Something like the Elyria Herald ? ;)
^ I was just about to suggest a gossip rag or newspaper since those tend to keep archives of their stories.
I know that Nirath already has a newspaper in place, so it's just a case of having that be up kept.
But in terms of a Elyria wide newspaper, i would see that happen just because like IRL different people report stories in different ways. And i think depending what kingdom you hale from would determine the spin you put on a story.
I'm hoping there will be those who focus more on novelizing the events of the game for future players to read, much like the Elder Scrolls series has short narratives in books found throughout the world. I may do a bit of it myself to chronicle my own journeys.
Imagine, ten years from now, someone finding a dusty tome in a cave and sharing it online...and you realize, upon their reciting of the volume, that it's actually a first generation Elyrian's journal...
maybe even YOUR journal.
That's something to look forward to.
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"A dragon...knows how to wait."
Posted By Terrantal at 05:58 AM - Fri Mar 24 2017
Something like the Elyria Herald ? ;)
Ok, that was awesome.
The only issue is that the Elyria Herald hasn't been posting for a very long time.
It'd be nice to see something pop up that would at least provide a sort of consistent material (even though it'd be fiction ) until launch just to demonstrate themselves to us and get some hype and attention.
It does not sound like easy work and doing so take dedications.
The first question that comes to mind: why would players do that? What benefits could they get out of it?
Kingdoms/guilds may see this as an opportunity for advertising / promotion. Kingdoms may also see this as a way to affect the morale/thoughts of the players.
This means kingdoms have the biggest incentive to maintain such records. Unfortunately, due to their own interest, they are very likely to distort the truth.
Moreover, kingdoms have the power to drive other players away from these activities. Just think about it, a big part of these events will take place within the top management of kingdoms, and if they choose not to give this info out, people outside their circle can hardly know the details. So record keepers support by the political power will always have more info than the independent ones. The insiders will always be able to sugar coat / distort any events before publicizing.
Seems like we can hardly have the truth be recorded unless supported by game mechanics. Or all players are smart enough to know when truth are distorted and are willing to force the political power to give out the true stories, which is very very unlikely.
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Posted By Roarer at 9:36 PM - Fri Mar 24 2017
It does not sound like easy work and doing so take dedications.
The first question that comes to mind: why would players do that? What benefits could they get out of it?
Kingdoms/guilds may see this as an opportunity for advertising / promotion. Kingdoms may also see this as a way to affect the morale/thoughts of the players.
This means kingdoms have the biggest incentive to maintain such records. Unfortunately, due to their own interest, they are very likely to distort the truth.
Moreover, kingdoms have the power to drive other players away from these activities. Just think about it, a big part of these events will take place within the top management of kingdoms, and if they choose not to give this info out, people outside their circle can hardly know the details. So record keepers support by the political power will always have more info than the independent ones. The insiders will always be able to sugar coat / distort any events before publicizing.
Seems like we can hardly have the truth be recorded unless supported by game mechanics. Or all players are smart enough to know when truth are distorted and are willing to force the political power to give out the true stories, which is very very unlikely.
The fact that kingdoms would indeed have a bias would mean that either there would have to be multiple sides to tell the same story (different branches from different kingdoms) or one big faction that is not affiliated with any of the kingdoms or at least hasn't pledged any sort of allegiance to one.
Its a really tricky concept but I'm sure there are people who are very adamant about writing and love doing it thus could find enjoyment out of both the game and a passion for writing. Is it perfect, not at all and it would be extremely tricky, but with the right group of people it could seriously turn out to be something highly enjoyed by everyone in the community. Not to mention with the help of the in game Akashic Records if they give a little bit of detail. Who knows. The game is quite far away from release but its all just fun speculation at this point.
Still, the idea thrills me.
The ones that are adamant are probably the ones hoping for some kind of income from streaming or blogging. Probably wont stay unbias though as they would want to promote themselves
Posted By Melbell at 08:53 AM - Sun Mar 26 2017
The fact that kingdoms would indeed have a bias would mean that either there would have to be multiple sides to tell the same story (different branches from different kingdoms) or one big faction that is not affiliated with any of the kingdoms or at least hasn't pledged any sort of allegiance to one.
Its a really tricky concept but I'm sure there are people who are very adamant about writing and love doing it thus could find enjoyment out of both the game and a passion for writing. Is it perfect, not at all and it would be extremely tricky, but with the right group of people it could seriously turn out to be something highly enjoyed by everyone in the community. Not to mention with the help of the in game Akashic Records if they give a little bit of detail. Who knows. The game is quite far away from release but its all just fun speculation at this point.
Still, the idea thrills me.
Not trying to shoot down your idea at all. Just predicting what will happen with the given information at hand, which may not be what the players are expecting. I do not believe any independent guild can survive without affiliating to a kingdom because of reasons listed in my previous post. Still, it may not be a bad thing.
As the ultimate truth can never be fully laid out, what we can do best, is piecing information from multiple contradicting sources . Adding our own imagination, every player may have a slightly different picture on what had happened.
The lack of a consent on what happened may not match the OP's vision for the record keeping guild, but I personally think it is good for the game in the grand scheme of thing.
Under this circumstance, more players are required to maintain records. Different kingdoms are more likely to hire their own record keepers when they see the benefit it brings to the table. The more perspectives we have on the same event, the clearer the picture would be (though some of them omitted/ change important details, and some made up details).
The lack of consent also allows players to take different stances after an event. Believing in their own version of story, provide opportunities for more future conflicts / players generated contents.
All of this only stands when there are multiple kingdoms engaging in such activities. Therefore, I believe it is important to keep multiple kingdoms alive throughout the game for better players generated contents XD
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"This is where perhaps a book keeper or History Keeper sort of order or guild could come in handy."
I'm not saying that a guild couldn't take this on themselves. But personally I would assume that in most cities the rulers would commission a library, and will have a staff of scribes to scout and transcribe texts from all over. Amongst these texts would be pieces of history written by either those that have lived through it (such as in biography form), or have researched it via interviewing those that have and referencing those other texts already on the subject.
Posted By Terrantal at 7:58 PM - Fri Mar 24 2017
Something like the Elyria Herald ? ;)
When was the last time the Herald was even updated? As far as I can see the last post was nine months ago. There have been plenty of goings on in the community since then to write upon. I was under the impression it was abandoned.
