Back to the Future: A guide to GW's Hall of Monuments
Who doesn't love to brag about their accomplishments and show off their stuff? Luckily for Guild Wars players, the addition of the Hall of Monuments with last year's Eye of the North expansion allows a new way to show off what you've achieved in game and the very best high-end items you've obtained. However, the Hall of Monuments is so much more. It's also a way to transfer these items into the future for all of your descendants in Guild Wars 2 to enjoy.
It really is a fascinating idea, when you think about it. Accomplishments are meant to be displayed; that's the easy part. Creating the HoM as a portal from the GW1 storyline into the GW2 storyline is where it gets good. Also, with the HoM, ArenaNet has solved that problem where the original GW1 characters won't be transferable between games (because of the complete revamp of the game engine), but their historical items will. Kind of like inheriting granny's favorite doily collection, except with swords and axes.
Not only will your achievements be enjoyed by your GW2 characters, but the hall will be continuously updated, meaning you can still play your GW1 characters, gaining new accomplishments and items, and they will show up for your GW2 characters on the same account. While the halls themselves are customized to each individual character on your account, the unlocked items are account-wide for GW2.
Each monument will require a Monument Tapestry before your statues can be on display. You will start with one already in place (Monument of Honor), but the remaining four you will need to obtain through the completion of certain branched quests in the main Against the Destroyers storyline quest.
Now let's take a look around inside the hall. Follow along in the HoM gallery below for a guided tour.%Gallery-27126%
