I can understand them wanting to use Japan for inspiration, as they are a Japanese company. But it really should have been done in its own expac because they way it is shoehorned into SB doesn't feel as much of a national pride thing as it does catering to the weaboo crowd in an attempt to get more subs.

They literally took a story that could have been something great, something we have been hearing about since ARR (I cant remember how much we heard in v1, if anything) and rushed through it, completely destroying the one thing SE has going for it. Storytelling.

Some ppl say it was because of Sam and they had to bring Japan into it because of Sam. But they didn't with Ninja even though it relates completely back to Doma and they could have given us dnc or blu or one of the other 20 jobs ppl ask for and saved sam til the JP centric expac too.

But regardless it feels very sloppy and Lyse, Raubaun and Ala Mhigo deserved better treatment.