The only thing I learned from this thread was that 1.x UI was ugly as sin.
IIRC, the wording used at the lore panel wasn't that the attempt to attain Succor without the Elementals was bad, but rather that the group seeking to do so sought to do it for nefarious means.
For all we know, it involves asking nicely with tea and crumpets - they just want to do hella harm with it.
In so far as RPing a WHM goes - I think coming at it with a well-researched angle and preparing yourself will oil up the possible frictions that can occur with the community at large. Many RP the jobs after all. Yes, all we have known as the way to learn it is "nefarious purposes" and "through A-Towa-Cant's Soulstone and an uninteresting MSQ", but I've found that if you make your story entertaining, people will jump through hoops to be part of it, rather than exclude you because of what is, essentially, an accessory.
IIRC, the wording used at the lore panel wasn't that the attempt to attain Succor without the Elementals was bad, but rather that the group seeking to do so sought to do it for nefarious means.
For all we know, it involves asking nicely with tea and crumpets - they just want to do hella harm with it.
In so far as RPing a WHM goes - I think coming at it with a well-researched angle and preparing yourself will oil up the possible frictions that can occur with the community at large. Many RP the jobs after all. Yes, all we have known as the way to learn it is "nefarious purposes" and "through A-Towa-Cant's Soulstone and an uninteresting MSQ", but I've found that if you make your story entertaining, people will jump through hoops to be part of it, rather than exclude you because of what is, essentially, an accessory.
