The thing I hate most about the current MSQ is the fact that it's so juvenile, or stupidly written and simplistic at points, but then they'll throw in some dark element or plot point as if to cover their asses. This is why you have people say, "SEE?! The story still has dark moments!! EUGENICS DEAD BABY CAVE!". It feels like a quota now, rather than anything that lends itself to the setting as a whole. It's clumsy and mismatched, and it feels completely cynical.

I guess this is what happens when someone who wrote beast tribes gets put in charge of the main scenario. This needs to change, I have no faith in the current direction the story is going and it's affecting my ability to enjoy the rest of the game. There are options for why you cancelled your sub, and I want there to be an option for "The quality is not up to standard", or a way to communicate specific points.. because I would absolutely pin this all on the MSQ's writing for me.

When you bank so hard on being THE story MMO, and have roleplayers making their own fun in your world, ruining the story affects things more than people may think.