Our passive characters and why the 2.55 story fails (BIG SPOILERS) (rant warning)

[Dyne_Fellpool]

Just want to quickly put forward the fact that a lot of people felt helpless as a player, and not as the character. There was a major disconnect between them and their avatar in this situation, which in other Final Fantasies and games with pre-crafted PCs, but when it comes to MMOs these characters are us.

Both the player and the character feel helpless. That's the opposite of disconnect. You are feeling, as a player, what the character is likely feeling.

[Kallera]

Both the player and the character feel helpless. That's the opposite of disconnect. You are feeling, as a player, what the character is likely feeling.

Ah, no. A lot of us would have chosen how differently. Walking in with the evidence wasn't the only way to get into the banquet. Abandoning folks without even a multiple choice bit wasn't the only way out of it.

There were other ways to have played out the cut scene and its effects.

[Ilenya]

Ah, no. A lot of us would have chosen how differently. Walking in with the evidence wasn't the only way to get into the banquet. Abandoning folks without even a multiple choice bit wasn't the only way out of it.

There were other ways to have played out the cut scene and its effects.

The Brass Blades are not above planting evidence. They do it for Ul'dah's opening, and I don't recall them actually pulling the bottle off of you. He pulls it out of his own pocket to show everyone. It would have never mattered if we picked the bottle up or not. They probably had a spare one on them.