Rogue/Ninja Starting Class?

[Giantbane]

They can do both, allow new players to play NIN and keep it lore consistent by just re-working some cutscenes. Or having them trigger differently depending if you have NIN unlocked or not.
Bad writting, bad narrative, bad cohesion is also bad for business.....GRRM's "A Song of Ice and Fire" didn't become what it is today by being full of plot holes and temporal paradox errors...

Games != books

The best AAA games do not sacrifice gameplay for story/lore

They absolutely *should* do the best they can to maintain both the lore and casual/streamlined gameplay experience. However, in the hypothetical scenario where they must choose narrative against gameplay, gameplay should win. This is a game after all.

[Erudain]

Games != books

The best AAA games do not sacrifice gameplay for story/lore

They absolutely *should* do the best they can to maintain both the lore and casual/streamlined gameplay experience. However, in the hypothetical scenario where they must choose narrative against gameplay, gameplay should win. This is a game after all.

Then we have different perspectives of what "enjoyable" is.