aikatara.3462

Ah thanks, I see :-). So it's a "release in pieces" combined with two timed bonus events I both missed. I finally figured out that you can still complete the donation achievement by buying stuff from the factions vendor (I had the five marks for some reason), so I go this achievement (and the other after talking to Jonna). In case someone is wondering about that.

> @"anninke.7469" said: > > @"voltaicbore.8012" said: > > > @"anninke.7469" said: > > > Anyone else getting slightly hopeful that Laranthir's absence may have an actual reason after all? > > > > No. > > > > After what they did to the Spirits, the norn aspect of the Saga in general, and to my boy Smodur - zero faith in ANet's narrative capabilities. I'd prefer they not ruin Laranthir somehow as well. > > > > > > Might be the wise thing to do. I'm afraid it will end up like that but I still can't not get my hopes up. Oh well, the dissapointment to come is my own doing I guess. > > And slightly off-topic, I was not pleased by Aife coming all the way to the EotN and tell me almost the same thing we've been told for FIVE KITTEN YEARS about the Pale Tree's health. After having finally completed the newest episode I am still torn. On the one hand hope dies last - and so I'll continue to hope that they'll bring Laranthir back as the leader of the Vigil. He's been telling us that he'll replace General Soulkeeper in the event of her demise for years now after all. But on they other hand Jhavi tells me that "she's getting used to it" and that she didn't hear from Laranthir at all and my hope sinks. And considering how they treated other characters recently, like Smodur - oh my... But if they ditch Laranthir as the Vigil's General just because Sylvari aren't en vogue any longer or because it is considered good storytelling now to get rid of long existing characters I will be VERY disappointed. Sorry to kind of necro this thread but I had to get this off my chest. I like Laranthir. He was the one of the last of my favorite characters who was still around (usually my favorite characters get killed or booted out of the story), mostly because nobody was interested in him, and I made the mistake to think he was safe because of that. Guess I was wrong.

In the end it is always a matter of personal preference whether you like a character or not. For me Trahearne is by far my most favorite character in the game (beating even Canach). I found at a relieve for once not to be the "chosen one" or "big boss" in a story. I find this trope really tiresome. I just really like the way Trahearne is written, with all the insecurities and imperfections he carries around with him. Or the fact that he is a huge history nerd and can't stop talking about it even when the person he's talking to gets a bit bored ;-) - I can relate to that a lot ;-). I think he has in fact more character development then the majority of the Dragon's Watch crew, but it is easy to miss. Gameplay wise there may be a few quirks with his character: he can be somewhat buggy in some missions if you run to far ahead and sometimes he is facing in the wrong direction, looking at a wall instead of the other Npcs and such stuff, but I can see past those issues easily. And his voice actor, while having a lovely timbre, has a rather odd way of acting/voicing the character. But for me this just became a part of Trahearne's idiosyncracies. Not everyone has the ability to be/talk snarky and entertaining. I did start with a Sylvari character though when I played the personal story for the first time. Maybe that does make a difference? But then I also didn't mind Kormir (or Rurik) and I can't really see why others disliked them so much.