I am enjoying the story so far but I feel there is a lack of fully explaining a concept. We are a Hyperlinker for example. In story, a Hyperlinker is a human with a hyperlink chip which can do stuff. I haven't found an explanation of exactly what all that is.
Or Animus's, a little more detail on what they are. Are they sentient AI that was created by humans or are they their own intelligent species?
Humans moved to Etheria but does that mean they are dead or asleep in the outside world? We are told they live in Etheria but our main character keeps going back and forth and their home is not in Etheria.
Just a little more clarification or a dictionary/history section would be nice. Especially since so many different groups are mentioned, it would be nice to have a reminder somewhere of what each one is.
Possible these are answers for in the future, but it would help clarify the current story in my opinion.
#Better Descriptions for Story.
timber river
Also, you mentioned that Hyperlinkers are given levels to rate their skills and abilities but we are never told where our main character fits in the rankings.
timber river
Also, I was under the impression of if an animus transformed they were beyond saving but we saved Obol. Was that a misunderstanding on my part or is it unclear from the story of where the point of no return from corruption is?
lofty wave
Also, I was under the impression of if an animus transformed they were beyond sa...
I think it's the "weak" npcs like the random police that cannot be turned back
"Strong" anomus seem to be able to come back
timber river
@lofty wave Yep that could be a possibility, but then in story you have Yang whose animus is so weak he was protected or ignored by Genesis. The real reason is most likely along the lines of since he is a character you can get, he can be saved. But I would appreciate a little more direct clarification or just a simple we don't know everything about Genesis and it's part of the mystery.
lofty wave
<@184417123534241792> Yep that could be a possibility, but then in story you ha...
From what I understood, his dog is like part of him, and is the one with the strong animus so I guess it could be justified like that 🤷♂️
timber river
@lofty wave Hadn't thought about that. Good point.
vast star
It definitely feels like a misguided attempt to avoid infodumping, but because they're just throwing a bunch of concepts at us without explaining anything - even slowly - it comes across as them lacking a cohesive vision for the world or story. Honestly disappointing.
timber river
@vast star Agreed. I definitely think they do have a vision for the world and I am very intrigued. But I would take some info dumping, over vagueness. It would help the story flow much better.
vast star
Yeah, that's why I said it "comes across" as them lacking a vision - I'm sure they do have one! Hopefully it can be improved in the future lol