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[Kozh]

I can't see the advantage for a now freed state to allow the Garleans to exert the same level of control as before.... It is no longer the story of the Warrior of Light at that point. It will be hidden off screen, as was Ala Mhigo for the most part.

First, I never said that I want them to have the same level of control as before, in fact I said that the provinces are free to have their condition for joining the Empire.

Second, why would you want things to happen off-screen? I certainly hate how ala mhigo development was off-screen, I don't want that to happen to Garlemald too.

Also, I should point out: a lot of the people who tend to be fairly pro-imperialism or the like are usually picturing themselves as the empire in the equation, rather than the conquered.

I don't know about others, but personally for me, I actually pictures it from the provinces side. Also, wanting imperialism in game =/= wanting the same thing to happen in real life.

Kozh is basically just doing the thing Varis did in that one roundtable scene, of attacking the Alliance for the sole purpose of shallow point-scoring and trying to pull attention away from the fact he wants something worse.

Funny because from my pov you’re the one who’s doing this shallow point-scoring by creating strawman out of my discussion with Mikko. And please tell me where I said I want something “worse”? Because I clearly said that the provinces are free to join the Empire or not.

I'm curious what he thinks about Bozja, though, which is the closest thing the game will ever get to what he wants: an admission that life under Gabranth (it should be noted not the Empire itself, just Gabranth who took a more egalitarian approach) was better for some citizens and they should probably borrow those policies, while still striving to be a self-governing independent nation.

Actually I like Bozja story! Sure it ended in cliffhanger, and too short, but I suppose that’s the consequences of being relic story. Bajsaljen is probably one of my favorite character, and he’s a good/competent leader. Our nation is still fairly young compared to other countries, hence why story of our struggle for independence used to make me sentimental back when I’m young. Especially when I listen it from my grandparents who lived through that. Perhaps that’s also why even though many trashed Stormblood (which is actually fair since its writing isn’t as good), personally it’s nearly on par with ShB to me. Because I understand what Ala mhigan and Doman went through.

HOWEVER, I also relate *a lot* with the misija, more than I did with ala mhigan/doman/bozjan. After all, it wasn’t our colonizer who oppress us, but our fellow countrymen. Who denied us our culture, forbade us to speak our language, we couldn’t even use our name and had to change it to be more ““native””; simply because we’re minority. It happened for decades, with one of the worst period happen during my childhood. So yeah, you could say that it left lasting impression.

Is this the reason why I want some provinces to re-join the Empire? Perhaps, perhaps not, I’m not too sure tbh. Maybe it influence me a bit, but mostly I just want to see something more interesting than what we got.