Quote Originally Posted by Xmbei View Post
If the wanted full control of Eorzea its bad idea to just ignore the city state in the middle of it all, unless there is some reason yet to be given to us the players.
Well one would believe that Ishgard might have drank the koolaid in the same method the GCs were prepared to. And in such unlike our city states Ishgard has much to gain from the power of the empire as it took many more dragons then it did ships in the battle of Silvertear. But there is another reason *ques twilight music* Who ever was the mysterious force behind leading the Garlean's to the Allag also advised them to by pass Ishgard. So if it is deeper then the just the Ascian's (As I believe Gaius is/was tempered in some form prior to Ultima) that Ishgard is already under the other powers control or is target of another plan and need the Garlean's in Eorzea central for some reason.