I don’t think I can endure another content update jam-packed with Scarlett filth.
I miss the amazing characters I grown attached like, Mhenlo, Jora, and Koss, characters with their own ambitions and goals.
I miss the amazing storylines, where investigating abductions lead to fighting off an entire Chinese zombie infestation… with the epic guild rivalry stuck inbetween. Or where you have to side with an undead evil warlord to take on even greater evil in the form of a God and not to mention, vanquishing that God on it’s own home turf.
Just stop the Scarlett content outright, I could care less about closure. Please, for the sake of the game spend the NECESSARY resources and attract actual creative talent that can weave an inspiring story and drive the content forward. You guys have an amazing art and game development teams that are being wasted year after year due to your current writers.
This game stands no chance if a bold move isn’t made to drive this game forward.
They said about 2 months ago? that there was going to be 4 more updates with scarlett and nothing is going to stop that because they have been worked on and are still being worked on now.
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The problem is, you don’t want closure, but I do. I want to see where the story goes and how it ends. Some people are like you and some people are like me.
The difference between us is that you can choose not to do the content and not see the end of the story. If they stop with the story, however, I can’t see the end of the story.
Couldn’t agree more… I played through and did achieves for queen’s gauntlet and then the one after where all of scarlett’s minions attacked and it was just so… blehh. I haven’t done any living story since, and probably won’t until they take it in a different direction. Like the example given above. Or the Elder dragons? Although the fight with Zhaitan was laughable. But still.. Story was better than Scarlett. Or areas in the game that you are not allowed to explore yet. Crystal Desert, The Flame isles (Can’t remember name). All these in my opinion would be way more intriguing than this Scarlett stuff. At least IMO.
Can we please stop with this senseless, mouth-to-mouth transmitted hate for Scarlet?
A lot of players are enjoying it and I hate coming to the forums to see 1/5 threads to be some weird minority spam the forums on how much they hate Scarlet for no important reason at all. She is a villain, she is supposed to be hated, they did their job right, but please stop with these threads.
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Can we please stop with this senseless, mouth-to-mouth transmitted hate for Scarlet?
A lot of players are enjoying it and I hate coming to the forums to see 1/5 threads to be some weird minority spam the forums on how much they hate Scarlet for no important reason at all. She is a villain, she is supposed to be hated, they did their job right, but please stop with these threads.
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The only thing I hate more than Scarlet is this stupid worthless argument.
That being said I think this LS patch developed the rest of the story quite nicely. Rox and Bram, Majory and Kasmeer, and now the new Asura have all been developed quite nicely. The impending introduction of the next dragon is exciting as well, the only problem is Scarlet at this point imo.
Don’t censor us, we can profess our Scarlet hatred all we want. this is important feedback to Anet to let them know never to pull anything like this ever again.
So Scarlet is the one and only character in this whole Living Story?
What about the new character Taimi? What about what is going on between Rox and Braham? Is Rox going to join the Stone legion and say goodbye to Braham? What about Kasmeer and Marjory? Are they the gay couple that I thought they would always be? Who is E?
If you actually gave a single crap about the story you would know that there is more to it than just little old Scarlet.
I don’t think I can endure another content update jam-packed with Scarlett filth.
Answer:
Yes, it’s coming to an end. If you haven’t learned about it, the arc is going to end soon
Colin Johanson: Due to the size and scope of the final four story releases in season one, the next round of major features will be bundled together into a large “feature only” release that will come after the first season of the Living World 2014 has finished. Once the story has completed, we’ll go into much greater detail on what’s to follow, but for now we want to focus on making sure our last four episodes shine.
Keywords: final four story releases, Living World 2014 has finished
The biggest problem is the MASSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSIVE lack of backstory for all of their characters. On top of gaping plot holes both in the living and personal story, it’s just bad. . . there’s no other way to explain the quality.
So Scarlet is the one and only character in this whole Living Story?
What about the new character Taimi? What about what is going on between Rox and Braham? Is Rox going to join the Stone legion and say goodbye to Braham? What about Kasmeer and Marjory? Are they the gay couple that I thought they would always be? Who is E?
