I guess now this discussion should be allowed, because this particular piece of datamined VO that I am going to talk about was never used in game and will hardly go live as is now.
So, fellow Tyrians, the chapter one of Living Words has ended. Let’s forget about Scarlet for a moment and talk about our new friends, so-called ’Destiny’s Orphans’ guild: Marj, Kas, Taimi, Big B and Rox.
Before we approach the interesting part, I suggest you listening to that_shaman’s datamined VO that was intended to hit live servers with Aftermath patch.
http://thatshaman.blogspot.ru/2014/03/from-cutting-room-floor-living-story.html
Now, long before LA’s destruction there was a datamine that showed same exact dialogue with few minor differences (which was in french, IIRC, yet it was very close) in which characters directly mention Mordremoth, Marjory’s death and et cetera. Which is why it never hit live, as I think, because we hadn’t much time to learn about Mordremoth in current, say, timeline. In our timeline, we barely know that it exists. When you approach Kasmeer with reply about Dragon’s cry which all Tyria heard, she obviously posesses knowledge only about four Elder Dragons. Only individuals that know about other Elder Dragons existance are presumed to be some Inquest members, some Priory/Order of Whispers members and so on.
But again, in our timeline Scarlet never revealed who is that ‘New Master’ that Tyria will bow to. Perhaps Arena.net made this living story arc a bit shorter: a small sacrifice to make season 2 much more compelling.
In our timeline Marjory survives the battle with Scarlet, and meets with her Seraph sister at the Dead End, which will soon depart to Brisban Wildlands to do something with bandit and black market activity in the region. So, presumably, sister gets into some trouble and is captured, Marj wants to save her, we, players, follow. A nice, solid reason to re-visit Brisban and newly added locations next to it, which will come as soon as story porgresses. With that in mind, with a reason to visit those locations, we will encounter, you guessed it, minions of Mordremoth, at some point.
But question is still the same, will Marjory die on that supposed ‘rescue mission’? My guess is yes, but that is pure specualtion with no evidence base, just a guess. If she dies, all that dialogue with Logan makes a little more sense. Plus Rox’ decision not to report to Rytlock was never explained (some text, yes, but I think it’s a missed opportunity) and the guild itself never actually called themselves ’Destiny’s Orphans’ yet.
Maybe I am wrong, but it’s better be true. Datamined ending, in my humble opinion, could have been much better finale of season one. I really want to see some drama in living world. Someone has to die. Valar Morghulis, after all.
So, opinions?
(edited by Aethelbert.1497)