Thread: Our passive characters and why the 2.55 story fails (BIG SPOILERS) (rant warning)

Originally Posted by Aeyis

Interesting. It was your insult after all, I merely returned it to you.

Your question is not a better one. Others have already answered it.

You misinterpreted the intent of the exasperation. Mine was not directed at any individual, but rather at the tone of the conversation being presented. Yours was a direct insult to my person. Again, argue the point, not the person. My point was to be taken on surface level, not on personal scale.

And while others have answered my question, you have not. If you are to defer to someone else's opinion on the course of events, then whos?

Here's the thing - I'm perfectly ok with the events that transpired. HOWEVER:

I think the player character should not have been in the room when the Sultana died. I think their conversation should have been over and we should have left. Then she died and we are approached on our way back to the festivities and arrested/vial found on us/etc. That would have saved us from the frustrating lack of player agency we had while she keeled over, especially given the fact that some of us are White Mages and could have just Esuna'd her.

If the damage done to nanamo is severe enough, esuna and cure will not work. Hench Type ) opening scene

Originally Posted by melflomil

If the damage done to nanamo is severe enough, esuna and cure will not work. Hench Type ) opening scene

There is nothing in the lore of FFXIV that supports this.

I kinda found our character's passive nature fitting to be honest, specially if you keep in mind some of the "jabs" midgarsowm-whats-his-name has been tossing our way since he invited himself to perch on our shoulders ^^; ... and I also agree with our character being a "blank slate" for us to project upon. Maybe im just a wuss but fighting off the whole of the brass blades unarmed, right after the shock of seeing nanamo keel over, I honestly don't know what "I" would do lol.

I wouldn't mind more interaction with the characters. Even if the plot remains the same, ultimately I'd like to be able to chose some flavor text and get reactions based off of that. Even if our ultimate actions/choices are uniform, the surface-level personality would be nice to have some control on.

It would amount to a little more writing in specific instances that the MSC chimes in their opinion, but it would do a world of good in the face of the hurt reactions we've had feeling the lack of it.

Like the character's reaction to the poisoning. Giving us three to four choices of how to express their shock (worry, anger, dismay, dumbfounded). Then another choice to retort to Teleji would go the world over with me.

This whole discussion reminds me of the ending of mass effect 3, and people trying to explain that ''really! the ending makes sense! it does!''. And they made up all these elaborate theories in an attempt to find some sense where there was none.

Originally Posted by Aeyis

This whole discussion reminds me of the ending of mass effect 3, and people trying to explain that ''really! the ending makes sense! it does!''. And they made up all these elaborate theories in an attempt to find some sense where there was none.

...Except in Mass Effect 3's case, it was meant to end the series (or at least, Shepard's story), thus, tying all the loose ends.
And it was a disaster, even from behind the scenes ("artistic integrity" as they say...yeah, right).

At least here the story's not supposed to be the end of the entire saga (and carries on into its "sequel", Heavensward).