Guild Wars 2

In this topic I’d like to address some things that I hope to see in the Living Story, and hopefully many of you will agree with me. This isn’t criticism of the current Living Story, since it is at the time of writing this, unclear where they are taking it. But here’s what I hope to see eventually:

The Menace of the Dragons

The Dragons don’t really feel like a big threat at the moment. It would be interesting to see the other dragons have a bit of an impact on the world. Sure, we have the dragon brand, and various dragon minions running around. But we don’t see any dragons literally terrorizing parts of the world. Any zone that has a dragon battle (such as the Claw of Jormag, or the Shatterer) simply has the dragon fly over occasionally. With the Living Story is would be interesting to see some of the other dragons actually attack settlements, and make some zones a dangerous place (even if only temporarily). How cool would it be, if a particular explorable zone suddenly became extremely dangerous, and players needed to avoid it?

Plot Twists

I’ve mentioned this before, but none of the stories in the game have been really surprising so far. And that’s probably an understatement. I know there is a lot of writing talent at Anet, so I’m hoping to see some twists and turns in the story. Something beyond “There’s a bad dragon and he sends minions to the surface”. I’m looking forward to seeing things happen that completely shatter our expectations and go in the opposite direction. A story that strays away from fantasy cliches.

Mystery

Tyria has a lot of lore, but currently the Living Story hasn’t conjured up a whole lot of mystery. GW1 did this a couple of times, where things would happen that indeed suggested a lot more was going on than we realized. I’m hoping the Living Story will surprise us with some events and changes that really will make us ponder what the hell is going on. The kind of mysteries that lead to wild speculations and heavy discussions. Right now the game is missing that spark of mystery.

Dragons: How do you know that the very things happening in Flame and Frost is not because of the dragons? It is after all quite possible that the dragons might be involved, even if we do not know it yet.

Mystery: Hmm? This and many other forums on the internet that are debating the reason for the whole Flame and Frost situation, and before the actually in-game attacks there where quite a few threads about what caused the refugees to flee. We still have no clue whatsoever as to why the FL and Dredge are working together, how is that not a mystery?

lordkrall.7241:

Dragons: How do you know that the very things happening in Flame and Frost is not because of the dragons? It is after all quite possible that the dragons might be involved, even if we do not know it yet.

I’d say it is extremely likely. But that’s not what I mean with menace. We haven’t seen the dragons actually doing anything yet. I’d like to see them actually wreak havoc on the world, and establish them as something to be a wee bit scared about.

lordkrall.7241:

Mystery: Hmm? This and many other forums on the internet that are debating the reason for the whole Flame and Frost situation, and before the actually in-game attacks there where quite a few threads about what caused the refugees to flee. We still have no clue whatsoever as to why the FL and Dredge are working together, how is that not a mystery?

Not really. I was thinking about deeper mysteries. GW1 had lots of these. Things that actually spark a lot of debate and investigation.