Retcon: I Do Not Think It Means What You Think It Means

[Turgin-shadow-council (Turgin)]

Dictionary.com | Meanings & Definitions of English Words

retcon

in a film, television series, or other fictional work) a piece of new information that imposes a different interpretation on previously described events, typically used to facilitate a dramatic plot shift or account for an inconsistency.

Revise (an aspect of a fictional work) retrospectively, typically by introducing a piece of new information that imposes a different interpretation on previously described events.

Again…
typically used to facilitate a dramatic plot shift or account for an inconsistency.

Retcon seems to imply the premise that retcons should only reduce inconsistencies.

Never increase them.

After the “story” of Shadowlands…

…

Yeah, 10.0 is likely gunna suck.

During a Q&A session with WoW’s Narrative Lead, Steve Danuser, he revealed that players can rest easy, as the Banshee Queen’s razor-sharp wit and abrasive personality won’t be going anywhere anytime soon.

Blizzard respond to WoW fan concerns over Sylvanas story in Shadowlands 9.2 -...

[Bloodypaws-frostmourne]

Sylvanas, Lore Breaker.

[Turgin-shadow-council (Turgin)]

Sylvanas.

Mary Sue.

Also, lore usurper.

She’s quite literally DEAD.

How does an RL person want to bed a walking corpse anyway?

[Quenya-shadow-council (Quenya)]

Gotta keep the undead waifu around or the mouth breathers will rebel.

And a side note, I never thought I would see a creepy Vulpera. Well done.

[Turgin-shadow-council (Turgin)]

I do find it funny that the majority of popular gear choices are at least based on Vanilla drops.

It’s like people enjoy skimpy options.

Magical gear having “gaps” filled with essentially magically invisible protection sure is nice.

[Thallia-sentinels (Thallia)]

A retcon (short for retroactive continuity) is a retroactive alteration in the official lore of a series of works of fiction. These changes can either be:

• Additional backstory to explain and expand upon present circumstances.

OR

• Historical facts which are rewritten and are meant to be taken as having always been that way.

Edit: I took out what I first said, because it didn’t make sense. So I just kept the two definitions for depth. Apologies for not making any sense.

[Bloodypaws-frostmourne]

If I keep getting compliments I might have to level this one to 60.

[Turgin-shadow-council (Turgin)]

Except that does not refute:

typically used to facilitate a dramatic plot shift or account for an inconsistency.

A retcon (short for retroactive continuity) is a retroactive alteration in the official lore of a series of works of fiction. These changes can either be:

• Additional backstory to explain and expand upon present circumstances.

OR

• Historical facts which are rewritten and are meant to be taken as having always been that way.

However, yes, the thing is, all of these meanings are meant to work together.

Which returns to the part where, above, the mention of reducing inconsistencies is still at the very least worth noting long term.

Supposedly, in Blizzard’s case.

[Thallia-sentinels (Thallia)]

Oh you’re right. I didn’t fully comprehend at first what you were getting at. So what I said wasn’t correct. I edited it. Just to give depth to your conversation. Sorry about that.

[Mërlina-azuresong]

Coming onto a forum and starting off the thread “You don’t know how a word that is commonly used around here is actually used” is just asking for a fight.

[Turgin-shadow-council (Turgin)]

I somehow still love WoW enough to fight for it, especially the lore.

Even against Blizzard.

Because they chose this story path.

[Thequixote-staghelm (Thequixote)]

Retcon:
noun

1. The physical embodiment of a time traveling story changer usually embodied by a dragon that chooses to identify as a gnome that pretends to be a moth named Moonberry.