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just gonna up and hope we can hear response from dev team. also still gonna try contribute my idea how to make it happen:
warped time area:
Area should be similar to pvp map type, aka be its separate world map out of normal realm. Center point would be triangular Asura style platform with single gate that leads back and guild teleportation device type of center piece where you can select event map to go to.
There should be few different types of areas,
First is old lions arch that should be permanently there, also maybe have destroyed version permanently available( or make it that played needs to have participated in scarlets invasion before can teleport to that map).
2nd should be Living story maps where each of area with event would activate and stay active for corresponding time to its original run.
also maybe add seasonal maps where while current years seasonal event is running outside, here older (removed/altered) seasonal events would be available. Say run some of older wintersdays that contained special achievements/objectives that’s not been repeated during newest wintersday event, same to halloween and others. This would be really great way to add four wind bazaar and super adventure box back into game without breaking anything lore vice.
On each case historical items /achievements should be available (not counting special store sales though) (ofc with events currency)
In order to make em more worthwhile vendors could be made sure to sell useful stuff for event currency.
And here be why I think it would be best way of making things:
1st: This fits lore extremely well, say asura chronomancer should have no problem to dabble deeper in time and create devices for it.
2nd: of all old events, they have existed, map has existed, code has existed, voice acting has been there, graphics and animations been done, even code itself has already been created and there is good changes that everything exists still in backups thus requiring quite minimal work apart from creating premises and on some point refitting areas for current games style, though please leave gliding out:S.
3rd: even though this type of content doesn’t fit all, same could be said for pvp, wvwvw and fractals too. namely this adds several hundreds hours of content to anyone who is interested (suppose two groups are top for this: ones who missed em originally aka are newer members, and ones who occasionally would like to go back for nostalgia).
4th: by creating premises for this it allows any future coming historical stuff be moved here.
5th: premises being here it could at some point spawn new story to be played.
I somehow hope this kinda approach would be considered by dev team
price is very fine concerning that these slots are ultimate level of convince:)
my cringe is that we only have 5 max:( please take ma money and let me buy few dozen of these slots more
when you create character, each of them opens with “I am… and this is my story” thus lacking section in that story middle of game is highly disturbing actually
bumbie in hopes of hearing this happen
or alternatively let us buy 30+ more shared slots:)
found thread and wondering … still any news on topic …will my character ever get this major hole in memory fixed?
as far as it is … S2 especially is major plot hole due missing stuff between this and PS. so I can know with META knowledge of who is marjory, who is rox, who is taimi, who is kasmeer,who is braham and actually …who is scarlet even and what is this talk in lions arch about attack, also what is tower of nightmare that kasmeer so nicely mentions.
that all and bit more is knowledge that new character absolutely can’t know while player may or may not know
price range felt high but considering how high Quality of life upgrade these are it was actually okey. please add more of these, max 5 feels kinda low count :S
lack of S1 content
bumb, gotta keep upping in hopes this part is fixed … on constant basis at HoT story and s2, let alone by npcs in cities I keep reminded of single fact: I wasn’t there when said s1 event happened… so nice of each and every of imaginary friends keep referring how I was in where I wasnt
so, since wasnt playing s1 .. that person is mere figment of imagination of my character, there is no way my char could know her at start of s2 given that there is extremely huge gap between personal story and s2
I think I just copy slightly older reply:
so how about we turn this thread from love/hate s1 into idea thread of how s1 should be delivered without breaking things on lore level (at least not too much) if ever there is possibility.
For my proposal is simple idea of time: azurans are tech ppl, chronomancers already dabble on field of time. So its not far fetch that asuran could re-engineer asura gate into portal of time.
Exit would best be separate nexus with access to old lions arch before scarlets invasion (for those who liked old even better than new for one). Events of S1 could easily delivered as maps itself (this assumes arenanet has versions backed up since release)and instead of flat adding entire world map, map of rift in time could be similar to pvp map. Maybe only show areas on it where events happen.
most counter arguments would be work vice, but if backups exists, then majority of graphical and coding work already exists (also audio and writing), What would be needed is only some tweaking in code like disabling renown vendors of said areas and generalize normal vendors, save for event currency vendor. Events itself should be ran on correct order and maybe at 2x speed of original length vice but so that there is no caps in between.
Ofc this also could hold few of timegated seasonal events that are not there now such as fourwind bazaar, maybe also super adventure box
please note that this is fairly cost efficient to produce in case Anet has backups of server/client version dating to 2012 or has codes of events around
on fractal one, if you go with 7 ones you need 4x +10 and one +11 agony to cap 150, alternatively you can fit 5/5 for more bang in dmg output but need +16 agony ones
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so, upping this:) o really its serious matter that ought to worked soon …I missed a lot of S1 actually myself and for me both Taimi and Braham and gang are mere imaginary friends, figments of my mind ..cause that’s absolutely only way my character could have known them prior to S2 as far as it goes, there is extremely huge gap in story of character and what s/he could know without S1 being there
so how about we turn this thread from love/hate s1 into idea thread of how s1 should be delivered without breaking things on lore level (at least not too much) if ever there is possibility.
For my proposal is simple idea of time: azurans are tech ppl, chronomancers already dabble on field of time. So its not far fetch that asuran could re-engineer asura gate into portal of time.
Exit would best be separate nexus with access to old lions arch before scarlets invasion (for those who liked old even better than new for one). Events of S1 could easily delivered as maps itself (this assumes arenanet has versions backed up since release)and instead of flat adding entire world map, map of rift in time could be similar to pvp map. Maybe only show areas on it where events happen.
most counter arguments would be work vice, but if backups exists, then majority of graphical and coding work already exists (also audio and writing), What would be needed is only some tweaking in code like disabling renown vendors of said areas and generalize normal vendors, save for event currency vendor. Events itself should be ran on correct order and maybe at 2x speed of original length vice but so that there is no caps in between.
Ofc this also could hold few of timegated seasonal events that are not there now such as fourwind bazaar, maybe also super adventure box
I’d say best way to have S1 again available is add some timewarp type content where entire map is visitable of that time period of S1 where event is running (large scale instanced map separate from rest of world map, maybe similar special large map as pvp zones have could call it time rift of something), and anyone wanting to could join for it … could be that such maps are looped little to not allow all at once too and have some incentive for older players to return in em.
this way not only players who missed could learn what happened, but allows players who liked content to occasionally return to and replay these events
also this is very good method to add hundreds of hours to gameplay value as its basically recycling something that already existed (mind that all maps already are instances) well, assuming they still have original codes left from that time
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as i went to finish sylvari story arc month ago for a change (original personal story) I still wonder what has gotten to that another tree and harbinger brought from it… (feels like none of characters even remember that after pack been formed)
so … dulfys guide referes now divemaster #1 of kryta in lions arch on spot that no longer exists …anyone has up to date list of location?