I've noticed that in anything that has some kind of story, authors are loath to admit they're wrong even when it is just a straight up contradiction of something they've said before. We're not talking about say Obi Wan saying Darth Vader killed Luke's father and then later explaining that it was a metaphor. I'm talking about stuff like Eredar were the good guys (they were not), or that the second place team of your hypothetical tournament was actually not the second place team. When confronted with the obvious contradiction these author (and their fans) usually resort to stuff like "you just don't get it". The only literary work that can make that claim convincingly is the Quran, and that's backed by Allah. So unless I'm supposed to believe any random piece of work is also backed by heavenly powers, I don't buy the 'you don't get it excuse'.
Even the best authors probably aren't capable of coming up with a 100% consistent fictional world. I'm sure if you think hard enough you can find plenty of things that don't make sense (within the world it's defined) in Lord of the Rings or anything else. There's really no reason to believe the story of your average game or anime or movie is written by a world-class author to begin with. Is it too much to say "oops I was wrong" or "I didn't plan for X to appear when I first started on this"? Everyone can make mistakes and I won't think less of someone just because they don't remember exactly everything they once said on a fictional topic. Do authors think if they admit they're wrong that'll show they're not like Allah who backed the Quran? And as far as I know, the Quran is written in an intentional vague way so that you can easily sidestep any contradictions. This cannot be said with the way most fictional anything is written.
Even the best authors probably aren't capable of coming up with a 100% consistent fictional world. I'm sure if you think hard enough you can find plenty of things that don't make sense (within the world it's defined) in Lord of the Rings or anything else. There's really no reason to believe the story of your average game or anime or movie is written by a world-class author to begin with. Is it too much to say "oops I was wrong" or "I didn't plan for X to appear when I first started on this"? Everyone can make mistakes and I won't think less of someone just because they don't remember exactly everything they once said on a fictional topic. Do authors think if they admit they're wrong that'll show they're not like Allah who backed the Quran? And as far as I know, the Quran is written in an intentional vague way so that you can easily sidestep any contradictions. This cannot be said with the way most fictional anything is written.
