tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1510920011443550663.post7515000207480266008..comments2024-03-28T10:18:05.213+00:00Comments on Inventory Full: Fun In Southsun : GW2Bhagpusshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03499162165023939880noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1510920011443550663.post-72723668069146904432013-05-20T16:24:04.868+01:002013-05-20T16:24:04.868+01:00As I wrote above, IMHO they need look for a better...As I wrote above, IMHO they need look for a better way to tell their story. Lost Shores, Flame and Frost, Secret of Southsun, The Last Stand at Southsun and whatever comes after it are diferent acts of one play, because they wrote a plot for span one year.<br /><br />Dinamic Events, NPC dialogues and questioning specific NPCs are being not good ways for the players see the general picture. Players simply lose all that content at the middle of quests and farming and combat. Maybe they need make more cutscenes for explain what is really happening, like the cutscenes from FFXI.<br /><br />For what I saw, all that main characters from Lost Shores and Flame and Frost will work together or fight one another, following diferent objectives. The new character introduced now at Secret of Southsun (the blonde female noble, that I think /spoiler is from Shining Blade /end spoiler) too will be important for the story conclusion. taht is important for the concept of "living" world, NPCs need move the world and be moved by the world and start complex interactions. Like the real world.João Carloshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03071469488376795686noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1510920011443550663.post-23570014698494276862013-05-20T10:49:00.005+01:002013-05-20T10:49:00.005+01:00I figured out from context that Canach and Kiel we...I figured out from context that Canach and Kiel were from the Lost Shores event. The thing is, I did all of that when it happened. I even <a href="http://bhagpuss.blogspot.co.uk/2012/11/no-need-to-be-crabby-about-it-gw2.html" rel="nofollow">wrote about it</a> (sorry for the blue on blue link - couldn't figure out how to change the color in a comment).<br /><br />I have no memory of them whatsoever, which suggest that, at least for me, the story of Lost Shores was entirely unmemorable. But then, that applies to most MMO stories. I remember Lost Shores very fondly for the chaos and the mayhem. Whatever it was supposed to be "about" was largely irrelevant even at the time, so a callback to the plot and/or characters isn't going to have much resonance.Bhagpusshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03499162165023939880noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1510920011443550663.post-10182365896760790592013-05-20T10:31:47.756+01:002013-05-20T10:31:47.756+01:00Heheh! I spotted that but only after I decided to ...Heheh! I spotted that but only after I decided to use the shot. Unintentional toilet humor ftw!<br /><br />Mrs Bhagpuss got a Lord Faren mini out of a Southsun Crate on the second day, which went straight on the broker. I saw one following someone around in Frostfell which looked beyond bizarre. Not convinced swimwear models were ever a good addition to the game but definitely not in the Shiverpeaks.Bhagpusshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03499162165023939880noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1510920011443550663.post-24979871848780462932013-05-20T00:02:28.758+01:002013-05-20T00:02:28.758+01:00That's a funny pic with your charr. It looks l...That's a funny pic with your charr. It looks like he pooped out those coconuts, which I guess is a valid reaction for some people to seeing Faren or Kasmeer like that. :PJoseph Skyrimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08734014925489857811noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1510920011443550663.post-82315826829326609062013-05-19T15:03:40.558+01:002013-05-19T15:03:40.558+01:00Canach, Inspector Ellen Kiel, Researcher Levvi and...Canach, Inspector Ellen Kiel, Researcher Levvi and Subdirector Noll are the main characters from the "Lost Shores" event (http://wiki.guildwars2.com/wiki/The_Lost_Shores). IMHO we can consider the Lost Shores was the first Living Event. They are learning how to make these Living Events better, each Living Event have important lessons that they use latter.<br /><br />A list of the current NPC dialogues is at https://forum-en.guildwars2.com/forum/livingworld/southsun/Possible-Spoilers-NPC-Conversations/first#post2050815. The NPCs make reference to the "Last Stand at Southsun" (https://www.guildwars2.com/en/the-game/releases/) and to the "Dragon Festival" (http://wiki.guildwars.com/wiki/Dragon_Festival) events, that will happen in the near future.<br /><br />@Bagpuss "Wouldn't it be great to see this approach rolled out to different parts of Tyria every two or three weeks?"<br /><br />IMHO, aparently they have two more living events ready for launch, one for may 28th and other for june. Problably they have more living events being built, they have at least two diferent teams working at it. The fact they are deactiving the team that made the living events at GW but Anet are having no layoffs suggest me that that team too is moving to create GW2 living content. <br /><br />The problem they have now is HOW they tell the story. Quests and some NPC dialogues are not a good way to pass the message. Players are having a hard time for understand that the events from Lost Shores, Flame and Frost and Secret of Southsun are connected. Maybe they need add more cutscenes. Videos with devs explaining the story so far and texts at the official game site are poor substitutes to know how to tell a story.João Carloshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03071469488376795686noreply@blogger.com