I have to disagree with the OP's point. I don't think the comments made by Sterga Hamla on Silan should be changed.
When I was starting on Silan I was entertained and delighted by the game and learning the various skills available. When I got to Sterga Hamla I was shocked. His attitude - for a trainer on a starter island - seemed to be overly abrasive. I was playing a Matis and if this is what Matis are like I would maybe regret chosing a Matis toon.
When I got to the final part of the missions I saw the genius of the character of Sterga Hamla - I had to chose to be a 'good' Matis or a 'bad' Matis. I had not expected such depth of characterisation or backstory. I immediately read as much of the Lore as I could find, which I found thrilling and intriguing.
As we know there is good and bad in all people, races, nations, civilisations etc. but I had not expected to find this reflected in an MMORPG.
I was quite surprised when I found out that this 'Bad Matis' spoke not only to Matis toons but all toons. I had assumed that the four races would each have this depth of lore revealed, in its own way.
I would suggest as an alternative to modifying Stergla Hamla's comments and missions; that each of the 4 races betrayed the same depth through missions given on Silan.
When I was starting on Silan I was entertained and delighted by the game and learning the various skills available. When I got to Sterga Hamla I was shocked. His attitude - for a trainer on a starter island - seemed to be overly abrasive. I was playing a Matis and if this is what Matis are like I would maybe regret chosing a Matis toon.
When I got to the final part of the missions I saw the genius of the character of Sterga Hamla - I had to chose to be a 'good' Matis or a 'bad' Matis. I had not expected such depth of characterisation or backstory. I immediately read as much of the Lore as I could find, which I found thrilling and intriguing.
As we know there is good and bad in all people, races, nations, civilisations etc. but I had not expected to find this reflected in an MMORPG.
I was quite surprised when I found out that this 'Bad Matis' spoke not only to Matis toons but all toons. I had assumed that the four races would each have this depth of lore revealed, in its own way.
I would suggest as an alternative to modifying Stergla Hamla's comments and missions; that each of the 4 races betrayed the same depth through missions given on Silan.
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It's bad luck to be superstitious . . .Palta e decata, nan nec ilne matala.
When one goes on a journey it is not the scenery that changes, but the traveller