Guild Wars 2

Me and my friend just completed the story line quest Forging the Pact, however when we accepted our reward, we were given the quest Striking Off The Chains, which is the quest for the “making another suffer” fear storyline. We both chose the “dishonored by allies” fear.

We are a bit upset that we got a storyline we didn’t choose. Is there any way to get the storyline that we did choose? We don’t care if our characters have to be rolled back or whatever, we would simply like the storyline we chose.

@BrunoBRS: I stand corrected, thank you.
@Dustfinger: My apologies… I must have misread what you said.

@Lordkrall: True… I think the more accurate term for the Mists would be Alternate World/Universe.

Still, I don’t think that the vision could be described as the Mists, in part due to the fact that we have a small bit of access to them. If something like that vision was easy to come by simply from entering a plane of the Mists, then it couldn’t have been used as a plot point.

The Mists are, essentially, the afterlife, not the mechanics of the world. So no, I don’t think that’s what it could have been called. Also, the PC states that one of the orbs came at them and that they represented the dragons. It might be able to be called an astronomical construct, except that it has nothing to do with astronomy. The only other thing it could have been called is the Dream, however no other race would know what the Dream “feels” like except for the Sylvari, so that doesn’t work either. Again, the Eternal Alchemy is truly the only term we have.

@Dustfinger: Except there is in game proof that all of these do exists, and these facts are widely known by all races. All of the races know of Ventari’s Tablet and the Sylvari’s beliefs, just as all know of the Eternal Alchemy and the Asura’s beliefs. So no, I do not think it strange for, say, a Human to refer to the Eternal Alchemy. Which brings me back to my original point: What, out of all of the other races beliefs and terms, could that vision have been called? That vision was a glimpse at the inner workings of the world, for which the term “The Eternal Alchemy” is the only one we have to describe such a thing.

Okay, I have a lot of thoughts on this.

#1: Never has it been stated that the Eternal Alchemy simply brushes away the Human Gods or the Norn’s Spirits. What the Eternal Alchemy is, is simply a fancy way to say that everything is a part of a greater machine. That would have to include the Six Gods and the Spirits considering there is actual, in game and lore proof that both of these beings exist.

#2: The term “Eternal Alchemy” being used by all races at the end of the cutscene has a simple explanation. What else could that have been called? Only the Asura have a term and concept for such a thing, a term that is widely known by all races.

#3: On the topic of the current story arc being said to be “Asuran centric”, so far we are following in the footsteps of a Sylvari, and her life before she became Scarlet. It was also a Sylvari that began this story arc, Aerin. So I’d say it’s focusing more on the Sylvari than the Asura.

#4: In terms of the Asura being used as a Deus ex Machina, or thinking that they simply have the answers to everything and all else is irrelevant, I believe that is hardly the case. Not once has the Asura dismissed any other race’s beliefs as nonsense because they know better. In fact, in the Priory Storyline, it is an Asura who suggests using a Icon of Balthazar to buy Lion’s Arch more time. So clearly, they think the Six Gods exist. Again, they simply are the only one’s who have come up with a term for the greater workings of the world.

And lastly, #5: The Pale Tree in the vision. My current theory is that she is basically Yggdrasil. This would also explain the Dream and why she is so important. I also believe that she will have a much bigger and more in depth role than she has ever had, due to the cutscene.

These are my thoughts, and observations as a self proclaimed lore junkie. All in all, we will not have any clear cut answers until the end of Season 2.

I don’t think that’s a bug. My Sylvari character has that hairstyle as well. The bright green spots are where that hairstyle glows at night. Different hairstyles glow in different ways/spots/intensities. If you don’t want the hair to glow like that, you would have to reduce glow intensity in character customization, but that will reduce the intensity for the entirety of your character.

I have read a Soundless Sylvari NPC say that he dreamed of memories/visions of the friends he left at the Grove, and I think I’ve read a few other Sylvari NPCs talk about dreams, which is primarily what got me thinking that Sylvari can dream.

Thank you very much for the links, they are exceedingly helpful.

On a side note, I really do wish the Nightmare Court got more coverage ingame, and I’m really hoping in the new Living Story they’ll have more of a part.

Aah! I see. Thank you very much.

As the title of the thread says, I have a few questions that are primarily for the developers at ArenaNet, but anyone can come and share their opinions and thoughts.

The first question is: What do Sylvari dream of when they sleep? Do they reconnect to the Dream for that short period of time? Do they dream of memories? Do they dream of nothing? Or are their dreams more like humans?

The second is: If a Sylvari being converted to the Nightmare court were to be taken out of conversion about midway, would they remain a Dreamer or would they become a Courtier? Or would they be kind of caught in between the two?

Okay, thank you very much. : )

Is the new Aetherpath for Twilight Arbor is a new, permanent path, or will it disappear when the Twilight Assault Living Story ends?