Quote Originally Posted by Exmo View Post
That's the original state I'm taking about. Gossan literally says "the shape of it government and nation will need to change considerably", followed by "but not in any meaningful way because we'll still have two rulers and one of them is as close to the old one as we can possibly get."
Ah, I got the impression you meant "original" as in "original Sphene-era Alexandria" which is the oldest version we know. Personally, I would still say adding the council/parliament to complement the monarchy is a significant change. Acceptance and "moving on" from something doesn't mean abandoning each and every aspect of it completely. In fact, part of it is that it's still there with you in a way.

The opinion of cowards and the media illiterate. The zone was a mausoleum for the lost and forgotten. Now it's back to being a theme park, because some players couldn't bear to experience a sense of loss, contrary to the story they had experienced.
I truly feel sorry for you if you get this worked up over a video game. Doubly so if you've managed to convince yourself that your own take on something must absolutely be correct and reality couldn't possibly be anything different. :\

I said it feels like pandering. It comes out of nowhere, has no reason to be the case and has no bearing on what comes after. It could have easily been rewritten into the story after 7.0 in the months since DT's release.
It's been the course set since Endless Calyx appeared in 7.2, and flows directly from the way Endless Sphene acted in 7.0. It's okay for you to feel a certain way about it - I'm just pointing out to you why that take is probably not accurate.

It's disingenuous to say WL's continued appearance in the patches means the devs did not allow feedback to influence the story, considering how drastically her role was reduced and how significantly she was sidelined compared to 7.0.
This is the comment that makes me scratch my head the most. Drastically reduced role? Sidelined? Say what? Except for the very beginning of the questline that starts in the Backroom before she joins us, WL is everywhere. And throughout the ending? Big fight? Wuk Lumat is the one saving the day just like in 7.0. Fight finishes and we're celebrating or looking ahead? Nope - we're concerned about if Wuk Lumat is okay. Sphene's volunteers to turn on one of the terminals in Living Memory? Nope - WL appears and says she should do it instead. Like, seriously. I've been a fan of WL, so most of those didn't annoy me, but I really have trouble taking seriously a claim that she was sidelined here...she's everywhere and taking the spotlight in almost all the key moments. Again.