Revelations from Patch 4.3

[Belhi]

Well we have fanfest in about 6 months and that will almost certainly have an expansion announcement which would make june next year the likely release date for the next expansion.

Considering the usual time between patches, we should be getting 4.5 either at the very end of this year or very early next. Technically they could possibly squeeze in a 4.6 but I think they would probably want to be all hands focused on getting the expansion fully completed by that stage.

[Remedi]

The said they have nothing of note till late 2019, so probably november or so

[Alleo]

So... with only 2 more patches, how do you think the 4 lords story will be done? Because we might need 2 lords per patch.

Either we really are just fighting two lords and one cutscene where we save the seal or maybe we get more lords per patch or more patches. I believe that at the end the seal still breaks free and thus we need to fight it anyway.

That said I don't expect the MSQ to go past 4.5(.5). There are a couple lingering issues (Fordola's path and the Zenos-possessed Elezen) that need to be dealt with, but that's doable within one patch. Afterwards there's just the matter of how we're supposed to get into Garlemald without the Warrior of Light's [in]famous reputation attracting too much attention (if you volunteer to go with Thancred on his scouting mission he shuts you down for that exact reason).
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I am not sure if we are going to Garlemald next expansion. We could still just visit other countries before that while they use THAT function in the MSQ to show us other stuff happening. (Thus we would get to know more about it but also wont just go there right now)

[Remedi]

The possibility of it beign only a seal cutscene is there, though I kinda remember them telling us that the seal will break and that we are calling the four lords to be able to resist Kohryu.

But you are right that atm we have many zones open to us. we have the whole of hingashi to be explored eventually, not to mention the thavnairian embassy AND the kugane airship tower mentioning that thavnairian airships as well as garleans airships use that airline.
Though I don't know if I really want another garlean based expansion so soon, I mean the last 3 dungeons of SB kinda are at fault of using the same type of enemies, It's true that I kinda be w/e but I wouldn't fault ppl for feeling a bit of empire repulsion

[Okamimaru]

Let's not forget thavnair and old sharlyan are both on the current map... as is the burn (which we just set foot in)... perhaps they will surprise us by opening up these other areas in THIS expansion and not the next... I think that would be a nice surprise for everyone

[Chewy2nd]

5.0 speculation

While Garleans have been in all the expansions, we've only ever seen their conquered fringes, never their home territory, I imagine the Imperial Capital will be a sight to behold. We've also grown used to the Garleans being the 'baddies', however, I forsee an Alliance with the peoples of Garlemald against Varis and Elidi-nos. Unlike Stormblood, we're not trying to unleash a storm or a war, we're fighting against the very agents of chaos themselves, the Paragons, the Ascians. I think we will wont be fighting the Garleans, rather, we'll be fighting alongside the Garleans.

[Belhi]

I don't think we will have the burn for an explorable area. After all, it is pretty much a desolate landscape devoid of life. Its not like we would have much to do there.

I do think we might visit it again in a dungeon or scenario or even in a mini zone like the Sky Pirate base for the Shadows of Mhach raid series. I don't think we will have a full zone though. It would be cool to see Thavnair but to be honest things look like they are going to be getting heavily into Garlean politics so I think it is very likely we will end up in the heartland of the Empire in 5.X.

[Jyera]

I'm just going to come out and say it.

WHERE IS BOZJA WHEN ARE WE GOING THERE WHEN ARE WE GOING TO REVISIT THIS //pullsoutowneyeballs

[Tracewood]

I hope they give "Shadowhunter" the nickname "The Burned Man" I'm getting Fallout 3 vibes seeing him again.

So basically the Doma arc is done, so I wonder what the next two patches will be about, our eventual plan to go to Garlemald? After binging Fallout 4 I'd like to see Square try out some kind of dystopian wasteland, Garleans using territories to try out weapons. Eldritch abominations roaming the wastes. Feral hyur, Lala, etc running around.

I think the 24 man might actually tie in to the MSQ in a way, so much garlean stories to soak in.

[Rocl]

I'm just going to come out and say it.

WHERE IS BOZJA WHEN ARE WE GOING THERE WHEN ARE WE GOING TO REVISIT THIS //pullsoutowneyeballs

Gods I was hoping Bozja was in The Burn and the devastation was wrought by Dalamud and not what we got...