Thread: (5.2 spoilers) The Defector

Originally Posted by Kusanagi7

im convinced we are the defector the thing im curious about is why we are team hydaelyn when it was stated we were on no team.

I think the WoL has personality traits that:

1. Doesn't want people to sacrifice themselves not want anyone to consign themselves to death.
2. Will always want to look for another option. As it stands storywise now is that the Ancients either die or get killed off, or they kill off new life for their own good. I feel we're the kind of person that would want both around to exist.

We never went around trying to make sure Dragons went extinct during the Dragonsong War. We tried to help with a middle ground.
We didn't try to eliminate everyone involved with Ala Mhigo and Doma we also tried to go for a middle ground.

I think we're always going to eliminate those that oppress others agency of choice, but we will side with keeping others alive as much as possible. I don't think we'd have taken her side as it presents an "us or them" choice but we will preserve the life we have and not let others remove their agency.

I think to us, all life new and old deserved the right to exist. The threat lied with the ones that became tempered and only thought their view was the only view but at the same time not entertaining options for the rest of Ancients caught in the middle and only framing it as an "us or them" choice I don't feel is exactly right either. The WoL will protect people's right to live amongst each other.

Another edit: Thought this was a good spot to bring back this discussion - http://forum.square-enix.com/ffxiv/t...the-Lifestream

One more edit.

I think this move of making us neutral was an EXTREMELY wise decision on the devs part since this is a teen game. Granted I do enjoy grey zones but I think there is a bit of a problem putting your hero as the person that may have essentially killed and torn apart families to protect the new life. Let's not forget it was a whole planet this was done to - that included the fate of the Ancients who still had families and children. It may have been for the "greater good" but that's still a pretty horrible act.