The Expansion Theme - "1,000 Year War" War of the Magi

[Tannlore]

I'm not worried about this issue because Expansion content does not mean they are restricted to only 1 new area for expansions. (considering we will only get 1 expansion per 2 years.)

Well I didn't mean we'll only see Sharlayan per sey, just using that as an example. Honestly, I think the first expansion will be the entire northern area of Eorzea we currently do not have access to: Ala Mhigo, Sharlayan, Ishgard, Dravania, and Xelgkatoi. I think after these places, we'll finally leave to the Empire proper. I'm just anxious to see these new places

[EdwinLi]

Well I didn't mean we'll only see Sharlayan per sey, just using that as an example. Honestly, I think the first expansion will be the entire northern area of Eorzea we currently do not have access to: Ala Mhigo, Sharlayan, Ishgard, Dravania, and Xelgkatoi. I think after these places, we'll finally leave to the Empire proper. I'm just anxious to see these new places

Well first we need to consider the current storyline of the game being that..

2.0 - Return of the Warriors of Light Arc

2.X - Rise of the Primals Arc

3.0- 1st expansion story Arc.

So far being in 2.X story Arc it covers the Warriors of Light battle with all the primals of Eorzea being that we will fight Leviathan soon and Ramuh in the future 2.X story later and Shiva will either be the final 2.X story or the first part of 1st expansion storyline as we work to convince Ishgard to finally join the City-State Alliance so Eorzea can be united and finally be strong enough to make the final push to kick Garlean Empire out of Eorzea.

We know so far that Ramuh will be part of the 2.X arc but Shiva is the last of Eorzea's Primal so her position in story Arc is a bit unknown for now because if we get Shiva as the final 2.X story then we will most likely see more of Ishgard's areas being released before 1st expansion. If so that would also provide a story reason why Ishgard will open gates to outsiders in 1st expansion story Arc being that the City-State Alliance and Scion's actions by defeating Shiva has convinced the Pope of Ishgard's religion (still hate the Ishgard's "We have religion and you don't so we are better than you" attitude) and Inquisition to invite the Hero or Heroine who defeated Shiva into Ishgard to congratulate him or her personally.

Also once all of Eorzea's Primals are finished we will be seeing new Primals located in the other Continents since FF14 Lore does state there are other Primals located in other Continents but that a bit too a head of FF14 story being 2nd expansion range.

[Gwaeron]

stuff without sources

You certainly seem well-informed about things no-one else knows anything about. I'd love to know where you're getting all this information.

[EdwinLi]

You certainly seem well-informed about things no-one else knows anything about. I'd love to know where you're getting all this information.

As I stated in my posts this are all "If" scenarios.

I never said this will happen but right now it is the most likely scenario being that 2.X story is focused on fighting each remaining Primal of Eorzea currently with Levithan being 2.2 and Ramuh (either in 2.3, 2.4, or 2.5) being within one of the upcoming 2.X updates while Shiva being held back as the last Primal because she is location in Ishgard's area and there is no knowledge about her existance yet so any effort to fight her has not been developed by the Scions nor City-state.

Not to mention Ishgard has been very protective about letting outsiders into their City-State who are not natural born Ishgardians so they will need a very good reason to allow any outsiders into Ishgard and what better reason than the defeat of Shiva which has already been hinted that she is located near Ishgard with the Giants being her beast tribe. It has already been stated in the Lore of Ishgard in 2.0 that something far north in Ishgard is calling the Giants to that area and is the possible cause of Ishgard's strange long snow weather.

Knowledge of other Primal beyond Eorzea in the other continents is already in the game as well. You can speak with the Summoner trainer and learn that the Allagan did encounter Primals on other Continents that were not the Primals of Eorzea.