Not sure what so cutthroat about the Lion Arc election. Where is the usual mud sling? Sex scandals, empty promises (Read my lips no new taxes!), foreign campaign donations, election box tempering, etc. This makes any real-life election looks like a cesspool of corruption in comparison! Come-on at least give us a (fan-services) picture of Ellen taken in her younger days when “she needed the gold” :P
There is not even a pre-election debate or earlier results.
Anyway, every1 know Ellen Kiel is going to win so I guess no1 is bothering with it.
Sad really! Anet could make this a lot more interesting but as usually the story elements are so dull it makes everyone fall asleep.
On the plus side the mini-games are well done. Perhaps Anet should just spend the resources on making mini-games than to write boring living stories that no one cares about.