So, I unabashedly love Dawntrail. I don't think the story is *great,* but the music, the zones, is top tier, and the story is good enough for me. I too kind of wish the WoL was more of the "main character," at least in the back half of the expac, but that discussion has been well had on these threads (plus I expect that focus will shift back to us for the patches). But taking the story on its own terms, I think it's plenty good. Your mileage may vary, but I liked it.
But what I wanted to express is that now that I've had a week to sit with it, the last zone is still affecting me. First, on a meta game dev level: I can't believe they made something so beautiful.. and then destroyed it. I play through the MSQ with a buddy, and the whole time I'm telling him "There not going to let us turn the lights off. They spent too much time make this place to let us turn the lights off." And boy was I wrong. (Though, I'm now telling my friend that they will let us turn the lights back ON in 7.3 or something. They just have to.)
But to the extent the lights are off *forever,* I find myself still thinking about how the zone puts us as gamers in the nearly identical position of the characters in the story. We are the ones who remember what the zone used to look like, and that zone now only exists in our memory (...and the unending journey replay book... but let's overlook that for the moment). That zone was there to be experienced, for however long it took you to get through that part of the MSQ, and that experience cannot be revisited except for in your own mind.
And so it has me thinking that the zone is not only an analogy for "death," it's also an analogy for "life." You have to be present for your own experiences, because you'll never get to have them again. And your memory of the experience will never be quite like the actual experience. So you just have to enjoy things while you can.
I'm probably not philosophical or high enough to make this point correctly. But since I went through the zone, I've found myself literally appreciating the flowers and trees around my house more. Spending an extra server tick watching the squirrels are rabbits in my yard. This stupid freaking video game has somehow reminded me that the world around me, my home "zone," is actually quite beautiful, and I should appreciate it more, because someday someone will turn out the lights.
Anyway, thank you, devs, for this experience. I won't soon forget the message.
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But what I wanted to express is that now that I've had a week to sit with it, the last zone is still affecting me. First, on a meta game dev level: I can't believe they made something so beautiful.. and then destroyed it. I play through the MSQ with a buddy, and the whole time I'm telling him "There not going to let us turn the lights off. They spent too much time make this place to let us turn the lights off." And boy was I wrong. (Though, I'm now telling my friend that they will let us turn the lights back ON in 7.3 or something. They just have to.)
But to the extent the lights are off *forever,* I find myself still thinking about how the zone puts us as gamers in the nearly identical position of the characters in the story. We are the ones who remember what the zone used to look like, and that zone now only exists in our memory (...and the unending journey replay book... but let's overlook that for the moment). That zone was there to be experienced, for however long it took you to get through that part of the MSQ, and that experience cannot be revisited except for in your own mind.
And so it has me thinking that the zone is not only an analogy for "death," it's also an analogy for "life." You have to be present for your own experiences, because you'll never get to have them again. And your memory of the experience will never be quite like the actual experience. So you just have to enjoy things while you can.
I'm probably not philosophical or high enough to make this point correctly. But since I went through the zone, I've found myself literally appreciating the flowers and trees around my house more. Spending an extra server tick watching the squirrels are rabbits in my yard. This stupid freaking video game has somehow reminded me that the world around me, my home "zone," is actually quite beautiful, and I should appreciate it more, because someday someone will turn out the lights.
Anyway, thank you, devs, for this experience. I won't soon forget the message.
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