I was replying to a guy whose response to criticism of the game was basically "well I like it, so it's fine". His opinion not being more valid than those who don't like that aspect of the game is exactly what my point was.
There's a pretty big difference between her backstory being that she's a slave and making her story about slavery in the world. Is Ashley's story going to be about child abuse? Not her abusive past, but child abuse in general? I'm not going to apologise for thinking Lin's story should be about Lin. Not that I object to bringing in the other elves that is, just how it's done.
The competition is one of the things I want to walk away from. I still haven't seen a good explanation of why it has to happen. I think that's the biggest issue that we should be talking about. The rest I feel there's a worthwhile discussion to be had, but it's all secondary to this.
No argument here, I agree completely.
I like all those things too. If I'd said that I didn't like Lin that would be a fair response. If I didn't like her however I would have stopped before her twentieth scene. I like Lin just fine, she's one of my favourite girls. What I don't like is the direction her story is going in after all that. How the game is on course from being one of my favourites to one it looks like I may end up dropping.
Because it's fun in and of itself and we just love doing it. The only one Lin needs to be better than is herself. She shouldn't have to prove anything to anyone else.
There are some things we just don't want to see, let alone participate in. It's perfectly good writing to gloss over unpleasant things if it would bring the mood down too much.