What's the point with that quite lackluster story in Endwalker?

[CrownySuccubus]

Honestly, I only have one question. Especially given your final sentence there.

Why are we discussing G'raha?

Like... Sure, fine, okay, he has writing-derived flaws, not everyone accepts that he does, some people outright hate him for it, other people want him to have more focus due to it. And some deny he has any whatsoever. Whatever floats eachother's.

...but this is a thread on Endwalker's story. No Scion, other than maybe Estinien, underwent that much in terms of character development in Endwalker. Just establishing who they are after their individual and collective progresses from 2.0 to 6.0. There isn't that much to pick on other than that, for any of the Scions.

And that's the thing. Admitting there's flaws and wanting "more" isn't necessarily a bad thing. Even people who like the characters are allowed to express that... but why did we start picking on G'raha when his character is on the same bag as others who just got "established at the endline"?

To be honest, I agree with Brinne that it really does come across as an initial dislike of the character that's being justified by any "plausible" criticism that can be fisted on. There's a lot of stuff that's being repeated which I just don't see as corroborated by the lore, the character, or the writing.

Gr'aha is hardly a flawless diamond above any and all criticism. But like you, I don't know why the hell EVERY single complaint about Endwalker, whether it be story, mechanics, pacing, content, etc. always circles back around to him.

[Xirean]

To be honest, I agree with Brinne that it really does come across as an initial dislike of the character that's being justified by any "plausible" criticism that can be fisted on. There's a lot of stuff that's being repeated which I just don't see as corroborated by the lore, the character, or the writing.

Gr'aha is hardly a flawless diamond above any and all criticism. But like you, I don't know why the hell EVERY single complaint about Endwalker, whether it be story, mechanics, pacing, content, etc. always circles back around to him.

I think for a few people his current character is more a symptom of the issue. The larger problem is lack of ability to express while playing the MSQ. The game is obviously not going to be like Dragon Age or Mass Effect, but it would be nice to have a bit more input at times with how the player character feels about a situation/character. I personally don't have an issue with G'raha, but I do have a big issue with Venat and would really have preferred to be able to voice that.