Kaetemi
Agreed. However, I'd like to go a step further and have Atys actually evolve. Our own world has changed considerably in the last century, yet Atys still has the same borders and factions. There was a discussion elsewhere about one such possibility being to roll with the rift in the Ryzom community by redrawing faction lines and having the "traditionalists" who felt their way of life (fanatical worship of Jena/Ma'Duk) being threatened by the more secular/globalist "hominists" (Marauders and Rangers who do not revere the Higher Powers or governments, as well as those Kami/Kara who do not see their faction as a valid reason to hate others) who seek to move forward instead simply replaying the past over and over and over and over again with no meaningful difference between 2603 and 2503. It would surely break the status quo we've had for far too long!In a sense, the lore as it stands should be respected by the official channels, and should be coherently moved forward.
Kaetemi
That is fair, but what is unfair is when players break the CoC under the, "But I'm just role-playing!" flag, or when those who hold such beliefs try to get the devs to alter game mechanics in a way that punishes those who are not as fervent. Those sorts of behaviors drive a lot of people away from the RP aspect of the game. Now, on the other side, there are portions of the lore which are not historical fact, but beliefs. Or that may be historical tales, but could be easily believed to contain fantasies, or that are very much up to interpretation. It's absolutely fair for a homin to believe that the Kami are crazy monsters made by the Karavan that created the Kitin to destroy us all; it doesn't change any lore. It's totally acceptable for a homin to write fictions about the private life of Jena.
Heernis
YAY!Dynamic Kitin Invasion will come! It is now in testing
Kaetemi
I see quite a bit of more recent stuff, but nearly none of it is in English. There's a problem of accessibility here. Most people aren't in-game 24/7. There's no friendly chronicles or bulletin board to be found that sequentially narrates and informs players of storyline developments. The lore wiki is literally stuck in the 2550's. New and returning players can't catch up, and have no clue what's going on, and may fairly assume everything is abandoned. Where are the chroniclers?
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