Quote Originally Posted by Alleo View Post
Thank you both for the answers.

Good to know that its still up to interpretation and not really a hard fact.

I really wish that streamers would use more phrases that would show that its only their opinion, especially if people question them in stream and they state it again as if its a fact. x)' Gets a bit confusing if you do not know the lore 100% and/or are from a different language. At least that tells me to take some of these things with a grain of salt.
I think it's mostly a difference in PoV between say Ethys and Anonymoose (whom I believe like to nerd out together on XIV lore on- and off-screen otherwise). Ethys likes to stick to the material provided in-game to the letter while Anonymoose is, if I remember correctly, more a believer of 'the in-game authors could lie/embellish to us or make 'mistakes'' which of course could be a calculated tool for providing a story narrative by the authors of the in-game authors (inception much?).

Both have their merits I suppose. As to why streamers don't always make it clear it's their opinion, remember they're human in the end as well. What I mean to say is that I can certainly understand it to be cumbersome if streamers have to constantly say in their streams something is their opinion, especially if they've been going on with what they do for so long. Doesn't negate the fact it would be handy if they did, but there you have it. It never hurts to always ask yourself "but what if..." when dealing with these things in the end and decide for yourself if the information provided works for you. ^^