What does it mean when a writer consistently breaks his own lore?
Does it matter if a writer consistently goes against what is taken as fact?
Is it possible for a story to recover from when this happens?
Does anyone care if those in charge ignore complaints about lore?
Do you think retconning Scarlet would be a good idea, or a bad one?
I just can’t believe they did it again…I know these things are in the works for months…but they’ve known the hatred of Scarlett for way longer…how could they do this to us….AGAIN!?! :‘( Another golden opportunity to give the community something its been begging for, for the better part of a year now….a good lore story. I doubt I’ll ever get my hopes up again.
Fractal work started back in August, which is when players first encountered Scarlet and around when the votes were tallied.
Fractal work started back in August, which is when players first encountered Scarlet and around when the votes were tallied.
That makes sense…I suppose the story is among the first things to be developed and once it gets underway, ít’s basically too late to change things.
I’m curious though…has the player feedback regarding Scarlet affected your upcoming lore?
We look at as much feedback as we’re able and take it under consideration when planning our updates. Understand that what you’re seeing on live was under way four months prior.
I think ANet needs to fire Bobby and everyone else on the lore team right now and rethink everything they’re doing, because Bobby and his buddies only know one way to advance the “plot” at this point:
SCARLET DID IT.Everyone is tired of it. The few who aren’t never give any good reasons they like Scarlet beyond “lol shes crazy crazy is kewl”
Hey, Dott. I get that you’re passionate about the game and that you’re not a fan of Scarlet but you’re not living up to the collaborative spirit of the forums. I’d take your feedback a lot more seriously if you weren’t so hostile and personal with your comments. Let’s keep things civil here.
This would give a lot of people peace of mind, Bobby, I hope you respond: is the end of Scarlet’s arch already on its way?
I mentioned this elsewhere on the forums, but I’ll say it here again. There is an end to the Scarlet story that has been planned out. I’m not at liberty to discuss release dates or the timeline, though.
Hi Bobby.
To even show up in a thread like this, where people are openly hostile to you and your team, man you have guts. For that, I commend you, in that you’re not afraid to read and converse with your most passionate critics, head on.
Thanks for the kind words. It means a lot.
My only disdain with lore in this update, is that discussion of the lore is being stifled because of the Scarlet Hate. There are IMO much more interesting reveals this update that are just utterly buried by the never-ending stream of scarlet vitriol.
True.
Related to your comment, what reveals resonated with you?
