Guild Wars 2

I’m playing a new character and I’m up to the point where Destiny’s Edge meet up in LA (Setting the Stage, Level 40). I remember there were kids playing on the ramp, and them ramping up anticipation of meeting up with the rest of the DE gang for the first time. Now they are absent, nowhere to be seen or heard. What did you do to them? I think they died, or some of them died during the attack on LA, and maybe out of respect they were cut from the act in this update. But isn’t that just erasing their memory? Isn’t that worse than dying, to be lost and forgotten? Please bring the kids back. I won’t continue until they return and see them again, or atleast have an answer from you guys if they will return in the PS sequence.

http://wiki.guildwars2.com/wiki/Setting_the_Stage

Child: This is it! I’m Eir Stegalkin, and I’m going to lead Destiny’s Edge to victory!
Progeny: Raarr! I’m the Crystal Dragon, and I’m going to make you all crunchy!
Cub: I’m Logan, and I’m going to run away.
Child: Hey, that’s not fair. Logan didn’t run away, he went to save the queen.
Cub: That’s running away. His guild needed him. Rytlock wouldn’t have run away.
Progeny: Why don’t you be Rytlock, then?
Cub: Okay, I will. I’m Rytlock Brimstone, you harpy-sniffing dragon. Feel the wrath of my flaming sword!
Child: If he gets to change, I want to change, too. I’m Caithe now.
Progeny: Then I’m Zojja. Your leadership stinks like a skritt cesspool, Eir! You’re the reason we failed.
Child: You can’t be Zojja, you’re the dragon. And I’m not Eir anymore, I’m Caithe.
Child: And Caithe says, “Focus on the dragon, morons.”
Cub: Charr tribunes don’t take orders from kindling. Follow me, everybody! Except you, Logan. You can run back to your girlfriend.
Child: Quit that! He didn’t run away!
Progeny: Ha! I’m the dragon again, and Destiny’s Edge is too busy fighting each other to fight me. Die!
Cub: Scorch it all, the dragon got us! If only Logan didn’t run away and Eir was a better leader.
Child: Yeah? Well…if only Rytlock had stuck to the plan and Zojja wasn’t so cranky!
Progeny: Mmm, Destiny’s Edge tastes delicious. Now I shall conquer the world! Ah-ha-ha-ha!
Child: Okay, everybody stop. This isn’t working. Let’s play “Renegades and Separatists” instead.
Cub: Dibs on Ajax!

Wait, they really removed it??? I can’t believe, that was one (If not the most) interesting parts of the personal history.

It gave some sort of prelude to what is to happen on that episode, and also gives some introduction to Destiny Edge to players who are new and don’t know who exactly they are, or how important they are.

I Can’t believe the kids got removed. ]

Edit: The only reason I can imagine they removing it is to not giving “Spoilers” about the Destiny Edge Novel. I Can understand if thats the case, but I don’t thinks its right.

Yep, they removed it. Not sure why. I know a lot of people probably walk right by it and pay no attention but it doesn’t strike me as a good reason to remove it.

This PS step happens in the old version of LA. The kids are still there.

In fact, all the PS steps that happen in an instance inside LA use the old version of the map for good reason.

stof.9341:

This PS step happens in the old version of LA. The kids are still there.

In fact, all the PS steps that happen in an instance inside LA use the old version of the map for good reason.

I checked and you were right, they are still there (only they were moved to the side). Thanks for the clarification.

Very cool, thanks for finding them! I recently was doing the story with my last character (until the expansion, hadn’t tried a Necro yet; fun) and was sad they weren’t ‘on the way there’.

I still have to do story on maybe 4 of my characters from the beginning, I’ll be sure to find them. Stopping and listening to them was always my favorite part of that sequence.

Yup, kids are still there. <3 those kids.

That is by far the best “previously in _” I’ve seen in any medium, including sequels of books & movies, TV shows, radio serials, and other games.

• It covers all the major plot points.
• It does so concisely and accurately.
• Despite the brevity, it does a great job conveying the personalities of the major figures.
• Best of all, it doesn’t take itself too seriously.

I hope that if HoT includes a summary for new players, they do something like this. (And, of course, Debi Derryberry has to voice one of the kids.)