HMD

[songoftimeandtimeagain]

Concrit? Compliments? Complaints? Lay 'em on me.

Comments

[secretsock]

I think you're missing my point. I can understand the thought process that would lead a character to do this in theory and it's an interesting idea to explore, but it's not one that works with Link without being fundamentally OOC.

Your explanation suggests that Link is trying to punish monsters who have hurt the Rotans, but he's agreeing to work with people who are indiscriminately attacking everyone, regardless of their crimes. Yes, he doesn't know where monsters are being taken, but he can still see them taking any monster they find, even if they obviously only arrived in the last wave and therefore won't even have fed yet (including characters Link already has CR with, like Steven). Even a minute of conversation or observation would reveal that, though he cares, they don't. It doesn't matter if he's not personally taking part in capturing those particular monsters, he's willingly aligning himself with people who do.

Again, for another character, this would be fine. But this the kind of thing a holier-than-thou, zealous character might do, one with no concern for others at all and without any hope for the future. In your app you point out that, even though all his hard work is consistently undermined in MM, Link keeps trying to save as many people as possible- he has to compromise, but he never loses sight of the greater good of saving Termina. I don't understand how Link of all characters could think that what he's doing in-game is in any way preferable or helpful. What you're describing is so profoundly fatalistic, self-righteous and mean-spirited (three words I would never associated with Link, no matter how much development he's gone through) that I question whether the character you're playing now really bears any resemblance to Link anymore.

[songoftimeandtimeagain]

Hmm, okay. I've been working on the fundamental principle that Link is thinking of saving as many people as possible prioritizes people who don't fundamentally need to feed on others, but looking back over it I've got some jumps in his logic that you're right in saying he wouldn't make.

I joined Ryslig primarily because I was interested in exploring the tensions between Link's fairly black and white video game morality with more complicated situations, as well as figuring out exactly how and where his morality would actually just start falling apart. I got overzealous with that it seems, and I need to take a step back. Thanks for bringing this up, I'm gonna talk it over with my CR and see how we can adjust current plans to something more fitting.