Void Ark: Confirmed to be a relic from the War of Magi?

[Kotemon]

I don't know what they meant about past bosses that will be associated with the Void Ark. I'm still in the hopes that well have some kind of reference or nod to Robel Akbel in appearance as part of the War of the Magi lore. We did get a nod to Shantoto in the Thm/Blm lore. Otherwise I'm thinking all those coffin things might hint at a Dracula/Vampire or some kind of Lich (4 fiends?) tucked away on that ship.

If the Void Ark is a Doomtrain equivalent we better be able to suplex it...

I'm believing there will be a Godbert minion at some point and he'll suplex a Doomtrain minion as his interaction. Or at least have Doomtrain chasing the Hildabrand minion around the place.

[Anonymoose]

By the Fury's frigid flange, did you guys nail all of this, or what!?

Ten points to Nalien, in particular.

Speaking of Diabolos... Go find a big picture of that Void Ark slide, and look above the Ark... Bats...

[Whiteroom]

I'm assuming there are Mhachi in those coffins, and that they have not been in a happy place in a very long time.

[seekified]

I too get the feeling that the entire Ark will be explored in this raid. I'm hoping we'll get to discover more places related to the War of the Magi, including Mhach itself (which has been stated to be located on the Yafaem Saltmoor, which lies northwest of Mor Dhona and not in Thanalan like their successors). There's still vast areas of Nym that haven't been explored, as well.

I also really want to know more about Sil'dih, which is distantly related to Mhach as well.

I am glad that we're giving the Allagan stuff a rest for a bit.

[Davy_M_Jones]

Coffins inside. Roughly man-sized. Coffins outside though, are massive in scale. Dragons? Larger voidsent?

If Mhachi are on the Ark, possible they are preserved to harvest their nightmares or prayers, granting more power to the Lord of the Void Ark. Could have been out of desperation to survive, yes. Instead perhaps part of a grisly deal to ensure the survival of a race of people against one calamity or another.

Also, does that dock-looking platform's statue resemble one of the Triad to anyone else?

[Nalien]

Ten points to Nalien, in particular.

Do I also lose ten points for Void Ark not being related to Bismarcks origins at all?

I wonder where they're going to go with Void Ark form here though... Diabolos is a big bad, but now he is either a mid-boss, or final boss of the first set? Less disappointing than his role in the Lost City, but still pretty lackluster... Actually, I hope Void Ark is its own contained little thing... I would love it if the next 24-man raid is the Floating City of Nym, and the final one being whatever is going on in West Shroud for an Amdapor themed raid, Lost City is directly south of the place and I don't think it is a coincident that the main hall in Amdapor Keep looks out on it... Judging by the artwork though... There would seem to be some Mhachi building somewhere out there, so Yafaem Saltmoor is probably a safe bet at some point... Perhaps the Floating City of Nym and West Shroud could work nicely as new Airship Exploration areas...

[Whiteroom]

I wonder where they're going to go with Void Ark form here though... Diabolos is a big bad, but now he is either a mid-boss, or final boss of the first set? Less disappointing than his role in the Lost City, but still pretty lackluster... Actually, I hope Void Ark is its own contained little thing... I would love it if the next 24-man raid is the Floating City of Nym, and the final one being whatever is going on in West Shroud for an Amdapor themed raid, Lost City is directly south of the place and I don't think it is a coincident that the main hall in Amdapor Keep looks out on it... Judging by the artwork though... There would seem to be some Mhachi building somewhere out there, so Yafaem Saltmoor is probably a safe bet at some point... Perhaps the Floating City of Nym and West Shroud could work nicely as new Airship Exploration areas...

It makes sense for each one to fit with each of the warring factions there. Or at least sounds nice.

[seekified]

As for Nym, there's this place in particular that stands out. Similar design to the Wanderer's Palace. Perhaps all these pieces can float together or something, it seems logistically odd to have your city separated like this. Might be a security measure I suppose. I agree that the West Shroud needs to become a thing as well, but I'm wondering a bit about that area and Yafaem Saltmoor as they've never added entirely new areas in a regular patch, have they?

[Nalien]

I agree that the West Shroud needs to become a thing as well, but I'm wondering a bit about that area and Yafaem Saltmoor as they've never added entirely new areas in a regular patch, have they?

The Gold Saucer? I think that's kind of an exception though... They're adding an entirely new zone for Airship Exploration though, so if that becomes a recurring thing they could add a similar new zone with 3.3 and 3.5.

[seekified]

The Gold Saucer? I think that's kind of an exception though... They're adding an entirely new zone for Airship Exploration though, so if that becomes a recurring thing they could add a similar new zone with 3.3 and 3.5.

Hah, I completely forgot - I actually haven't even unlocked Gold Saucer yet. Too busy with all the other things in Eorzea. But yeah, I think that's sort of an exception, and I reckon that building a mostly-indoors area can be a bit easier than a whole new zone. It'd definitely be awesome if they did add West Shroud and Yafaem Saltmoor at some point in 3.0 though, but I have a feeling it'll be one of those airship-straight-to-the-door things.