Just finished catching up the msq to death unto dawn. While we wait for EW launch, I decided to unlock Bozja for leveling purposes. However, I didn't do any alliance raid quests since the crystal tower.
When I look up the requirement to unlock the Bozja quest 'Where Eagle Nests' I found out I need to first unlock 'The Bozja Incident' which it also has a prerequisite questline to finish, from Hail to the queen all the way leading me back to Kugane for the quest 'Dramatis Personae'.
There comes my question, I was expecting it would lead me back to heavensward since my last stop was crystal tower in ARR, are the heavensward's alliance raids stand alone content?
Anyway it seems unlocking bozja is a long way for me. I hope the story is fun!
Are all the alliance raids a continuous storyline itself?
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11-28-2021, 12:13 AMLitheSuxmanAre all the alliance raids a continuous storyline itself?
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11-28-2021, 12:16 AMLaylaTsarra
You need to do the Invalice raids: Rabanastre, Ridorana Lighthouse and Orbonne Monastery and have completed the SHB main story.
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11-28-2021, 12:17 AMIscah
All the alliance raids are unrelated to the other alliance raids, but some of them have further content linked to that questline: CT into MSQ and Ivalice into Bozja.
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11-28-2021, 12:22 AMRein_eon_Osborne
If I remember correctly, no.
The relation between StB raid series & BSF content is sort of analogous to Crystal Tower raid series & the events of Shadowbringer.
The ‘important NPC’ you’re meeting up exists in the latter, so based on the timeline you won’t even know said NPC in ShB if you never cleared the crystal tower series. It used to be completely optional (‘till 5.3 and beyond) until the story strikes oddly to people who never cleared CT raid but progressing through base ShB. -
11-28-2021, 12:31 AMLitheSuxmanThat makes a lot of sense!Quote:
Originally Posted by Rein_eon_Osborne
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11-28-2021, 12:39 AMListrella
not exactly, the alliance raids series in each expansion each have their own storyline but there is little connecting the alliance raids in different expansions.
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11-28-2021, 01:15 AMIscahThat's not actually the reason it became mandatory, though it certainly is a good thing to avoid that issue.Quote:
Originally Posted by Rein_eon_Osborne
The earlier parts of Shadowbringers (up to 5.2) are written to make sense whether you have played the Crystal Tower raids or not, but 5.3 is specifically happening after those events so the raids were made mandatory at that point. And since they're really supposed to happen alongside the level 50 MSQ, they're now required to be completed at that point instead of being left to the last possible moment. -
11-28-2021, 01:41 AMLitheSuxman
Can I also ask if the relic weapon questlines of each expansion is completely independent. Because I haven't even started it in ARR if there is one, I have no clue. Trying to get a party to run the SB alliance raids and catch up to Bozja, seems I'm years late:(.
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11-28-2021, 02:14 AMListrella
yes the relic storylines are mostly unrelated, Gerolt shows up in all of them but beyond that there's not much relation between them.
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11-28-2021, 03:41 AMJeeqbit
Each expansion's relics, trials, raids and everything else have a separate story, but there may be slight relations between them such as recurring characters or lore, but it doesn't require doing the previous ones.
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11-28-2021, 03:58 AMzcrash970I thought it was just the crystal tower raid for 5.3Quote:
Originally Posted by LaylaTsarra
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11-28-2021, 04:05 AMTheMightyMollusk
The MSQ requires the Crystal Tower series. The ShB relics/Bozja quest lines require the level 70 Return to Ivalice raids.
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11-28-2021, 04:35 AMTaleraRistain
HW is standalone and doesn't connect to anything else (yet) but they're still worth doing because sky pirates
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11-28-2021, 04:42 AMBrightamethystIt is.Quote:
Originally Posted by zcrash970
Ivalice isn't required by the MSQ but it's a prerequisite to unlocking Bozja. -
11-28-2021, 06:40 AMJennah
Crystal tower is extremely storyline-relevant for Shadowbringers. It's also required to continue the MSQ.
The Mhach raids explain a bit about the Fifth Astral Era, but are kind of a side-story. Nothing else requires finishing them.
Ivalice is relevant to Bozja, and required to start it. Both say a bit about what Garlemald is doing in other provinces. There was an actual press release saying Ivalice's story is over and done with though. Despite Bozja ending on a cliffhanger.
The NieR raids have nothing to do with anything else - just a weird crossover. -
11-28-2021, 09:23 AMPhatyOr do they....Quote:
Originally Posted by Jennah
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11-28-2021, 09:35 AMLitheSuxmanI remember growing up watching space pirate harlock. I sure will check it out after unlocking Bozja! Just done with all 3 Ivalice raids.Quote:
Originally Posted by TaleraRistain
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11-28-2021, 10:45 AMTheMightyMolluskBy the Twelve I hope not. They couldn't even keep their own story straight.Quote:
Originally Posted by Phaty
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11-28-2021, 03:44 PMBrightamethystWhich considering the source may very well be intentional. I still feel like the ending was just massive troll by Yoko Taro.Quote:
Originally Posted by TheMightyMollusk
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11-28-2021, 04:50 PMIscahI feel like the whole thing might have been a massive troll from start to finish.Quote:
Originally Posted by Brightamethyst
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11-28-2021, 11:53 PMAvidria
So the main question has already been answered but I gotta say it would be kinda hilarious if you pulled all the alliance raids and just did them all in a row as if it WAS a single continuous story
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11-29-2021, 04:46 PMTaleraRistainI would not be surprised if that inspired some things about the sky pirates. I definitely got some Harlock vibes at times.Quote:
Originally Posted by LitheSuxman