Revelations from Patch 3.56

[DamianFatale]

Am I the only one who didn't like the name Lyce? That sounds like her hair is ravaged by tiny egg laying insects.

[DreamAngel-Ren]

Does anyone know what happened to Thancred? Where did he go??
He was no where in sight throughout this patch o.o

[Anonymoose]

Am I the only one who didn't like the name Lyce? That sounds like her hair is ravaged by tiny egg laying insects.

For what it's worth, Lyse a root of Elizabeth going back to Hebrew that means Oath, specifically "God is my Oath".
It's related to Lisa, Lys (tied in with the French word for lily), Elze, Isabelle, etc.

[Rocl]

Does anyone know what happened to Thancred? Where did he go??
He was no where in sight throughout this patch o.o

Given both him and the Ascians were absent? I'm going with Cyril's possession theory, lol.

[CyrilLucifer]

Given both him and the Ascians were absent? I'm going with Cyril's possession theory, lol.

Glad to have someone with me in the deepest depths of crack.

[DreamAngel-Ren]

Given both him and the Ascians were absent? I'm going with Cyril's possession theory, lol.

If the theory turns out to be true, I'll be like, "WHAT? AGAIN?!!" lol

[TinyRedLeaf]

Well, you guys sure are a bunch of wet blankets.

Count me among the minority who liked the ending. To me, it was a matter of pacing, as the climax of the Heavensward/Dragonsong storyline had already come and gone with the battle against Nidhogg. Everything else since then had been about building momentum while tying up some of the loose ends.

It was also a necessary way, I felt, to bring home the cost to all of the Scions who've come this far. Y'shtola lost her sight, Thancred his magic, Minfilia her mortal existence, Papalymo his life, and Yda/Lyse, a friend and mentor. (And in my head-canon, Lyland's aether was momentarily tainted, but is now under control.)

With so much loss weighing on the central cast, it felt natural and appropriate to me that the story this "season" ended the way it did. The tempo can't be maintained always at a high, otherwise it only gets harder and harder to impress. In fact, I daresay so many feel let down precisely for this reason. I prefer to be optimistic, and expect that a quiet ending merely signals the calm before the storm(blood).

As for my feelings on the more minute lore details, I'm still processing them at the moment. I'll share them later if I'm up to it.

[Kai_Lee]

It felt like a star wars a force awakening: han solo situation, papalymo die to save us from the primal that was suppose to be rhaegar and yet we had no funeral, no acknowledging his sacrifice, no mourning, nothing.

[Mieck]

If the theory turns out to be true, I'll be like, "WHAT? AGAIN?!!" lol

So will Thancred

[dalta]

what a cop out of an ending >_>