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I’ve played a little GW1 but not enough to immerse myself into the lore but as I fully intend to play GW2 until my eyes bleed, I was hoping to read through the lore while patiently waiting for the game to be released. Is there a good source out there where I could find all the available lore for both GW1 and GW2? I’ve searched and found snippets of it in a dozen places but I’d really like to find a site or books that detail the entire back-story.
Appreciate any help you can give me on this, thanks in advance!
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2011-10-19, 01:40 PM #1Stood in the Fire
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2011-10-19, 01:49 PM #3Deleted
You can always buy "Ghosts of Ascalon" or "Edge of Destiny".
Or try Guild Wars Wiki. They have really good stuff
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2011-10-19, 02:09 PM #4Scarab Lord
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Use the wiki for GW1 lore.
And read the novels for the lore 250 years between GW1 and 2 to get an idea of what's going on in the world.
There's actually some pretty cool shit goin on in Guild Wars 1. Way more interesting than all the WoW Mary Sue's.Sentinel PVE Basics for the two Specs that matter
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2011-10-19, 03:40 PM #5Stood in the Fire
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Well here's hoping I get the chance to go to Chapters right after leaving the office today, there is one lone copy of each book in stock! Yes I still prefer the paperbacks when traveling!
Also in case lore fans weren't aware, during my search for the books i discovered a new book title "Guild Wars Sea of Sorrow" written by Ree Soesbee to be published June 26th 2012.Last edited by Vlad Morbius; 2011-10-19 at 07:20 PM.
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2011-10-19, 08:00 PM #6Banned
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zomg first expansion speculation begin! Originally Posted by Vlad Morbius
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2011-10-19, 10:59 PM #7Stood in the Fire
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Well that just might be now that you mention it lol! Originally Posted by Aammadan
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2011-10-20, 12:28 AM #8The Lightbringer
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Originally Posted by Vlad Morbius
they announced it at PAX and its about zhaitan rising and wiping out LA Originally Posted by Aammadan
and the launch title is supposed to have zhaitan as the final boss if you will
YETANOTHEREDIT: as far as the "guild wars" go it isnt very relevant except for the reasoning for the exodus to kryta and adleburn's reluctance to go with rurikLast edited by Glytch; 2011-10-20 at 12:49 AM.
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2011-10-20, 12:37 AM #9Scarab Lord
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Definitely read the novels! I loved them, and it gave me a lot of insight on what GW2 will be like. It touches back on older lore that will still be relevant in GW2, and it was a really good read. It definitely got me excited for getting into the game's lore when it launches.
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2011-10-20, 12:39 AM #10Epic!
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Can highly recommend Ghosts of Ascalon. Damn, that was a good read.
Edge of Destiny was good as well, but Ghosts of Ascalon was my favorite out of those two by far.- My RP Characters - Signature requests: Open -
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2011-10-20, 12:50 AM #11The Lightbringer
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dougal made ghosts of ascalon awesome Originally Posted by dubbelbasse
i loved the back and forth between logahn and rylock thoThe Original Ganksta
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2011-10-20, 12:54 AM #12Epic!
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Oh yes, it was really nice getting to know all of the main characters in Edge of Destiny, and the ending was really awesome as well. Originally Posted by Glytch
But still, Ghosts of Ascalon had something that Edge of Destiny lacked. And in terms of lore I felt that Ghosts of Ascalon offered more facts.- My RP Characters - Signature requests: Open -
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2011-10-20, 01:00 AM #13The Lightbringer
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ghosts felt more like an adventure and a story, edge seemed like it wanted only to set up for GW2 Originally Posted by dubbelbasse
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2011-10-20, 01:05 AM #14I am Murloc!
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I love the King Adelbern / Ghosts of Ascalon story (I should read the book lol)
The whole refusing to surrender and turning his people into ghosts to fight for all eternity is a damn cool story concept.
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2011-10-20, 01:07 AM #15Scarab Lord
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Read it for sure! I really didn't know anything at all about the whole Ascalon thing before, but I can really appreciate that part of the lore now. It's definitely the better of the two books. Originally Posted by Mif
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2011-10-20, 01:09 AM #16The Lightbringer
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i could never stand adlebern, always too good for kryta Originally Posted by Mif
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2011-10-20, 01:36 AM #17Stood in the Fire
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Well I got hooked on Ghost of Ascalon after the one free paragraph. I managed to get both books and I'm flying to Brazil for business so they're going to get me through the 22 hours of travel time!
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2011-10-20, 06:47 AM #18The Insane
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I'm not a fan of the books but they are decent to get a feel of the world I suppose. The GW wiki is the best bet for lore.
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Yeah I was just kidding, I'm pretty sure the sea of sorrows is just the bay between Lion's Arch and Orr, not much room to fit an expansion in there... ZOMG DLC INSTEAD!! Originally Posted by Glytch
Can't wait to kill that douchebag. Originally Posted by Glytch
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2011-10-20, 09:06 PM #20The Lightbringer
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that's correct Originally Posted by Aammadan
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