Guild Wars 2

I just read the story that was posted on flickr (not sure why you put it there instead of the site or anything but whatever). After reading it, I like it quite a bit and found it to be an interesting look at how some of the NPCs reacted to Scarlet’s attack… which brings me to the title of this post.

Why is it that nearly every single short story you produce more engaging, more intriguing, and more satisfying than any story that has been presented in the game thus-far?

I have consistently enjoyed every one of the short stories that have been posted on this site and I have also been consistently underwhelmed/annoyed by the bits of the story I have experienced in-game, and this is coming from someone who hates to read. Why do I find your written material so much more compelling than the story material in the game when I haven’t actually read a book from beginning to end in over 10 years? What is the cause of this incredible disconnect from what is written on paper to what we actually see in-game?

Anet you clearly have the ability to make incredible story content, and you have an amazing lore at your disposal as well, why not utilize these assets in-game?

1: It is much harder to make stuff in-game.
2: I think they are able to bypass the rating if they do it out of game, which makes it possible to have more “mature” content in those stories.

What short story? Would you please link it?

And to Anet: could you please make it so I don’t have to browse half the web just so I can get to read your own frikkin’ lore?

http://www.flickr.com/photos/arenanet/12946392735/in/photostream/

And then go to the left for 4 more chapters.
It was posted on the official twitter and facebook as well.

They had long break in Short Stories since Halloween as they wanted to get that lore to the game. (like Scarlet’s Secret Lair diaries, NPC dialogs…) I would suspect that the new Short Story is not in-game only because what lordkrall said; they are not able to release this kind of stories within games age rating.

It’s shame, most of the players will miss this story.

ThiBash.5634:

What short story? Would you please link it?

And to Anet: could you please make it so I don’t have to browse half the web just so I can get to read your own frikkin’ lore?

omg I second this! I only just found out about it because of woodenpotatoes.

Facebook, forum posts, twitter, youtube and now flickr (and I’m probably missing other ones…) This is getting a bit stupid now. It also highlights why the game needs something INGAME to hold all these stories and lore.

/Edit – I just read the story and there is nothing in there that would go against the age rating. Even Starwars – a kids movie, showed decapitation.