Quote Originally Posted by CrownySuccubus View Post
It doesn't. Not consistently.

There's plenty of plot points/sidestories that present trying to preserve or save something with standing tradition as unambiguously good or positive. Such as preserving the peace of Hingashi even after establishing that its government is corrupt as hell. Or maintaining the traditions of the Viis and the Ronka in the Greatwood.
But wasn't the SAM storyline panned by the playerbase for that happening with Hingashi? I distinctly remember a LOT of players showing dislike of the 60-70 questline for doing that.