Just to get to the point. I’ve gone through several posts here on the Forums, read alot of them. And I’m afraid I’m among the ones disappointed with the Personal Story in Guild Wars 2.
I really enjoyed the beginning as a Thief. I began as a Rat, nothing more nothing less. I liked how the story developed itself through the Quests, how I met these new people, i.ex the Best friend I sacrificed for another thousand lives i.ex. I loved it, cause I felt part of something, as if it was part of an exciting book.
I enjoyed rising in Ranks, becoming a Member of the Order of Whispers, befriending Tybalt, who was by far; the most interesting and gentle character I’ve seen in the whole game till he was killed off and replaced by Trahearne. Or how-ever his name is spelled.
When this occured, after Claw Island I feel like the Torpedo of Don Corleone, just that it wasn’t as awesome as it would be being Don Corleone’s torpedo. I became Trahearnes sidekick. All I did was to provide him assistance so we could stick to the path of him being the destined one to rise.
I felt at the side of the story, the character behind the masses. It matters little to me if it wasn’t for me coming across Trahearne all of this at the end would never occur, but it felt forced. It wasn’t this interesting friendish development I had with Tybalt. I felt forced to befriend this tosser.
I stopped doing the Personal Story quests after 71. I’m 80 now; I forced myself through some Story quests as WvW’s were full, so I did some of them to gain the last exp required from 79 to 80. Yeah, I forced myself through just to get the last bit of EXP.
And want me to be honest? I dont remember anything of the last quests I did, because I felt like the character who’s just there, cleans the place, returns with a result and repeat. I’m not that Order of Whisper who were promoted to Lightbringer, i’m that Nanny with a broom, prepp’d to clean the dust off the house corner.
I’m just ‘there’. It’s not like ‘’Oh dear, I’m at this point and I cant wait to see the amazing fight with Zhaitan’’ – Honestly, I even doubt I’m going to do the last quests of the Story cause I dont feel motivated to. Cause I know I’ll be that character who gets a pat in the back and thank you’s. Where’s the feeling of being truly appreciated by the characters around you? When they feel joy for over coming such a beast I see this face expression: ‘’._. Good job’’
I’d appreciate alot more work on the Story quests after Claw Island and onwards. I just feel so utterly disappointed. Also; I do hope when I level my next character that it doesn’t have same ends. If they do, ah well. I might aswell just not do the Personal Story quest as I know the end-results eitherway.
The story of the character I create is what drives me through MMO’s. When I create a character i.ex; my thief (Getting the idea of this deadly assassin type of fellow) I want to have the feeling of him being one. This dangerous guy, but at the end of the day; The Order of Whispers is put aside, cause we’re the ’’pact’’ which brought union among the Vigil and etc. Cool, we brought some union between three Orders, I barely know any of the three besides slanters of some Marshal and it’s Soldier calling them incompetent, cowards and whatnot. It felt like their slanters between eachother made the final judgement of how much they disliked eachother. It was more like a personal grudge.
Atleast I felt I became a Darth in SWTOR before I quit it. Was enough for me atleast =P
TL;DR: Story quest is boring after Claw island, feels left among the masses.