What kind of ending you prefer ?

[minespatch]

4 minutes ago, --- -.- said:

-maymay-

So being human.

[Terry_Rosario]

Ending?

Bru... the moon is the limit now, keep milking!!

but an inevitable ending would have to be sad, it gives me the feeling that it will have a generic ending where someone sacrifices himself, perhaps it will be a certain character that we already know.

but I hope they surprise us with some Lore.

[sudoku]

I doubt there will be an ending anytime soon. The DST franchise is kleis biggest moneymaker and what Tencent values most I imagine.

An ending for the characters would be intersting story wise though. I don't see Klei killing anyone, except maybe Maxwell depending on if his change of heart can atone for the sins of luring them to the constant in the first place. If it can't I see him making some sort of sacrifice for the ultimate redemption arc. 

As for the other characters I don't see them just staying in the constant. I could see maybe one or 2 characters at the end choosing to stay behind if the constant isn't destroyed (and lets face it destroying the constant won't happen because of other stories/games in this universe), like maybe Woodie for example who perhaps can only communicate with Lucy in the constant, and in general was already a bit of a hermit living out in the woods anyways. Basically any character who gained by entering the constant ( Wilbur from SW is a clear example of this. He went from a performing monkey to a literal king)

For the characters who do leave it will be interesting because so far I think the whole cast has struggled with their sanity on the outside world, which is what led them to being so persuadable in the first place. Wendy distraught over her sisters death, Wilson obsessed with inventing, Willow literally going insane and viewing the constant as a way to start over,  Wigfrid unable to let go of her famous role, ect.

For many of these characters entering the constant does not fix what was wrong with them to begin with so them simply leaving and going home is anticlimactic and does not give any of these characters an arc or progression. So at some point these characters will have to deal with their individual demons before leaving in order for the ending to be satisfying.

Say at the end the "final boss" taunts the survivors personally with what they desire most and what led them to enter in the first place, but the survivors learn to let go and overcome this, showing that they have indeed grew as people while being in the constant. My biggest example would be for Wendy. She entered the constant because she could not get over the loss of her sister Abigail. So logically her arc would be:

-sad enters constant to reunite with sister

-sad that she can not fully see her sister again but happy that she is back in some form

-reality sets in that she will never be able to get her sister back and she is able to finally let her go (Abigail helps her with this in some way I'm sure)

-allows her growth as a person to overcome the final boss 

- says a final goodbye to Abigail and leaves the constant

-is able to let go of her sadness and start life anew in the real world

Each character imo would have to have their own arc/struggle in order for the ending to be satisfying, and sure maybe some characters are lost forever or have sad endings but they need to be satisfying regardless. 

Sorry for this long ass post btw, I got too excited.

[CaptainChaotica]

Time to bust out the classic:

(Moon) rocks fall, everyone dies.

But seriously...I'm thinking something more or less happy but with sacrifices along the way.  That's pretty much the only thing that would fit the tone of the game, which is a mix of dark and Lovecraftian and cute and cartoony.  "Go on without me!  I'll keep them back!  Quick!  The portal is closing!" kind of a thing.  Which character would do this I'm not certain; Maxwell would make the most sense but I can also see it being Wilson (because Main Character) or Wigfrid, playing the hero.  I don't think Charlie should also die--she was dragged into this completely against her will.  It's Maxwell who _deliberately_ messed with shadow creatures... There should also be a tearful reunion between the two sisters (Winona and Charlie, not Wendy and Abigail) at some point.

As for PTSD, well, yeah, but also I'm kinda thinking they'd all have this confused fish-out-of-water feel.  Like, the normal world with its mundane workaday things would seem so _strange_ to everyone.  They'd all kind of be like "Oh...right..._work_, to get _money_ to get food, is a thing again now..."

Also...who's to say they'd drop back into our world _in their original time period(s)_...?  Maybe time has passed!  Maybe only a few years, maybe they're in modern day, maybe they're in (insert your favourite part of the 20th century here)..whatever.  But of course that would be the beginning of a whole new story, that we don't get to see.

(except in fanfics.  : P)

...Notorious

[Railgun77]

First, I want to say I am happy that my thread has been graced with the presence of @Mike23Ua I am dead serious and not joking. Now first thing I want to say I get interested in don't starve because of William Carter Puzzles. I just loved the way the Puzzles is designed.
 My favourite things about don't starve are
1- the Puzzles
2- the lore
3- the game
While you may think since the game in the last place. You would think that I played the game for some time and stopped or that I open the game once a month. But let me assure you that While I am not a hardcore, don't starve gamer I invested over 1000 hours in the game.
The game is just really fun

10 hours ago, Mike23Ua said:

How I would like the game to end “this chapter..” This is important: Chapter means it can continue on afterwards, END means END.. period no sequel later

The current chapter “Return of Them” can only end when we find out who or what Them is and.. why exactly they are returning.