If you actually gave a single crap about the story you would know that there is more to it than just little old Scarlet.
You play an RPG but you don’t even RP……
The ‘story’ you mention above is all revealed in a 10 minute instanced dialogue that was delivered with today’s patch. 10 minutes of story isn’t very compelling nor is it informative in regards to anything of consequence. I do give a crap about the story. I play mmos for the story rather than the playable content and Guild Wars 2 does not presently have a story.
So Scarlet is the one and only character in this whole Living Story?
What about the new character Taimi? What about what is going on between Rox and Braham? Is Rox going to join the Stone legion and say goodbye to Braham? What about Kasmeer and Marjory? Are they the gay couple that I thought they would always be? Who is E?
If you actually gave a single crap about the story you would know that there is more to it than just little old Scarlet.
You play an RPG but you don’t even RP……
Stone warband not legion, there is no stone legion.
That aside I agree with all you said. All those tidbits are actually fairly intresting and they kinda fill the same roles as the npc’s that OP mentioned, having back stories and their own motives and all that stuff. I am rather liking this new little asura girl.
It is perfectly ok to hate Scarlet and by all means to voice it (do we really need that many topics on it though), but it doesn’t change that it is there and I am sure most people actually do want closure on it, and it would be even more stupid for Anet not to put the last things in, since they worked on it for so long, what they can do is to not make this kinda thing once they do have closure on it.
I am by no means a fan of Scarlet and her story, there are way better stories out there, but nor do I see any reason to hate it at all. As I said the minor things are actually quite nice and I like Braham and Rox and this Taimi.
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The story is blah, the implementation is worse. Having events that require coordination should be instanced so that they can be done properly. This would make it easier to tell the story, reduce lag, let people play when they have the time, wouldn’t have to worry about scaling, and it wouldn’t split up groups by sticking half of them in separate overflows.
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The story is blah, the implementation is worse. Having events that require coordination should be instanced so that they can be done properly. This would make it easier to tell the story, reduce lag, let people play when they have the time, wouldn’t have to worry about scaling, and it wouldn’t split up groups by sticking half of them in separate overflows.
I can agree with this. Large-scale battles were removed from the open world and put into instances because of the many problems that came with them. Putting them back out into the world without solving those problems is a step backwards.
If the amount of time that went into the temporary content went into permanent content, the game would be HUGE. >_> I would love to see some new, permanent, place getting attached to the map every 2 weeks or every month. That would be amazing.
I don’t think I can endure another content update jam-packed with Scarlett filth.
I miss the amazing characters I grown attached like, Mhenlo, Jora, and Koss, characters with their own ambitions and goals.
I miss the amazing storylines, where investigating abductions lead to fighting off an entire Chinese zombie infestation… with the epic guild rivalry stuck inbetween. Or where you have to side with an undead evil warlord to take on even greater evil in the form of a God and not to mention, vanquishing that God on it’s own home turf.
Just stop the Scarlett content outright, I could care less about closure. Please, for the sake of the game spend the NECESSARY resources and attract actual creative talent that can weave an inspiring story and drive the content forward. You guys have an amazing art and game development teams that are being wasted year after year due to your current writers.
This game stands no chance if a bold move isn’t made to drive this game forward.
It sounds more like you’re still hung up on GW1 and not willing to change. This is not a GW1 expansion no matter how much you want it to be, and it will never be that. They’ve made this very clear with their design and lore choices.
The Scarlet arc hasn’t been flawless, but it was nowhere near bad as you’re making it out to be. Compared to what other games are doing, and how new this whole concept and idea of a living world is, I think they did ok for the first attempt.
Only one tip for you that I have is – GW1 servers are still running.
I’ll agree with you that the writing for Scarlet and the Living Story in general has been pretty bad, but I’ll disagree with you that the writing in Guild Wars was any better. It had a different tone, sure; but it was still pretty bad.
So Scarlet is the one and only character in this whole Living Story?
What about the new character Taimi? What about what is going on between Rox and Braham? Is Rox going to join the Stone legion and say goodbye to Braham? What about Kasmeer and Marjory? Are they the gay couple that I thought they would always be? Who is E?
