this is the one I like the most is the title one.
don't mind them at all for the op.
How do you feel about references?
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One of the ones I have a problem with is the "Rodgort's" skills. Now, don't get me wrong, it's hilarious and I absolutely love Homestar Runner, but as far as I know, all the skills that contain a proper name are named after actual NPCs except for Rodgort. The skill icons also tend to point to a more lore-ish aspect, with the "mark" having some kind of glowing rune, and the "invocation" having an image of a demonic dragon of sorts. They lead one to believe that this might actually be a real dragon or something; perhaps a major part of the storyline. It just simply isn't, though, and that is kind of a let-down.
References like the titles, inscriptions, and even the rare and out-of-the-way NPC (like Galstaff the Light), or item (like Vera), are really funny and I support them all the way. I don't, however, like quests, cinematics, and major dialog being imbued with pop-culture stuff. That, IMO, is what really ruins immersion, and tends to have a cheap feeling to it. Like maybe it isn't as intentional as we would think, and more like the writers ran out of ideas.
References like the titles, inscriptions, and even the rare and out-of-the-way NPC (like Galstaff the Light), or item (like Vera), are really funny and I support them all the way. I don't, however, like quests, cinematics, and major dialog being imbued with pop-culture stuff. That, IMO, is what really ruins immersion, and tends to have a cheap feeling to it. Like maybe it isn't as intentional as we would think, and more like the writers ran out of ideas.
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Originally Posted by arcanemacabre
Now, what I am looking forward to is more "inside jokes" and references to GW itself in GW2. You know, something that us GW vets can get a good laugh at because we were there, man... we were there.
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That was GREAT! I loved that!
Also the Vloxen Excavatios > Riders of the Lost Ark
And Gandara Fortress > Star Wars
XDDD Just great, XDDD
I wish they made a reference to the Star Trek movies.
In Ultima VII, the Black gate, the entire Island of Valor is a parody of the USS-Enterprise NCC-1701-D, XD, a gargoyle that looks like Worf, a mayor that looks like picard, a blind africa-american like Geordi... XD
I loved that, XD.
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I personally find getting possessed in an explorable area hilarious, it has a few simpsons quotes xDDD
"My cat's breath smells like cat food."
"My cat's name is Mittens."
"Then the healer told me that BOTH my eyes were lazy. That's why it was the best summer ever."
"When I grow up, I want to be a principal or a caterpillar."
"And this is where I met the leprechaun. He told me to burn things."
"My cat's breath smells like cat food."
"My cat's name is Mittens."
"Then the healer told me that BOTH my eyes were lazy. That's why it was the best summer ever."
"When I grow up, I want to be a principal or a caterpillar."
"And this is where I met the leprechaun. He told me to burn things."
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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.
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