Thematic issues. Why all the sci fi.

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Except for the fact that these tribes are pretty much isolated from the rest of the world and don't interact with cultures outside their own, so their exposure to technology is mostly limited to what they've known for centuries.

That's true but this also applies to Alexandria on the other end of the spectrum, they were isolated from their world for centuries until they arrived to The Source. One other example that would be better are the Amish, they are intertwined with our modern society but are still living in the 18th century technology wise for the most part. The problem I had is that it felt really rushed, 7.0 should have been only about Tural and the Skyruin as the big bad and then have 8.0 be about Alexandria to be able to explore the 9th Reflection and see how the Storm Surge had destroyed that world, that was what I really wanted to see more off.