since I can only handle one book at a time this would be a good thing

Konig Des Todes · Nov 20, 2008, 10:52 PM // 22:52

There is an issue. Unless you make it EXACTLY like the Xunlai Storage, it won't work. Why? Well, Hatmaker/Weaponsmith - your examples - give BLANK items, which is the same as the Book NPCs we have now. Can't stack books either unless they are exactly the same, this is why - I believe - that inscriptions and mods are not stackable, other then "economy" (aka hording) problems.

Might as well just increase Belt pouch size to 2 rows, bags to 3, and add a 5th tab of storage. Or, heck, just add 5 storage tabs, two rows of tabs. We can do that.

/sign for more storage, but this idea probably won't work. Need Linsey's confirmation though, as I may be misinterpreting what she said on the book-items.

Daedra Deinheart · Nov 20, 2008, 11:12 PM // 23:12

I like the idea too but Azazel has a point.

-Daedra

dilan155 · Nov 20, 2008, 11:17 PM // 23:17

/signed on the stacking
/signed on the storage tab OR /signed for the library. we really need more space, while your at it add scrolls and tomes in to it kthxbye

CyberMesh0 · Nov 21, 2008, 01:30 AM // 01:30

Said it in every other version of this suggestion, will say it again.

Just copy and revamp the Incubator.

AshenX · Nov 21, 2008, 02:21 AM // 02:21

Either an NPC or an extra page in storage would be nice.

Firestone · Nov 21, 2008, 06:59 AM // 06:59

Actually, rather than carrying useless books around, I would prefer a NPC librarian that will update that ever you have completed at the moment whenever you talk to him.

And when there are enough accumulated, he will offer to let you select an appropriate reward based on what you have completed.

that will solve the problem of book storage / forgetting to bring books / too many books to bring etc.

Example:

NPC dialogue:
"Greetings, Heroes! My name is Klim. Pronounce it with me, "Kl-eeee-m". Reverse of the word "Milk", yes? Master Librarian Antohneoss has bestowed upon me the honorable job of collecting legendary tales of the great heroes to add to Mehtu the Wise's great Library. I take my job seriously. Come, give me an exclusive story, that will parallel the stories written by The Scribe!
- Yes
- No

Clicking on No
NPC dialogue:
Come back to me when you have interesting tales to tell. Always... no, no... never... forget to check your references.

Clicking on Yes
There should be options for
1. Prophecies
2. Factions
3. Nightfall
4. EoTN
5. etc etc

Clicking on 2. Factions for example
there should be an option to keep track of which missions have been done / incomplete
and an option below to trade in for a reward.

Div · Nov 23, 2008, 09:18 AM // 09:18

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Originally Posted by MStarfire

YOUR idea? Think again.

Read this, and notice the date.

And I doubt that even I was the first to think of it.

It was the fact that it was called a librarian that turned me on.

/signed purely because we'll be getting a librarian, even though I've been against additional storage.

P.S. She better be hot.