The whole time I leveled RDM, I kept being impressed by how basically sensible the writing is.
- X'rhun is a responsible adult, committed to justice, who looks for solutions to problems and reaches out to others for help when it's appropriate.
- Arya's an eager and headstrong child, but respects her own limits and the potential consequences of over-training. And although finding out about her origins throws her for a loop, she takes heart in her experiences with you and X'rhun, and finds her own resolve to go on.
- As you progress through the story, X'rhun acknowledges that you've been off saving Ishgard and helping liberate Ala Mhigo. The job story does not exist in a vacuum.
- In Ishgard, you're able to get the info you and X'rhun need because you're the Hero of Ishgard.
- The duties you do in 60-70 are based on dungeons and raids you've been on at other points in the game, and that's acknowledged. (Actually, does anyone know if the dialogue changes for the final duty if you haven't done the Void Ark raids?)
- After helping out Wilkin the merchant and Jessie from the Ironworks, they help you out in later quests.
I just think the RDM storyline dots its i's and crosses its t's, if that makes sense. It's integrated into the MSQ, rather than being a separate story bubble. Characters introduced at different points aren't just throw-aways--they play a role later on. Characters are basically reasonable people, and their problems aren't ones that could be solved by being less of an idiot. The lore ties into other aspects of the FFXIV setting, and the quests have you visit relevant existing NPC's. It's neatly constructed, and feels like a genuine part of the broader world.
It's not, like, revolutionary or gut-wrenching writing by any means. The DRK story is justly lauded, for instance. But I'm fond of Arya and X'rhun, and their story is like a miniature master-class on how not to fuck up fantasy/job quest writing. I really respect that.
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- X'rhun is a responsible adult, committed to justice, who looks for solutions to problems and reaches out to others for help when it's appropriate.
- Arya's an eager and headstrong child, but respects her own limits and the potential consequences of over-training. And although finding out about her origins throws her for a loop, she takes heart in her experiences with you and X'rhun, and finds her own resolve to go on.
- As you progress through the story, X'rhun acknowledges that you've been off saving Ishgard and helping liberate Ala Mhigo. The job story does not exist in a vacuum.
- In Ishgard, you're able to get the info you and X'rhun need because you're the Hero of Ishgard.
- The duties you do in 60-70 are based on dungeons and raids you've been on at other points in the game, and that's acknowledged. (Actually, does anyone know if the dialogue changes for the final duty if you haven't done the Void Ark raids?)
- After helping out Wilkin the merchant and Jessie from the Ironworks, they help you out in later quests.
I just think the RDM storyline dots its i's and crosses its t's, if that makes sense. It's integrated into the MSQ, rather than being a separate story bubble. Characters introduced at different points aren't just throw-aways--they play a role later on. Characters are basically reasonable people, and their problems aren't ones that could be solved by being less of an idiot. The lore ties into other aspects of the FFXIV setting, and the quests have you visit relevant existing NPC's. It's neatly constructed, and feels like a genuine part of the broader world.
It's not, like, revolutionary or gut-wrenching writing by any means. The DRK story is justly lauded, for instance. But I'm fond of Arya and X'rhun, and their story is like a miniature master-class on how not to fuck up fantasy/job quest writing. I really respect that.
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