What is with the constant mistreatment of the Garlean story?(6.1 Patch spoilers)

So as we know that 7.0 originally was to be the wrap up of the Hydaelyn Zodiark arc. Presumably 7.0 would've contained Sharlayan, Elpis, The Moon and Ultima Thule with 2 more zones of your choice (Aernslaent maybe). The original 6.0 would have been an Ilsabardian affair one would assume. I'd imagine we'd follow the typical route of entry to Garlemald via Thavnair and going north. Going through Corvos, maybe Landis, some other unamed provinces, and the final zone being Garlemald proper. Based on where the story was going I imagine the Capital was always to be destroyed but part of me did wish that it was a proper city to visit. The story would have to be post-imperial however, and deal with post-colonialism and regionalism that comes with the fall of an empire. I discovered recently, and unless I'm mistaken Titus (father of Nerva) is apparently alive? Would be interesting to run into him.

My biggest desire however is that Ilsabard is visited properly before we leave to visit the New World or Meracydia. The map has still not been de-clouded and we still don't even know names of all the provinces.

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Originally Posted by Voidedge_Ragna

Getting back to the Bozja part, I'm almost 100% certain there were meant to be 3 stages rather then 2. Even the relic weapons had some odd stages some parts felt long enough to cover 2 stages and others were entirely skipped. This is the first time we never actually have the non shiny final stage, the only way to get it is via replica.

Bozjas story had so much potential yet since the empire falls Bozja updates kinda make no sense, looks like they took the resources out and redirected them, makes you wonder if DR was meant to have a "savage" version in the first place and not a 2nd raid duty similar to how BA works. Turning DR Savage surely would be easier then tuning a new savage only raid.

Gabranth being there only in name is such a weird move, and not only that but being supposedly killed in fieldnotes, its a flag name of FFXII which is tied to Bozja, or rather ivalice, wasted potential. If they don't wanna use him, just keep it in your back pocket to eventually make use of it, but like this ... its such a odd move.

There should've been a 3rd area which lead up to a fight with Gabranth, but there likely just wasn't any time/resource ... as Bozja was already delayed.

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There was going to be most likely, but then the pandemic hit. While they ended Bozja the way they did, there were a LOT of hints in the field notes and other cutscenes that Gabranth is not actually dead. We're dealing with a mad scientist who figured out how to clone people in everything from aetheric signature, looks, down to memories. Gabranth's body was burned horribly and made it hard to identify, and very few people knew what he really looked like. He was supposedly murdered by Lyon, a man loyal to the family for decades. Lyon also just randomly hands the mad scientist over to the Resistance before leaving. There are also reports of people seeing Gabranth's ghost. Add it all up, and you have the scientist making a clone of Gabranth, the real dying him killed by Lyon in a planned death so his clone could carry on his will in secret, with Lyon running off to keep them away from the clone's location. Meaning Noah Gabranth has definitely been put in the back pocket for now, and will show up again in the future.

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Originally Posted by RyuDragnier

To you maybe. I hated all of those scenes and sincerely hope they never show up in FF7R. Because if the Tifa vs Scarlet fight happens...I want kung-fu fighting.

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Just to him? its probably more than just him.

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Originally Posted by Raoabolic

Oh come on now, that's just being silly. The rocket would be powered by aether and have the grand company logos on it and the boss would particle fade away after he looked at the camera. Sad music would then play. This is a very serious scene, please pay the reverence it deserves.

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I get the strange feeling that some people are going to read this and not pick up on the sarcasm.