Re: Gargoyles error over Halloween

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Posted by: GregT.4702

GregT.4702

By the way, I note that after having made a (relatively) big lore deal of gargoyles going missing between GW1 and GW2, Anet then went and dropped enemies called “gargoyles” into the game over Halloween that looked nothing like GW1 gargoyles and appeared to have no associated lore.

I assume this was just an error, that no one noted that “gargoyle” was already a defined term in Guild Wars? I’m happy to say it was just Halloween and chill out, if that’s what was going on.

Or alternatively I can assume that the missing gargoyles lore is just an in-joke to explain away no-one having designed art and animations for them in GW2.

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Posted by: Anakita Snakecharm.4360

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I don’t think that’s a contradiction. If I recall correctly, the point was that gargoyles disappeared from Ascalon. Even assuming they disappeared from the entirety of Tyria… the Mad Realm isn’t part of Tyria, it’s part of the Underworld.

It’s interesting that they look so different from the ones we’ve seen.

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Posted by: Ludovicus.7980

Ludovicus.7980

They’ve disappeared from Tyria while evolving inside the mad realm. I’m part of the cult that’s waiting for their come back and their righteous claim of Ascalon, since gargoyles where there long before the charr.
Embrace the gargoyle power!!

The glory of my ancestors shall be restored.

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Posted by: GregT.4702

GregT.4702

Upon reflection I’m just going to go with this being Mad King Thorn being.. well, mad.

He misses the gargoyles, so he just dressed up some hellhounds and told them they were gargoyles now.

I figure hanging out with Mad King Thorn when it’s not Halloween is probably a lot like hanging out with the Ice King from Adventure Time.

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Posted by: synk.6907

synk.6907

Weren’t those just griffons and rock dogs in costume?

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Posted by: FlamingFoxx.1305

FlamingFoxx.1305

Anet most likely included them for a reason but didn’t have the resource to create a brand new creature model JUST for them and so went with the Griffon model.

Like you, I am hoping for some extended gargoyle lore. I can’t see why else you would stick it on the timeline unless it was important?

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Posted by: Ludovicus.7980

Ludovicus.7980

Beware mortals for the time of the gargoyle will come!

The glory of my ancestors shall be restored.