The thing is some of the characters i’m asking for there to be consequences for i don’t particularly dislike so i’d rather you not try and assume . I love thancred and don’t really mind urianger, but i can still see there needs to be proper consequences for their actions. It’s not really reversing, it would be an alternate timeline. Reversing would be doing what they did in Ultima Thule and bringing back the scions into the current timeline. It does have to do with raising the stakes. You’re free to your opinion, but there are 0 stakes involved when we know the main cast is invincible and nothing will happen to them.
The ancients are indeed a part of another side, as our existence comes at the cost of their own, as we’ve known for awhile now. With the amount of plot holes they created to try and kill off the ancients, an alternate timeline would ironically make more sense than keeping things are they are would and keeping Endwalkers horribly disjointed plot would.
Also, again, and i know you’ve read my other posts so i’d really rather you stop trying to reach for things, it’s not even just death. It can be an injury, a wound, anything that would actually negatively affect them in some way. They literally are perfect sponges this entire expansion. A planet decimating apocalypse and the entirety of the main cast is perfectly fine without a scratch? Yeah no sorry, that’s pure plot armor plain and simple, and not good for the story whatsoever, especially when you look at how bloated the cast is and how little some characters have added to this expansion(what did Yshtola do of substance this entire expansion exactly?)Just as how you like to preach about cheap shock value deaths being detrimental to the story, let’s address how constant death baiting is just as bad hm? Oh of course you and no one else will bring that up though, as that would actually be bringing up actual flaws with the story.