Quote Originally Posted by Lauront View Post
As an interesting little aside, that "throw wide the gates" line is said by Loffrey in the Orbonne Monastery Vaults in FF:T. They don't typically tie raid content to the MSQ, but I just found that tidbit intriguing what with Orbonne coming in 4.5.
I wouldn't be terribly surprised if Return to Ivalice ends up being mandatory to advance the MSQ's. Or, at the very least, it'll have major changes to dialogue based on whether or not it has been completed. More inspiration taken from the Ivalice games is always a good thing and so far the preview of the upcoming expansion has already brought forth major Ivalice vibes.

Viera being the most obvious...followed by the Nu Mou. It won't be a straight up retelling of the Ivalice tales, of course, but there will likely be enough similarities in regards to the core plot points - just with a twist or two unique to FFXIV to make it fit.