Quote Originally Posted by Yuiipuru View Post
I think only the last 10-something quests are relevant to the story leading up to HW ;;
I was tempted to jump skip it but the finale was pretty amazing to watch!
I would say youre wrong about the 10 quest estimate. I put the number closer to 40. To cut down on unintentional spoilers, ill S-block the explanation. Within there will be spoilers(ill try to be a bit vague) about the end of the pre-HW quests.

Looking back, the story starts hinting more at an Ishgardian direction after the Ramuh fight. The patch after that(2.4) has you fighting on Ishgards behalf several times. You strike out against heretics, you track them to their lair, you clear a dungeon to find a hidden aetheryte, and you fight the heretics primal Shiva. Along the way you also deal with some Crystal Braves stuff, notably a spy. The next patch(2.5) has you investigate another dungeon because the Ishgardians are worried about what's inside. Along the way you deal with more Crystal Braves stuff and an unexpected offensive from the ascians. And the final patch pre-HW(2.55) has you do a ton of Ishgard stuff, then fight a dragon at their doorstep to keep the city safe. Along the way you go to an eventful dinner party. The last 10 quests would literally be everything after that dragon fight, half of which are more related to dinner.


So counting the quests from those patches, its 43. If you discount the quests from those 3 patches along the way dealing with "side matters", thats still like 27ish. And... possible minor HW spoiler...

some of the people you think that you're done dealing with will pop up again during the HW story.


As for Minfilia, yeah she's annoying. But there are certainly 2 scions i like less then her. I cant imagine anyone here would stick up for Alphinaud or Lyse too strenuously.