Revelations from Save the Queen

[EdwinLi]

You know this event about Cid's father also shows how reasoning with the Ascians has been rather pointless since they are so fixed on Zodiark's will.

There is no reasoning with them at this point because the Will of Zodiark is all they will ever focus on.

Bahamut using Cid's father and how Zodiark is using the Ascians can be compared to how WoL and the Scions are dealing with Elidibus.

No matter how much we want or try to talk him out of doing what he is doing and there maybe a better way without sacrificing the current world, it will all be ignored because it is by Zodiark's will that he is freed through Calamities since it also benefits Zodiark by weakening Hydealyn.

it was the same for those who summon Hydealyn as they told the Ascians that summon Zodiark that Zodiark was only a short term solution and the First Calamity that almost destroyed the world will return again if something is not done to prepare for it this time but their warning were all ignored because Zodiark's Will demands them to think it is all ok and they only need Zodiark which is why they turn to Hydealyn to create a world that will at least prepare for the return of the First Calamity.

Also, it seems the Relic Armor this time is tied into Extreme mode of the Resistance Story trial stages. Guess the armor set and upgrading it will be focus for the hardcore player base.

[MrThinker]

Also, it seems the Relic Armor this time is tied into Extreme mode of the Resistance Story trial stages. Guess the armor set and upgrading it will be focus for the hardcore player base.

I wonder how they are going to do this in the next 5.x5 patches. We know that we are getting new field content in the next stage alongside a new public dungeon (5.35), and that is probably going to be the story going forward... But then they brought in the Dramaturge with an interface similar to Kugane Minstrel and Minstrelling Wanderer (in that of telling a story), so they can't just have decided to use him to unlock a single trial in that manner... right?

[EdwinLi]

I wonder how they are going to do this in the next 5.x5 patches. We know that we are getting new field content in the next stage alongside a new public dungeon (5.35), and that is probably going to be the story going forward... But then they brought in the Dramaturge with an interface similar to Kugane Minstrel and Minstrelling Wanderer (in that of telling a story), so they can't just have decided to use him to unlock a single trial in that manner... right?

I am assuming that each Resistance story step is going to have a new trial we fight in the story mode with the end reward being the next stage of our 1st 5.X Relic weapon upgrade for completing the story quest with some grinding if player choose to upgrade a alternate 5.X relic weapon then we unlock a Extreme Mode for Relic Armor upgrades.

The way I am guessing things, our 1st 5.X Relic Weapon are basically our rewards for completing the Story Quest but a 2nd or etc 5.X Relic Weapon for a alternate job is going to require some decent grinding. Relic 5.X Armor is, on the other hand, upgraded through defeating Extreme Mode trials of the Story Quest trials to obtain the materials needed to upgrade the Relic Armor set each Resistance Story update.

I will not be surprised if the Final Quest for Resistance is to have our character awaken the True Form of our 5.X Relic weapon to defeat the final boss during the Final Battle of Resistance storyline (with any alt 5.X relic weapon can just replay this story trial again from Dramaturge to awaken them). However, as I said this is just a guess.