Board Thread:Dark Souls II/@comment-24494913-20140319193521/@comment-5633574-20140329235209

Goodness, I leave for a day or two and everything goes to Hell.

Anyways, yes, Smough is not that much bigger. And even so, he is still smaller than the only confirmed giants. No, Smough and the others are not confirmed as giants, they may simply be larger than the player character. Recall that the undead descend from the Furtive Pygmy. 'pygmy' is the key word here.

There's also the Giant Blacksmith, who while not as articulate as Gough was not a barbarian nor did he attack on sight. The giants we do see are indeed well-mannered and not feral. Furthermore, similar-sounding attack sounds are not a good indicator, as recycled sound clips are common.

Also, you say Lordran was a kingdom, not a world. Well, neither is Drangleic.

Invasions, summons, and other phantoms are a clear sign of time distortion, just as in the first game. So yes, time is distorted in Drangleic. Just like Lordran. As for Ornstein, VaatiVidya's theory is indeed good, but it is also still a theory. I'll contend it could be either for him, but more evidence points towards this still being Lordran.

And I knew that quote from Miyazaki would come up; the thing is, even if he did indeed make the universe, he was not involved in much of, it none of, the second game's development, and as such really cannot truly speak for the lore in it. You can't take away from that truth, and the fact of the matter is, it is indeed an old quote. Developer opinions change all the time. After all, would we not have all the cut content in the first game were that not the case? Shiva would betray us, Undead King Jar-Eel would exist, Artorias would speak, and Priscilla would have a much larger role, among many other things. Yet for some reason or another, they changed their mind. So just as you said until they say 'we lied' the quote is unchanged, I also offer that until they say 'that quote still stands' that it is not as concrete as you would lead us to believe. And really, it would need to be by somebody from DS2's team, not Miyazaki.

Also, you truly need to calm down. Getting emotional during debates over something so nebulous won't help your point.