Thats It.. there’s nothing else that has to be done or said here: That’s the end of Return of Them chapter.

When I mean ending. I mean ending to the lore and not the game itself. After the ending of the lore the devs can still update the game and create more events. While the gameplay and the lore are connected for the most part that does not mean it always has to be connected. For example, the forge event in 2018 does not make any sense lore wise for the survivors to go to the Forge and then The Gorge and then back to the Forge again. So when I said ending I meant ending to the lore and not the game itself.

10 hours ago, Mike23Ua said:

I would like for Wendy to opt to stay in the constant: so she can always be able to play with her sister Abigail & commune with Pipspooks.

Before talking about Wendy. Let us talk about Jack Carter. Just think about him, he lost his brother one of his daughters is dead and the other is missing like his brother if not presumed dead. And I don't know if his wife is alive or not. Jack is one of the unluckiest Characters. And for Wendy. The Constant is filled to the brim with supernatural stuff. Maybe using a powerful high Tier magic can turn Abigail back to flesh and blood. Or another ending maybe at the end Wendy will learn to let go. And accept that her sister is dead, but I don't like the other ending for Wendy that much.

10 hours ago, Mike23Ua said:

I also want some sad endings too though: So maybe Winona can make the ultimate sacrifice of remaining in the constant forever as taking Charlie’s place as the shadows prisoner.

And for the sacrifice. It just seems very unfair for any Characters to sacrifice themselves except for Maxwell. Why would any Characters sacrifice them self to fix someone else mistakes. Winona is such a sweet big sister she kept looking for her sister for 13 years. She does not deserve such a cruel fate. For Woodie, he will go back home and create a successful wood factory. Wortox will return to his home and tell his mother about the stories of the time he spent in The Constant. WX-78 maybe he will travel back in time to the beginning of human civilization it is up to him to eradicate the humans or enslave them(with WX-78 I am going the multi-time line route. So the earth that WX-78 is on. Is different that the earth that Wilson is on) the only Characters that will remain on The Constant are Wormwood and Wurt

 

 

 

And lastly a question that is a bit off topic. but what is the text in your profile image. i can not read it. it is too small 

[Mike23Ua]

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it is from a Meme I posted on the Maxwell Memes thread, credit to the original photo artist (without the added Text) can be found both in the Photo itself and mentioned on my profile page: I asked the devs & forum admins if it was OK for me to use this image and was told I could as long as I credited the original artist (I assure you if I drew it, it would look like stick peoples) This has been my profile pic ever since & I don’t plan to ever change it unless I am forced to. 

 

[Prajdo]

I prefer no ending at all.

[Karitha]

19 hours ago, Railgun77 said:

I didn't expect that. Not even for one bit. Because Charlie is a very popular character. But nonetheless it is cool to have unpopular opinion in my book

Maxwell is regretfull by what was he did. He killed people and some of them was childs. He just destroyed so much people's life and take them to a deadly place to starve. He made fun by them and created more monsters to increase their pain.

I think the best end would be sacrifice of Maxwell to save others. He would not be "selfish" for just a moment and. that would show us Maxwell have a heart too.

Like the Adventure Time's ending!

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[Railgun77]

3 hours ago, Slagger said:

Maxwell is regretfull by what was he did. He killed people and some of them was childs. He just destroyed so much people's life and take them to a deadly place to starve. He made fun by them and created more monsters to increase their pain.

I think the best end would be sacrifice of Maxwell to save others. He would not be "selfish" for just a moment and. that would show us Maxwell have a heart too.

Like the Adventure Time's ending!

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Thank you for your reply. But you didn't get what I meant to say. (it is my fault) What I meant is both of us agree that. Maxwell sacrificing himself is something we both agree on. But we diverge on the point regarding Charlie. So it surprised me to see someone want Charlie dead. Since Charlie is favoured  a lot by the people on the forums. Well, not number one favourite Character, but I think the people on the forums favour her more than Maxwell. So you post intrigued me a lot. I was waiting for your reply to share your reasoning behind wanting Charlie dead at the end of the lore.

