Guild Wars 2

I am so sick of NPCs not reacting at all when fights are going on around them. It completely breaks me out of the setting. The most egregious offenders are in Verdant Brink at night, where you can have huge fights going on in the rally points, but still have NPCs sitting around the fire not reacting at all. It’s bad enough that often the NPCs are laughably weak for where they are located when they actually bother to fight, but at least have them do something. At least act as decoys to help us deal with the large numbers of enemies by drawing aggro for a few seconds before they die.

They should just scream as Fred Sanford “I’m coming Elizabeth!” and commit hara-kiri.

They’ve done something and its funny.

At the very least, non-battling NPCs should revert to the cowering position, just like what we see in many of the Personal and Living story chapters.

Moyayuki.3619:

At the very least, non-battling NPCs should revert to the cowering position, just like what we see in many of the Personal and Living story chapters.

That wouldn’t even make much sense, though. The characters in question are supposed to be Pact soldiers. The only NPCs this makes sense for are those dumb nobles in the south west of Verdant Brink. No one on any of the other maps should be non-responsive (looking at you Exalted outside the watches).

Boogiepop Void.6473:

Moyayuki.3619:

At the very least, non-battling NPCs should revert to the cowering position, just like what we see in many of the Personal and Living story chapters.

That wouldn’t even make much sense, though. The characters in question are supposed to be Pact soldiers. The only NPCs this makes sense for are those dumb nobles in the south west of Verdant Brink. No one on any of the other maps should be non-responsive (looking at you Exalted outside the watches).

Ah, I wasn’t aware that soldiers were being referred to. Maybe at least they could go into the “battle ready” stance, with weapons drawn? Then that way they will at least look like they are aware of fighting, even if they don’t fight themselves.

It’s a subtle mockery of players who afk in meta zones for rewards.

10/10 Arenanet.

So that’s why they just lay there wanting you to res them.