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Elsebeth Rhiannon
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Posted - 2008.06.14 22:43:00 -
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http://oldforums.eveonline.com/?a=topic&threadID=797431
Made a separate thread since not really talking about the Amarr issue anymore. :)
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Posted - 2008.06.18 14:53:00 -
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Jamyl being alive can be seen as established (indeed it's been one of the favorite IC conspiracy theories among the Minnies for years :P).
I still don't like the way CCP is making her Empress, however, without practically any loyalist opposition or squabbling about the procedure or anything. It feels like force-feeding it to the players, to be honest.
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Posted - 2008.06.18 20:06:00 -
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 Originally by: Daelin Blackleaf
For me it's not what has changed that irks me, it's the fact that we're left wondering why the people are eating it all up so happily.
This.
Originally by: Robert Rosenberg
I run a more cohesive game of D&D! CCP needs to hire authors that they pay money to, instead of these ISD fools (who have generally a high quality of work, but yeah this is ****)
The main storyline, and the Novel That Explains It All, is actually all paid work, not ISD. Yes, they are actually using money on it. No, that probably does not make you feel any better. 
The rare quality stories are mostly ISD, actually (and if I guess correctly, CCP Greyscale and a couple of other paid staff too, to be fair). But the most weirdo and sudden-change stuff is all by the official, paid ones.
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Posted - 2008.06.19 10:25:00 -
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Originally by: Patch86
2: No Evil-Alien-Conspiracies. They're lame. They're the deus ex machina that most plagues sci-fi. We do not need to have some uber-powerful alien antagonist behind every plot in every science fiction. Plots should be built on the tapestry of existing characters and concepts, not some tacked on, external bad guy. If it turns out Jamyl, the Elders, that defecting Gallente admiral, or anyone else in the main plot arc is an alien agent, I'll be very upset.
Do Jovians, or dark so, count as alien?
Cause if they do, I think it is time to be upset, based on the news how Malaetu Shakor, known to have spent some time with them before, comments on his being with the 'Elder Fleet' by "because I was called". Compare that to the beginning of Theodicy... 
I am sorry, I should probably stop being so pessimistic about this all, but seriously. If this keeps on going to this direction, there will be a post on CSM forums titled "[Issue] TonyG".
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Elsebeth Rhiannon
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Posted - 2008.06.19 12:12:00 -
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To the above posters, yea, I too will definitely in the end adjust and play whatever is thrown at me. And yea, FW's been fun so far, the couple of operations I've been able to make it to.
It's just I cannot help feeling there was such potential for Pure Awesomeness that was wasted by giving us a dumbed-down story Epic story instead of a more EVE-lie wone.
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Posted - 2008.06.19 18:42:00 -
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Well, they did it to Matari too now - Shakor's rise to power would make an awesome story, except they seem to have wasted all the potential. It would be one of the major events in the Republic of past five years, but all the it being major and surprising and controversial was glossed over with a "so say we all". No debate, no surprised commentary, no nothing. 
Middy: "I dun like you, go away"
Shakor: "I kill stuff"
Middy: "K come back hoem"
Shakor: "I r boss now k?"
Everyone: "Pls rule us nao"
Middy: "Kthxbai"
Now, before someone misunderstands intentionally, no, I do not mind Shakor getting into power at all. It could be an awesome story, like I said. What I do not like is all the old tensions just being wiped udner the mat without as much as a comment. Such things should fade slowly, not be forgotten overnight.
What crappy writing. The term "railroading" comes to mind. 
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Posted - 2008.06.22 22:37:00 -
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Originally by: Daelin Blackleaf
Let's just hope the coming news clears things up for those in the dark. I would add however that CCP could have thought ahead a little and avoided our concerns by just clearing up why the people have accepted these changes as well as they have.
I still kind of hope they will clear that up soon-ish; it's a bit difficult to play when you don't know what things you should be surprised about and what are general knowledge. :)
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