@bruhmoment23  @--- -.-  @Cheggf  @Prajdo @minespatch

 

For everyone who say everyone will die. If that is a joke that's totally fine, and I get the joke. But if you are aiming for a sad ending, haven't you guys heard of Fate Worse than Death ? . And The there's a quote by Winona for the Touch Stone "Does anyone actually stay dead around here?"
and for you who say no ending just like when I said in my other post the game can still have updates even after the lore ends.

 

Not that I want to sound like someone who don't agree with you. I was anticipating far more interesting replies

[minespatch]

1 minute ago, Railgun77 said:

I was waiting for your reply to share your reasoning behind wanting Charlie dead at the end of the lore.

Shakespearian ending and to give her mental peace.

[Kyriena]

Honestly I want a ending that makes sense. Don't leave everything up in the air without saying why or giving a good reason. Also I don't want a ending where it seems like one thing where instead it could be something else. If they wanted to close the chapter on Charlie then I fine with that, they could give us a ending that says "To be continued " or something in that nature. If they wanted to bring in the creator of The Constant I am down for that. I do believe someone or something created this whole world, true Maxwell did build on it then Charlie added more things after that but. 

[legalized arson]

If we had to chose, I'd go with the bittersweet ending. It just seems to fit the series most.

It would be cool if each character got an ending of their own. I want to cry my eyes out at a scene where Wendy is finally able to overcome her losses and finally says goodbye to Abigail for good. Or to finally see Warly reunite with his Maman again, even if it would be for just a moment. But if the ending was in fact the survivors finding a way out, what would happen to a character like Webber for example? Would he just revert back to his previous self before getting eaten by the spider? Would he just live out the rest of his life as an outcast, never seeing his family again, a monster?

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'Cuz I'm already tearing up thinking of some of these, but I hope my boy doesn't get done like that.

I feel like there are a lot of ways to go about this which would give you just the right amount of balance to a bittersweet ending. Even after they managed to leave, characters who are already a part of the constant just watch their new friends go. Characters who had grown attached of each other suddenly find themselves unable to reunite after leaving. Wigfrid would just return to her dull life, unhappy. I imagine a lot of trauma to follow them for the rest of their lives as well. And just sayin' but Maxwell, Wilson and/or Winona might not make it out alive even. I see them as the biggest contenders for the ultimate sacrifice.

On another note, as much as it would not fit with the series, I'd be good with a happy ending as well. I love these characters so much, I just want something good to happen to them, as much as I doubt it would.

Who knows, we might not even get an ending. But one can only hope.

[Karitha]

1 hour ago, Railgun77 said:

Charlie dead

I thinked again and no, you are god damn right.

It's would be bad if charlie dies. BC winona came here for her and most importantly charlie didn't do anything wrong. Her personality corrupted by throne or shadows and that happened bc of Maxwell.

So the biggest guilty is the Maxwell. He should pay out what he did.

[bruhmoment23]

1 hour ago, Railgun77 said:

And I get the joke. But if you are aiming for a sad ending, haven't you guys heard of Fate Worse than Death ? . And The there's a quote by Winona for the Touch Stone "Does anyone actually stay dead around here?"
and for you who say no ending just like when I said in my other post the game can still have updates even after the lore ends.

 

Not that I want to sound like someone who don't agree with you. I was anticipating far more interesting replies

The thing is that the world inside DST can be compared to a whole different dimension, sort of like a pocket dimension if you will. For now atleast, nothing seems to be going towards the end-game of lore so far, though perhaps we might see some stuff once this update chain ends, nontheless, i for one do not see any proper ending, because just like og DS, i think it will keep going even after freeing Maxwell from the Dark Throne, same scenario might be applied to DST but with a different outcome/scenario that in the end may or may not impact the force behind that world. Either way, most if not all of the Constant's survivors have been missing for quite some time iirc, so it's not like it wouldn't become any easier for them to find themselves in the real world. It's like a never ending cycle, atleast from my perspective regarding the entire creation of the Constant.

[TemporarySolutn]

One word:

 

OMORI

[Railgun77]

On 2/11/2021 at 7:57 PM, bruhmoment23 said:

Either way, most if not all of the Constant's survivors have been missing for quite some time iirc, so it's not like it wouldn't become any easier for them to find themselves in the real world. It's like a never ending cycle, atleast from my perspective regarding the entire creation of the Constant.

I'm going to quote my other post
 

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First I want to start with Maxwell's quote 

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What year is it out there? Time moves differently here

I think Maxwell and Charlie spent over 40,000 years in The Constant. And that is between 1906 and 1910 in earth time

 

 

[MondayNight]

No ending. Since game's "Sandbox".

