tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1510920011443550663.post8542573331309254517..comments2024-03-28T10:18:05.213+00:00Comments on Inventory Full: Fodder For The Cannons : GW2Bhagpusshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03499162165023939880noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1510920011443550663.post-66677622628821719242020-10-07T05:03:37.873+01:002020-10-07T05:03:37.873+01:00Wow, they finally fixed that to be soloable huh? I...Wow, they finally fixed that to be soloable huh? I remember a part in that last mission a door needs two levers pulled at the same time to open (by two separate players) and I thought to myself "guess that's the built in F.U. to solo players, courtesy of ArenaNet."<br /><br />Not that you could enter the instance with less than five to begin with. Stupid design for the win. I absolutely HATE forced groups like that.<br /><br />Doesn't matter if its an MMO, if you want to solo content and have the skill to do so, the game better let you.Joseph Skyrimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08734014925489857811noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1510920011443550663.post-14207742791529883682020-10-06T14:10:46.799+01:002020-10-06T14:10:46.799+01:00I never really knew who Trahearne was supposed to ...I never really knew who Trahearne was supposed to be. I think he's significant in the Sylvari personal story but I only have a couple of Sylvari and I never got far with their narratives. I don't have a problem with the focus being on characters other than the player character - I'd happily have Rytlock as the center of every plotline - but Trahearne is just so downbeat and dull. It's hard to figure out what the writers were thinking by using him as the peg to hang the story on.Bhagpusshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03499162165023939880noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1510920011443550663.post-51251347024401107602020-10-06T12:39:13.665+01:002020-10-06T12:39:13.665+01:00I aggressively lost interest in the plot when I re...I aggressively lost interest in the plot when I realized Trahearne was the real main character. As I recall, there's a scene where your character is almost assassinated and the reaction from others is "An assassin? I don't believe it! Someone must be trying to kill Trahearne!" <br /><br />Since when I lose interest in a game's plot, I lose interest in the game itself, I uninstalled directly after that cutscene and haven't been back since.XyzzySqrlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07492223901575470508noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1510920011443550663.post-68579436030846691552020-10-05T15:45:01.461+01:002020-10-05T15:45:01.461+01:00I almost centered the post on the "quality&qu...I almost centered the post on the "quality" of the writing in the personal story. It's very poor. I don't think I noticed at the time just how poor. Some of it is almost embarassing. It absolutely does sound as though no-one ever read it aloud... except that it's voice-acted! Someone literally *is* reading it aloud!<br /><br />I wouldn't say GW2's writing is anything special even now but you can see how much the standard has improved by the way the recent couple of episodes manage to work pretty well even without any voice. In the original game it's the voice actors who carry pretty much the entire load. Bhagpusshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03499162165023939880noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1510920011443550663.post-9010846639909792242020-10-05T14:48:57.815+01:002020-10-05T14:48:57.815+01:00And for what it's worth, the dialogue and writ...And for what it's worth, the dialogue and writing in GW2's story leaves a lot to be desired in the same way that it annoyed me so freaking much in WoW. It's as if nobody ever read what they were writing out loud, which helps immeasurably when writing dialogue. If it sounds clunky when you recite it, it's probably clunky.Redbeardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05306063084983025771noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1510920011443550663.post-27605876537028334522020-10-05T12:53:10.154+01:002020-10-05T12:53:10.154+01:00I'm mired somewhere in Orr as well. Every time...I'm mired somewhere in Orr as well. Every time I get on and go back to Orr, I end up sneaking around for a bit and not doing much. Honestly, that's the one thing about the GW2 storyline that annoys me: there's very little motivation to keep going at certain points in the story. You keep moving, you plateau, and then.... you have to kind of force yourself to keep going again.<br />Redbeardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05306063084983025771noreply@blogger.com