Quote Originally Posted by Kallera View Post
First thing Urianger did i remember was speak cryptic and call up raptors to "test" me. It was cool and all, but didn't endear me to him. Turned out he became interesting later though, when he wasn't calling up raptors at all.
Considering that he doesn't exactly set out to be your friend at that point but rather is just buying time for the other Scions, that makes sense. Given what they do, it's normal that they wouldn't be quick to trust anyone.

I get that they are important characters. At the same time, that doesn't mean I, as a player, have to like them all the time, or even like them through 2.0. Just means that Kallera(the character) has a better opinion of them than i do.
Oh of course, but most of the time they're really quite endearing to me. Even their screw-ups are interesting. It's really no surprise that your character would have a high opinion of them though, since they are in essence her support group. You would understand nothing without their research and explanations, and when fighting isn't all that there is to do, they're the ones who figure out solutions to other problems.

As i said, even including some characters as fellow combatants doesn't save my opinion of them every time. I couldn't care less about thancred, for example, and a summoner Tataru would just be wierd.
I suppose you could say that Thancred is a love or hate character. More than just his general friendliness, what I love most about him is his bluntness and playful character. He obviously doesn't take himself too seriously but is still a hard worker who is well known among his friends for his skill.

What I'm saying is I don't want to be a Scion forever. Off them, have an ideological break with them, go on sabbatical somewhere, whatever.
We did just take a break from the majority of them, but contractually speaking, we are tied to them, after all. Also, the player does not have the skills necessary to push the plot forward on their own. This reinforces the idea that it's a team effort with the Scions. They expect you to do the heavy lifting but they will provide you with all of the intelligence and research.

But I had a lot of fun when it all didn't feel like the 2.x scion routine in 3.0's msq.
For me it was pretty much the exact opposite. I felt like we were dragging our feet and meddling where we didn't belong, not to mention enabling a sense of learned helplessness in the Ishgardians by doing everything for them. It also felt like we randomly jumped from one plot point to the next without much logic, ie the whole getting involved just because we happened to be there rather than because we had actual cause to do so. I feel like the other Scions would have provided the shades of grey this situation desperately needed.