The Next Set of "Relic Weapons" in Heavensward

[Cilia]

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Even if it's not canon in the story, or you want to say "The PC is just reliving memories," you (the player, not the character, you the player) are still choosing to slaughter literally tens of thousands of animals and people so you can get a glowy sword / axe / lance etc.

Do you feel like a hero yet?

[Allyrion]

Even if it's not canon in the story, or you want to say "The PC is just reliving memories," you (the player, not the character, you the player) are still choosing to slaughter literally tens of thousands of animals and people so you can get a glowy sword / axe / lance etc.

Do you feel like a hero yet?

A weapon forged in endless battle. Yea, that can be heroic.
Lol.

I only really look at the relic quest loosely, and the grind can be put on the backdrop.
Like a legendary Monk went across the lands, challenging man and beast alike till his weapon glowed with the resolve of his/her fallen foes.

Something like that.
Like I said, since there's no context I think it would make more sense storywise to believe there was.

The beasts could be those that attacked you in the journey or humanoids were fighting a town you came upon during that journey.
I don't really RP, but if I were to consider the relic quest in the story it would have some internal lore context or be disregarding as just part of the game.

If it's really just me the player, where there's no context and just the quest.
I did what the game asked because it had a reward?
Why would I consider the pixel animals and people if I'm looking at it from a player perspective?
Those things are real to the character, but just part of a game to the player.

[Cilia]

If it's really just me the player, where there's no context and just the quest.
I did what the game asked because it had a reward?
Why would I consider the pixel animals and people if I'm looking at it from a player perspective?
Those things are real to the character, but just part of a game to the player.

There's plenty of context, you're told "Killing [X] will power up your weapon" in some way, so you go and do it. I mean, it's OK because it's just a game, right?

Don't think too hard about it, now. You are still a good person.

[Allyrion]

There's plenty of context, you're told "Killing [X] will power up your weapon" in some way, so you go and do it. I mean, it's OK because it's just a game, right?

Don't think too hard about it, now. You are still a good person.

You're also told to go get stuff from the Primals as if it's really feasible.
And told to go back in time to kill things that were already dead.

I get that you're being all cynical about it, to be funny.
But the canon of the relic doesn't fit.
Either you make up its own lore or disregard it completely.

I don't know, I just can't take it at face value if the face value has logical inconsistencies.

[Fenral]

Do you feel like a hero yet?

We all have to make sacrifices for the greater good, never mind that I'm never going to be able to sacrifice myself. Everyone in the world exists to sacrifice themselves for me and my greater good, and it's my job to honor each and every one of them for the sake of a better tomorrow. There's nothing fundamentally broken about it at all. Not at all.



It's good to be the hero.