Quote:No, I won't, because ultimately nobody actually wants anything to change. And it wouldn't be interesting or make the world feel like it was progressing at all if I encouraged that sort of thing.
The thing is that the team - specifically Reeves - refuses to believe that any viewpoint beyond his own is either invalid, pointless, or mired in bias, which by itself is inherently biased. Everything is so much simpler for his story team if people don't agree on it, sparking conflict, and people don't see it coming, sparking outcry.
Aland was destroyed with no player input. Mild outcry.
Kansas was invaded and the Insurgency set on a path to deletion. The entire faction had no idea that it was the final nail; Hell, half of HC thought it was the Navy suiciding. Massive outcry.
Issoudon was destroyed with no player input. Little outcry, but still a bit cringy.
Attica was destroyed with no player input. Large outcry.
'Major' events in their respective regions with absolutely zero player involvement. No buildup, no planning, no contact with the active official factions as to how to go about doing these things.
It's not that people don't want things to change. They just want to have a hand in conducting that change, regardless of how minor it is. Intrigue and faction-wide introspection are preferable to really big lights and a lot of noise.
And again, the sad part is that none of this matters. What's done is done, and it's far easier to just keep rolling with the criticism and hate rather than admitting fault.