Guild Wars 2

I think a great plot device to tell new players about previous lore would be through some variant of the Dream (like in Sylvari areas such as the Grove, etc). That would be a good method of watching old cutscenes through the memories of the Pale Tree, which IS a living, sentient tree. I particularly would enjoy watching the infamous Lord Faren fail cutscene again. The cutscenes could cover living story as well as personal story elements you may have forgotten (although with a lot of weak story paths this may not appeal to all characters).

To be honest, a lot of this story isn’t exactly well written (at least in my opinion), but even a little context helps a lot of new players enjoy this temporary content more. It’s a better option than asking somebody in map chat and hearing responses like “dude dies. robots attack. faren fails”.

As of the last few living story patches, we have seen a lot. Scarlett. The Queen’s Gauntlet. And Hobo Robo.

Hobo Robo (technically “Hobo-Tron”) was introduced as a funny little NPC who was programmed to panhandle for spare money to cross a bridge. But after completing Scarlett’s Madhouse for the first time, I noticed Hobo Robo in the center of the pavilion during the final boss fights with the barrels. Coincidence? I think not.

In my opinion Hobo Robo is probably some kind of spy/surveillance robot for Scarlett (or whoever she may or may not be working for/connected with… Aetherblades?). But that’s totally unoriginal and probably inaccurate. Anybody got any better hobo robo conspiracies?