Curse

Skyy High · Apr 23, 2010, 04:11 PM // 16:11

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Originally Posted by vamp08

So...where is our kudos? I took it from the end of almost...every campign, as well as EotN that nobody gave a SHAT that we pretty much saved the world. What gives?

Well, there are those instances after we beat each of the campaigns. Really, we get more "recognition" in GW than characters in most RPGs get. Think about characters in FF games, for example: you're out there saving the world from the ultimate evil, and you need to pay for your potions and armor? At least when you go up to a merchant in EotN, if you have a decent title track level, you'll get a "Well met!" or "You honor me," response.

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The biggest thing that bugs me, and this pretty much only pertains to Male character, is why the crap did gwen get with Lt. Thackaray!?! Like, really...we traveled with her to the end of the world pretty much and she didnt give a hoot?

1) Gwen wasn't really travelling with us. Or, rather, she was only with us through the EotN storyline, and whenever else you personally used her for a mission (probably not that often). We have to assume that whenever she wasn't directly involved with our storyline, she was back in the HoM being all sulky (or whatever it is she does there), because she's always there when we go there, and Thackeray says it as well. So, really, we haven't spent all that much time with her, whereas Thackeray's been around since Wintersday 2007.

2) Thackeray's dialogue reveals that he's been actively trying to get through to her. He's given her gifts (yeah, with our help, but it was his idea), he's invited her to do things, he's even made her laugh a little. What have we done? In-character, I mean; everyone of course has their own opinion of Gwen and call RP all they want, but in the end the only canon version of events is that which ANet provides, and it seems that in that version, Thackeray's spent over a year trying to break Gwen out of her shell whilst we've been traipsing all over the world, calling on her when we need her for something.

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Originally Posted by JonnieBoi05

While what you say has some truth to it, you have to understand one simple concept... This is Guild Wars, not Knights of the Old Republic.

Aaaaand....what? MMOs aren't allowed to have good storylines? Most MMOS don't have a linear progression of missions either, but that's because GW isn't like most MMOs, in that it does have a rich backstory and a single concerted narrative.

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If however you can work out a way for 2 players to be in the same city one on his first days play and another who has just finished the game and have the ai treat them differently I am all for it.

That pretty much sums it up, doesn't it. The game is linear, so if you go backwards, the NPCs need to treat you like they treat new players, else the story wouldn't make sense.

FengShuiDove · Apr 23, 2010, 04:23 PM // 16:23

*phew*

This thread is depressing. I'm gonna go hang out with Shing Jea Sherman for a few hours guys. Peace.

jonnieboi05 · Apr 23, 2010, 05:14 PM // 17:14

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Originally Posted by Skyy High

Aaaaand....what? MMOs aren't allowed to have good storylines?

lolwut? Do you even know what KotOR is? Everything you do in KotOR greatly changes the story line. What I said has nothing to do with whether or not MMOs are allowed to have "good storylines".

shoyon456 · Apr 23, 2010, 05:26 PM // 17:26

I've always felt this way.

SPOILER

We put a new God in place, people should be kneeling at our characters' feet IMO.

Bobby2 · Apr 23, 2010, 05:35 PM // 17:35

Fighting alongside Jora whenever I want is payment enough for me.

Skyy High · Apr 23, 2010, 05:44 PM // 17:44

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Originally Posted by JonnieBoi05

lolwut? Do you even know what KotOR is? Everything you do in KotOR greatly changes the story line. What I said has nothing to do with whether or not MMOs are allowed to have "good storylines".

So why were you responding to this:

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Originally Posted by Zahr Dalsk

If this was a singleplayer game like, say, KotOR, you wouldn't blink twice at someone talking about the story/background. But because GW is considered an MMO, it's not allowed? What gives?

Maybe I'm just not "getting" why you felt it necessary to remind us that GW is not KotOR. Since that's an obvious fact, I thought it was in some way supposed to imply that since KotOR has a good storyline, and GW != KotOR, that GW must not have a good storyline. If that's not what you were going for, what exactly is your train of thought here, because I'm not seeing it. If your point was that KotOR has a better storyline than GW because everything you do affects the story...duly noted, but I don't see how that's really relevant to what Zahr said.

Olim Chill · Apr 23, 2010, 05:57 PM // 17:57

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Originally Posted by Bobby2

Fighting alongside Livia whenever I want is payment enough for me.

Fixed.

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Barrage · Apr 23, 2010, 07:54 PM // 19:54

If you guys want deep character dialogue I have only one thing to show you:

http://www.gamestop.com/Catalog/Prod...oduct_id=74058

Zahr Dalsk · Apr 23, 2010, 08:28 PM // 20:28

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Originally Posted by JonnieBoi05

While what you say has some truth to it, you have to understand one simple concept... This is Guild Wars, not Knights of the Old Republic.

And KotOR is a standard BioWare copypaste story. Don't get me wrong, BioWare's one of my favourite developers, but their stories aren't all that.

Bobby2 · Apr 23, 2010, 09:43 PM // 21:43

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Originally Posted by Olim Chill

Fixed.

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You are wrong, my friend. Jora is at least twice the woman Livia is.

Also this should be a 'GW's hottest babe' thread asap

The Drunkard · Apr 23, 2010, 09:54 PM // 21:54

I'm having a hard time understanding your train of thought. Were you executed for betraying kourna or the shining blade? Were your quest rewards taxed by the government? Did you have to pay a fee evertime you wanted to sell off your items at a town? Have you been imprisoned for drinking and harassing other players? Did anyone not ignore your actions of slaughtering hundreds of thousands of people and creatures to steal their valuables? Did you have to pay for your food you eat on your journey? Do you have to worry about health insurance or keeping yourself afloat from under all of the bills you've accumulated over a lifetime?

Sounds to me like someone is a little spoiled...

Ariovist Lynxkind · Apr 23, 2010, 10:07 PM // 22:07

Simple: our characters are the Illuminati. nuff said

Gondrakif · Apr 23, 2010, 10:19 PM // 22:19

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