WoodenPotatoes Discusses The Tyria Map Inconsistencies

Written by: (Twitter @WadeDMcGinnis - ) | June 26, 2012 12:45 pm

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Recently Reddit was a buzz because that_shaman came across a map of Tyria but now that the dust has settled, WoodenPotatoes decided to take a look at this map and found some interesting lore mistakes that he speculates on in his video.

If you know your lore which many Guild Wars original fans will, then looking at this map will raise certain questions.

One of these questions WoodenPotatoes brings up is whether this was created from the perspective of an in game character that did not have all the information because otherwise the inconsistencies of the map would break the lore of the game.

He also speculates on when the map was created which from his observation appears to be after the Exodus of the Gods.

Keep in mind that this entire map has not been commented on by ArenaNet so at any point they can remove this map and redesign accordingly.

The video which is 30 minutes long is a great listen for any fan wanting to let the creative juices flow.

I am very curious to hear what the GW2 community has to say on a world they undoubtedly love. Leave a comment below and let us know.

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WoodenPotatoes Discusses The Tyria Map Inconsistencies

  • http://www.facebook.com/nathan.vani Nathan Vani

    seriously? a theory is that the map was made by an in-game npc ?
    wow, people must really worship ArenaNet since they simply can’t digest that the fact that they made a mistake

    • http://www.facebook.com/people/Willi-Enderle/1668850948 Willi Enderle

      you dont know much about ArenaNet, do you?

    • Noxdus

      This is an in-game object. SOMEONE from the in-game world made it lore-wise. Anet is known for their attention to detail, including the lore for the sculptor of the statues of the gods. 

      • http://www.facebook.com/nathan.vani Nathan Vani

        but judging by that theory, then those certain inconsistencies would be completely intentional

        and to that I ask, what are they to gain from that? Nothing. Doesn’t add a single thing.

        ANet made a mistake, simple as that. People are just grasping at straws here

        • ssbobbyh

          What you just said, imo, makes no sense.

          What does ANet have to gain from making a character in game who is working on cartographing the world? It’s just another detail to their game.

          Sure, it could be a mistake. However, from a lore point of view, ANet is very attentive to detail.

        • http://twitter.com/WadeDMcGinnis Wade D McGinnis

          Until ArenaNet makes a move with this, the topic will be up in the air.

          As everyone has mentioned, Anet is known for subtle details and this one is in their realm of tricks.

          If they did make a mistake then we could see a retcon or redesign as beta is still chugging along :)

  • http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=1103680651 Dave Jeannotte

     Where is this 30 min video that’s mentioned?  A link would be nice.

    • BigH001
    • BigH001

      I posted a link to it, but it said it needed moderator approval before it would show up.

      So since who knows how long that will take, just go to youtube and search for
      “Guild Wars 2: FULL World Map, Never Before Seen!”

      It’s the first one on the list.

  • 7BitBrian

    I posted this on the Gamebreaker forums a few days ago. Lot’s of speculation. Glad WoodenPotatoes made a video on it.

  • http://twitter.com/willypallen William Allen

    Fans are bored and looking for anything they can to tide them over until the release. I’m a huge fan of the series, but I try and not get too wrapped up with things like this.

  • http://www.facebook.com/people/Hamad-Ali-Al-Jalahma/512893526 Hamad Ali Al-Jalahma

    No link to that video ?

  • http://www.facebook.com/people/Willi-Enderle/1668850948 Willi Enderle
  • Noxdus
  • AngerinaGW2

    Here’s the link to the video: http://youtu.be/jdyAXWj3YAM

  • http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=1640268831 Mikey Legg
  • http://www.facebook.com/jay.moonchild Jay Moonchild

    Since I don’t think I can link the YouTube video in this post,I’ll give the title of the video “Guild Wars 2: FULL World Map, Never Before Seen!”  by WoodenPotatoes.  Cool thing is the map is unwrapped conversion of an ‘in game’ giant globe.

  • Sklys

    Bah, unless A_Net says it is so it is not so. Even then it could change. Tyria is a world of magic
    and thing can change in a blink of the eye (or in this case the whim of a writer of lore for the
    game).

  • dawolv

    Tyria looks like a dragon. Nostrils, eyes in the maguuma area and feet raised up for a dive bomb (elona) with the northern parts being the wings

    • Old Ben

      I see Elvis.

  • http://twitter.com/chumppi chumppi, Riku M.

    World of Tyria…. my thoughts? Who cares?

    • Jado Cast

      me

  • Jay

    GW2… When will you be set free?

  • http://pulse.yahoo.com/_EQPUBED7JUPX5RBEQSBVRBXX7E Gramis

    Woot! Woodenpotatoes!  Love that guy’s vids! you’ll should check his youtube Chanel out.  He has some deep theories of lore and gameplay that might show up in GW2.

  • http://twitter.com/jjptphoto Joshua Pate-Terry

    Ok, so I haven’t read the stuff on reddit or anything, but my question is on where the inconsistencies come from, GW or GW2.  See, we know that dragon awakenings actually change the landscape.  I think it was when zhaitan awoke that LA got flooded, and he pulled Orr out of the sea.  I can’t remember all the details, but he did alter the landscape and I’m just wondering if that’s what we’re actually seeing.

    And the “NPC cartographer” idea is really lame…

    • http://twitter.com/WadeDMcGinnis Wade D McGinnis

      Basically there are events that have not occurred yet when they should have consider other events have already happened.

      If this is a in game cartographer then great otherwise if this map is real, some things might have been retcon for possible future content updates.

  • http://profile.yahoo.com/ID77ZEQTZQN52Y4E7TONBVIMZA cheeseflygon…

    OMG WoodenPotatoes!!!! This guy is fantastic! love his videos can’t wait till he finished the Lore summary vids

    • Jado Cast

      I’ve followed him for a while, and his GW IQ is incredible.  

  • Ian Mansfield

    or perhaps its how the elder dragons changed stuff, moving mountains and stuff sounds like dragons

  • http://www.facebook.com/people/John-Delaney/100000062870510 John Delaney

    Why is Schaffnit petting the world map?

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