Guild Wars 2

As has become part of the conversation in my other topic on the Lore board, I feel that an in-game source of lore/research would be nice for players who want to remain immersed in the game without having to look up information on the wiki that your character had no experience with or no way of knowing. Similar to the Elder Scrolls, granted in a much smaller scale, we could have books in the priory/public libraries that explain the general events/lore of the GW universe. Personal stories of characters are for the most part irrelevant. Aside from obvious ones such as Palawa Joko or Shiro Tagachi or Mhenlo, so on. I know it might seem like a waste of resource to put into the game but I for one would very much enjoy this feature and I imagine the RP community may enjoy it as well.

Any comments or additions are welcome

Topic on Lore board:
https://forum-en.gw2archive.eu/forum/game/lore/Finding-Lore/first#post804844

I so agree. There have been many similar suggestions and I support this one as well.

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I so agree. There have been many similar suggestions and I support this one as well.

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Thanks. It’s nice to see that there are still players who favor immersion in MMO’s just as much as vertical progression/pvp

So, I wanted to add something to this. A while back, perhaps a month, I had talked with a few other players about perhaps creating a library of your own, and having to explore obscure areas to find these scrolls and books of history that you could keep within your own personal library within the Durmand Priory. I could see myself spending hundreds of hours looking for these books if they gave us new information into the game.

Book collecting, Skyrim style? Count me in.
It’d be a nice addition to the Priory, or failing that, the Home Instance.

That is a wonderful idea, Narcemus!

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Another crazy thought I just had. There are obviously multiple languages in Tyria, when you look back on ancient civilizations. I think it would be cool to have to search the world for these carvings, or manuscripts and such. After you find these and transcribe them (assuming it’s a carving that you can’t move or something similar) you can then take it back to the priory and translate it yourself, or take it to an expert in the field and have them translate it for you.

This would give something for the many players who absolutely love the languages in Tyria and give them more reason to learn how they work, and it would also give a side option for those just looking to gain achievements by bringing them to others to be translated.

Narcemus.1348:

Another crazy thought I just had. There are obviously multiple languages in Tyria, when you look back on ancient civilizations. I think it would be cool to have to search the world for these carvings, or manuscripts and such. After you find these and transcribe them (assuming it’s a carving that you can’t move or something similar) you can then take it back to the priory and translate it yourself, or take it to an expert in the field and have them translate it for you.

This would give something for the many players who absolutely love the languages in Tyria and give them more reason to learn how they work, and it would also give a side option for those just looking to gain achievements by bringing them to others to be translated.

While I personally think that transcription is a bit too far-fetched (logistically), your original idea I very much agree with. Collection is something that a lot of players are attracted to, despite the play style they orbit around. Add in rewards or bonuses and you have a whole new branch of gameplay. 100 points for you. Hope the devs are taking notes here.