#eternalism is used to explain how the drifter and operator timelines coalesced

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"people really overblow how Eternalism is used as a storytelling device"

OHMYGOD RANDOM REDDIT USER I LOVE YOU, FINALLY I FOUND SOMEONE WHO GETS IT

Also this comes from a thread how it's "impossible" to explain Warframe's lore without making someone's head explode.

And it literally isn't. If you tell it chronologically it's not that convoluted at all. The worst part is the Operator/Drifter split but like... that's it.

#wf tag #eternalism isnt and has never been used to patch plot holes in DEs writing #those just exist organically LMFAO #eternalism is used to explain how the drifter and operator timelines coalesced #THATS IT #its literally my pet peeve u guys dont get how passionate im about this #good to see ONE person who gets it #also tbh eternalism has pretty clear rules #like a lot of dimension and time travelling stories just kinda make shit up #but in wf its like #the void is how you travel between dimensions #u can do that via void portals #ballas opened a bunch of portals during new war #the zariman is plugging a giant void hole and also acts as a corridor between worlds #and thats it #its really that shrimple #ok i know saying something is simple is condescending but ugh #i dunno i just hate how people think anything that requires thought is like #bad or too difficult or impossible or wtv #IM JUST BEING ANNOYING #wf reddit adventures