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[Talvieno]

Observe.

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There is such a thing as an overload of information. When too much information is presented at once, it ceases to be of value and oftentimes is disregarded entirely. An excellent example of this is the "wall of text" that people are far less likely to read.

My suggestion is simple. Consolidate it into shorter blocks. For example, you might have this:

The latest news from Gearsquared is that a year ago the site was conquered by Tugadee Mirthdesks.
The latest news from Washoiled is that a year ago the site was conquered by Tugadee Mirthdesks.
The latest news from Amberbarb is that a year ago the site was conquered by Tugadee Mirthdesks.
The latest news from Oillanterns is that a year ago the site was conquered by Tugadee Mirthdesks.
The latest news from Spearbreakers is that a year ago the site was conquered by Tugadee Mirthdesks.
The latest news from Boatmurdered is that a year ago the site was conquered by Tugadee Mirthdesks.
The latest news from Abbeywhite is that a year ago the site was conquered by Tugadee Mirthdesks.
The latest news from Firefailed is that a year ago the site was conquered by Tugadee Mirthdesks.

Which all share the format:

The latest news from [PLACE] is that [WHEN] [EVENT] [NAME].

So just consolidate it. Only one variable is different in each sentence, so you can just do this:

The latest news from Gearsquared, Washoiled, Amberbarb, Oillanterns, Spearbreakers, Boatmurdered, Abbeywhite, and Firefailed is that a year ago the sites were conquered by Tugadee Mirthdesks.



For something like:

A few years ago refugees calling themselves The Puzzling League fled from the area just before an army of The Words of Dreaming led by the human Ostsi Lurkeddoor descended upon the place.
A few years ago refugees calling themselves The Fellowship of Trims fled from the area just before an army of The Words of Dreaming led by the human Ostsi Lurkeddoor descended upon the place.
A few years ago refugees calling themselves The Society of Duty fled from the area just before an army of The Words of Dreaming led by the human Ostsi Lurkeddoor descended upon the place.
A few years ago refugees calling themselves The Council of Incidents fled from the area just before an army of The Words of Dreaming led by the human Ostsi Lurkeddoor descended upon the place.
A few years ago refugees calling themselves The Coalition of Rythms fled from the area just before an army of The Words of Dreaming led by the human Ostsi Lurkeddoor descended upon the place.
A few years ago refugees calling themselves The Society of Glazes fled from the area just before an army of The Words of Dreaming led by the human Ostsi Lurkeddoor descended upon the place.
A few years ago refugees calling themselves The Strifeful League fled from the area just before an army of The Words of Dreaming led by the human Ostsi Lurkeddoor descended upon the place.
A few years ago refugees calling themselves The Councils of Simplicity fled from the area just before an army of The Words of Dreaming led by the human Ostsi Lurkeddoor descended upon the place.
A few years ago refugees calling themselves The Blockaded Councils fled from the area just before an army of The Words of Dreaming led by the human Ostsi Lurkeddoor descended upon the place.
A few years ago refugees calling themselves The Icy Coalition fled from the area just before an army of The Words of Dreaming led by the human Ostsi Lurkeddoor descended upon the place.

These all share the format:

[WHEN] refugees calling themselves [NAME] fled from the area just before an army of [ARMY] led by the [RACE][NAME] descended upon the place.

If all that is necessary:

A few years ago refugees calling themselves The Puzzling League, The Fellowship of Trims, The Society of Duty, The Council of Incidents, The Coalition of Rythms, The Society of Glazes, The Strifeful League, The Councils of Simplicity, The Blockaded Councils, and The Icy Coalition fled from the area just before an army of The Words of Dreaming led by the human Ostsi Lurkeddoor descended upon the place.

Or, even simpler:

A few years ago refugees fled from the area just before an army of The Words of Dreaming led by the human Ostsi Lurkeddoor descended upon the place.




Failing that, I also feel that most of this information is largely unnecessary. Perhaps it could be prioritized so you only see the most important news? I think in the middle of a war with hundreds dying, individual names probably don't need to matter - especially when it come to kidnappings.





I could be wrong on all this though. It's obviously an incredible amount of detail and I LOVE how much detail there is - I just feel it could be presented in a little more readable of a manner.

[Pancakes]

Yeah, definitely worth changing as it's almost impossible to discern events that are important to you (Oh crap, my adventurer's civ was conquered!) behind that huge wall of text.

[Witty]

The entirety of legends mode suffers from this issue as well. +1 for sure, preferably applied to the other historical text dumps.