What's the point with that quite lackluster story in Endwalker?

[strawberrycake]

Another issues I've noticed since covid, is that a lot of narratives in media have become filled with overly hopeful or overly cynical narratives. And given the many natural disasters Japan suffers from, the multiple rebuilding efforts in the country, how depression sky rocketed during Covid and from these events, i can understand having a feel good msg that encourages hope and love and that life is still filled with so many wonderful things. I can understand wish fulfillment. But I also just want to enjoy detaching from the world and having a fun unique narrative to grab onto and see cool world building and interesting characters.

So While I can't blame them, this definitely was a point that I know resonated with quite a few, but for many others fell flat . I hope in the future they can get back to more mature narratives that don't feel like you're trying to tell your kids life isn't so bad after a traumatic experience. =\

[Lady_Silvermoon]

Another issues I've noticed since covid, is that a lot of narratives in media have become filled with overly hopeful or overly cynical narratives. And given the many natural disasters Japan suffers from, the multiple rebuilding efforts in the country, how depression sky rocketed during Covid and from these events, i can understand having a feel good msg that encourages hope and love and that life is still filled with so many wonderful things. I can understand wish fulfillment. But I also just want to enjoy detaching from the world and having a fun unique narrative to grab onto and see cool world building and interesting characters.

So While I can't blame them, this definitely was a point that I know resonated with quite a few, but for many others fell flat . I hope in the future they can get back to more mature narratives that don't feel like you're trying to tell your kids life isn't so bad after a traumatic experience. =\

This comment made me realize why someone insisted on Venat being good. "Our loving mommy goddess is torturing us, on purpose, to make us strong," seemed like an insane direction to go in if you want a feelgood story. But the goal was to convince themselves and the players that their suffering and pain had meaning, purpose.

No it don't, which is why we should keep working to reduce and alleviate it at every possible opportunity.

[strawberrycake]

This comment made me realize why someone insisted on Venat being good. "Our loving mommy goddess is torturing us, on purpose, to make us strong," seemed like an insane direction to go in if you want a feelgood story. But the goal was to convince themselves and the players that their suffering and pain had meaning, purpose.

No it don't, which is why we should keep working to reduce and alleviate it at every possible opportunity.

I said that in another thread that I would like the story of DT to more of a focus on the WoL possibly speaking on how they're used as a tool by the Scions and many political groups in the world at times. I feel like that could be the driving factor of what makes them go seperate ways for the MSQ, as well as a means to add more depth to the friendships with the scions and add depth to our position as the MC of the game.