Quote Originally Posted by Joji View Post
While i think Elderscrolls actually have great lore, it is somewhat taken from other media like any other story today. FF has great lore taken from Norse mythology, Japanese mythology and so on. It has a tradition. For an example, we all know that when picking up a new FF game from the store we will see chocobos, moogles, cactuars, Ifrit, Shiva and so on.
yes but lore defines objects, take for instance goblins they change almost every game, but what do we actually know about FFXIV goblins.

we know that there friendly, why? what makes these goblins so different than the goblins in XI that would train your ass right into another pile of goblins? this is lore that isnt explained, we can only deduce there friendly from the fact that we know they used to trade with the city states. which leads to another question, Why did they stop trading in the first place?

this seemingly useless background information is the difference between understanding and confusion when it comes to the world around you. when i see a goblin you know what comes to mind, Goblin Long Sword = 40k thats it that all there good for. a beast race with a seemingly eirre story to tell, yet no one who will tell it.