Questionable ethics - Living Memory

[Fiel_Tana]

“When we talk about ourselves as humans, we have gone through a lot of technological advancements and as we continue to make breakthroughs in the field of science. I do really believe that what we would call mecha is a possibility and we will eventually get to a point where we can recreate memories and recreate the brain in a digital form. That then makes us face the question, would we call that human? If someone is living in this digital world, are they really living? I think this is an issue that humanity will face in the next 100 years.”

https://www.thegamer.com/final-fanta...siting-future/

The major problem I have with that zone is that nobody in the MSQ questions "If someone is living in this digital world, are they really living?". Does Yoshi think it does? If so, has he not played DT? Had he even read the script? Talked to the writers at all during pre-production? Checked in during production? Where is that questioning in game??

The MSQ shows the "heroes" destroying them all without questioning the morality of it, looking for better/other alternatives or even feeling a tiny bit bad about it.

Was the MSQ written that way on purpose to make some players question it and start discussions? That seems like quite a reach, so pretty doubtful.

So what went wrong there?

It feels he's talking about a story that is pure headcannon, not what we actually received in the MSQ and that is honestly more than a bit worrying for the future of FFXIV.

[Alchemii]

The major problem I have with that zone is that nobody in the MSQ questions "If someone is living in this digital world, are they really living?". Does Yoshi think it does? If so, has he not played DT? Had he even read the script? Talked to the writers at all during pre-production? Checked in during production? Where is that questioning in game??

The MSQ shows the "heroes" destroying them all without questioning the morality of it, looking for better/other alternatives or even feeling a tiny bit bad about it.

Was the MSQ written that way on purpose to make some players question it and start discussions? That seems like quite a reach, so pretty doubtful.

So what went wrong there?

It feels he's talking about a story that is pure headcannon, not what we actually received in the MSQ and that is honestly more than a bit worrying for the future of FFXIV.

Hey now. They can't have the player base questioning if living in a digital world is actually living. If that happens people might you know realize they need to get away from the computers and go outside, and then next thing you know they'll stop playing the game, and paying subs, and buying stuff.