Lyse vs. Wuk Lamat

[Nadda]

I'd like to point out that many people didn't like Alphinaud in 2.0 found him to be obnoxious and annoying for similar reasons but for entirely different types of personalities.

That said I have no dislike of Wuk Lamats character and I liked Alphinaud and Lyse also.

What I do think is that the story failed to make better use of her and Zarool Ja.

I believe post Zarool Ja's death Wuk Lamats role in the story should have been over.

I think that's fair - I was very confused by others reactions to Wuk Lamat in the MSQ mostly because even while completing the MSQ in the first three days of Early Access I took my time to absorb the story and do myriad of sidequests in between, and many fates. I don't know and can't judge how others play the game - but I get the feeling like if you just barrel through the expansion just doing MSQ you're gonna have a bad time. Because I really didn't notice anything wrong with Wuk Lamat outside her obvious character flaws which everyone in the story itself picks up on. I mean outside having Krile, Alphinaud, Alisae and Erenville just sort of be around was odd... but maybe if people hated Wuk Lamat from the offset they just weren't gonna have a good time.

I liked being sidelined letting people sort out their business in a controlled environment without my direct intervention as a positive guiding force.

This is a bit off topic but I find it funny how in some MMOs people will be upset that their character is perceived as "The Champion" or "Chosen one" wanting only to be an adventurer and then in this case if you're adventurer helping someone through their own story they feel like they've been sidelined... Like as Warriors of Light we're the strongest people in the whole world now. People know what we're about, it wouldn't be interesting if we were always at the center of things. I like that things don't have to revolve around me in spite of how powerful I am.

I think the reason people are making Stormblood comparisons is not in ways Lyse and Wuk Lamat are alike (as they are different characters clearly) but because they are two expansions that follow an inexperienced female entering into a leadership role without really having a good grasp on what that means. It's not really about the Warrior of Light, it's about the countries and peoples we're interacting with and that bothers some people. Dawntrail does take a noticeable decline in quality specially post solution 9 tour I could go on about but I find the disdain for Wuk Lamat to be a bit too undeserved.