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Azure's Allegiance

Started by Fierce Deity, August 07, 2010, 03:13:22 PM

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KatieHal

That would be easier, but it's unfortunately a little too late to correct it in such a way.

So instead, I'll say the pertinent parts of the Cliffs of Logic have been moved into a Winged One museum of Ancient Ones Artifacts.

Quote from: Baggins on August 10, 2010, 02:26:02 PM
Well, its true tht the game designers didn't pay attention to the KQ6 source material

Baggins, while we may have missed minor details here and there, do not accuse us of paying no attention at all to the source material. We have in fact paid quite a lot of attention to it. We've had ridiculously stupid arguments over tiny details and making them try to fit a continuity that is shaky at best in many places more times than I can say. The game has had an incredible amount of attention paid to the details, especially the ones from KQ6, and I think that's very obvious.

We've put eight years of effort into making this fit in with the old games. Is it perfect? No. Did we sometimes miss things? Yes. Do I or any other member of this team appreciate having someone tell us because we missed those few small details that we "didn't pay attention [...] to the source material"? No. So while I understand you enjoy pointing these things out, I don't appreciate having that effort that I and the rest of the team have put into this being insulted like that.

Katie Hallahan
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Baggins

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QuoteBaggins, while we may have missed minor details here and there, do not accuse us of paying no attention at all to the source material.
I'm only referring to the fact that you missed the directions that were stated in the game, and that it was a mistake. You stated as such a few months back :).

However, I do apologize for any misunderstanding I may have caused.
Well, ya, King's Quest is on Earth. Daventry is very old city from a long time ago. It's in ruins now and people aren't quite sure exactly where it used to be. There are some archaeologists searching through the ruins, they think they know its Daventry. But its somewhere on Earth."-Roberta Williams http://kingsquest.wikia.com/wiki/File:Daventryisearth.ogg

KatieHal


Katie Hallahan
~Designer, PR Director~

"Change is the constant, the signal for rebirth, the egg of the phoenix." Christina Baldwin

I have a blog!

Fierce Deity

My intention for making this thread was to discuss a connection between KQ6 and TSL (mainly Azure's character, but any connections would be welcome), but in no way would I want to point blame towards Phoenix Online for any inconsistencies. Especially since with inconsistencies, there can be valid explanations. A lot has happened between KQ6 and TSL (as the new Four Winds newsletter may have suggested). So try to keep the discussion on-topic and please be respectful to other users, the Phoenix Online team included. Thank you.  :)
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Damar

The main reason I can think of why Azure is loyal to the crown and the royal family (and by extension Alhazared when he was supposed to marry Cassima) would have to be some economical/political reason.  The Isle of the Sacred Mountain must not be self-sufficient.  They need the other islands for trade of whatever it is they export (peppermint I guess) in order to function as a society.  There may also be an issue of protection.  Their guards look tough, but maybe there aren't enough to adequately protect the island and therefore they need to rely on the crown (and thereby free up their population to study art and other high pursuits since they see themselves as more enlightened than anyone else.)

As for why Azure wouldn't have a claim to the throne of the Green Isles, I think it's more the fact that odds are he wouldn't really want the job.  Can you imagine a narcissistic jerk like Azure dealing with mundane matters of state, trying to calm the squabbling Queens (or having anything whatsoever to do with the Isle of Wonder) or having to deal with humans as meaningful subjects with concerns worthy of consideration?  It would drive him insane.  As self-important as Azure is, I really doubt he'd want the job as King.  He'd realize he wasn't suited to it because it was too much of a headache and in no one's best interest.  Really the royal family are the only ones who would want to rule.  The Queens are too caught up in their own arguments, the druids too reclusive and unwilling to leave their island, and the beast shows no inclination to rule since becoming human.  So it doesn't seem there really is anyone with the motivation or desire to challenge the royal family and by extension Alhazared when he stepped up to marry Cassima and take over.  My guess is that from a political standpoint, it would be more likely for an island to break away from the union of the Green Isles rather than the leader of that island lobby to become the king of the Green Isles.

On a side note I can't believe that I just spent two paragraphs reading socio-political implications into leadership of the Green Isles.  I am such a nerd...

snabbott

Quote from: Damar on August 10, 2010, 08:00:55 PM
On a side note I can't believe that I just spent two paragraphs reading socio-political implications into leadership of the Green Isles.  I am such a nerd...
You might not be the only one...  ::)

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