The Lore Library

[Anonymoose]

How much is everyone expecting from this?

Have you ever known someone that tended to use pronouns without first introducing the noun to the conversation? (Ex. "Can you go get that for me?" without telling you what "that" is?) V1 did the lore equivalent of that on occasion, making references to terms and places without any mention of what they were or why we should care.

Hell, part of the reason the Lore Forum now exists is because when all else failed, we'd sometimes sneak into Localization and say, "Hey, this is too ambiguous. What gives?" and Ferne's responses were always wildly popular when he'd humor us and explain what a soulkin actually is or why we should care if something came from "the Void."

I only expect two things from a lore library:

(1) They use it to tie up accidental loose ends and explain ambiguities in style. Things they mentioned out of context, places they mentioned that have no info, hints about how game mechanics work... They can even use it to foreshadow future lands, magicks, and jobs without needing to pigeonhole the story into an NPC or a quest they didn't plan on.

(2) It's a cool place to hang out. If you make an out-of-the-way area in any zone, city or field, that is unique and interesting, people will hang out there and take screenshots of it.

(Hell, I still hold a few molecules of hope that Rapture Bar will be a thing. (EDIT:) Now that I read it again for the first time since 2011, one of the possibilities on that list is a Lore Library! What if it has the multicolor bricks and potted plants and dim lighting and wrought iron!? There could even be a soothing fountain for ambiance! I'M HYPERVENTILATING. I NEED A PAPER BAG.)

If SE decides to go above and beyond and fill it full of stand-alone information you can't get elsewhere, that's awesome, too! Imagine if some books in the library were "locked" until you found the info out in "the world."