Board Thread:General Discussion/@comment-39492511-20190530044705/@comment-37471367-20190614021623

Mysterymenace wrote: Oh really? Then how do you explain the way Pyrrha died in Volume 3? Monty had a vision for Pyrrha's death only it was originally supposed to go down a different way as opposed to the way Rooster Teeth killed the character.

Also the Blake and Yang vs. Adam fight that was featured in Volume 6 was written by Monty for Volume 3 before he died and it was disregarded until Volume 6 just to kill off Adam which is even more disrespectful unless that was the plan according to Monty.

Look, I get that Miles and Kerry were with Monty from day one but the way other people are seeing it, RWBY is a clusterfuck.

I know that even I can write a better story than Miles and Kerry these days since the disaster that was Volume 5 and other people I've met would agree with this statement.

Look, the point is Miles and Kerry aren't really cut out for writing if even a young adult can write better than them if we are bringing Volume 5 into account.

Also I'm not saying that I know more about a deceased creator than other people who have met him or even worked with him, but I am saying that the company that is still working with RWBY is doing an awful job at it if even a young adult can plan a story and write it better.

This is just a rant for the most part and if anyone's feelings are hurt then I sincerely apologize and I accept full responsibility for that.

You didn’t so much hurt feelings as you ticked me and likely other readers off.

Soooo .... not using fight choreography Monty developed and using more clunky sequences is more respectful? Is that what I’m hearing? Isn’t any form of homage or nod meant to be the opposite of disrespectful?

At the risk of backlash, Monty is not a good writer either. He was absolutely phenomenal in fight scenes and no one denies his efforts and hard work, but not so much in writing. You forget, he was involved in making Volume 1 and 2’s stories as well as some of 3, being the creator. You can not reasonably argue those first two volumes were well written. Conflicts that are resolved in 1 to 2 episodes, sometimes offscreen, kind of forgetting who the main characters are, etc. Some of the original scenes planned by Monty in V3 included a fight between JNPR and Raven. Tell me in what world of writing would that make any sense? And what’s better for Pyrrha than a heroic last stand?

Saying you can write better is a bold claim. While I certainly feel that I could have made improvements to the writing, I cannot armchair write so to speak. We mostly have the privilege of thinking about developing stories in our downtime (At least I do), not to mention a benefit of hindsight. M & K have to write RWBY, direct RWBY and heaven only knows how many more responsibilities.

You also should note that M & K did in fact pay attention to feedback from Volume 5, which Miles himself confirmed. How many writers in the entertainment industry do that instead of doubling down?

Borrowing from a YouTuber, RWBY was never meant to be RT’s Avatar: The Last Airbender. It was never meant to be a perfectly written story. It’s an idea from three guys that sounded cool, and it is. Enjoy it for what we got.