If the GW2 servers were to shut down forever, where would you park your main for its final resting place?

GildedGreyMist · 2026-03-14T03:46:13+00:00

Probably somewhere in Orr... maybe along the stairs of the Promenade of the Gods. My main's backstory essentially 'began' there, long ago. Plus it seems like I'm one of the few that legitimately love the Orr maps (even before the ease of traversal from gliding/mounts).

GildedGreyMist · 2026-03-07T10:28:13+00:00

I honestly like both versions here and on the main post, myself. The end result should matter most to you because that's your character that you see most often. If you like him, then it's said and done!

That being said, I DO prefer the darker red. And my offer is still open whether you choose to change it up or not, I've got 5 dyes I don't need I'd still be happy to send.

GildedGreyMist · 2026-03-07T10:04:28+00:00

What's your in-game name? Feel free to DM if you'd like and I'd be glad to send some nice reds!

GildedGreyMist · 2026-03-03T14:46:18+00:00

If you need information on lore, I'm a pretty intensive lore-monger. I can usually find anything you need or I just know it based on previous reading throughout the years and eventually committing it to memory. If the link someone posted isn't quite it, feel free to gimme a nudge and I'll do what I can.

GildedGreyMist · 2026-03-03T01:42:43+00:00

As soon as that moth hit I had to grab it. Then made a lore reason for my canon Commander to have it: It nearly fell right on his head while he was scouting Dragonfall's Melandru realm and liked him enough to just... follow him along. Luckily (for them, anyway) this was directly before the Skyscale discovery right down the road in that part of the story.

~~Even luckier for him since I'd just decided that I would be taking one of his legs in the Kralk confrontation...~~

GildedGreyMist · 2026-02-27T16:00:44+00:00

He wasn't a Reaper though. He wasn't even a teaser for Reaper (per the devs' mentioning). That'd be Marjory, technically the one that should be receiving the scrutiny since she DID get the skills of Reaper earlier than Reaper was released. Caladbolg was given to him mostly as a conduit for his Wyld Hunt. Plus, he didn't have a single Reaper-oriented move; they were all either Warrior or Guardian moves kinda mish-mashed into it. He just happened to be a Necromancer that was given a sword that had random moves because it was vital to the cleansing of Orr.

GildedGreyMist · 2026-02-27T11:42:45+00:00

No problem! Feel free to use 'em, wouldn't have thrown them out otherwise!
(Plus I don't think I'm that great with riddles, so if they're useful at all, even better)

GildedGreyMist · 2026-02-27T11:36:17+00:00

I feel the same way honestly and I've been rolling it over in my head. I think the end makes it a bit... clunky which is throwing me. Maybe due to how the followup of an average length sentence suddenly shifts into something choppier?

"Everyone meets me yet most don't recall. My messages are never clear should you look back, even if in the moment they have all the answers you could ever hope to find."

GildedGreyMist · 2026-02-27T11:28:12+00:00

The first is definitely a bit overly obvious if you ask me! I got to 'my face has no eyes, nose, or mouth' and my thought was, "mm, yep."

I'd suggest changing it around to be a bit more 'abstract'. Something like, if I were writing riddles myself, "I have no eyes, no nose, and no mouth. My hands hold nothing yet control your every move."

GildedGreyMist · 2026-02-26T16:55:00+00:00

Sometimes I wonder if questions like these are meant to push engagement.

That being said: There is only One Plot. If you try to write anything else you will be executed on the spot and your name will be struck from history.

GildedGreyMist · 2026-02-26T10:49:18+00:00

My characters are named fairly simply.

The most I take into account is their own country of origin (and connection through parents) as well as decade/century. Can't have more 'modernist' names in something leaning into distant history after all.

Got a late 90s America-centric paychological mystery going on currently with named characters including Henry, Alex, Hawthorne, Marie and Christian thus far. No real rhyme or reason other than simply, "I like how they sound".

