SHB story is my least favorite

[Kokomi]

My complaints are as of now - there leaves a lot of contradictions in how events are told starting from ARR I'd like to see addressed.

Any contradictions in particular? (They have said that they are super careful to go over all existing lore and make sure new revelations are consistent.)

However, I'm INSANELY curious about the conflict we're going to get from 5.5 on.

https://www.reddit.com/r/ffxiv/comme...w_with_yoship/

After half way through 5.x, the story will unfold like a turmoil up to the end.

Nice find! Using Google Translate on the original Japanese, what Yoshida said was something like, "From the middle to the final stage of 'Shadowbringers', I think that it will be a raging development." Assuming 5.0 puts us about halfway, maybe two thirds there, that means 5.1+ will be really exciting. Since he also said that Zodiark/Hydaelyn is 80% done with 5.0, maybe things will even be wrapped up before 6.0.

[QT_Melon]

Any contradictions in particular? (They have said that they are super careful to go over all existing lore and make sure new revelations are consistent.)

Mainly with Hydaelyn's account of the world and Elidibus statements.

[Razard]

Mainly with Hydaelyn's account of the world and Elidibus statements.

One thing you have to remember is that Hydaelyn was literally born then went to fight Zodiark. Also everyone who summoned her died in the process, So they weren't there to educate her on what was going on. All she had was the will of those that summoned her. To "Defeat Zodiark" and "Protect Lesser Life". Her memory of the events are probably a little skewed.

Elidibus, like Emet Selch, is known for lying by omission. He's never going to tell you the whole story. Always an "Ascian Biased" version of events.

[Aureus]

I skipped every cutscene in SB because of how absolutely terrible it was. I disliked the story, and I didn't care at all for the characters. It felt pushed too hard to be Far Eastern and I feel it didn't mesh well with the lore of the game.

Honestly, if they just removed SB from the game, nothing of value would be lost.