Feedback: Dawntrail MSQ thoughts

[jadeharley]

Wuk Lamat is great, some of you are just incapable of joy.

Most of the complaints I see levied against Dawntrail's MSQ are CinemaSins-tier "welp, that's another trope" mentions, which doesn't really say anything. All fiction can be reduced in that way.

As for forum scuffles...

I don't think this is a problem with Daichi Hiroi at all, but the challenge with Krile and Erenville is that they're designed for a different purpose than 'being the central character of a story', and so giving them a story that they're central to, even a side-story like Dawntrail does, leads to a bit of difficulty in crafting that story.

I find this to be a well thought-out consideration of the challenges in the writing process. While I definitely hoped for more from Erenville and Krile, it's incredibly difficult to write punchy stories with characters that were historically written to play a supportive or subdued role without completely changing their characters. In this way it very much makes sense that they exist in Wuk Lamat's metaphorical orbit, as she is a much stronger character unburdened by previous expectations.

This is entirely due to a lack of talent and creativity of the writer, because he wanted to put WL on a pedestal, WHICH IS THE POINT OF CONTENTION, NOT THE LACK OF UNDERSTANDING.

This feels like the typical "find a target, choose a minor grievance, escalate to harassment" strategy I've grown to dislike seeing plastered all over the internet.


I do think people like to put specific writers up on a pedestal (or a gallows) when in reality expansions aren't just the work of one person. IIRC in interviews some CS3 staff mentioned that they're splitting up the workload more for DT, which I definitely felt. Dawntrail in particular benefits a bit from the writing feeling a bit more disjointed, as it emphasizes the theme of diversity. Simultaneously, it's also a breath of fresh air having a consistent, immersive experience all within the same continent despite this!