Are there any plans to incorporate the player commander into more of the story cutscenes? I've noticed in majority of cutscenes it is: The NPC's will move using custom animations, while the player commander is slightly out of sight scratching their head or going through idle motionsThe NPC's will move using custom animations, but the camera will be oriented in a way to exclude the player commanderThe player commander will move using custom animations, while the camera orients to exclude the NPCs.I noticed there is some progress on the front, as the fight with Joko as that managed to use custom animations in the presence of other NPCs. But it'd be amazing to see our own character engaging fluidly with the world around them during the story moments. I understand the size of player models can complicate things but plenty of games like SWTOR and FFXIV can take the character you made regardless of size and seamlessly integrate them in cutscenes. It's a small effective way to add connection to the characters, IMO. If you just jump right into the game, it almost feels like there's a disconnect between your commander and the people around him. Cutscenes just omit the commander, or omit the NPCs chat and take action without you being there. How cool would it be if we had moments where the commander had to reach out and pull Caithe/Rox/Taimi to safety? Or the famed 'superhero landing' shots where we see our character land in an area with all his companions following suit? Barring that, will there ever be a day where we get fully-rendered CGI movies that aren't made with the in-game engine? I know Colin or someone said they prefer to focus on "gameplay over cgi" but it'd be lovely to actually see Tyria come tife through motion: how does the market look when it's busy? What do the royal courts look like when in session? What does a whole platoon of marching Charr look like? I feel like a short 2-minute intro movie showing the world of GW2 would do wonders for building interest in the story.
Are there any plans to incorporate the player commander into more of the story cutscenes? I've noticed in majority of cutscenes it is: The NPC's will move using custom animations, while the player commander is slightly out of sight scratching their head or going through idle motionsThe NPC's will move using custom animations, but the camera will be oriented in a way to exclude the player commanderThe player commander will move using custom animations, while the camera orients to exclude the NPCs.I noticed there is some progress on the front, as the fight with Joko as that managed to use custom animations in the presence of other NPCs. But it'd be amazing to see our own character engaging fluidly with the world around them during the story moments. I understand the size of player models can complicate things but plenty of games like SWTOR and FFXIV can take the character you made regardless of size and seamlessly integrate them in cutscenes. It's a small effective way to add connection to the characters, IMO. If you just jump right into the game, it almost feels like there's a disconnect between your commander and the people around him. Cutscenes just omit the commander, or omit the NPCs chat and take action without you being there. How cool would it be if we had moments where the commander had to reach out and pull Caithe/Rox/Taimi to safety? Or the famed 'superhero landing' shots where we see our character land in an area with all his companions following suit? Barring that, will there ever be a day where we get fully-rendered CGI movies that aren't made with the in-game engine? I know Colin or someone said they prefer to focus on "gameplay over cgi" but it'd be lovely to actually see Tyria come tife through motion: how does the market look when it's busy? What do the royal courts look like when in session? What does a whole platoon of marching Charr look like? I feel like a short 2-minute intro movie showing the world of GW2 would do wonders for building interest in the story.