Quote Originally Posted by MagiusNecros View Post
If Dawntrail was a fresh start we would be starting at Level 1.
You don't need a "mechanical fresh start" (level 1) to have a "narrative fresh start". The latter just means that, since all previous plot threads are "resolved" (used loosely here... how resolved and how satisfactorily is not what I'm discussing here, although I know some people feel there's a lot left to be desired on that end), you go to a new place and meet new characters and explore new things and make new connections.
It's disingenuous to make this "start at level 1" point when it's evident what people are discussing in terms of the DT narrative.
Some people just wanted an actual new adventure, with new faces and in a new place. I agree that the moment you drag the scions along, they immediately become the centerpiece and a lot of potentially novelty that the DT story and areas could have is immediately sacrificed to the alter of marketable familiarity. Frankly, I've been playing for over a decade, I could do with a break from this same old (ARR and HW scions were quite different, but they've been the same since SB...).