Bahamut and Eikons and Ascian[s], Oh my [hint: this has spoilers and speculation]

[GabbaGabba]

i dont think the original storyline was scrapped but more like on pause. theres no real reason to start over something thats been fleshed out and the basis of the whole game. it takes a long to flesh out a storyline and what we are getting now is prob a side-storyline of sorts, either that or its just a small piece of the main storyline.

the new team never said anything about throwing out the original missions but were more focused on the gameplay aspect. i dont doubt that once thats done, we will see a lot more of the storyline especially with expansions.

[Platinumstorm]

i dont think the original storyline was scrapped but more like on pause. theres no real reason to start over something thats been fleshed out and the basis of the whole game. it takes a long to flesh out a storyline and what we are getting now is prob a side-storyline of sorts, either that or its just a small piece of the main storyline.

the new team never said anything about throwing out the original missions but were more focused on the gameplay aspect. i dont doubt that once thats done, we will see a lot more of the storyline especially with expansions.

Mmmm have you done the Sylph mission where you collect the eggs? How about the one JUST BEFORE the grand finale where you rescue the individual from the wolves and.. well that's it.

When I played through the Sylvan egg mission I was so disgusted by the lack of care and polish with that quest [glorified ankle biters] that I quit the game. There's definitely a motivation to go back and repolish the storyline.

There's no denying that the Limsa early quests got a very special amount of cinematic attention that neither Ul'dah nor Gridania did.

I'm a little confused because it somewhat sounds like you think the Company quests are a "reset" on the storyline.

My reference to "scrapped" was in the original release of the game and how the stories weren't fleshed out for the two areas, and then that all three were seemingly dropped entirely to say something as simple and similar to, "The beastman control the flow of crystals to the nation states. They're hoarding crystals and they're using them to summon eikons. As a result the crystal market is struggling in the three nations."

Right now they're definitely focused on the gameplay aspects, I agree with you there, but I also wouldn't expect expansions anytime soon since they have lost so much trust with their customers from the release of the game. They will need to present lots of content and great story through patch releases to win back the hearts and generate positive feelings for the game.