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almost 6 years ago - /u/Alexander-Youngblood - Direct link

Originally posted by Linuky

The collections were short, but fun. And you don't even need a guide if you know the maps somewhat, no events required.

The story they told were also really enjoyable.

Thanks! I just want to take the chance to shout out Novera King and Alex Kain who really brought these characters to life.

almost 6 years ago - /u/Alexander-Youngblood - Direct link

Originally posted by Lascax

Was that a total original addition by them or did the weapon creators give some inputs?

I did not personally speak to the winners but they gave us short blurbs on their inspiration for the weapons, as well as some of their character names and what not. The three npcs are named in some way after the winners or their in-game character names.

I took that and expanded out the overall story and background for each weapon. Then, Novera and Alex came in to write the dialogue in the framework I set up and really breathed life into the characters.

almost 6 years ago - /u/Alexander-Youngblood - Direct link

Originally posted by Narrrz

the hints for the greatsword were a bit ambiguous. they all say "in ebonhawke" and they should say "fields of ruin"

Yeah we're aware of that one. You're right it's misleading currently. It will be fixed but I do not have an ETA.

Originally posted by rude_asura

off topic: just walked past the Legendary Collector Rednax Youngblood in LA today and was wondering, if you are the same warband...

Ha, yeah. Nice catch. Item Collections are one of the first systems I got to help out with when I started at ArenaNet. Since I helped out, Matt Pennebaker decided to name that NPC after me. Rednax is a grizzled veteran who has taken up spoon collecting as his retirement hobby.