Quote Originally Posted by kindar1 View Post
as an author of a novel, my job is to convince you that when a character makes a decision, they are the one who makes it, not me dictating that they do it. of course, you know I'm who's calling the shots. but if I do my job well, you'll be willing to let slide that I'm actually the one in charge. if I do my job extremely well, you'll forget I exist. (I'm nowhere near that good)

I'm not asking that the people behind FF14 give me ultimate freedom. I'm not even asking to the illusion of freedom. I'd be more than happy with a story that is crafted well enough I'm willing to let slide that they're the ones in charge.
...again, this is a different Medium of Story-telling.
I get what you mean in a sense, but thats just not how story telling works on an MMO Game Vs Reading a Book.
Maybe Im different or Im weird, but I never think of the author when I play a game, or I read a Book, Im focused on the world and its characters. A story is written to be told as its written from Beginning, Middle, and End. And for me as a reader, I consider the world and its cast to be in charge. Not the author....even though He/She wrote it to play out the way that it does.

I feel like if I ever think of the author...then Im not immersed in the story or the world.