On Themis [6.4 SPOILER]

[Anonymoose]

So, from your perspective, is it even possible for there to ever be a legitimate complaint about a part of the story being inconsistent, morally dissonant, or simply badly written, or do you think it always comes down to someone essentially either misreading or having sour grapes (that you are very, very sympathetic to)?

I don't see how it wouldn't be. Though "ever" is an absolute term, so it's kind of a low bar to clear. And "inconsistent" is partially a matter of the perspectives you're willing and able to see and which you're not, so a bad-faith actor could never clear even that low bar. And the continued - what seems to me like - deliberate condescension and mocking tone from your end suggests that I'd labor to convince you that this is my position in the first place.

There are lots of times people say, "How could SE say A, B, and C and it be weird to land on an interpretation of Y?" or "How could SE say A, B, and C and expect us to land on Z?" that are very well supported. Some of those are in this tread, too, imho. Of course it's "possible". I just don't think that negates the possibility of the opposite happening. Again, I don't really think anything is that black and white.

But if all you're going to do is call me insincere and disingenuous and mock me for saying I'm sympathetic to some people who are disappointed, are you deconstructing my perspective and interpretation? Are you building up an alternative? Are you doing anything that supports having fun enjoying and talking about FFXIV? I don't understand - why waste the time and energy on me?