I still visit the forum regularly, though I admit it has been a while since I posted something here 
Iāll answer that XBox360 question in Gehnās thread.
I guess I just canāt be easy going in this topic anymore, so thereās nothing constructive left for me to add.
D-Unit, youāre right in that I wouldnāt easily be able to control any mutated monsters, I never got the idea it would be beyond The Ancients but thatās apparently just me. All that matters now is that I canāt control this topic, and I have no need to any longer. Iāve said everything that really matters, and my sensibilities of narative importance are evidently as alien to most here as the mutated monsters are to Sestrenās plan. The Will of the Ancients has spoken.
My point was that the very nature of mutated monsters makes them difficult, if not impossible, to control. Unlike with the creation of the truetype bio-engineered monsters, you have no control over the end result of a mutation. For example, however unlikely, mutations could cause them to become more powerfull than the original creatures. Lagi originated from a mutated coolia, and we all know how successful Sestren was at stopping it.
None of the Panzer Dragoon games gave us the absolute truth about the Ancients. Thatās the reason topics like this exist, itās all up to the playerās own interpretation. We only gave you our opinionā¦
Opinions are good, and Iām not upset over yours or anyone elseās, Iām just done arguing about them. Your point there seems to brook no argument anyway, it is clearly ātruthā for you. But any reasoning I would present for why it does not ring true for myself may already be found echoed in this topic, for anyone open enough to the argument in the first place.
One can only have material dismissed, ignored or summarily overridden so many times before itās clear oneās message and meaning is falling on deaf ears. The response has been uniformly against, generally vehement, and largely reactionary. My idea was not entertained, and the fight no longer entertains me.
But Iām not trying to end discussion, Iāve just defaulted on it personally.
Just thought I should say sorry, Heretic, that I didnāt get back to you on any of your last replies to my posts, and also sorry if Iāve annoyed you in any way in this topic, as you honestly sound quite unhappy. If itās seemed at any point that Iāve been dismissing your argument totally out of hand, that really hasnāt been my intention. In truth, if I thought your argument was fundamentally wrong, I wouldnāt have spent so much time talking to you about it. I was genuinely interested in getting to the heart of why youāre convinced of what youāre convinced, because as you can see, itās not the impression most gamers have come away from PD with. But when Iām trying to persuade someone of the validity of something - even if Iām only arguing why I think one thing is more likely than another thing - I invariably argue hard, so again, sorry if Iāve argued too hard here. Anyhow, as youāve probably noticed I havenāt been posting on the forums at all recently, and I still donāt have enough time to give anything like a full reply to your posts, so Iāll leave off doing so until I do. Iām not quite sure when that will be though.
Please believe me Lance, no apology is necessary. I came prepared for a fight and I may even say that, in many respects I was dead-on as far as my expectation for the response I might get. Itās nothing to do with the level of resistance per se, itās that the overall nature of it has been quite uncompromising.
And regardless of any exasperation Iāve communicated you may be certain my thoroughness of response is a mark of respect, Iām well practiced in more expedient tactics for making my point when Iāve no concern for offending someone. 