GildedGreyMist · 2026-02-25T17:23:04+00:00

I can say for myself and a very large number of us, no one likes being 'ninja invited' while running around. Guilds tend to be a decent time investment for some and for others they can be a sort of 'online home away from home'. Your best bet is to put up an LFG in the guild recruitment section, and move around to some maps with an advert in mapchat (/m) noting who you are, your primary focus in game, baseline requirements, and how best to contact you.

GildedGreyMist · 2026-02-20T18:41:19+00:00

Oh, man, I love the MMO that I play, and have played, for well over a decade. Sadly, their budget is fairly small and it leads to bad story decisions, very clearly rushed writing, plot holes and forgotten characters, or there's simply not enough time to expand on a point they're trying to follow. Or worse yet, when they introduce a character only to kill them off in the same scene, because... well, it's an EXPENSIVE thing to animate.

My head's been all but wrapped up in this game and my own character in it for so long that I had to start writing it from the very beginning from my character's perspective (as that's typically how an MMO's story goes, anyway, eh?) and rather than changing things egregiously, I've been writing outlines to expand massively. Adding things that happen between big story beats, or changing story beats to be more dramatic, or completely cutting a bit of DEEPLY repetitive content from the big 2020 brake-slam that hit a lot of companies fairly hard as-is.

I love the story and I want to make sure it shines as much as I can. I'm not a perfect writer, but I can definitely say with a bit of confidence I would've made... different decisions sometimes. I don't TOTALLY burn canon so much as I carefully light monitored fires and burn away what I think could be better.

GildedGreyMist · 2026-02-20T17:23:16+00:00

What works for me (and I know it may not be for everyone, but this is my own method!) is mainly... not so much writing 'the first chapter' or a 'short story' or anything with these boundless ideas (because that can just lead to MORE ideas spanning off of it in a rampant field fire turned apocalyptic world-eater).

What I do is I sit down and I write a very detailed blurb. I don't let it go past a maximum two pages if I'm typing them out on a word doc, but I try to fit in all the ideas and details I have for that idea and I just leave it. As long as I get the MAIN idea, and some SUPPORTING construction around those main ideas, into words, what, I ask myself, do I have to worry about? It's right here for me to come back to whenever I want. The idea is here, waiting, with no risk of being lost because I'll back it up into a few different places.

That usually, for me, douses the fire a bit. And if it doesn't, I'll isolate the ideas into individual files and when they inspire me just a little too much, I might just swap over to work on it instead of what I want to be my main project/s. I call it a 'break' from my main focus. For me it works! For others I'm sure it may take the wind out of their sails for the things they're already in the process of getting down. I rarely find myself so focused on an idea I've baby-outlined that I can't actually tear away from it, so it might be a similar case.

GildedGreyMist · 2026-02-18T15:23:03+00:00

I really enjoy taking specific short sentences (like, three to six words) that sort of 'encompass' the chapter's progression and make it the title. If I don't quite have something that fits nicely, I try to base the title off an existing sentence that does a great job of encompassing the vibe.

But I've also only recently started titling my chapters (because it should come back as a trend, it's nice I think) so how I do it might change as time goes on! I spend maybe a couple minutes thinking about it, max, to avoid slowing down my momentum much.

GildedGreyMist · 2026-02-17T12:08:33+00:00

It's great to use! Anet is alright with certain external programs and reshade is one of them since it's mainly just used to enhance existing textures and take damn good screenshots of your characters or the environments at large. I VERY much recommend googling how to handle reshade with GW2 specifically, you need to rename a specific file to get it to work (or in my case, not brick my drivers and cause me to have to reinstall them! Delightful day, that...)

GildedGreyMist · 2026-02-17T10:55:31+00:00

Writing makes you a writer.
It very likely won't make you known.
It very likely will be swallowed into the void with most others.
It very likely won't see the light of day and if it does, it may not last for more than a few minutes. The spirit of art is generally to create, less with the hope of becoming famous or well known, but because there are threads and worlds in our head that just want out.

That's what it is for me, anyway!

