Massive Lore Rant

[XxJakeWilsonxX]

Before I start this little ole' rant, please don't be toxic with me in the comments, give me an argument I can respond to. Like a reasonable argument please.

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I've been doing my research and Massivecraft's lore is one big mess. There are constant rewrites, and I feel every time I check Lore Announcements and Events I'm like "What's the new rewrite of a week gonna be? What's gonna have major complications with some characters? Who's character is gonna become lore in-compliant". Just because a piece of lore is old in age, it doesn't make it outdated. It's just been around a long time and if it was completely fine without change than leave it be. When they are outdated, it's because of a rewrite that conflict with it.

Maybe, just maybe, if there weren't so many rewrites you wouldn't have to fix outdated pieces of lore? How about we keep things the same for awhile? If the plot of Regalia's overall story is getting boring without weird creatures (i.e The Undead Horrors, and the recent Deathlings installment) appearing or a random race being implemented for the Regalian Ailor to oppress/cause conflict, how about we change the Regalia's Plot to last for a longer period of time before becoming boring. The Qadir Rule could've last much longer than it did, and Vice Demons were fine antagonists

Okay well this was short, the main idea of this rant is: Slow ya' roll on the rewrites, Keep things the same for awhile, Make a plot that can last long without becoming boring.

 

[Lizmun]

Everything was the same, for about a year before a month or so ago. You just happened to catch massive during a refresh, is all.

 

[Conflee]

At the moment a lot is being rewritten to make everything more consistent. It will be messy for a short time, but prior to this, there were dozens and dozens of conflicting points in Lore. This "Revamp" of Lore is basically just to resync the Lore that has been written over the course of three or more years to fit together.

 

[Gabauchi]

yeah it was usually just a thing or two every couple of months before, now where on the highway to perfection.

 

[james_block2]

Right now, we are in a bit of a turbulent spot. To my knowledge, the Lo occupation is being driven by the players primarily. This means a lot of stuff is happening, and we can't exactly "keep stuff the same for a while."

 

[Conflee]

Right now, we are in a bit of a turbulent spot. To my knowledge, the Lo occupation is being driven by the players primarily. This means a lot of stuff is happening, and we can't exactly "keep stuff the same for a while."

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Yep this too. It has been said a few times that there is NO end plan for this event. It will go on in whatever directions players take it until players manage to end it- IF they do.

 

[tin77]

There definitely are times when I realize how different the lore has become over time. Something's eventually find stability like magic, but others just kind flip-flop until they reach perfection, which is sort of what's happening now.

I do wish there was more of a long-lasting arch to satisfy and bring players together. I kind of messed myself up on the Qadir rule but that was a good step.

 

[james_block2]

Also, as stated previously, things HAVE been the same for a while. These changes are not because things were getting "boring", but were a result of streamlining and consistency. It wasn't "fine before the change", or they wouldn't be changing it.

Furthermore, your claims of the plot "not lasting long before becoming boring" is inaccurate. By nature of a plot, it has to move on. If a movie were to stick on one scene without changing for 20 minutes, it would get boring. If you are referring to an arc rather than the plot, then I would like to tell you that your point is not consistent with the remainder of your rant, as the Lo arc is still going and has nothing to do with the editing of old creatures.

To my knowledge, random races aren't being added for Regalians to oppress. In fact, if they were being created at random, they would be for the enjoyment of the player base, not for the sole idea of oppression.

Also, if the Qadir rule wouldn't have ended, it would have become stale as well. If memory serves, the Qadir rule lasted for 6 months. That is a reasonable amount of time for such an event. As I mentioned previously, the plot needs to move along or it becomes uninteresting. I'm not saying that it needs to be in and out in under a week, but I am saying that it can't overstay its welcome or people will get bored with it.

 

[CainsTedTalk]

Change is a good thing.

 

[james_block2]

Forgot to mention, but also this probably belongs on Lore Q&A.

 

[Conflee]

Forgot to mention, but also this probably belongs on Lore Q&A.

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Lore Q&A is usually more for specific questions about Lore. General or Lore Discussion is probably the right place.

 

[james_block2]

Lore Q&A is usually more for specific questions about Lore. General or Lore Discussion is probably the right place.

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Sorry, intended to say Lore Discussion.

 

[Conflee]

Sorry, intended to say Lore Discussion.

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Its fine lol.

 

[MonMarty]

Alt of a banned player with a victim complex who does not actually play on the server comes back to just be a nuisance. Big surprise surprise.