Quote Originally Posted by Mordermi View Post
This. I've seen a ton of people take that answer as "Extreme primal battles will be part of the main story." They might be, so I won't say that they aren't, but the "and/or" seems to be missed by many. The "Yes." could just mean that they are tied with the relic quest.
Even then "Tied to the main story" doesn't mean "Continuation of." The hard mode primals are technically tied to the mainstory but I wouldn't say they're a continuation of the main story. There's an in game explanation on why they're stronger that is indeed tied to the main story. The game acknowledges that they have been defeated. The game states they have been re-summoned with an increasing use of crystals. Does that mean the primal quests must be beaten when say.. an expansion comes out before you can work on the main story? Doubt it.