well this was origanally posted http://www.guildwarsguru.com/forum/s...php?t=10150045
but i thought this was a more riverside topic than sardelic so i want to see what you all think.
You all remeber the Proph and Factions preview cinematics and how cool as hell it was well i would love to see anet make a series that follows Devona and Co. throught their advetures using these graphics. this would be great cause you could further get a feel for the charecters and delve deeper into the story. also this would provide more after you beat the game and make us GW fanboys very very happy.
Why would anet do this, well profit. if they sell these on dvd, the first dvd being proph, second being factions, third NF, and fourth being GWEN. these dvds would sell like hotcakes to the poeple who play gw but there is also a greater benifit. some people who dont play GW might see these and pick them up, more profits. also the people who get this might see it and want to play GW, WAY more profit.
now i know this would not be cheap to make but anet could reduce costs with ads and such.
well what do you guys think?
Guild Wars the series
tenshi_strife
Slyven Fenra
i really doupht they have the man power to do that, gwen development, GW1 fixes and GW2 creation.
tenshi_strife
well you never know, cause gaile asked us a while ago what merchandise we wanted so obviously they got some time
kitsune23
There's a big difference between the personnel and monetary resources needed to market and sell real world merch and doing CGI or game engine movies.
tenshi_strife
yes tehre is a diff but this is just an idea please post if you would like this or not, not if anet could do it or not, cause last time i checked you dont work at anet >.<. not to be mean or anything but anet has done somethings that i didnt think was possible so really this is not a discusion of economics as much as concept.
mr_groovy
I'd rather spill my money on a game, then on a dvd with cinematics. Also you know what happens to dvd's right? They make it to the internet ^^
Knightsaber Sith
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yes tehre is a diff but this is just an idea please post if you would like this or not, not if anet could do it or not, cause last time i checked you dont work at anet >.<. not to be mean or anything but anet has done somethings that i didnt think was possible so really this is not a discusion of economics as much as concept.
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Whether or not this idea was possible/financially feasible would be a discussion more appropriate for Riverside, but you don't want to bother talking about that....
bamm bamm bamm
Saleability aside, Anet don't have the internal resources to produce this in-house. Not that they ever would. Guild Wars is already a niche game, and we can assume this product is marketable only to a niche of that player base. There's no money in it.
TheDarkOneVK
I was under the impression that those cinematic sequences were developed by NCSOFT, and not Anet anyway. If that's the case, then that would suggest that Anet doesn't even have a team for that sort of thing.
Omega X
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There's a big difference between the personnel and monetary resources needed to market and sell real world merch and doing CGI or game engine movies.
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The CGI was always outsourced, and NCSoft is normally the one that does the marketing.
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A series could work if they let a production company take up the job. And that is if any of them are interested in running with the idea.
tenshi_strife
yea that would work omega, and well ncsoft might just run with it... i would hope
Silly Warrior
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well you never know, cause gaile asked us a while ago what merchandise we wanted so obviously they got some time
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Milennin
Not only not enough time, but didn't Gaile said it also costs a lot of money to make that kind of stuff...
lyra_song
One word.
Guild Wars: NOVELS
I would LOVE to see books based on stories of the heroes of Ascalon, Cantha and Elona.
The various NPCs are interesting and we really dont know enough about them. Some have some prominent personalities and would fit well in books or maybe even Graphic Novels.
This would help fill in the gaps of lore, as well flesh out the Guild Wars universe to help create a more rich environment
It could attract non-gamers to the franchise as well.
Guild Wars: NOVELS
I would LOVE to see books based on stories of the heroes of Ascalon, Cantha and Elona.
The various NPCs are interesting and we really dont know enough about them. Some have some prominent personalities and would fit well in books or maybe even Graphic Novels.
This would help fill in the gaps of lore, as well flesh out the Guild Wars universe to help create a more rich environment
It could attract non-gamers to the franchise as well.
GrimWizard
Considering they never even bothered to do a cinematic for Nightfall, I doubt that they would be willing to do something that would be even more indepth.
I don't think we will even see one for GWEN.
I don't think we will even see one for GWEN.
Jakerius
Love the idea. Should be sold with the GW 2/GW:EN CE though.
Synles Chyld
personally if the could/would do this I would be guarenteed to buy it and even any graphic novels (manga anyone 
) oh YEAH id definately buy it all {GW freak for life hehehehe}
) oh YEAH id definately buy it all {GW freak for life hehehehe}
tenshi_strife
yup lol i would buy novales too that would be great
Wilian Norward
Yeah instead of focusing on making a game, they should focus on.. um.. making fancy cinimatics? Genius!
Pixar better watch their asses.
Pixar better watch their asses.
Diablo???
Believe it or not, Novels are a wonderful low-budget method to churn profit for any mmorpg, since the days of DiabloII.
I would definitely see it work for Guild Wars (considering the canon story told thus far in the game, does leave a rather large room for imagination.....)
I would definitely see it work for Guild Wars (considering the canon story told thus far in the game, does leave a rather large room for imagination.....)
tenshi_strife
yea i agree novels are cheap to produce and i would love to read it, in the game manual for proph there is a little snipit that could be a book. i loved it and wanted to read more.
Omega X
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Considering they never even bothered to do a cinematic for Nightfall, I doubt that they would be willing to do something that would be even more indepth.
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They DID a screenplay for a Nightfall cinematic, but it gave away too much of the story.
So it was scrapped.
Angelic Upstart
Guild Wars: NOVELS
Cracking idea
Cracking idea
Miral
I'd rather have em put all their effort into making GUILDWARS2 look and play like those prophecies and factions movies 
Lord Sojar
However... this not being profitable at all for ANET... I still would like to see a Nightfall cinematic... i mean... we had them for Prophecies and Factions... where is nightfall, the cream of the crop game?
tenshi_strife
well you may think so but many would disagree on the cream of the crop *i think prph > NF > factions really* but i dont really think we need a nf cinematic this late after its release but yea maybe..... idk i would like to see much more content to further delve into GW no matter what form it manifests.
Teh Azman
DvD's would require way too much effort, or we get some random third party team that doesn't really give a crap about Guild Wars. Novels, however, would be exactly what Anet needs to keep some players hyped, and come GW2 may just help to make it the next big household name of a fantasy universe.
tenshi_strife
maybe.... well its always a good thing to get your name out there lol
william1975
I loved the cinematics, thought Factions was way better, would have loved a nightfall one, and would still like to see one, if they did mini dvd cinematics I'd get them,
I also think books are a good marketing play, and hell if they used Jeff Grubb then even better, though I wouldn't buy them myself as i'm already addicted to half a dozen franchises out there, and can't affoard to expand more. However I believe many would go out and buy them, and if they were good, then would continue to do so.
If Anet can't do it then there is no stopping ncsoft sourcing out to get production elsewhere and if they supply the script then they can ensure the storyline is at least in line with their wishes.
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I also think books are a good marketing play, and hell if they used Jeff Grubb then even better, though I wouldn't buy them myself as i'm already addicted to half a dozen franchises out there, and can't affoard to expand more. However I believe many would go out and buy them, and if they were good, then would continue to do so.
If Anet can't do it then there is no stopping ncsoft sourcing out to get production elsewhere and if they supply the script then they can ensure the storyline is at least in line with their wishes.
/signed
tenshi_strife
exactly what i was thinking william lol. i would love to see these dvds but i do hope they stick with the story of the game unlike some other movies *cough final fantasy spirits within cough*