[Mysterious box]

Personally I can see a good ending for the survivors in dst keep in mind that even if they were to somehow find a way home it's not like they would all leave.

Wigfrid wasn't tricked like the rest she got what she wanted to live as a warrior.

While the constant probaly isn't where she wanted to be Willow gained friendship and freedom from society to feed her pyromaniac tendencies.

Wendy got her sister back and unless she can bring her back she'd likely sooner die then leave her.

While on other side those who would leave without doubt are Warly although him leaving the constant would cause a world of heartbreak to the survivors who stay but he has his mom(I'd really like to know if she ever got her memory back as part of his deal) to get back to.

And Maxwell and Winona realistically Maxwell and Winona are going to want to save Charlie and leave from what we know about them.

Can't say I know enough about the other characters to give my thoughts on their stances. However I do think it would be very funny if Wes took over the nightmare throne.

Edit: Now that I think about it the constant does seem to uphold the deals for the people the bring intothe constant well deals that we currently know of.

[W0l0l0]

Almost exactly the same thread exists in another section but I can't remember where so I'll just say the exact same thing but with more detail since this place is more active.

I want some characters to die. At the moment there's a lack of risk. Maxwell, Charlie and Wilson all miraculously stay alive, despite their positions which gives an illusion that there is no danger and Klei is unwilling to kill people. I want Klei to shatter that, show us that not all of them are making it back. Give us something that'll really scare us.

As for who will die, many people think Maxwell. I can see that. Makes sense. There's a lot of characters now though, and if many of them die that will be a damn lot of deaths. If only one or two die then I don't think it'll feel satisfying. Say, Maxwell and maybe Wilson don't make it because they're the obvious choices and everyone else has a happy ever after? Feels empty. Almost expected.

 

Some things I'd like to see/things I think will happen:

Woodie not making it. The guy just doesn't seem to fit in with the world. I've heard some people saying that Lucy is the incarnation of someone he once loved, which I think is a cool route to go. Perhaps Lucy makes it and serves as the last sign of him to the survivors, or Lucy breaks which destroys Woodie somehow. I'd love to see her having lore significance, and Woodie is one of my favourite characters.

"Them" clearly have insane mental powers, able to combine the conscience of Charlie with Methiu or whoever it is in a New Reign, mind control, and all the insanity stuff. I'd like to see it being used to mentally destroy one or two characters, with the others using magic to try and save them by merging their thoughts with WX, or something along those lines, allowing them to "die" but kinda still exist in mind. Also making WX have some sense of empathy, depending on who is taken. Another idea would be for Wortox to be able to preserve the souls of the dead and find a way to give them a "semi life" or sorts.

The characters using the Codex Umbra to either trap "them" in the same way Maxwell was taken to the constant, or intentionally destroy the book like it's from Lord of the Rings. Or even find a "moon" variant of the book that utilises the power of the Gestalts! (Question: the book served as a portal from earth to the constant, does this mean the book has two forms/sides? What is the Earth side doing? Is the constant the book itself? Did it disappear? Isn't it still on the floor on the stage? The book can teleport?)

If Warly doesn't get to his grandmother I'm afraid I'm going to have to riot.

I don't think any of the kids are going to die, probably for the better. Wendy is too popular to die anyways.

I'd like to see Winona showing us the connections between all the survivors, since she clearly has found them. What does Abigail's flower have to do with WX? I neeeed to know!

In general, I'd like to see the character's special items being used as part of the story. I want to know more about them. Most of them seem to be magical but why?

With the introduction of Wurt, and Wormwood, I'm thinking less and less that the constant will be destroyed. Too much that will be lost.

 

Those are most of my random ramblings. I'm sure the story will stay a good one.

[ArubaroBeefalo]

I dont see neccessary a ending. Is a sand box game

Is already weird to have a continuation in the story like what happend with the moon. New people will not understand or know about this evolution, they see the game in his last update. With charlie taking the throne existed the justification of being a sequel of the adventure mode of DS.

Also i dont get why people want permanent deaths, since the character have died many times and these deaths are cannon but magic items exist, how will we be able to play as a death character? Will have no sense (but maybe already we shouldnt mix game with story since you can make a worl with 16 wilsons)

And adding lore to a game with his world already developed brings incoherence like why maxwell didnt know about the archives, klei looking to add creatures that fits the shape of shadows and many others that i cant recall but was mentioned by other users in many topics

[PunkShark]

It was aaaalll a dream