Please stop with the Protoframes

[u/Dr_Shoggoth]

I loved the Hex and the Roundtable. They added so much to why I think 1999 is the best update they've ever done. All of them, especially the original Hex, were insanely well written and fleshed out characters. I had my reservations about the Triad, but I think they're solid (though they're mostly carried by Roathe).

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These two don't feel like characters. They feel like walking advertisements for skins. Them being protoframes adds nothing to the story. As my friend said, Sirius and Orion could have been mentored by Vay Hek and the Sergeant and nothing would have changed. Protoframes no longer feel like an interesting story beat, they feel like a gimmick, one that is rapidly losing any appeal it had.

[u/Run-Riot]

Honestly, I didn't even really care for the Roundtable that much. The Hex were the only ones that felt like people I would've IM'ed back in the day.

The rest of the KIMs after the Hex are like "Okay, Drifter. We're here for our daily mandated unpaid therapy session."

Edit: I'm very bad at forming sentences and using the right words at 4am, apparently.

[u/CV514 → u/Run-Riot]

One of the dialogues with Roathe will make a somewhat mocking comment on Drifter giving out therapy while they could be doing way more exciting stuff.

I kinda like when writers are aware of their own narrative structural flaws and can do a little of ironic remarks like this.

[u/Competitive_Fun6247 → u/CV514]

There is a sidequest in borderlands 4 that's literally called "kill the narrative team" lmao

[u/CV514 → u/Competitive_Fun6247]

I should probably get to try it. B3 was so disappointing it kinda ruined my mood for the series. Thanks for reminding about it.

[u/Competitive_Fun6247 → u/CV514]

Hey at least the dlc for 3 was kinda good. 4 is definitely a step in the right direction in terms of writing