Board Thread:General Discussion/@comment-28189972-20170228051259/@comment-26397825-20170418132749

Well, to be honest, things change. Stories evolve over time as the writers sit down and figure out more about the world - such as the Maidens being added in at the last minute in RWBY's case. I personally didn't see any reluctance in Weiss when it came to her sister in the first two volumes, only her father, so for Winter to be an antagonist would be strange in my opinion.

Monty was not the best storyteller, and was more focused on "Rule of Cool" than "cohesive storyline", which made things fall flat at the end of the day. He directed Breach and look how it turned out; it was supposed to show that the Grimm are a credible threat. Instead the Grimm looked like chumps that couldn't even kill people, only hurt them. He added things that don't maje sense storywise, such as the Raven after credit scene at the end of Volume 2 which really had no bearing on the story at all. And Shane was his biggest supporter in this sort of stuff, being more focused on how cool something sounds than if it would actually fit in the story.

Yes, Miles and Kerry changed things. Personally, I think they changed things for the better, since they are thinking of story and not just "this sounds awesome, lets do it". And Miles and Kerry have the right to change things as well, since RWBY is theirs just as much as it was Monty's. Monty came up with the idea of four girls named for colours and fighting monsters. Miles, Kerry and Monty came up with the overarching plotline of the story. Miles and Kerry are the ones who have written the episode to episode stuff from the very beginning, following the overarching plotline they contributed just as much on as a base and changing things as necessary, which is  what happens when you write a story.

Yes, Monty was a great guy who could animate fight scenes very well. But he even admitted that he is not that great a writer, which is why he left the actual writing to Miles and Kerry. RWBY was not just Monty's, which is what Shane's letter treated it as. It belonged to all three of them equally, and Miles and Kerry are allowed to change things for the story if they think it needs to happen.

As a side note, here's my personal opinion on the letter: It's a big piece of drama and a waste of time. It's nothing more than a rant from a grief-stricken co-worker who let his emotions cloud his judgement and couldn't understand that despite Monty coming up with the base idea, the show belonged to Miles and Kerry just as much as it did Monty. He was sore about perceived injustices because of changes to the storyline and 'not staying true to Monty's vision', despite the fact that Miles and Kerry have the right to change things as equal owners of the show's overarching plotline.

No, I don't know the full story. Yes, he is entitled to his grief and his emotions are valid, and he is allowed to rant about how he feels like the show is changing to something different. No, we should not be demonising Miles and Kerry for changing something they own equal shares of. Monty was not the sole owner of the show RWBY. All three owned it equally.

Quite frankly, I was sick of reading about the letter within the first few days of it being released online, and I'm no less sick of reading about it now. This is the only post I will make regarding it in this thread other than my previous post referrencing the Winter/Sheena situation.