Board Thread:Dark Souls II/@comment-24494913-20140319193521/@comment-6003396-20140407052259

184.5.186.240 wrote:

However the main point I was trying to make was that in the series there are many unanswered questions and very little solid evidence. That being the case, most of the theories being advanced have a chance to be true and so we as a community of players should be careful not to interchange our beliefs for evidence. In fact all theories that do not have directly contradicting evidence may at the same time be true and false, given that the loose form of storytelling used in the series allows every player to create a lore that is unique to, and true in, their copy of the games.

I agree very much with this. To be honest, there's a part of me that wishes that the devs never made those statements. To reveal something which is open to interpretation in the finished game seems to be in direct conflict with From's approach to storytelling. But it's difficult for me to regard it as anything but definitive until they state otherwise. It's not for me to say how others should regard it, but I think to not consider the quotes at all would be to not look at this question from an objective standpoint and to allow one's personal beliefs to take precedence over evidence, although "evidence" in this fictitious context is a bit hard to define, as you alluded to in your earlier comment.

This wiki generally takes three things into consideration that can be used as "evidence" (to be cited in the lore sections of articles, for example): item descriptions, character dialogue, and developer interviews. Which one should take priority in the case of contradictions is hard to say, however, and how to treat things that are stated by developers before the game's release is also difficult. The things that developers are allowed to reveal before a game's release is usually tightly controlled, and only that which has been agreed upon before hand and that which is a "final" part of the game is conveyed, otherwise they run the risk of creating contention amongst fans (kind of what is going on within the Dark Souls community right now) or alienating people with empty promises. But this is not a perfect world, and it is possible that From just screwed up this time around, but I would rather give them the benefit of the doubt (for now) and assume that they revealed it because it was an aspect of the plot that had been solidified. I do hope that they make another statement about it though, and I personally don't mind whether they confirm or contradict their earlier statements.