Awfully weak story... or is it? [WARNING:SPOILERS]

[BlueMage]

Stopped genocide? Rubbish! Tell that to the people of Ala Mhigo he continues to stomp under his jackboot. ><

And the Resistance were trying to free their homeland - from HIS oppression!

Ala Mhigo was known as a belligerent military power who conquered their neighbors. The last time the Grand Companies were formed was to stop Ala Mhigo because they were trying to stomp Gridania under their jackboot. The "rightful government" of Ala Mhigo wiped out an entire religious order and made worshiping Rhalgr illegal and making the worship of The Spinner the state religion. Ala Mhigo was no better than Garlemald - they're just sore losers that someone bigger finally came along and did to them what they did to others. And even if Garlemald left, who would rule Ala Mhigo? The Ala Mhigans were slaughtering each other in the streets with their civil war before the Garleans arrived. And if you have a problem with killing Ala Mhigans, then you should hate your character, because all non-armored Garleans are Ala Mhigans. Gaius took over Ala Mhigo about 20 years ago. All those young soldiers are Ala Mhigans who were born and raised as Garleans.

You don't seem to have a problem either with the atrocities committed by Ishgard to it's own people (a brutal religious dictatorship that regularly executes people in brutal ways under false pretenses), or Ul'dah (where the soldiers regularly brutalize and extort their own people, a cartel rules the city, and their past of wiping out the nation of Sil'dah and seizing its land and wealth), or Limsa Lominsa (Admiral turned it into a police state and they've attempted genocide on the peaceful Kobolds to steal their land).

The Garleans aren't innocent or perfect, but they aren't any more evil than the people the players are fighting for.

[Divinemight]

The Garleans aren't innocent or perfect, but they aren't any more evil than the people the players are fighting for.

For being one of the 2.0 character, all your statement are pointless to us. As 2.0 characters are raised with their home city state, Garlean is an invader, and Garius is the enemy. We will kill him without mercy.

[BlueMage]

For being one of the 2.0 character, all your statement are pointless to us. As 2.0 characters are raised with their home city state, Garlean is an invader, and Garius is the enemy. We will kill him without mercy.

Actually, the NPCs point out various times in the story that the player characters aren't actually from Eorzea. They're outsider adventurers who are "willing to fight for a land they aren't from."

[Divinemight]

Actually, the NPCs point out various times in the story that the player characters aren't actually from Eorzea. They're outsider adventurers who are "willing to fight for a land they aren't from."

This only reinforce my point, as 2.0 character, all we see is Emprie is evil with their acts and Garius is ruthless. Nevertheless, we are going to kill him as our mortal enemy. You can went on for all enternity about ala mhigo, it is irrevelent to us as 2.0 character doesnt share same experience as 1.0 character. Garius has to die.