User blog comment:DYBAD/Character Sheet/@comment-4867780-20141127015300/@comment-4867780-20141128080303

From what I can see, most characters in fiction grow little to none, despite everything that happens to them. So I very much doubt many readers actually care about seeing them grow and evolve. What they seem to want most is their dose of adrenaline by proxy, from a safe and comfortable distance.

I can't say about this sense of accomplishment you value so much, I never actually empathized with it. This is fiction we're talking about, so "accomplishment" doesn't weight much in this context, especially since the narration seems to systematically ruin it to give the audience their next dose.

"Happy ending" is also something I never empathized with much. I mean, was actually happens in practice ? The fighting is over, so now they can slowly wither away in peace, gradually losing everything they are and everyone they have, until they die a pathetic 'natural' death, their story turning into legend before fading in oblivion.

Where's the "happiness" ? Where's the "accomplishment" ?