As I’ve mentioned elsewhere, I’m a WoW refugee who can’t even look my longtime game in the eye any more without getting upset. I’ve really enjoyed the distance, the escape and the perspective of my return to Eorzea, (which looks like it might last longer than originally intended) and I’ve had a question bubbling in my mind for a while that I’m curious as to how it will go over here.
If your city state of origin, or your favorite, was “plot killed” by the flow of the MSQ, how would you feel? Would it change your relationship with the game?
To be clear, in this imaginary situation, you could logistically and mechanically return to all of the gameplay functions and amenities of the city with an OOC “go back in time” mechanic, but “in canon,” your city is gone. It’s also implied that most of the NPCs that lived there are dead-dead.
I’m not going to flavor this OP with my opinion more than I already have, I’m interested in the Eorzean take on this MMORPG storytelling option/device.
Take perhaps the most heart-wrenching character loss you’ve experienced in the MSQ, and imagine u that emotional impact was applied to your favorite city, the implication being it was gone forever with no path to recovery in the game’s future: they want it to be impactful, they want it to stick.
How would you feel as a character? As a player?
Discuss!
(Oh and please no spoilers for shadowbringers! I haven’t played it yet!)
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If your city state of origin, or your favorite, was “plot killed” by the flow of the MSQ, how would you feel? Would it change your relationship with the game?
To be clear, in this imaginary situation, you could logistically and mechanically return to all of the gameplay functions and amenities of the city with an OOC “go back in time” mechanic, but “in canon,” your city is gone. It’s also implied that most of the NPCs that lived there are dead-dead.
I’m not going to flavor this OP with my opinion more than I already have, I’m interested in the Eorzean take on this MMORPG storytelling option/device.
Take perhaps the most heart-wrenching character loss you’ve experienced in the MSQ, and imagine u that emotional impact was applied to your favorite city, the implication being it was gone forever with no path to recovery in the game’s future: they want it to be impactful, they want it to stick.
How would you feel as a character? As a player?
Discuss!
(Oh and please no spoilers for shadowbringers! I haven’t played it yet!)
Continue reading...