My immersion completely flew out the window: “tank,” lol.

Marronsuisse · February 18

I thought the quest was intentionally breaking the fourth wall and referencing how players play the game, since the whole event is about grouping with other players (or companions), celebrating "comradery and companionship", etc. It did surprise me at first but I thought it was cute and it fits with the event.

metheglyn · February 18

AScarlato wrote: »

metheglyn wrote: »

I wonder what else is "fashionable" in Tamriel right now as pertains to art. And is it the same fashion everywhere? Hard to believe the Dunmer would find the same type of art fashionable as, say, the Bretons.

With the average commoner being in villages that are often besieged by daedra and destroyed, or being conscripted into the ongoing war - I have a hard time believing most of them have the money, time, or resources to spend looking around for plays and thinking deeply about this Dreams who of course didn't even exist until now.

I would think that the population that is safe enough from danger and has the means to travel or even pay for theatre tickets is probably low.

With the amount of troubles and destruction going on in the world as they have written it, and most of it supposedly happening in the same year, it just seems like another example of how out of touch Dreams is with the world around her.

It's true that there is a lot going on, competing for the average Tamrielian's time and attention and resources. It is a bit odd how, unless they're directly involved in a quest, most npcs seem a little bit oblivious to the state of the world around them. Daggerfall has the town crier, who will keep people informed, and Rimmen has those two gossiping khajiit. There must be more examples; I just can't think of them right now.

Anyway, it's an interesting point to consider: who realistically is attending these plays?

Supreme_Atromancer · February 18

I think the story was enjoyable, and it explored an aspect of love that is worthy of the event.

But I don't like the anachronisms and think it could have been done better.

I think its also low-key topical in a sense because the signature Holy Trinity of MMO design still feels at odds with the immersion that the TES franchise promises. Having gamified stuff bleed into lore can feel like a cheapening of the mythology. I'm sure "tank" will be canonised on UESP soon enough.

No, its not all *that* serious. Yes, I still value lore and immersion, and this is just my thoughts about it.

whitecrow · February 18

metheglyn wrote: »

It's true that there is a lot going on, competing for the average Tamrielian's time and attention and resources. It is a bit odd how, unless they're directly involved in a quest, most npcs seem a little bit oblivious to the state of the world around them. Daggerfall has the town crier, who will keep people informed, and Rimmen has those two gossiping khajiit. There must be more examples; I just can't think of them right now.

I think the major city of every zone has NPCs whose dialogues update as you progress through the story. The couple in Elden Root arguing about Southpoint, the ones in Marbruk arguing about the Wilderking, etc,

metheglyn · February 18

whitecrow wrote: »

metheglyn wrote: »

It's true that there is a lot going on, competing for the average Tamrielian's time and attention and resources. It is a bit odd how, unless they're directly involved in a quest, most npcs seem a little bit oblivious to the state of the world around them. Daggerfall has the town crier, who will keep people informed, and Rimmen has those two gossiping khajiit. There must be more examples; I just can't think of them right now.

I think the major city of every zone has NPCs whose dialogues update as you progress through the story. The couple in Elden Root arguing about Southpoint, the ones in Marbruk arguing about the Wilderking, etc,

Yeah, I hear them all the time as I'm passing through, along with npcs calling out to me specifically about my various deeds; I just couldn't think of them in the moment. It's funny how quickly gossip spreads in Tamriel, and also how untouched by these major events most npcs seem. The nearest we got to hearing how a major event affected a city-dwelling npc was "Dragons! In your own homeland! What are you going to do?"