Inn/Estate suggestions: Player owned Library and Inn newspaper

[Resheph]

I have two ideas that are definitely post-2.0 suggestions but I couldn't help putting them forward now.

I was thinking the other day about how I wish there were more lore "books" in the game that I could read for lore, such as the books available in the Thaumaturge guild. Another example would be the history lessons that you can unlock from the NPC Erik in Ul'dah.

Finding this kind of stuff is difficult, but fun, interesting, and rewarding when you come across it.

My suggestion is basically adding a bookshelf to the inn rooms that will fill up with books as players collect them. The books would be obtained via quests, purchased from various NPCs, or even drops or rewards for certain content. There could be an achievement for getting all of them, even.

This would be a way for players to build on their experience (if they chose to) while allowing the devs to put lore information into the game that would otherwise be hard to place. Histories of various guilds, nations, organizations, etc. It would really flesh out the world and give it depth.

The bookshelf would only need to function as a dialogue box, the same way the current examples do. Adding more books to the shelf would add more options with dialogue to the list.

The other suggestion I have is implementing the Lodestone newspapers into the game. So far we have seen NPCs and GMs representing the news reporters for The Harbor Herald, The Mythril Eye, and The Raven. What if the latest issue of these papers was available to read in game, as an object in the Inn? What I am suggesting is a simple, clickable newspaper that when you click on it, gives you the option to view past/latest issues of the lore newspapers. Of course, you would only get Issues of The Harbor Herald in Limsa-Lominsa, and the same for the other three cities!

Those are my suggestions. Any thoughts?

[Kalehon]

AWESOME idea, indeed =D

[Rukkirii]

For all the lore loving fans out there, we are currently looking into a system for A Realm Reborn where you will be able to read lore while in-game. However, it still hasn’t been decided what it will be or exactly how much there will be, and even once this is decided we expect this to be implemented further down the line.

[Loony_BoB]

Bestiary! Unlockable lore/books as you fight more of each monster, a la FFXII! Make it happen! But yeah, overall, I really like any idea that develops the lore in the game. You know... without having to hear an NPC do his best to not get to the point while he's at it. ^^;

[Majoga]

Yeah, Bestiary was the first thing that came to mind. Just like previous FF's gotta fight/kill something before it gets added. Might be a fun hunt

[Nakiamiie]

For all the lore loving fans out there, we are currently looking into a system for A Realm Reborn where you will be able to read lore while in-game. However, it still hasn’t been decided what it will be or exactly how much there will be, and even once this is decided we expect this to be implemented further down the line.

We want all of it! :O

A bestiary with detailed lore about them (and a place for players to take some notes about each of them!)

Official city-state record of their citizens with full description and all non-secret lore aspect of each NPC related to the city-state (it would be illegal in-game to access these files, maybe we'd have to sneak around and go trough secret pathways to access them?)

Old stone tablets relating major events of each zones/areas, they could be found in libraries or museums.

etc. etc. etc.

[Punainen]

This is a pretty cool idea. Everyone loves collecting things, so why not collect lore? As long as it doesn't ever take inventory space.

[Rokien]

Please like my question! http://forum.square-enix.com/ffxiv/t...l=1#post820459