Guild Wars 2

What’s everyone think of marionette as a guild mission?

As a guild world event, would love it. Not as in guild challenge though, would require too many people.

Yes yes and yes, Marionette needs to come back

Kind of like the Bonus Mission Pack in GW1. You went back through previous big events in history and played as various characters to get access to certain skins.

Being able to respawn certain major events in Guild World Events would be awesome.

Examples
Ancient Karka in Southsun
Marionette in Lornar’s Pass

Reward for the spawning guild should be a mountain of influence, this is a “political” thing to do to boost their image in the game after all, as well as a number of merits. Guild members should get 2 commendations and a big chest.

Participants would get a big chest.

This would be awesome and REALLY engender guild loyalty

They could call them “Guild Reenactments.”

Reenact certain major events in the living story like the Marionette, the destruction of Lion’s Arch (both Escape from LA, and the Battle for Lion’s Arch), the raid into the Tower of Nightmares, the invasion by the Ancient Karka on LA, and the chase after and slaying of the Ancient Karka in Southsun Cove.

This could be done through hologram technology (like that used by Moto for his Super weapons, or the hologram projectors used during Dragon Bash).

Caveth.3268:

They could call them “Guild Reenactments.”

Reenact certain major events in the living story like the Marionette, the destruction of Lion’s Arch (both Escape from LA, and the Battle for Lion’s Arch), the raid into the Tower of Nightmares, the invasion by the Ancient Karka on LA, and the chase after and slaying of the Ancient Karka in Southsun Cove.

This could be done through hologram technology (like that used by Moto for his Super weapons, or the hologram projectors used during Dragon Bash).

Absolutely love the ideas

I think the Ancient Karka would be a far more challenging event than the current Karka Queen. Plus, we’d actually be able to attack and see what we’re doing this time.

Caveth.3268:

They could call them “Guild Reenactments.”

Reenact certain major events in the living story like the Marionette, the destruction of Lion’s Arch (both Escape from LA, and the Battle for Lion’s Arch), the raid into the Tower of Nightmares, the invasion by the Ancient Karka on LA, and the chase after and slaying of the Ancient Karka in Southsun Cove.

This could be done through hologram technology (like that used by Moto for his Super weapons, or the hologram projectors used during Dragon Bash).

This would be amazing

No issue with it except it would need a reason to exist in the open world post-Scarlet.

It really was an excellent boss fight

Would rather see this as a modified fractal boss o__o
1 person per lane, when your lane is open you enter and kill the platform enemy.

Scale everything down, the plat form champions would be Elites.
The mobs would be normal – veterans and their population cut by 55-60%

If you fail you have to start that boss all over again

Caveth.3268:

They could call them “Guild Reenactments.”

Reenact certain major events in the living story like the Marionette, the destruction of Lion’s Arch (both Escape from LA, and the Battle for Lion’s Arch), the raid into the Tower of Nightmares, the invasion by the Ancient Karka on LA, and the chase after and slaying of the Ancient Karka in Southsun Cove.

This could be done through hologram technology (like that used by Moto for his Super weapons, or the hologram projectors used during Dragon Bash).

fantastic idea…..really should be implemented to make some of the better temp content replayable.

either way, i thought marionette was the best LS event that they introduced…i’d take it in any form so long as it maintains its large group to smaller group character (can even see it as a fractal as already suggested…..5-man party going to single combat).

as much as people kitten about LS overall, there were certainly some really nice moments/events that would be great to replay in some form………..Marionette is the perfect one to bring back first.

For the Marionette I could see this existing post Scarlet and as far as I know the map change for it still exists with the lanes and all.

After the brave heroes destroyed Scarlet’s marionette Priory scholars carted off the debris for study. In conjunction with the Vigil it was agreed that more in field testing might have benefits, of a scholarly nature and more practical martial uses. Taimi, very excited about the possibilities, had many suggestions for improvement. ‘Scarlet was brilliant, but I’m a sane genius and an Asura.’ Months later an assembled marionette awaits those who would relive past glories and improve their tactical battle skills, while furthering the cause of science.

Perhaps Scarlet’s technology will be used in other ways by the orders, to augment or improve upon current devices, weapons or vehicles that will be used in future battles. It’s another way (like the Marionette) the Scarlet LS might influence the present and possibly the future. To make a lasting impression on the landscape by her technology being used to defend the land and maybe even help rebuild LA.

And it occurs to me, if LA has a dragon bash festival there’s got to be a Scarlet Stomp for the anniversary right? A worthy cause for celebration if there ever was one.

It’ll be a waste creating it and not using it again.

Same with invasions.

Not something to be an integral part of living story, just something to explain why previous events can still be around and become repeatable.

For example Scarlet’s armies could get some pretender taking over from between their scattered and diminished ranks putting them back together and scrapping Scarlet’s designs to make some of her machines and holograms again. Maybe one leader from each side of each alliance, working together in a six-way anit-Pact pact much like the Sinister Triad does in Brisban, trying to salvage what they can from the situation for their own benefit. Conquer the world, then divide it up in six slices like a trivial pursuit playing piece.

I would so love to see the Marionette event continue (as opposed to triple wurm), that was one of the most fun events ever, challenging, with 5 groups of players.
Whether or not Scarlet is actually dead, the Marionette could have become a sentient being, wanting to survive and destroy her adversaries (us) .