7.1 - More Wuk Lamat

[Yoshihara]

Wuk Lamat wasn't the issue in this patch even if absolutely no change came to how her character was written (which is a negative by the way), but as I just mentioned, she isn't the main issue at all and is just being used at a scapegoat at this point, even if I also do flinch a little every time she's mentioned or appears on screen as I know associate her character with the huge decline in the quality of writing.

The funeral came off as emotionless, detached and awkward. Both Koana and Gulool Ja having completely unbelievable and poorly fleshed out backstories that also came off as simultaneously forced and uninteresting really did not sit well with me, especially the whole Zoraal Ja and Gulool Mommy thing, it was just handled in such a catastrophically poor manner.
A lot of people give X.1 patches flak for being uninteresting, but I genuinely enjoyed 3.1, 4.1, 5.1 and even 6.1 (even for its uneventful simplicity until the rest of the EW patch quests ended up terrible), I can sit through the political babble and wrapping up loose ends from the main story, but THIS, oh this was just both irrelevant and botched.

The only thing I can give this patch is that the last few minutes have an interesting set up, whereas the game and level design team did a great job on the atmosphere, setting and boss designs of the dungeon, but the WRITING is probably the worst I've ever had the displeasure of sitting through for all the time I've played FFXIV, and that's not a good sign when it was the writing and storytelling that attracted so many players to this game in the first place.

[glassflower]

The funeral came off as emotionless, detached and awkward.

you're dealing with a population that has never had to face the notion of death before there. i wonder why the funeral would be all of those things given that context. not only that, along with the dungeon, these things work together to set the tone going forward.

[Yoshihara]

you're dealing with a population that has never had to face the notion of death before there. i wonder why the funeral would be all of those things given that context. not only that, along with the dungeon, these things work together to set the tone going forward.

Yes of course! Stating the obvious (again) clearly absolves the lack of camera direction and pacing, the extremely shallow dialogue that doesn't provide any friction because the writers no longer know how to write conflict or even grieving anymore!
Amazing! All of the people dissenting about the poor writing are wrong and let's continue to remind people who care about the story but are no longer enjoying it that they can always skip the cutscenes!

[glassflower]

Yes of course! Stating the obvious (again) clearly absolves the lack of camera direction and pacing, the extremely shallow dialogue that doesn't provide any friction because the writers no longer know how to write conflict or even grieving anymore!
Amazing! All of the people dissenting about the poor writing are wrong and let's continue to remind people who care about the story but are no longer enjoying it that they can always skip the cutscenes!

i don't know what to tell you buddy, it was stilted for a reason. we're going full dystopia.

[TBerry]

Yes of course! Stating the obvious (again) clearly absolves the lack of camera direction and pacing, the extremely shallow dialogue that doesn't provide any friction because the writers no longer know how to write conflict or even grieving anymore!
Amazing! All of the people dissenting about the poor writing are wrong and let's continue to remind people who care about the story but are no longer enjoying it that they can always skip the cutscenes!

I'm sorry for double-post, but
What part of "Never died permanently and get memories erased when they do" do you not understand?