Thematic issues. Why all the sci fi.

[Hallarem]

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I have more of an issue with the aesthetics and insert of clear pop-culture reference, also with the SUDDEN drop of something that doesnt gel together with the world at all. Or the deus ex machina of "smart scientist people" that learned things offscreen and can now suddenly pull stuff out of their arses because the plot demands it. "Oh we invented this in an afternoon, no more block in your sidestory or msq".

To answer your why don't everyone just adopt rapid fire machineguns. Well... You can see in the first cinematic, the bard blocks the bullets with magic, Eorzeans think guns are clunky at best. Gunbreakers -tanked- allagan artillery and guns that according to the lorebook were made to "mow down hundreds" thats how powerful magic is in this world. Thats where they got their name, they rushed to the gunnery lines and broke their guns. And those were guns at their absolute PEAK. I think even the cannons the Ala Mhigan resistance uses are guided by magic.
Guns are super useful, you can kill someone with a sharp stick if you are good enough. But magic in this world is just vastly all around a better weapon, defensively and offensively if you know how to use it well. Aether that is, you can harden your skin, you can wear armor to block bullets, you can have a magical shield to block bullets and tank them.

But yeah, the implementation, the destruction of worldbuilding, inserting tech without thinking about the consequences towards their world and straight up.. weird corporate "insert popular thing" is just as cringy as some of the "Remember this numbered FF? We ripped off the entire plot and spam you with references."

[hydralus]

I have more of an issue with the aesthetics and insert of clear pop-culture reference, also with the SUDDEN drop of something that doesnt gel together with the world at all. Or the deus ex machina of "smart scientist people" that learned things offscreen and can now suddenly pull stuff out of their arses because the plot demands it. "Oh we invented this in an afternoon, no more block in your sidestory or msq".

You're still just complaining about things that have happened since the very beginning of the game, like the aether goggles. I mean what do you expect out of a game that has been doing the same thing for 10 years?

[Hallarem]

You're still just complaining about things that have happened since the very beginning of the game, like the aether goggles. I mean what do you expect out of a game that has been doing the same thing for 10 years?

I did not once mention anything about aether goggles, nor am I against them. Because they actually fit, flow and do not jump the shark.

[hydralus]

I did not once mention anything about aether goggles, nor am I against them. Because they actually fit, flow and do not jump the shark.

I brought them up because they're an example of smart people suddenly developing things off screen that solves problems. White Auracite is another example developed by that fart-in-the-wind Moenbryda. Or the stuff that Cid and Nero pull out of their asses. I'm just wondering how it took you until Dawntrail to figure it out.