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Crescent Sky · Jan 29, 2008, 05:17 AM // 05:17

Every so often you come across NPC names and Boss names and skills names and even inscriptions that are references to songs, people or pop culture stuff.
How do u feel about it?

Personally i despised it at first. It kinda took away that "fantasy" feeling away from the game for me knowing that Dupek The Mighty refers to Dupek, which sorta means Asshole in polish, Edinaz refers to Zidane, etc. I got over it :\
How about u guys?

A11Eur0 · Jan 29, 2008, 05:19 AM // 05:19

"I got over it."

Good call. It's a game, and it's made in the 21st century. If you want purist RPG, go play DnD. This is a fun game to play for casual players, not hardcore RP'ers.

Snow Bunny · Jan 29, 2008, 05:19 AM // 05:19

Um, I find it hilarious.

GG?

Zinger314 · Jan 29, 2008, 05:20 AM // 05:20

Guild Wars has an extremely disappointingly low amount of easter eggs compared to most other games. The only one I can remember is the Elaine Rigbey Easter Egg in Ascalon city...because that's the only one that I've seen that was cool.

A11Eur0 · Jan 29, 2008, 05:22 AM // 05:22

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Originally Posted by Zinger314

Guild Wars has an extremely disappointingly low amount of easter eggs compared to most other games. The only one I can remember is the Elaine Rigbey Easter Egg in Ascalon city...because that's the only one that I've seen that was cool.

What about it?

Bryant Again · Jan 29, 2008, 05:22 AM // 05:22

It bugs me, but Guild Wars never was terribly immersive. Let's hope it's a little better next time.

DarkWasp · Jan 29, 2008, 05:29 AM // 05:29

Well the story presentation is nothing epic to boast about. So I like the humor in the names.

Maybe not if the game were more serious.

Bryant Again · Jan 29, 2008, 05:30 AM // 05:30

The main campaigns are serious (save for GW:EN, ungh), but everything else is just too humorous. It really gets to me sometimes.

If most of the quests and the like were written as good as Gwen's encounter with her mother, then I'd be playing through the games again and again.

arcanemacabre · Jan 29, 2008, 05:33 AM // 05:33

Agree with Bryant. I like a few of them, they are amusing, but at the same time ruin any amount of role-playing immersion the game would otherwise have. I do hope that GW2 is more role-player friendly, and that these pop-culture references are kept at a minimum.

RhanoctJocosa · Jan 29, 2008, 05:34 AM // 05:34

I was very, very amused when I saw the bosses named after Ensign and JR. Some are pretty lame, though.

EDIT: the master and bloodlight chat between those two kids at the snowball arena was awesome.

Crescent Sky · Jan 29, 2008, 05:35 AM // 05:35

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Originally Posted by Bryant Again

The main campaigns are serious (save for GW:EN, ungh), but everything else is just too humorous. It really gets to me sometimes.

If most of the quests and the like were written as good as Gwen's encounter with her mother, then I'd be playing through the games again and again.

Yeah i think that's what did it for me. Got over it once i started seein loads of dinosaurs in GWEN and robot lookin golems (i know ppl explained how they are magic but they will always seem like poorly explained robots to me though). Then i couldn't take the game seriously if i wanted either way.

Kakumei · Jan 29, 2008, 06:27 AM // 06:27

This is the only reference I'll ever need, really.

Saelis Scarfang · Jan 29, 2008, 06:31 AM // 06:31

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Originally Posted by RhanoctJocosa

I was very, very amused when I saw the bosses named after Ensign and JR. Some are pretty lame, though.

EDIT: the master and bloodlight chat between those two kids at the snowball arena was awesome.

I've found Ensign, but which one's named after JR my noobcake, cause I can't find it in the Wiki.

Neo Nugget · Jan 29, 2008, 06:32 AM // 06:32

I likem, especially the skill references.

Curse You · Jan 29, 2008, 06:38 AM // 06:38

Well, since I wrote the Drakes on the Plain article for GuildWiki... I think I'll have to say I like them.

anonymous · Jan 29, 2008, 06:43 AM // 06:43

I like them most of the time, some are pretty funny. I don't really play for immersion and I have a better time when I have a laugh.

Onarik Amrak · Jan 29, 2008, 06:50 AM // 06:50

I have no strong feelings for or against.

pamelf · Jan 29, 2008, 06:58 AM // 06:58

I think they're hilarious!

Kyrein · Jan 29, 2008, 07:40 AM // 07:40

im fine with them
doesnt really bother me because i dont really care if the name of a boss is some sports persons name backwards

Longasc · Jan 29, 2008, 08:31 AM // 08:31

Too many references are cheap, they cannot replace a proper story and some ingenuity.

They are good as an addition for a laugh and I in general like them, but they need a proper world building to back them up, not even more references to pop culture.