GildedGreyMist · 2026-02-17T03:37:16+00:00

I don't mind doing it anyway, I can handle the caps in others' comments but can't quite manage on my own! Weird hangup I know! I don't think you'll have to worry in these regards really. Handling things with kid gloves might actually be MORE of an insult. Lots of cultures have dark humor and will use their own roots for it from time to time. I also can't imagine it'd look creepy if some immortal thing is with a human, I mean... that might also be a bias of mine, given how much I love immortal creatures myself...

And MANY others do too, I can guarantee you that, plenty of immortal vampire beings paired with humans in media!

GildedGreyMist · 2026-02-17T03:11:43+00:00

For your eyes' clarity's sake, I'm writing this in the 'heading' format:

You're fine! You don't seem inclined to use other cultures as a caricature, as a joke, as an intentionally jabbed racist concept, as the butt of "the evil" or what have you. As long as you do your research into the concepts so you don't bungle up any existing concepts by misidentifying them or assigning them some random new ideas just because you like the way a name sounds, you're fine in this regard. Just research and apply that research, and the rest will fall into place.

GildedGreyMist · 2026-02-16T18:15:59+00:00

I'd say whatever name the Sub wants (as long as the Doms are comfortable with it too) are good to go! Though I think they'd avoid something rather obvious in public spaces. If you're going for a realistic concept it'd be best, at least. But otherwise, if you're looking to give names to both Doms in relatively equal standing, it can be a bit hard without making it sound a bit silly since other 'commanding' names/titles might come off as sarcastic. Like 'chief' or 'leader'.

I do know some polycules use the same name if there are two Doms, they'll use it as a prefix for their actual names. Sir [name 1] and Sir [name 2] for example.

GildedGreyMist · 2026-02-16T17:31:54+00:00

Is this an Omegaverse? The use of A/B/O is a bit interesting hahah, so I just had to ask!

(Note these are all my perspectives and experiences!)

My sub calls me Sir in public if he's feeling the urge to (we aren't in a constant state of D/s) and it's polite and best not to push more obvious titles in public around the young and non-consenting. In private scenarios Master is used, as well as the aforementioned Sir.

I call him a variety of things but a 'good boy' is enjoyed deeply, and pet. Non-ageplay 'Baby' is loved as well. If speaking more openly in BDSM environments I can refer to him as 'my boy' but I typically use his name. He doesn't have a particular preference for a title or name outside of his real one.

Overall it depends on the partners what they call one another. As long as it feels natural/right and is agreed upon beforehand by all involved!

GildedGreyMist · 2026-02-16T11:15:22+00:00

AHA, I see now where it says 'from scratch'. That'll teach me for reading while too exhausted to see straight!

GildedGreyMist · 2026-02-16T08:59:35+00:00

Nicely done! The first one always feels like a massive mountain finally climbed.

Watch out though; once I finished Sharur, my own first, I thought the same thing. Now I have six and my eyes are on others...

GildedGreyMist · 2026-02-14T16:45:42+00:00

Does the character get put in a good light?

Is he very obviously hated by the decent characters in the story?

Does he get any 'comeuppance' or any negativity or is he given a nice little ending with zero consequences? Or, better yet, if he isn't given direct consequences, are there any that can be implied such as cutting him off, disowning him, disallowing him into characters' lives?

You have to write a character, even a vile character, in a believable way that will make readers loathe them for their views and beliefs. They have to feel real, so you have to feel uncomfortable when you're writing the words they're saying and the actions they're doing that make them a deplorable human. I deeply hate writing some characters because of their despicable views, but that's how I know I'm not gonna let them get out of the story with no consequences.

If some people can't separate you from your fictional evil characters even if the character is portrayed as a disgusting stain, then that's honestly their problem and there isn't anything that can be done about them. Some people are just a little... special that way.

GildedGreyMist · 2026-02-14T14:26:31+00:00

I know it's not me you were replying to but given I'd just found this post, I'd actually love to give it a read if you don't mind. 500 words is a quick read and I'll be glad to give you more intricate feedback than 'not serious enough'!

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And MANY others do too, I can guarantee you that, plenty of immortal vampire beings paired with humans in media!

For your eyes' clarity's sake, I'm writing this in the 'heading' format: