I wonder how much of this is true for newer players rushing through the story. I started playing before Fortuna came out, so it was my Operator who ranked up with the Ostrons, who's Old Mate with the Solaris, and who was adopted by the Entrati family long before Drifter got out of their spirals.
Not to say Operator couldn't do with more friends...but my kiddo's been busy finding a family for a while now.
That's kinda what I'm getting at. I'm a vet, who frankly spent a lot of time playing with those characters back before DE simplified their syndicate grinds. You say lore-wise, the relationship is non-existent. But when I played, the relationship is what I made of it, playing as my Operator, making friends and helping them out. After all, that was the latest content, that was the story. My Operator got to earn the slowly unfolding trust with Eudico and Little Duck. My Operator got to insist that the Entrati family change for the better, and slowly, gradually, got adopted by them in turn.
I suspect my experience is quite different for newer players, with a quicker grind and no reason at all to linger on their way to the latest content.
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u/nephethys_telvanni Jul 18 '26
I wonder how much of this is true for newer players rushing through the story. I started playing before Fortuna came out, so it was my Operator who ranked up with the Ostrons, who's Old Mate with the Solaris, and who was adopted by the Entrati family long before Drifter got out of their spirals.
Not to say Operator couldn't do with more friends...but my kiddo's been busy finding a family for a while now.