If you actually gave a single crap about the story you would know that there is more to it than just little old Scarlet.
You play an RPG but you don’t even RP……
What, if anything, have these cliche, cardboard cutout characters done that is even remotely interesting? Or have anything to do with roleplaying?
Or is this target market so young and uninformed that a couple of females holding hands is some great “story” somehow.
No, it’s not just Scarlet. The entire story reeks. And now.. lets add in a precocious, comedic and irreverant child wonder… oh my, just what Tyria needed.
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Colin Johanson: Due to the size and scope of the final four story releases in season one, the next round of major features will be bundled together into a large “feature only” release that will come after the first season of the Living World 2014 has finished. Once the story has completed, we’ll go into much greater detail on what’s to follow, but for now we want to focus on making sure our last four episodes shine.
Well, the first one didn’t “shine”. Lets see how the rest will.
The biggest problem is the MASSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSIVE lack of backstory for all of their characters. On top of gaping plot holes both in the living and personal story, it’s just bad. . . there’s no other way to explain the quality.
The biggest problem is the MASSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSIVE lack of backstory for all of their characters. On top of gaping plot holes both in the living and personal story, it’s just bad. . . there’s no other way to explain the quality.
The biggest problem is the MASSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSIVE lack of backstory for all of their characters. On top of gaping plot holes both in the living and personal story, it’s just bad. . . there’s no other way to explain the quality.
Oh yes, because in a game there should be very little clues or story plot available “in the game” and should always be out of game resources. Riiight.
I didnt say their lore delivery is perfect, the person I replied too complained characters dont have any backstory. Arenanet chose to provide backstory through short stories which are EXTREMELY easy to miss.
In anycase they’re fixing their lore delivery system. Since the nightmare tower NPC conversation provides a lot of the lore. A lot more accessible though it has a downside that it isnt as comprehensive as the short stories they used to do. I hope they will end up doing a mixture of both in the future cause those stories were awesome. Personally I think they need to do an ingame encyclopedia and link the stories on the characters and events there.
In anycase content that isnt delivered in an optimal form isnt the same as content that doesnt exist. The back story is there if you know where to look all i did is point out where that is.
The biggest problem is the MASSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSIVE lack of backstory for all of their characters. On top of gaping plot holes both in the living and personal story, it’s just bad. . . there’s no other way to explain the quality.
I can’t understand how anybody could say they enjoy LS plot. Its characters just pop out of nowhere and are completely random. Take Kasmeer. She pops out as a random Bikini Babe sunbathing with Lord Faren, then it turns out she is actually a major character in the LS. I think the fact that we have a Barbie that claims her dress is an illusion and she hangs around nude as a major character says a lot about LS quality.
Dredge&Evil Charr Lava alliance attacks!
Electric Pirates attack!
Phyrexia attacks!
Oh wait, they were actually all led by a random Sylvari named Scarlet! (at this point you’re like WTF it makes no sense)
Krait&Evil Sylvari Poison alliance attacks! Also let by that random Sylvari!
Yeah, what’s next? Centaurs&Evil Asuras Grass Alliance? Skritts&Hyleks Dark Alliance? Grawls&Bandits Ice Alliance? Jotuns&Ghosts of Ascalon Earth Alliance?
The only LS part I liked was the first Karka attack, where an ancient and unspoken race awakes.
I can’t understand how anybody could say they enjoy LS plot. Its characters just pop out of nowhere and are completely random. Take Kasmeer. She pops out as a random Bikini Babe sunbathing with Lord Faren, then it turns out she is actually a major character in the LS. I think the fact that we have a Barbie that claims her dress is an illusion and she hangs around nude as a major character says a lot about LS quality.
Dredge&Evil Charr Lava alliance attacks!
Electric Pirates attack!
Phyrexia attacks!
Oh wait, they were actually all led by a random Sylvari named Scarlet! (at this point you’re like WTF it makes no sense)
Krait&Evil Sylvari Poison alliance attacks! Also let by that random Sylvari!
