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This is a while back, but I actually like SE's lore in several key aspects. They have structured the game in certain ways that make players RPing seem compatible with the world. Yes, there are lots of issues with you being the Warrior of Light, and the only WHM, BLM, etc.Â
However I think they really deserve a hand for incorporating things that normally only exist as game elements, and incorporating them into the lore.Â
I will use WoW and The Old Republic as examples, as they're the MMO's I'm most familiar with as examples. In those games 'Adventurers' are not a part of the world. You as the player are an adventurer, and you go on quests to advance the purposes of your faction. There is no indication that adventurers are widespread, that they are regulated or have any organization. There is no indication of where these adventurers live, how they're supplied, or how they're recruited and trained. There is no indication of what these adventurer's do when they're not saving the world, and there is also no indication of how they slot into the governments and militaries of the land.
I understand that the new expansions for WoW have garrisons, and you as the character taking part in Government affairs, but it's implied that your position is a unique one.Â
In FFXIV we have
- A fully fleshed out organization for recruiting and employing adventurers
- Explanation of why these adventurers exist, and how they integrate with existing organizations
- An IC system of dispatching adventurers and tasks both mundane and extraordinary, such that the existence of adventurers can be seen as a logical need of their society.
- A support network of professions designed to support adventurers, and regulated Leves for doing so
- The presence of player organizations fully explained by the lore, and their presence explained and encouraged by governments.
I feel like I already went on, but while on the more mystical side FFXIV's lore can be kind of dumb at times, I feel like there are so many good things about it. It's a world that normalizes adventurers, that makes them part of the world as opposed to earth shattering beings that go out and murder gods for fun.Â
TLDR: I like this game's lore, it allows for RP that makes sense in the context of the world.
However I think they really deserve a hand for incorporating things that normally only exist as game elements, and incorporating them into the lore.Â
I will use WoW and The Old Republic as examples, as they're the MMO's I'm most familiar with as examples. In those games 'Adventurers' are not a part of the world. You as the player are an adventurer, and you go on quests to advance the purposes of your faction. There is no indication that adventurers are widespread, that they are regulated or have any organization. There is no indication of where these adventurers live, how they're supplied, or how they're recruited and trained. There is no indication of what these adventurer's do when they're not saving the world, and there is also no indication of how they slot into the governments and militaries of the land.
I understand that the new expansions for WoW have garrisons, and you as the character taking part in Government affairs, but it's implied that your position is a unique one.Â
In FFXIV we have
- A fully fleshed out organization for recruiting and employing adventurers
- Explanation of why these adventurers exist, and how they integrate with existing organizations
- An IC system of dispatching adventurers and tasks both mundane and extraordinary, such that the existence of adventurers can be seen as a logical need of their society.
- A support network of professions designed to support adventurers, and regulated Leves for doing so
- The presence of player organizations fully explained by the lore, and their presence explained and encouraged by governments.
I feel like I already went on, but while on the more mystical side FFXIV's lore can be kind of dumb at times, I feel like there are so many good things about it. It's a world that normalizes adventurers, that makes them part of the world as opposed to earth shattering beings that go out and murder gods for fun.Â
TLDR: I like this game's lore, it allows for RP that makes sense in the context of the world.
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