Quote Originally Posted by KaivaC View Post
Assuming that FFXIV runs that far, is it really murder in war? It's not like the WoL is going out and seeking things to kill (in MSQ, that is). I highly doubt that the WoL is going to end up like the Warriors of Darkness. And it isn't as if story-wise, the WoL cares about politics. Why should we be held accountable when it's the Eorzean Alliance and various factions throughout that pointed us, the gun, at particular enemies and shot it?
War is just state sanctioned murder. Do whatever mental gymnastics you need to sleep at night but at the end of the day you're still killing people all the same. Hitmen are still held accountable for their kills. They don't get a free ride because it was someone else that paid and told them to kill.

As the warrior of light you are a murderer for hire. Or a murderhobo for hire if you're still homeless.

You start off killing anything and everyone you're asked and paid too.

You eventually move up to killing Eikons summoned by desperate beast tribes trying to protect themselves and their territory from the Eorzeans predations.

Later on in Ishgard you assassinate the rightful ruler and help install a new state that supports your Eorzean paymasters.

Then taking advantage of the situation on Balsaurs Wall launch an invasion of Ala Mhigo killing anything that opposed you.

The only negotiations the warrior of light seems interested in is in gathering soldiers to fight in their wars. In Ala Mhigo you recruit local insurgents to be the pr face of your "liberation" invasion. In Doma you find a lack of local insurgents and so you take advantage of the customs of the Steppe people to conscript them into your wars and in doing mark them as enemies of the empire.