No hell in Wraeclast: why?

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Antnee wrote:

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Rhys wrote:

"Dragonscale" is not made from real dragon.

Fucking PETA.

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Rhys wrote:

This is to distinguish PoE from the Diablo series, which is all about that shit.

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Rhys wrote:

Path of Exile deliberately avoids direct mention of Heaven and Hell, and they do not exist in the lore. The same goes for angels and demons/devils (in the Christian sense). This is to distinguish PoE from the Diablo series, which is all about that shit. Note that it's OK to use words like "angelic", "heavenly", "demonic", etc. because these concepts exist in the PoE lore, even though the things they reference don't.

I'll admit we do[ use the term "demon" a fair bit, usually to describe certain types of monsters, but this is not a direct reference to the demons of Christianity, rather we've simply co-opted the word to describe the twisted, deformed, abominations that inhabit, e.g. the Lunaris Temple. The word's connotations of evil, unholiness, etc. suit our use of it, also.

As you mentioned, one of the main religions in our game (for the Eternal Empire and Oriath) is based on Christianity and similar monotheistic religions. It serves a single God, and makes strong references to "light vs. dark". You'll hear the Templar talking about doing God's work, etc.

We also intentionally do not have elves, dragons, orcs, goblins, dwarves, etc. because we want to avoid such "high fantasy" staples/tropes. That doesn't mean we can't have creatures that are similar. "Dragonscale" is not made from real dragon.

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Rhys wrote:

"Dragonscale" is not made from real dragon.

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Rhys wrote:

We also intentionally do not have elves, dragons, orcs, goblins, dwarves, etc. because we want to avoid such "high fantasy" staples/tropes. That doesn't mean we can't have creatures that are similar. "Rhoascale" is made from real Rhoa's.

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Rhys wrote:

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Pesegato wrote:

I've always wondered why there is "no hell in Wraeclast". I know that at least one unique item has been renambed because of this.

On my native language, inferno literally means "hell", therefore the renaming leaves me even more puzzled.

I've elaborated a few theories but none of them satisfy me. What is the rationale behind this?

In English, "inferno" literally means "lots of fire", typically uncontrolled. It also can be used as a colourful reference to Hell, but this is rare outside of certain contexts (such as "Dante's Inferno").

Path of Exile deliberately avoids direct mention of Heaven and Hell, and they do not exist in the lore. The same goes for angels and demons/devils (in the Christian sense). This is to distinguish PoE from the Diablo series, which is all about that shit. Note that it's OK to use words like "angelic", "heavenly", "demonic", etc. because these concepts exist in the PoE lore, even though the things they reference don't.

I'll admit we do[ use the term "demon" a fair bit, usually to describe certain types of monsters, but this is not a direct reference to the demons of Christianity, rather we've simply co-opted the word to describe the twisted, deformed, abominations that inhabit, e.g. the Lunaris Temple. The word's connotations of evil, unholiness, etc. suit our use of it, also.

As you mentioned, one of the main religions in our game (for the Eternal Empire and Oriath) is based on Christianity and similar monotheistic religions. It serves a single God, and makes strong references to "light vs. dark". You'll hear the Templar talking about doing God's work, etc.

We also intentionally do not have elves, dragons, orcs, goblins, dwarves, etc. because we want to avoid such "high fantasy" staples/tropes. That doesn't mean we can't have creatures that are similar. "Dragonscale" is not made from real dragon.

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Path of Exile deliberately avoids direct mention of Heaven and Hell, and they do not exist in the lore. The same goes for angels and demons/devils (in the Christian sense). This is to distinguish PoE from the Diablo series, which is all about that shit.

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Rhys wrote:

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Pesegato wrote:

I've always wondered why there is "no hell in Wraeclast". I know that at least one unique item has been renambed because of this.

On my native language, inferno literally means "hell", therefore the renaming leaves me even more puzzled.

I've elaborated a few theories but none of them satisfy me. What is the rationale behind this?

In English, "inferno" literally means "lots of fire", typically uncontrolled. It also can be used as a colourful reference to Hell, but this is rare outside of certain contexts (such as "Dante's Inferno").

Path of Exile deliberately avoids direct mention of Heaven and Hell, and they do not exist in the lore. The same goes for angels and demons/devils (in the Christian sense). This is to distinguish PoE from the Diablo series, which is all about that shit. Note that it's OK to use words like "angelic", "heavenly", "demonic", etc. because these concepts exist in the PoE lore, even though the things they reference don't.

I'll admit we do[ use the term "demon" a fair bit, usually to describe certain types of monsters, but this is not a direct reference to the demons of Christianity, rather we've simply co-opted the word to describe the twisted, deformed, abominations that inhabit, e.g. the Lunaris Temple. The word's connotations of evil, unholiness, etc. suit our use of it, also.

As you mentioned, one of the main religions in our game (for the Eternal Empire and Oriath) is based on Christianity and similar monotheistic religions. It serves a single God, and makes strong references to "light vs. dark". You'll hear the Templar talking about doing God's work, etc.

We also intentionally do not have elves, dragons, orcs, goblins, dwarves, etc. because we want to avoid such "high fantasy" staples/tropes. That doesn't mean we can't have creatures that are similar. "Dragonscale" is not made from real dragon.

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Rhys wrote:

"Dragonscale" is not made from real dragon.

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Pesegato wrote:

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Shagsbeard wrote:

I think they want to remove their story from the stories that have been told for centuries. They want something else.

If this were to be true, then also the notion of "God" is debatable.
There is Fellshrine, Solaris & Lunaris Temple (probably from a different culture, but still), the Sceptre of God. There are Templars.
This explanation does not fully convince me.