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

Originally Posted by Sushikins

There is a significant difference between killing monsters, Garleans, Primals, Beastmen and corrupt people out in the wild and killing groups of guards in town who to the general populace are just doing their jobs.

What's the difference between killing corrupt people in the wild and killing corrupt people in the city? Both of those groups of people could've "just been doing their jobs" to the general populace. It couldn't be any more obvious that they are corrupt when they're trying to frame the savior of Eorzea with poisoning the Sultana, of all things. What reason could we possibly have to do that? How do they think the Warrior of Light benefits in ANY way from killing the Sultana? Besides - what the general populace hears about this whole incident is in the hands of the Syndicate anyway. They can tell the common people whatever they wish to tell them, even if we didn't resist, they can claim we did and killed half a dozen innocent guards. I mean - duh, what were the scions doing? Papalymo and Yda killed their fair share, and so did Y'Shtola and Thancred. Why is it okay for them to kill corrupt guards but not for us?

Originally Posted by AdamFyi

Killing a few Crystal Braves would pose even better ammunition for them to use against you. Not a lot of people know about the Crystal Braves turning against the Scions as it all happened in private, so they'll just assume you turned traitor and kill some of your own.

Alphinaud, the very LEADER of the Crystal Braves can confirm it just fine, however.