Yeah, what’s next? Centaurs&Evil Asuras Grass Alliance? Skritts&Hyleks Dark Alliance? Grawls&Bandits Ice Alliance? Jotuns&Ghosts of Ascalon Earth Alliance?
The only LS part I liked was the first Karka attack, where an ancient and unspoken race awakes.
But the karka event had no backstory and came out of nowhere. What you’re really saying is you like big scary monsters that come out of nowhere and have no lore or backstory, but the second it’s a humanoid that’s normal sized, well, that’s just not good enough.
I can’t understand how anybody could say they enjoy LS plot. Its characters just pop out of nowhere and are completely random. Take Kasmeer. She pops out as a random Bikini Babe sunbathing with Lord Faren, then it turns out she is actually a major character in the LS. I think the fact that we have a Barbie that claims her dress is an illusion and she hangs around nude as a major character says a lot about LS quality.
Dredge&Evil Charr Lava alliance attacks!
Electric Pirates attack!
Phyrexia attacks!
Oh wait, they were actually all led by a random Sylvari named Scarlet! (at this point you’re like WTF it makes no sense)
Krait&Evil Sylvari Poison alliance attacks! Also let by that random Sylvari!
Yeah, what’s next? Centaurs&Evil Asuras Grass Alliance? Skritts&Hyleks Dark Alliance? Grawls&Bandits Ice Alliance? Jotuns&Ghosts of Ascalon Earth Alliance?
The only LS part I liked was the first Karka attack, where an ancient and unspoken race awakes.
But the karka event had no backstory and came out of nowhere. What you’re really saying is you like big scary monsters that come out of nowhere and have no lore or backstory, but the second it’s a humanoid that’s normal sized, well, that’s just not good enough.
As usual, you like to read whatever you feel in other people posts or you’re straight unable to understand what they say, despite your self proclaimed genious-like intelligence. Did I complain about lack of backstory about events? No. I complained about random characters popping out of nowhere to lead the events. But maybe you enjoy being lead by the first random bikini girl you meet ingame. I am a Lovecraft fan so I enjoyed the “dread ancient race that comes from the deep of ocean to destroy the world” themed expansion. I could also do with smaller things, as long as they aren’t a silly mashup of two random races and a pokèmon type. But maybe you do like kindergarten enemies and colorful and random mismatches.
I can’t understand how anybody could say they enjoy LS plot. Its characters just pop out of nowhere and are completely random. Take Kasmeer. She pops out as a random Bikini Babe sunbathing with Lord Faren, then it turns out she is actually a major character in the LS. I think the fact that we have a Barbie that claims her dress is an illusion and she hangs around nude as a major character says a lot about LS quality.
Dredge&Evil Charr Lava alliance attacks!
Electric Pirates attack!
Phyrexia attacks!
Oh wait, they were actually all led by a random Sylvari named Scarlet! (at this point you’re like WTF it makes no sense)
Krait&Evil Sylvari Poison alliance attacks! Also let by that random Sylvari!
Yeah, what’s next? Centaurs&Evil Asuras Grass Alliance? Skritts&Hyleks Dark Alliance? Grawls&Bandits Ice Alliance? Jotuns&Ghosts of Ascalon Earth Alliance?
The only LS part I liked was the first Karka attack, where an ancient and unspoken race awakes.
But the karka event had no backstory and came out of nowhere. What you’re really saying is you like big scary monsters that come out of nowhere and have no lore or backstory, but the second it’s a humanoid that’s normal sized, well, that’s just not good enough.
As usual, you like to read whatever you feel in other people posts or you’re straight unable to understand what they say, despite your self proclaimed genious-like intelligence. Did I complain about lack of backstory about events? No. I complained about random characters popping out of nowhere. But maybe you enjoy being lead by the first random bikini girl you meet ingame. I am a Lovecraft fan so I enjoyed the “dread ancient race that comes from the deep of ocean to destroy the world” themed expansion. I could also do with smaller things, as long as they aren’t a silly mashup of two random races and a pokèmon type. But maybe you do like kindergarten enemies and colorful and random mismatches.
