Guild Wars 2

Proposal Overview:
The general idea is to have customizable guild mascots which serve to welcome members to the guild hall, and give the place some more life outside of simply custom architecture. A reasonable target for this would be something like guild grunties from .hack//G.U. but Quagan or Skritt serving the role.

Goal of Proposal:
One of GW2’s strengths are a living world where NPCs chain off and have their own tracks an dialogue instead of being stationary. Having a mascot Quagan or Skritt for the guildhall could generate the same sense of life. Also unlike a banner or building, you would be able to display personality in motion. Maybe you have a skritt mascot who exemplifies your guild’s merchant focus and continuously is on the hunt for shineys. Maybe you have a guild who focuses on WvW, and a Quaggan who thinks himself a tuff guy.

Proposal Functionality:
Functionally you would have a mascot NPC who runs/walks/stumbles around your guild hall making noise and spouting dialogue. The look/gender/race would be customizable by the guild owner, along with the dialogue they spout (and an associated sound effect such as a laugh or grunt or the like). They could serve more purpose in the future, the the initial idea is to have them mostly for personality.

Associated Risks:
Being a mostly aesthetic idea that in theory could be tacked on later could easily make it back burner material. The whole idea of having cute mascots may as not be every one’s cup of tea, so this will only make a slice of the player base happy. Being effectively a mobile shout box could also annoy some people greatly who just wish to use the guild halls to get away from the hustle and bustle of the general game world. What do people think?