Daniel Denham
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11/19/2015
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Are there any plans to restore the ever-visceral storyline that is Seeking Mr Eaten's Name? i believe it would be nice to finish off loose ends--or is that whole storyline going to be chucked?
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Mr Sables
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11/19/2015
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Daniel Denham wrote:
Even Pandora's box held a gift inside, and while it was small, its worth outweighed the cost of opening the box to begin with. I don't get that feeling with Mr Eaten. Also, the "Unaccountably Peckish" quality can still be received; I've just got it from the Starveling Cat via the Flit (Wars of Illusion). That suggests that its possible to pick the story back up, if one knows how to toy with it.
I've heard some say that 'hope' was the worst curse of all . . .
It's been 'Disneyfied' in modern day, but hope essentially keeps you going on and on and on, even when the pain may be unbearable or the suffering extreme . . . without hope, you could end the pain by quitting and walking away. Hope is one of the main causes why so many people continue in horrific situations, thus extending their unnecessary agonies.
Rather apt for Mr Eaten, I suppose . . .
He's very much the personification of 'hope'. The more you quest for him, the more unbearable agonies you endure, and you could save yourself all that pain by simply closing the box on him and walking away. End hope, free yourself. Follow hope, condemn yourself.
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Daniel Denham
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11/19/2015
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Oooooooh. I like that view. However, the reason why we chase after hope is for the sake of some sort of reward, treasure, glorification, honor, or even POINT at the end of the blood-covered trail.
An Example: Why do mountain climbers climb? There isn't anything to gain from climbing a mountain. There is no Monastery, Temple, or Treasure at the peak of Mount Everest, but you can probably find people making the climb today even still. The only thing you'll find at the top is exhaustion and cold, so why?
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Sara Hysaro
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11/19/2015
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Yep, it'll be available again someday. They just want to incorporate it into the mainstream supported content first (before it was a highly experimental story done on Alexis' own time that warned you that Support won't help with issues relating to that content).
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Xane Al-Rahibi
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11/19/2015
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phryne
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11/19/2015
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@Daniel: I believe Alexis Kennedy's post on the Failbetter Blog explains all the whys and whats concerning Mr Eaten. I never played it myself since I only joined a year ago, and wanted to know what it was about. It must've been a very interesting experiment far from any usual gameplay experience; and while I would never hurt my main this way, I can imagine starting an alt for SMEN if it's ever resumed.
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Parelle
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11/19/2015
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One thing of curiosity is that there's an option among some recently update content which calls for Seeking Mr Eaten's Name 7 (in fact, since I don't have it but I don't like the other options available I haven't progressed further). I suspect there was discussion about it but does that mean it will eventually be available again?
[spoiler]It's the last card currently for Heart's Desire which was released this summer.[/spoiler]
edited by Parelle on 11/19/2015
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dismallyOriented
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11/19/2015
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That was the intent behind SMEN, when it first rolled out. So I don't believe that will change significantly when updates resume. At the moment, FBG are busy with the Sunless DLC, and once they get back to FL, it's more likely that they'll update other stories before SMEN. But it won't be postponed indefinitely, etc.
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Daniel Denham
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11/19/2015
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Even Pandora's box held a gift inside, and while it was small, its worth outweighed the cost of opening the box to begin with. I don't get that feeling with Mr Eaten. Also, the "Unaccountably Peckish" quality can still be received; I've just got it from the Starveling Cat via the Flit (Wars of Illusion). That suggests that its possible to pick the story back up, if one knows how to toy with it.
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Daniel Denham
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11/19/2015
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Yes, I know EXACTLY what I'm getting into.
EDIT: its more than I'm annoyed at the snippets sidebar, in which Seeking Mr. Eaten's Name carries some abject horror to it besides unrelenting hunger-- or is it the hunger itself that is the horror? And what will happen once the name is found?
edited by Daniel Denham on 11/19/2015
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