SE not giving a fuck about their most interesting characters?
Yo that's a truism that harkens back from at least FF7.
Yo that's a truism that harkens back from at least FF7.
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01-22-2015, 08:34 AM
SE not giving a fuck about their most interesting characters?
Yo that's a truism that harkens back from at least FF7. |
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01-22-2015, 08:44 AM
I will give Minf the benefit of the doubt, in that she wore a coat when she went to Coerthas. There's players who don't have that level of sense with the amount of skin they show.
(Yes, it's a completely silly gripe but for the purposes of the joke I'm swingin' that motherfluffer like a weapon) |
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01-22-2015, 08:57 AM
(This post was last modified: 01-22-2015, 08:57 AM by Kellach Woods.)
No, Minfillia couldn't do anything because then how would we know how fucking useless she is?
Also, Steel, I actually did that, IC. I'm never doing that again. Hypothermia ahoy. |
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01-22-2015, 09:00 AM
Well let's be honest here, too, our characters weren't much help either.
When Ascian Who I Can't Recall His Name To Save My Life opened that portal to suck up Minfy? You know, the slowest, most obvious portal in the world? What did your characters do? Take a half-step and glower angrily at the portal. Look, I'm not expecting Academy Award-winning drama from my MMO narratives, but...there's just silly shite all OVER the whole thing. I just try to take the good with the goofy. :3 |
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01-22-2015, 09:58 AM
As someone who writes adorable characters for the sole purpose of killing them horribly and ripping people apart, I can see what they did with Moenbryda (*takes a moment to sob loudly*). I understand too, the whole 'neither character did anything' from a storyteller's point of view -- the narrative needed to move on. It could be a bit of hastiness on their part; reducing the cutscene by not including any action to stop anyone, or a matter of 'Lol they'd probably all die if they did something'.Â
I've always despised Minfilia -- but I also understand why she is as she is as well (placement wise). That too, after having to play both a 'quest giver', 'leader' and a 'DIPLOMAT'. I don't really LIKE it...but I get it. It wrecked me, but I'm impressed with them for introducing someone we all enjoyed and then crushing her underfoot. I know that game well...Give us the feeeeeels. Yesssssss. |
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01-22-2015, 10:39 AM
I actually don't mind seeing characters killed off. I love tragedy as it brings an element of realism to a story. With that said, for those familiar with Dragon Age: Inquisition I feel like Minfilia would be much more interesting if she was more like Josephine.
She's another non-combatant who, whilst boasting very little combat experience, uses a silver tongue to aid her allies and talk her way out of trouble. Minfilia on the other hand seems to suffer from the dreaded trope of informed abilities painting her as this really great leader figure and yet little of that is actually shown in-game. Though if I'm not wrong it's been said that the upcoming expansion is going to be fairly dark and the setting already boasts some pretty gruesome things here and there. Perhaps we'll see more gripping stuff as we move forward - the last few patches have certainly improved the storytelling quite a bit I think. |
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01-22-2015, 01:25 PM
Has anyone mentioned that the Ascian guy (whatever his name is, RIP) said something about how Elidibus would have been mad if he killed Minfilia outright? Who wants to bet Elidibus is her father or something?? Theories?
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01-22-2015, 01:32 PM
I doubt that is really the case. Though now 1% of me wants it to be.
I imagine that the Ascians -despise- it when some detail does not go according to plan. They like to play at being puppet masters. Hence, Minfilia and yourself play in one/some of theirs. Elidibus was quite fine letting you live. Same for Minfilia. I assume he has plans and if Nabriales killed Minfilia it would cut his plans a bit. |
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01-22-2015, 01:37 PM
I think what gave me "feels," more so than Moenbryda's loss, was Urianger's reaction. This is a guy who never shows any emotion, but his words after Moenbryda's death were just.. striking.
Also, not to spoil anything, but did anyone else think to go and talk to him at the Waking Sands after completing the quests? Yvelont Navarre
Parn Paparn IC Blog for Yvelont: http://never-your-pawn.tumblr.com OOC Blog: http://navarre-again.tumblr.com |
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