Quote Originally Posted by GoldStarz View Post
The Final Days didn't start at Amaurot though, it started in another far-off country and eventually worked its way there. The problem I have with "the Final Days was actually caused by Amaurot" is that it's still basically centering the Amaurotines at the center of the conflict and feels like it ignores that it's something that happened to the world at large.

It's the same thing as having to come up with some secret hidden filth for why Amaurot isn't actually a utopia when most of that is actually pretty plain on the surface if you do the side quests and really think about what it would be like to live in the society. The Amaurotines are hardcore conformists and everything seems to be regulated and catalogued by the government; just living your life there essentially requires a uniform. If you agree with all their ideals or are able to easily go with the flow you're pushed, then it probably is a perfect utopia, but if you're someone on the fringes of society, you're probably gonna get hammered down upon.

For me personally, after completing Amaurot's side quests and listening to everything about them, I was left with one impression over everything else: Wow, would I not want to live here.
That's what I said above, when naming out the reasons, individualism and whatnot. Aside from the rebel theory. But they weren't a Utopia. They were ... dare I even say it, but a bit communist.