Hey everyone! I just wanted to make a quick response because I feel you guys don’t seem to understand what GW2 Manifesto Video was all about.
In that video, Colin Johanson, the lead game designer was talking about “Dynamic Events” and the “Combat” while Ree Soesbee was talking about “Personal Storyline”.
These are Ree Soesbee’s words the OP quoted in regarding to Personal Stories:
“As a structure, the MMO has lost the ability to make the player feel like a hero. Everybody around you is doing the same thing you are doing. The boss you just killed respawns ten minutes later. It doesn’t care that I’m there.
You’re meeting new people whom you will then see again. You’re rescuing a village that will stay rescued, who then remember you. We do not want to build the same MMO everyone else is building, and in Guild Wars 2, it’s your world. It’s your story. You affect things around you in a very permanent way.”
Now this is what Colin Johanson has to say regarding Dynamic Events:
“Cause and effect: A single decision made by a player cascades out in a chain of events.”
Now, If you watch the ArenaNet videos on youtube, You’ll notice Colin Johanson will always talk mostly on the subject regarding Dynamic Events while Ree Soesbee will always try to bring up Personal Stories.
The GW2 Manifesto Video including other videos that the developers talk in, will most likely talk about their subject but will also talk about the game as a whole.
See it for yourself:
Here is GW2 Manefsto Video link:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bKtGxVj3msM
Here is Ree Soesbee’s Video Regarding Personal Story:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tv7j73VWVWs
Here is Colin Johanson’s Video Regarding Dynamic Events:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4oit0gBEWHo
I personally feel like the Personal Stories do make you feel like a hero with choices you make. They are permanant as well. And Dynamic Events do Chain onto each other. I say they delivered. Though, there is always room for improvement
=) I hope this info helps.
(edited by DreamyAbaddon.3265)
This happend to me too.
I cant whisper to certain people… or invite them to party.
This is frustraiting…
And my guild dissapeared. I thought I left guild by mistake. But it turned out to be a bug.
Yes… I wanted to help 2 new players but problem was, the Bug wouldnt allow me to whisper them.
What is going on!?
I cant wisper, or invite them to party “This player is Not Online” and yet his typing in Map chat? When is this going to be fixed? =(