Forest Fire?

I don't think it's really been discussed here yet in light of everything else that was happening in the trailer, but where exactly is this? Why do I feel like Y'shtola just burned down Gridania with her fancy black mage powers?
http://i65.tinypic.com/28rmouu.jpg

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Originally Posted by Hakuro89

I don't think it's really been discussed here yet in light of everything else that was happening in the trailer, but where exactly is this? Why do I feel like Y'shtola just burned down Gridania with her fancy black mage powers?
http://i65.tinypic.com/28rmouu.jpg

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Naoki Yoshida said that's in the Rak'tika Greatwood (new location).

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Originally Posted by ChaseNetwork

Naoki Yoshida said that's in the Rak'tika Greatwood (new location).

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Ok, but that still leaves me wondering why it's on fire.

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Originally Posted by Hakuro89

Ok, but that still leaves me wondering why it's on fire.

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We don't know.

The picture of the area they showed didn't look burnt to a crisp either so it might raise a question about how long it recovers or if the fire stops after that scene or is just a small fire.

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Originally Posted by Hakuro89

Ok, but that still leaves me wondering why it's on fire.

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A BLM with too much Spell Speed.

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Originally Posted by UsagiAndCrepes

The picture of the area they showed didn't look burnt to a crisp either

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It does actually. The buildings are burnt down (and the fires have long since gone out). Yoshida specifically pointed out that when you arrive at that area, it's only after the scene with Urianger and Y'shtola already happened.

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Originally Posted by Beckett

It does actually. The buildings are burnt down (and the fires have long since gone out). Yoshida specifically pointed out that when you arrive at that area, it's only after the scene with Urianger and Y'shtola already happened.

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Exactly the forest doesn't look like the scene of a forest fire a few days ago, it looks like it has regrown a bit.

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Originally Posted by Hakuro89

Ok, but that still leaves me wondering why it's on fire.

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Because someone/thing set it on fire, duh. ;D

Have you heard the Greatwood's music yet? It's lit. That's why everything's on fire.

I hope the "good guys are responsible for it and we will have to kill them.
I mean ysthola and thacred.

By that picture im assuming she is a true geomancer now not black or white mage.

My only responce to this thread topic is: "It could it be more on fire!"

Until otherwise stated, I blame the Garleans.

It looks like they might've decided to raze another settlement, since it was noted that "Zenos"/Elidibus was using his control over the imperial armies to aggressively put down any rebellion in imperial provinces prior to the decision to mount a retaliatory strike against Ala Mhigo.

It was clearly an army of blue mages messing around casting flame thrower.