User blog comment:Varzan Deodinm Beldinm/Volume 2: Will the Fan Feedback Pay Off?/@comment-24198837-20140704003234

You're right on the fact that more natural universe building is preferred over forced exposition.

But, the real question is, can RT do that? Well, of course they can.

The (likely) reason that there have been so many exposition dumps is that RT is trying to keep a level of mystery about the universe. They wanted to reveal Aura, but if they had done that through a natural character conversation, said conversation would naturally turn into one on the finer points of Aura use (Combat implications that they're not revealing yet), and thus, Semblance.

RT had wanted to reveal Semblance seperatly, thus shoehorning both explinations into exposition dumps. It's the only way (That they could see) to reveal two interconnected things at different times.

There's probably tons of stuff about the Grimm, Human-Faunus relations, Cinder's motives, and character backstories that they want to keep secret. Because of that, they have to build around those events. It's much harder to be natural here than it is in a simple, all-telling story.

So I agree with you, there's much needed improvemt. However, most flaws in the show can be readily and easily explained. Most critics act arrogent and short-sighted, unwilling to hear RT's case for RWBY's imperfection or allow it to improve. Literally all the critique I've heard (from anywhere but this wiki) can be summed up as "RWBY sucks, RT sucks, and anyone forgiving of it's imperfections is a stupid asshole". Unlike fans, who can see the bad aspects of the show even though we fanboy/fangirl over it, Non-wiki critics who hate it refuse to even consider the show's redeeming qualities. I'm done even considering what they have to say.

Yes, RWBY isn't as good as million-dollar budget, world-known, 10-season long Japanime. I wonder why?