Quote Originally Posted by KariTheFox View Post
And why exactly is the ability for one person to perform an almost impossible biological feat the rubric for whether or not entire worlds deserve to die?

Wouldn't say, the way we got all the people of Nordvadnt to work together in chasing Vaurthy up Mt. Gulg be a much better sign of our ability to collaborate and solve problems?

The test was arbirtrary, not communicated clearly, and Emet-Selch had his thumb on the scales. At least he had the decency to accept defeat with grace when we beat him.
Because part of Emet-Selch's concern was not just saving his people, it was also on the basis of, "would the Sundered be able to protect the star in the event of another Final Days-level calamity?" Can he trust them with being able to rise up to such a task? It's not hard to see why handling the light aether might tie into his logic on that front.

Even so, regardless of what you yourself think of the parameters of the test, it was administered, from Emet-Selch's perspective, on the basis of good faith and a sincere hope that we would pass and that together, we could find another way. That is indisputable. So any claims of "oh, he never really looked for another way, he'd always had his mind made up, he just wanted an excuse to condemn us" are flat-out, black and white, incorrect. Emet-Selch - as further indicated by Elpis - if anything, was desperately looking for an excuse to stop.