Are you being threatened, Narrative Team?

Because it just seems like your only job nowadays is to plan for these 'events' that are honestly more focused on cool art and gameplay than actual lore. As Darrish Jewfist recently mentioned in a discussion; there has been a dramatic turn from long-term cognitive engagement to short-term emotional engagement. So what happened?

Did a big ol' company executive come to the Lore department one day and say, "You know, our audience just cannot physically read anything longer than two sentences. In fact, you all can pretty much just stop writing altogether."

"But sir, isn't writing information about backstory exactly the definition and job of the 'Lore' department."

"No, no more writing or you are fired."

C'mon Rito. Why is the best lore that's come out recently ( / / short stories) only available in the depths of the Story and Art boards? Why is there no backstory to the universe in which these characters exist? Correct me if I'm wrong, but at this point the Lore Department is actually the "Character Introduction and Gameplay Event Department". If I'm right, then can you at least admit it? There's nothing wrong with cool character intros to grab attention and make money, but at least be transparent about it. It's not fair to your community to continually give false hope.