
Originally Posted by
Svifnymr
Maybe you don't understand the definition? You're saying the events were not tied togethor by the plot? That Flame & Frost wasn't tied to Southsun, wasn't tied to Aetherblades which wasn't tied to Queens Jubilee and so on? You're saying none of these events were linked?
Wait, so you think a book sucks if it doesn't explain the plot in the first chapter? It's true, we didn't know how the Dredge/ Charr tied into Scarlet's plot before Scarlet was introduced (except for a mention of a a lady behind it), then the aetherblades, we knew they were part of the stuff, but not what. Then the next update was Jubilee, which revealed Scarlet for all to see. So we didn't learn much background on her or her motives until the 3/4 mark, so that means we knew nothing?
It's been discussed on the forum before, so not worth going over again, but there is a world of difference between having to buy a book for lore, vs reading a free short story that is linked from the launcher. I'd prefer if the stuff was given over in game too, by all means, but that doesn't mean that the stuff doesn't exist just because it's a link to click instead of some NPC spouting the lines in the game.
Definetly, they should have better pacing and remember that the format is not a book or tv show. By the same token, a lot of folks have no interest in the story and just want new things to click at for new rewards, so I'm not sure how much time/energy they can/should devote to the cutscenes and stuff. I don't think Anet is perfect by any means, and there's a lot of room for improvement, but it does feel like Anet is learning as they go.
I'm really not sure how much "time" Anet has to learn this stuff though, as far as profit is concerned. Same with the big April 15th patch, lots of stuff is nice in it, but does it really matter for the overall health of the game? We'll see, not like it costs me anything else at this point.