As someone who missed out on large chunks of the Aetherblade, the Queen’s Jubilee, and the conclusion of Frost and Flames (Real life took over), I would really love to have an NPC available to recount the instance events – something they had during the events, but removed after it was concluded. Then we would actually know what happened during the Living Stories we missed.
Perhaps for each living story, there would be an NPC you could speak to, and a menu in descending order for each instance event. The NPC could give a brief description about what happened before the instance, so you wouldn’t be be confused about what was being done in the open world.
These instances would just be a chance to relive the events, and give no rewards. It’d also give people a chance to ‘catch up’ with the current living story and actually know what’s going on.