What happened to SB (story)?

[CosmicKirby]

That's because Midardsormyr was a living Macguffin that was keeping the Primals plugged up. http://forum.square-enix.com/ffxiv/t...626#post898626

Sweet Jeebus that thing is a wordy mess. And while, I'll take you at your word for it, it would explain, (partially) how primals weren't summoned for 5 millenia, it does little to address how primals have become easier to summon Since 2.0 onward. (Wherein he was already 'dead', and has actively come back.)

So basically, when Midy was on the job, summoning Primals used to be a lot harder. When he died and Silverlake was destroyed, the Aether went out of control in Eorzea. Which is funny, because that means the Garleans are responsible for all the problems they've been trying to prevent.

The word here is Ironic. Possibly, dramatic irony. But I'll say that the vast majority of players are unaware of that fact that Midgardsormr was doing anything of the sort, and thus doesn't qualify.

Were they really drained, though? Thordan used them to hoover up two Ascians before he was defeated. And like has been pointed out before, these were two eyes from one of the First Brood. Exceptionally powerful eyes from an exceptionally powerful dragon. Those guys are basically Primals who aren't primals.

They, 'SHOULD' be drained. Crystals are drained when summoning Primals. The eyes were used to power Thordan and his knights of the round. They were used to, ostensibly, re-summon Nidhogg as a Primal. He's somehow stronger and the fanaticism of his brood is giving him strength. Much less he reconstituted his entire body, after being physically, actually, super dead. Him surviving A spear to the brain and terminal velocity impact with terra firma is even WORSE writing than if he wasn't a primal being of some sort.

Finally, Tiamat was also of the first brood, and never died, her eyes were never compromised by use other than her own, and were never inert because she received a piercing from a Dragoon friend.. Her eyes SHOULD be stronger. Heck, her grief was immense, and supposedly dragon emotions are the focal point of their power in some weird incredibly poorly explained way. Why they wouldn't be stronger? It seemingly makes no sense unless thoroughly explained. Simply saying, "Nidhogg was very very angry" is a poor explanation, and bad writing.