Guild Wars 2

I know this is a small quibble compared to some of the other things rolling around but I wanted to point this out.

I’m a Sylvari and I was doing the Battle of Claw Island story quest. I guess Trahearne had already been talking to the Watch Commander that I was going to warn (making me wonder why the heck I was needed in this case) and I walked up and chatted to him for a second about the Orr. Now, I have already greeted Trahearne in a scene, it was not optional because it happened when I spoke to my quest target that was not Trahearne.

After I spoke to the Watch Commander about the impending attack, Tybalt asked Trahearne to talk the Commander into believing us and he decided that he needed to introduce me to Trahearne, even though I already knew him.

Is this intended? I found it really weird that he felt it needed to introduce me to someone that I already knew and had spoken to right in front of him. I expected my character to say something about knowing him but she was tight lipped, leading me to believe that this wasn’t really supposed to happen?

It was a rather mind-boggling immersion-breaker, yes. I hear it only gets worse further down the line, with characters you met and aided before acting as if you’re a complete stranger. If true, that is a colossal, unacceptable example of shoddy writing. Continuity is crucial.

I really love the beginnings of the personal story because it immerses me in a character’s culture. Things just feel a lot more “generic” after joining the orders. If you add continuity issues and your own kind and friends treating you like a generic human, it just kills the story.

The problem is that you are Sylvari, and therefor you know Trahearne. Only Sylvari know him before this quest. But yes it would be nice, if your character would respond something like: “we already know each other”

Because your Mentor don’t know on this point, that you know him, so he introduces you.

My mentor may have been an older man, but despite the occasional joke about his age, Forgal was neither deaf nor senile. So my character and Trahearne instantly greeting each other and talking like old acquaintances before he (Forgal) even had a chance to open his mouth should have made it quite obvious that no introductions were needed. :p

It’s also hard to believe that despite all the time spent together on missions, our characters never told their mentors anything about themselves and their past. My sylvari guardian would definitely mention her Wyld Hunt, Caithe and Trahearne at the very least.

(A few culture- and story-dependent getting-to-know-you talks with the order mentor would rock.)