[spoilers]3.2 MSQ Discussion/Reaction thread

[Nalien]

I'm still not sure about the Triad... I expect 3.5 to have a four stage fight, with the first three stages mirroring the Triad, ending on a Dancing Mad copy. Who will fill those lofty shoes is another question, though. Regula is the obvious candidate, given the example set by Nael (and Gaius), but that seems far too obvious... It's a nice reference, but it might be better to deviate from it now, else future plots will just have no surprises; "Oh look, the VIIIth Legion, guess we're in for a plot about Time Kompression", as much as I enjoy that kind of reference, they should probably tone it down somewhat... They're already stuck when it comes to the IIIrd Legion, given we have that plot already, though given the Gilded Magitek Armor, I expect IIIrd Legion could end up as more of a Goldor reference...

As much as I'd like a Dancing Mad Trial, I kind of hope the Triad is just a red herring... We stop them, nobody absorbs any of them, but Regula runs off with the containment technology and perhaps some of the Triads devout in stasis, leaving it open for a future plot with Regula. I do kind of hope he isn't just 3.0s Legate... Still keep the same general plot many speculate going with him, just don't condense it into a single expansion... Have Regula annoy us through 3.0, then have him show up in 4.0 and surprise us by casting magic, that would be a much more fitting reference than having him suddenly be insane by 3.5. Set him up with 3.0, watch his sanity slip over 4.0, then get ready for the ride of your life in 5.0. Can we have a persistent Legate? Would be nice for them not to feel like monster of the week level threats...

[Fenral]

They're already stuck when it comes to the IIIrd Legion, given we have that plot already, though given the Gilded Magitek Armor, I expect IIIrd Legion could end up as more of a Goldor reference...

Nero van Scaeva, IIIrd Legion Legatus? Pretty please? (Personally, I'm hoping for Hein to show up as a slightly less boss-monster clone of Amon. There's still time.)

[Nalien]

Nero van Scaeva, IIIrd Legion Legatus? Pretty please? (Personally, I'm hoping for Hein to show up as a slightly less boss-monster clone of Amon. There's still time.)

That's an interesting thought, actually... How often do these positions get filled?

Has the VIIth and XIVth Legion just been written off? Does VIIth Legion have a new Legate with mommy issues? Would a new XIVth Legate be sent in to pick up the pieces in Eorzea?

Know what I want at the end of 3.55? A shot of Varis and all his Legates. Don't have to throw all of them at me in 4.0, I just want to see them, even just silhouettes will do. Let me know the true threat the Empire poses. I should definitely tone down my hopes though, Thordan had twelve knights, and... Well, only four or so got anything remotely close to characterization... Even Regula is pretty devoid of character at the moment, at least he got the running away aspect of Kefka down, though.