MSQ - what's next? [spoilers]

[Theodric]

I'm inclined to take the safe route and assume that Aulus is deceased. It's possible, I suppose, that he managed to slip away or he is now possessed by Elidibus but I feel the latter is a bit of a stretch. To be fair, though, the 'slump' animation isn't necessarily indicative of Aulus' demise...but at the same time the city was full of enemy soldiers so I'm not entirely sure he'd be able to slip away unnoticed if injured. It's likely that, much like most members of the Heaven's Ward he's just a victim of minimal screen-time. He did reek of someone who was going to play a much bigger part, though it's likely he was but a means to an end to justify Zenos' strength and setup all the Resonant related stuff.

[SunAurel]

I hope the 4x patches will center ala mhigo since tbh i was very upset that we spent half the MSQ in Doma and its liberation felt 10x more worked on than Ala Mhigo. Since i was hyped about SB solely for Gyr Abania i was very disappointed with that.

I think the msq will focus on getting rid of the remnants of the empire and dealing w people like Fordola

[Alleo]

I wonder if Arenvald will continue to be involved. I was pretty stoked when he turned up. Guy has come along way since the awkward outcast that was thrilled that he had been trusted enough to be on guard duty for the Sylph representative. I was kind of afraid he would end up just gathering dust in the Waking Sands for the rest of the games lifespan. Its nice when we see more minor Scions get involved in the story like Team Hoary Boulder and Arenvald.

Dear SE dont you dare to kill that scion of! Thank you

About Aulus: Would that mean that he became a resonant himself? Since out of body experience was only doable by echo user till now. Hm this could be one kind of story telling if he did that because of being a resonant himself, and later turns into a monster. Fitting ending for a horrible scientist.

[Eyvhokan]

They propably will never get rid of that primal issue, as long as aether is around.

The obvious solution is to blow up everything. With nothing around there is no way for their to be primals, and then they can build a big monument to non-existence!

[Cilia]

The obvious solution is to blow up everything. With nothing around there is no way for their to be primals, and then they can build a big monument to non-existence!

Isn't that self-contradictory? Building a monument to nonexistence?

[Theodric]

I could see a scenario similar to the ending of FF6 being a suitable ending to FF14's story. If magic happened to be stripped from the world altogether then presumably Primals/Eikons would cease to exist and threaten Hydaelyn itself. There would still be problems but they would be entirely in the hands of the mortal races.

[Cilia]

I could see a scenario similar to the ending of FF6 being a suitable ending to FF14's story. If magic happened to be stripped from the world altogether then presumably Primals/Eikons would cease to exist and threaten Hydaelyn itself. There would still be problems but they would be entirely in the hands of the mortal races.

This is extremely unlikely to happen for a number of reasons.

1. As most Jobs rely on magic or abilities derived from aether to some extent, gameplay would be impossible.

2. "Magic" is simply the manipulation of aether, the building block of all matter on Hydaelyn. To "strip magic from the world altogether" would require magically sterilizing all beings that can manipulate aether or killing them. Alternatively you could remove aether from the world, but then the world would cease to be.

3. Primals may or may not be a natural phenomenon (see Susano).

[Theodric]

Hence why I said the 'ending' to FF14's story.

As in, when the servers eventually go down for the last time. Whenever that may be. Hopefully not for a good while, though - since I'd prefer to see as many expansions as possible for this game.

[Kyran-Varlsen]

As in, when the servers eventually go down for the last time.

More likely, they will simply revamp FF14 or make a new FF-MMO and then they will allow some form of character/legacy transfer from current FF14 to the new one. This would be like when they made character transfers from FF14 to FF14:ARR - you will be one of the original warriors of light. This would be a very business savvy thing to do as you can basically transfer one group of customers to another game.

For instance, at the end of our FF14 adventures we are somehow destroyed in our last boss encounter and then re-materialized by Hydaleyn as a thank you for our work. But by the time we get back it's been not 5 years but 100 or more. New adventures in a new timeline basically. And if they really want to go the extra mile, set up an instanced "memorial" we can walk into so as to review our supposedly dead character's accomplishments.

I mean, FFXI is being shut-down without much fanfare, but I don't see Square Enix setting up a new MMO without phasing out FF14.

[Belhi]

My understanding is a world stripped of Magic is a void and I don't think we want to go there. That would be a rather tragic end to FF14's story.