Quote Originally Posted by Payadopa View Post
I really like the Echo as a plot device. I don't like the whole we're 8/14th of an Ascian and the bestest at everything. I mean, I wouldn't like it if we'd continue like that. It's time we become at least somewhat normal again.
It's a faulty one though. I mean how many times have the baddies had an open opportunity to just stick a sword in our chest while we were having an echo vision and not a single one took advantage. Also, especially in the beginning of the game when we first meet the scions, we fall completely unconscious and the scions are like "he passed out, /shrug, guess I will continue to look at this rock" instead of providing the minimum of aid. Which is also how we know, amongst other things like ppl actually acknowledging they waited while we were having a vision, that time actually passes where we are likely sitting their blank faced, staring into nothingness.

We also only see relevant and specific information that is important to the plot at that moment and with what we can learn from the echo we should have enough of the syndicate to rule Ul'dah ourselves if we wanted and really should have seen things like the end of 2.55 coming well in advance with all the various ppl who were in on the plot. So while it is good for exposition, it really is a bad plot device in and of itself.

That's one of the big things that has always bothered me about this game.