Guild Wars 2

I know many people feel that GW2 does not emphasize enough on the lore, and I know that when they compare to the Quest System a lot of you guys will flame them saying that this isn’t WoW.
- Look at it from a different perspective, then. Does Guild Wars 2 tell the story of the world and what has happened in the past 250 years?

Yeah, you can take it slow, I’ve heard that being said before, and you can talk to NPC’s and the “questgivers” that are out there. I’d still get more lore from a questgiver in, say, WoW. What I want you to get out of this is that GW2 does not emphasize all that much no the interactive gameplay, when it comes to these NPC’s.

Look at quests vs. tasks (hearts, if you will). People are often angry with the fact that they have to slay a certain number of creatures, or obtain a certain number of an item. That’s their main reason for hating it… that and because it is also in WoW (which btw has got to stop people. Just because a feature has been introduced in WoW does not necessarily make it bad). Anyhow, GW2 kinda does the same thing, but you are not given the number. You are shown your progression through a bar, and personally, I really like that a lot more than the traditional “number” given to you.

I have a suggestion to make. It is kinda introducing the quest-system, and yet, it really isn’t.
- You know the face-to-face conversation from the Personal Story? When going over to a heart/questgiver and start talking (if you choose to do so, mind you) how about you started such a conversation? How about the NPC’s actually engaging you? Interaction between the player and the NPC can really add to the immersion.

Granted, it would take a whole lot of work, and that time might be spend on more interesting content.
- Still, some more interesting conversations, I believe, is due.

Feel free to share your thoughts on this issue.

Good idea. A number of NPCs already do engage you. I’ve had NPCs walk up to me and say stuff and I’ve talked to them. Certain events start that way.

Expanding it wouldn’t be bad at all. But like WoW, most people would just skip it.

I have found quite a few strange NPC’s in towns and talked to them. What would have been really nice is if they had spawned a small event/quest.
Found a crying girl in Ebonhawke. Talk to her and she doesn’t say much. Would have been interesting to be able to help her with whatever she was crying about especially since she’s standing in front of an area that looks accessible but is not.
There was a gentleman looking for his wife/family I forgot which and which map. If you help him you find that they are all dead and now ghosts. That one was fun and impressive.
The world needs more of this. Among other things like NPC’s that sell the town’s clothes, dyes, hairstyles for the region … etc.