[spoilers]3.2 MSQ Discussion/Reaction thread

[Theodric]

I think it's definitely likely that 3.1 had at least some content cut. I actually suspect that the original plan was to have a 'The Vault: (Hard)' instead of the short duty we got instead. I feel like the whole situation involving many Ishgardians still remaining loyal to the Archbishop was meant to be a grander affair. I suppose it's possible that it may be addressed in the next set of Scholasticate quests.

[CyrilLucifer]

3.1 in general felt really half finished, but we're past that, so I won't get started. The Scholasticate series topic of reformation also feels like it should have been covered in the MSQ, but I think SE bit off a tad more than they could chew when it came to the power restructuring in Ishgard. They couldn't fit it all into a decent MSQ release schedule, so they had to put some topics aside into side stories to make time for DRAGONS.

Hilda so far has been another victim of this. I'm hoping we get at least a little bit more from her later, because talk about wasted potential so far. This is really her time to shine.

That being said, I really enjoy the solo duties, they're good fun. Since it seems like we probably won't be getting an Aery (Hard) in the next patch or two it's probably Hullbreaker Hard, ick., maybe we can expect our inevitable Nidhogg confrontation to be a solo one? Or he gets a new dungeon entirely?

Like, say, The Boyahda Tree?

[MilesSaintboroguh]

Niddy might be a trial fight. I think it would be quite underwhelming to have his fight be solable since you'd basically have to make it manageable for a solo fight and those are usually not impressive on a spectacle scale.

[nukemind]

Will add more when not so knackered - I just really need to get this off my ashamed chest...

The Grand Melee was cool... I only have one problem... and that is that I am absolutely wrought with disgust and shame over having to fight for the Ishgardian side and not at the side of my sworn nation, Ul'dah (even if them other two were there also)... digging the dagger further in was that I had to wear that armour!

To all of my Immortal Flame's out here/there, I am sorry; however, I will forgive this forced allegiance for one reason... and that is I got to fight the man himself, Raubahn, and he was awesome. /flamesalute

This was really annoying to me as well. Mainly because I fight for Limsa Lominsa, as I don't trust Uldah any further than I can throw it (I can't... it's a city...), but also because I had to wear that stupid armor. I just got a nice Link Glamour, I've been roleplaying as "The Hero of Time Transported to Eorzea, and now they make me wear that stupid armor after begging me to help them. You want my help, I wear my green tunic!

[Frederick22]

This was really annoying to me as well. Mainly because I fight for Limsa Lominsa, as I don't trust Uldah any further than I can throw it (I can't... it's a city...), but also because I had to wear that stupid armor. I just got a nice Link Glamour, I've been roleplaying as "The Hero of Time Transported to Eorzea, and now they make me wear that stupid armor after begging me to help them. You want my help, I wear my green tunic!

But at there there something like a "forgive cake for players" about it. Aymeric as for an apologize if he had offended the GC leaders by using the WoL on his sight using Ishgardian colors.

[CyrilLucifer]

As a Flame, I felt like Raubahn took it rather lightly, like a nice, professional duel. No offense taken from him. If anything, he should have taken me out for a drink. We've been through so much **** together, we deserve it.

That being said, politically not everything has returned to sunshine and rainbows in Ul'dah I'm not sure why we thought this was a particularly good idea to fight a mock battle against the GC leader of a country we were just outcast from no more than a few months in-game time ago. I felt like that was just adding fuel to a fire that had just barely turned to embers.

And yes, that glamour was hideous.

[Frederick22]

I just see that this might be a good small example but when the real battle begings with Garlemand and it will happen.

[MilesSaintboroguh]

As a Flame, I felt like Raubahn took it rather lightly, like a nice, professional duel. No offense taken from him. If anything, he should have taken me out for a drink. We've been through so much **** together, we deserve it.

That being said, politically not everything has returned to sunshine and rainbows in Ul'dah I'm not sure why we thought this was a particularly good idea to fight a mock battle against the GC leader of a country we were just outcast from no more than a few months in-game time ago. I felt like that was just adding fuel to a fire that had just barely turned to embers.

And yes, that glamour was hideous.

Well don't forget that pretty much all the citizens in every city believed the WOL was innocent anyway and Limsa and Gridania's leaders told their people to treat you as such, not to mention after Nanamo was brought back, Lolorito had officially declared the WOL and the Scions innocent.

[CyrilLucifer]

Well don't forget that pretty much all the citizens in every city believed the WOL was innocent anyway and Limsa and Gridania's leaders told their people to treat you as such, not to mention after Nanamo was brought back, Lolorito had officially declared the WOL and the Scions innocent.

That's true, but our entire foray in Ishgard has shown that just because the masses accept something, and just because people in power say it, doesn't mean everyone does. If there are detractors left, they have new fuel.

I guess "laying low for a while" is a hard topic to grasp for our character, though, given it's a MMO and all.

Edit:
Changing the subject pretty rapidly, but with the official lyrics to Alexander's battle theme out from the OST, I'm pretty certain Alex is capable of Tempering.

Fragments in one direction
Celestial noise detected
Delirium unsuspected
Static tuned in to reason
Time in the aether deepens
Transmissions blink uncompleted

It sounds a lot like our Echo is preventing our tempering.

Mide, what are you even doing? Better yet, WoL, what are you even doing, bringing Mide in there?

[MilesSaintboroguh]

Do you know how much time had passed between the official pardon and the current 3.2 events?