The big spoiler in the Heavensward opening/trailer was a huge mistake. (spoilers obv)

[Takfloyd]

Have you ever seen any opening for any japanese game, like ever? They always contain tons of spoilers.
They are typically also quite meaningless for new players since they dont know the characters, or how to interpret whats being shown.

This is true, and that's why I never watch those until after I beat the game.

However, Heavensward's "opening" is not just that - it is also supposed to serve as the primary trailer and crowd-puller for the game.

FF14 wasn't even on my radar until the "End of an Era" trailer was released. It sold me on the game.

However, if it was preceded by an ominous spoiler warning, I wouldn't have watched it, and likely never bought the game.

This is what so many of you fail to understand.

SpookyGhost is the only one who "gets it" so far.