But the karka popped out of nowhere. We didn’t really have hint of them. We didn’t know anything about them. No one theorized about them and suddenly they’re there. No backstory.
The world is a big place. Surely there are people who become important in history at periods of time we know nothing about. I never heard the name Snowden until he leaked secrets. I have no real backstory on him.
There’s stuff in the game for you to find if you talk to someone. It doesn’t have to deliver everything to your inbox.
I like scarlet and i like LS so if u dont like it go and play another game.I dont see what is problem to not play something u dont like,not like any1 force you.LS is something new and fresh in MMO games and they have my support in this.
I like scarlet and i like LS so if u dont like it go and play another game.I dont see what is problem to not play something u dont like,not like any1 force you.LS is something new and fresh in MMO games and they have my support in this.
In a matter of fact I DON’T play LS. That doesn’t mean I shouldn’t play the game. And the fact that you love LS doesn’t mean I shouldn’t voice my disappointment about having such plots plaguing my favorite game.
I like scarlet and i like LS so if u dont like it go and play another game.I dont see what is problem to not play something u dont like,not like any1 force you.LS is something new and fresh in MMO games and they have my support in this.
Except this stuff keeps popping up in the world and getting in the way of doing other things.
It’s very annoying when you are trying to level a character and suddenly you’re being swarmed by these glowing toxic veterans that get a downed state.
It’s bad enough that I can’t WvW without the stupid message that, “Scarlet is attacking wherever” running across my screen, but for awhile we had to deal with those stupid toxic krait in WvW.
They should be putting this new content in instances. Let people start the story from the beginning and play through them at their own pace. This would create more endgame content and give large parties an organised fight instead of just zerging in the open world and trying to tag as many mobs as possible.
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I like the Living Story and its delivery cadence. I do hope ArenaNet knows many people enjoy it, and don’t post on the forums very often, if at all. It seems like, for the most part, only those dissatisfied like to come here and make sure their opinion is heard.
I am looking forward to the next Story arc, as well. =)
I can’t understand how anybody could say they enjoy LS plot. Its characters just pop out of nowhere and are completely random. Take Kasmeer. She pops out as a random Bikini Babe sunbathing with Lord Faren, then it turns out she is actually a major character in the LS. I think the fact that we have a Barbie that claims her dress is an illusion and she hangs around nude as a major character says a lot about LS quality.
Dredge&Evil Charr Lava alliance attacks!
Electric Pirates attack!
Phyrexia attacks!
Oh wait, they were actually all led by a random Sylvari named Scarlet! (at this point you’re like WTF it makes no sense)
Krait&Evil Sylvari Poison alliance attacks! Also let by that random Sylvari!
Yeah, what’s next? Centaurs&Evil Asuras Grass Alliance? Skritts&Hyleks Dark Alliance? Grawls&Bandits Ice Alliance? Jotuns&Ghosts of Ascalon Earth Alliance?
The only LS part I liked was the first Karka attack, where an ancient and unspoken race awakes.
I think your first couple of sentences and the last one contradict with each other.
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… so you do like kindergarten colorful and random mismatches and random bikini babes leading a supposedly epic plots after all.
I’m sorry since when does a bikini or color have anything to do with plot. Maybe if people would stop with ad hominem attacks, I would be able to answer them more in a more appropriate manner.
Having laughable characters and factions trivializes the story. Also train your memory, you started ad hominem attacks. Or how does that work, you can pop out and say “you like big scary monsters that come out of nowhere and have no lore or backstory” to make me look like an idiot but I can’t say “you like kindergarten colorful and random mismatches and random bikini babes”?
I’m sorry, pointing out something that looks and feels like a descrepancy in what you said (and it certainly looked like it to me), has nothing to do with insulting your personally or calling your character into question. I thought it was entertaining that you complained about characters coming out of nowhere and then said you liked the karka event. I pointed out the similarity. If you consider this an ad hominem attack, there’s not much I can say to you from this point on.
Using terms like kindergarten is simple hyperbole, exaagerating something because you personally don’t like it. And you know, it’s 100% okay for you not to like something. However, when you say it’s kindergarten stuff, what are you saying about people who DO like it?