Quote Originally Posted by Elmeron View Post
The cut-scenes in this patch really made me rage. Everything was so obvious and a lot of it was just plain painful to watch. They really need a better writer in my opinion because it's getting GW2 S1 Living Story, levels of bad... And that's just freaking awful.

I hate Alphinaud. I just... Hate him so much. He's so dumb, and he has the personality of a rock. The whole time he was feeling bad I was super happy. Maybe this is harsh... I hope you die Alphinaud. You're an awful character. Whoever wrote you into existence is the worst. Same with Minfilia, the useless chick who somehow got to be a leader of an organization by... Constantly needing to be saved? I was shocked she stayed behind to protect me. I bet she dies from tripping on something though.

I agree with the OP about most of what she wrote. The fact that our character was so passive to the point of just letting himself/herself be tied up by a bunch of loser goons, and how he/she really didn't do much to profess his innocence... It's just so freaking painful to watch.

Oh, and don't even get me started on how Kan-E-Senna and Merlwyb Bloefhiswyn abandoned me and someone whom I assumed was a good friend of theirs, Raubahn Aldynn! For hell's sake, all three of them went through the calamity together, and came out the other end with one another! What the actual f*ck?! Horrid writing.

At least this time it was all mostly voice-acted so as bad as it was it sounded nice...
This honestly shoudln't need to be explained again but you are playing with politics.

Sure this isa Final Fantasy but what are the consequences if the other nations showed their allegiance during the engagement. They help Raubahn and the Syndicate could mark them for traitors for assisting in a regicide and on that same front they could order the Crystal Braves to attack LL and Gridania and blame it on the Scions. Since for all intent purposes the Scions are the one that put the Crystal braves together had the two leaders interfered and helped Raubahn it would just take one LP call to say "attack" and then civilians in LL and Gridania would die as they tell the Crystal Braves to say "FOR SCION". Then to put a better face on Ul'dah they could tell the Brass Blades and Crystal Braves to fight and to have "some die" on each side but overall to have the Brass Blades easily overcome the threat of the Crystal Braves and fortify the defenses of Ul'dah.

Now with Ul'dah protected via a "fake fight" but LL and Gridania still dealing with the Crystal braves there they could then send out airships flying out from mor Dona with more Crystal Brave soldiers to attack LL and Gridania, while they are under threat both leaders forced to head back would now have to deal with the consequences for what they did. In the end the Syndicate could say we will pacify these Crystal brave but only if you surrender your leaders whom attacked the Syndicate within the chambers alongside Raubahn.

Not that easy is it? Not everything can be accomplished by beating up the otherside, actions have consequences and they were aware of what could happen if they decided to act.