The Long-Awaited Library

The Shadowbringers media tour embargo drops this morning, and included is this unexpected little treat: we're actually getting an accessible, open-world public library.

I know a lot of us have requested something like this at some point, if for no other reason than to have a thematic place to AFK. I know that made it disappointing when it turned out Gubal would only ever be a dungeon. But here we are! Will we actually be able to read any books there? Will there be any quests related to it? Will it enhance the lore in any way? Big shrug. But it's aesthetically pleasing, and that's a great start. (Maybe we'll get some furnishings out of it.)

The fact that it's in the Rapture zone combines two of my longest-running unfulfilled wishes into something I'm pretty excited about, to be honest. Unless an open-world purple Promyvion shows up, I hereby declare Crystarium the best zone in the game, I'd like to thank all the areas who lost.

See you at the library, nerds.

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I hope we can read the books in there and get more lore tidbits then what we got in dungeons like gubal library, dusk vigil,etc.

This sounds like it's gonna be a cool place.

Didn't we technically get a Library zone with the Scholasticate? Granted that was more a tiny room than something this grand (still waiting on that blackboard as housing furniture, Yoshida!). Speaking of, one hopes this has a similar side story attached to it... Lots of lore to fill in on the First, would be a good way to go about it.

Will need the library to afk in... people probably won't be playing the game much due to current battle changes.

Whenever I see you post around you're one of the biggest lorehounds on this forum, so I'm not surprised you're in love with it!

Very excited to experience this, especially as it's open world. I don't know if it'll have mention of the New World in it (since it's the First) but I'm really hoping there's something. That culture really interests me the most.

Sounds like a good zone to relax and hopefully pore over some nice lore tidbits when I don't feel like doing anything too intensive in-game.

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I don't know if it'll have mention of the New World in it (since it's the First)

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I was thinking about this, myself. I imagine that it won't be a secret where the Bringer of Night is coming from, will it? In the end it'll probably be common knowledge that The First was split off from The Source 12,000 years ago and that we're from that original dimension, yeah? Maybe it wouldn't be so strange that they'd want to start cataloging all the information they could about what the "original world" is like and where the prophesied hero came from. Might be a convenient excuse for SE to start shoving in all that orphaned lore they have nowhere to add, lol.

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Originally Posted by Anonymoose

The Shadowbringers media tour embargo drops this morning, and included is this unexpected little treat: we're actually getting an accessible, open-world public library.

I know a lot of us have requested something like this at some point, if for no other reason than to have a thematic place to AFK. I know that made it disappointing when it turned out Gubal would only ever be a dungeon. But here we are! Will we actually be able to read any books there? Will there be any quests related to it? Will it enhance the lore in any way? Big shrug. But it's aesthetically pleasing, and that's a great start. (Maybe we'll get some furnishings out of it.)

The fact that it's in the Rapture zone combines two of my longest-running unfulfilled wishes into something I'm pretty excited about, to be honest. Unless an open-world purple Promyvion shows up, I hereby declare Crystarium the best zone in the game, I'd like to thank all the areas who lost.

See you at the library, nerds.

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An Accessible library is all ive ever wanted :O its literally the first place Ive ever gone to in any single player rpg and i would spend all the time needed to read every single book. If this becomes an actual thing Im afraid its gonna be a bit til I hit 80 lol

I wanna RP there just to say "shuush, you are in the library!" woot! XD

Oh WoW... Where are those updates from ??

This is so Amazing, ppl would appreciate RP Areas, what I really want is actual written materials to read that are about Hydealyn Lore and stuff

Good Work

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I wanna RP there just to say "shuush, you are in the library!" woot! XD

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<gym whistle > QUIET - THIS IS A LIBRARY - PEOPLE ARE TRYING TO STUDY - IF YOU CAN'T BE SILENT, THEN I WILL BE VIOLENT!

Something I'd like to see is that more books become available as the expansion goes on. Like how Mor Dhona and Idylshire grew and changed so could the Crystarium with this being one of the various ways.

The sad thing is though (and I hate to be a negative nancy about this), but, wouldn't the books in there be only about the First and not the Source? Thus although it would be useful for lore sprinklings for the new world we find ourselves in, it will do little to help explain lore about the Source we're still asking for.

I guess I'm still just disappointed they're not adding it to the original zones and instead an expansion zone that isn't even the 'real' setting. :(

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Will need the library to afk in... people probably won't be playing the game much due to current battle changes.

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plenty of other threads for that take your salt there.

Oh my, this is wonderful for my character's revised RP backstory.

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The sad thing is though (and I hate to be a negative nancy about this), but, wouldn't the books in there be only about the First and not the Source? Thus although it would be useful for lore sprinklings for the new world we find ourselves in, it will do little to help explain lore about the Source we're still asking for.

I guess I'm still just disappointed they're not adding it to the original zones and instead an expansion zone that isn't even the 'real' setting. :(

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I don't see how that's a problem. The First is going to be a lot less fleshed out than the Source just by virtue of it being new to us, so any readable books would be nice.

First of all, we're missing a key opportunity to call it a lorebrary. People, please.

It looks great! Hopefully we'll have access to a source of lore within since there is a lot that we need to know about Norvrandt and its history. It'll be useful given that I plan to role-play a hume from there!

Right now I'm torn between /incoherentscreaming and /velociraptornoises

I just hope the books are readable :D

Well I know where I'll be idling for Shadowbringers.

Man, I was planning on afkin in Rak'tika Greatwood for music but an actual library? Even better.

Aion Online has something like this. Some locations were cut, but you could find books and journals scattered throughout the world on all kinds of lore. Some of which had cutscenes. I really am impressed with this being an addition and can't wait to read everything.

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First of all, we're missing a key opportunity to call it a lorebrary. People, please.

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Give this person a medal.

My first question is can we check out books.... second question is if we can and forget to bring them back on time will we have a scary annonymoose npc start chasing and threatening us with bodily harm until we return them? Cause you know we have to have a scary librarian.

My question is if the BGM is going to be even more Gubally jazz.

Because personally I would love it, since I love both Gubal themes. And the thought of hanging out in a library with a piano noodling away in the background gives me thrills.

looks like a real comfy place
also see that new dancer hair on the femroe at the bottom >.>

This, is AMAZING, I had no idea how I missed this. If this is able to give like, interactive lore bits as the story continues then yes this will 100% be the best area in game!!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o2YkcQmQL-o

Ethys Asher's Tour of the Crystarium. Has a quick peak and a little info on the Library