Thread: 8.0 speculation

I dont see why we had any interest or stake in the succession of a foreign continent of baby sacrificing savages that cant even grow their own food.
Especially to the point of fighting each other over it after everything the scions have been through together. Im glad that proposed plot point of opposing scions ended up forgotten about.

Originally Posted by Wildheaven182

I dont see why we had any interest or stake in the succession of a foreign continent of baby sacrificing savages that cant even grow their own food.
Especially to the point of fighting each other over it after everything the scions have been through together. Im glad that proposed plot point of opposing scions ended up forgotten about.

Fully agree. In my view, it should have been framed as a friendly competition. The team was going for an anime beach episode but they forgot to maybe watch some anime beach episodes and understand how a low stakes story can still play on characters' established traits and personalities to make the tournament feel fun. The team was trying to have it all. Beach episode, anime tournament, tons of worldbuilding, family issues, all before we get to the other 50%. That's nearly impossible to do well. It was doomed from the start.

Originally Posted by Wildheaven182

I dont see why we had any interest or stake in the succession of a foreign continent of baby sacrificing savages that cant even grow their own food.
Especially to the point of fighting each other over it after everything the scions have been through together. Im glad that proposed plot point of opposing scions ended up forgotten about.

The idea of the scions having a serious schism and seriously fighting one another was never really on the table. But the idea of friendly competition, with different scions having their reasons for backing different candidates, could have led to some fun interactions before they eventually inevitably reconcile and unite again.

Remember that most of the scions also have scholarly backgrounds. They could have had actual interesting discussions on the subject. Instead of the nothing burger we ended up with. It made me want to pull my hair out when the Twins went to the New World ostensibly to learn things to help Garlemald, only for nothing of interesting to happen with that idea all expansion, and then to end with them coming back to Jules to say 'understanding people is good. '

Instead we just get Thancred slightly inconveniencing us in the first dungeon and then nothing else, which was kind of dull. Why bother to tease that story thread at all if it wasn't going to lead to anything?

It reminds me of the whole 'become what you must. Become the warrior of darkness' thing. Obviously the WOL was never going to become a villain but it ended up meaning nothing except a change in terminology and it was actually the blessing of light in the first place that allowed us to fill that role. People are going to be disapointed when a potentially interesting story angle is brought up but then not explored in an interesting way.