Gotta say, FFXIV is my first final fantasy with FFXV being something i follow on the side and while other references/homages in FFXIV have been fine to me, this raid crosses the line towards laziness.


The charm of FFXIV imo was that i couldnt tell what was reference and what was 1.0 stuff. The crystal tower was woven into Allagan lore, Sky pirates fit into the sky. All FFXI model ports fit sorta (except some of them are too low res)
The new raid is just a paperthin excuse for lazy fanservice. No FFXIV take on the bosses. No direction. Just port em in and let the fans have a go.
I did not know crystal tower wasnt FFXIV related until after i played it. I did not know Alexander was a summon as his arkitecture is definately sharlayan in my mind. Alpha? Sticks out like a sore thumb. Omega didnt bother me as in 3.55 we thought him to be allagan. I thought they were going to take a ffxiv spin on the classic. Nope.


Namedrops and shared concepts are a given in Final Fantasy as i have come to understand it. But isnt the point of them to make regulars feel welcome while allowing newcomers to have a seat at the table? I dont go watch Star Wars episode 8 to see Darth Vader and Obi Wan have a wack at each others.