Predictions for 5.3?

[Crushnight]

So...Sin Eaters?.

Also can we make out any familiar faces or silhouettes among the glowy folk?

10 words of da law

I wouldn't say sin eaters but close to it, like how Captain Maddison was exposed twice to Leviathan, the 1st tempering his mind, the 2nd caused a physical transformation. I think these light warriors are what happens if exposed too much to Hydelyan's influence, she is always trying to reach out to any that can hear her but what would happen if you continously hear her forcibly, that is what I think the light warriors are, and does not take much for Elidibus to convince those under such dire straits to attack us, especially if it meant preventing further disfigurement, which it would because Elidibus would have no need for the starshowers to continue with our deaths afterall (basically not telling whole truth a staple Ascian mo).

[Alleluia]

Are the people or shades or projections or w/e they are actually beings of Astral Light, do you think? Cus otherwise, you'd think we'd get sin eaters. Or at least something more solid in form and less ephemeral looking, given past experience.

Or could these beings technically exuding light actually be Dark aspected? Which would be more in Zodiark's wheelhouse.

Do we know if both polarities actually apply to both Dark and Light?

[Akhlam]

I think I get it now.

The trailer DOES start from the ending.
The glimmers of light and crystal falling from the sky are actually the Exarch's remains (you can see the same effects when he's in pain and crystalizing).
You can also see at the ending of the trailer a beacon of light piercing the sky, which is quite possibly the Exarch doing what we did to return the night/day, and it would also explain why Lyna looks at the sky distressed. We will see him sacrifice himself to save the First.

[BasicBlake]

With the Gamespot interview from yesterday where Yoshi tells us that they will be "going against player expectations" for where we are going next, and that the players will be "surprised but pleasantly"; along with "It would be a good idea to brush up on Heavensward" what if we end up going to Meracydia?

That would be a HUGE chunk of content.

[MirronTulaxia]

With the Gamespot interview from yesterday where Yoshi tells us that they will be "going against player expectations" for where we are going next, and that the players will be "surprised but pleasantly"; along with "It would be a good idea to brush up on Heavensward" what if we end up going to Meracydia?

That would be a HUGE chunk of content.

That would be nice. I'm honestly not expecting Garlemald and only that, I'm just not sure what they will pair it with. Anywhere that isn't the New World seems relatively feasible to tie in to the story currently with minimal fuss in terms of places we've heard of.

[Crushnight]

With the Gamespot interview from yesterday where Yoshi tells us that they will be "going against player expectations" for where we are going next, and that the players will be "surprised but pleasantly"; along with "It would be a good idea to brush up on Heavensward" what if we end up going to Meracydia?

That would be a HUGE chunk of content.

I'm all for Mercydia expansions and I want to make that distinction. Mercydia is apparantly as big as Othard+Illsbard+Aldenard combined I think it would be huge disservice to reduce it to 1 expansion only, heck you could turn Mercydia into season 2 of the story.

I have a feeling Yoshi is actually refencing Sharlayan and its Exodus. Just my hunch. Sharlayan could also have kept hidden knowledge about the ancients structures and their history. Demi-Ozma is experiment to sharlayans, so clearly something shady is going on behind their closed doors.

With Garlemald/Sharlayan/Thavnir as the major places we haven't gone to that we know about, yes the rest of Hingashi has yet to explored but they seem more stubborn than Ishgard about letting outsiders in.

HW dealt with Ishgard, Dravanian, Sharlayan, Mercydia, Ala Mhigo and Ul'Dah.

4 of those have been explored in sufficient depth to not been explored again (though i wish Ala Mhigo got more, it did still have half an expansion's focus).

It really just leaves us with 2 options and I just find it is too soon for Mercydia.

[BasicBlake]

I'm all for Mercydia expansions and I want to make that distinction. Mercydia is apparantly as big as Othard+Illsbard+Aldenard combined I think it would be huge disservice to reduce it to 1 expansion only, heck you could turn Mercydia into season 2 of the story.

I have a feeling Yoshi is actually refencing Sharlayan and its Exodus. Just my hunch. Sharlayan could also have kept hidden knowledge about the ancients structures and their history. Demi-Ozma is experiment to sharlayans, so clearly something shady is going on behind their closed doors.

With Garlemald/Sharlayan/Thavnir as the major places we haven't gone to that we know about, yes the rest of Hingashi has yet to explored but they seem more stubborn than Ishgard about letting outsiders in.

HW dealt with Ishgard, Dravanian, Sharlayan, Mercydia, Ala Mhigo and Ul'Dah.

4 of those have been explored in sufficient depth to not been explored again (though i wish Ala Mhigo got more, it did still have half an expansion's focus).

It really just leaves us with 2 options and I just find it is too soon for Mercydia.

I would also be happy going to Sharlayan. Maybe they'll finally elaborate on that damn Sharlayan Ark just chillin in Stormblood. With Sharlayan being smaller maybe they will finally give us the rest of Othard and then Thavnair.

I guess it would end up being Sharlayan Seer vs Meracydian Witch Doctor with class speculations.

[MirronTulaxia]

I mean, the jobs aren't really tied to the countries we visit necessarily. Not like Dancer or Gunbreaker is tied to Norvrandt after all. They just... kind of exist. Red Mage was also kind of a weak attempt at Ala Mhigo honestly, and Astro was a Sharlayan thing. I would be very happy with more Sharlayan stuff though. Especially jobs and lore. As this is wrapping up the first story arc and the main heroes originate from there (or at least spent noticeable time there) it would be a good place to visit. Wrapping up the big bad, the main heroes origins, so on and so forth.

Also what Ark?

[BasicBlake]

I mean, the jobs aren't really tied to the countries we visit necessarily. Not like Dancer or Gunbreaker is tied to Norvrandt after all. They just... kind of exist. Red Mage was also kind of a weak attempt at Ala Mhigo honestly, and Astro was a Sharlayan thing. I would be very happy with more Sharlayan stuff though. Especially jobs and lore. As this is wrapping up the first story arc and the main heroes originate from there (or at least spent noticeable time there) it would be a good place to visit. Wrapping up the big bad, the main heroes origins, so on and so forth.

Also what Ark?

Yeah homie I don't care. It's just fun, I put 0 thought or thesis statement into those. But Samurai came with Othard, Red Mage Mhigo, Dark Knight came with Ishgard. So it's not like classes not being "tied to countries" argument has 100% merit there. Not to mention Gunbreaker tied to the race that we got with the expansion of came with.

Anyway the giant Ark outside Ala Ghiri that the original Sharlayans traveled on during the flood calamity.

[MirronTulaxia]

Yeah homie I don't care. It's just fun, I put 0 thought or thesis statement into those. But Samurai came with Othard, Red Mage Mhigo, Dark Knight came with Ishgard. So it's not like classes not being "tied to countries" argument has 100% merit there. Not to mention Gunbreaker tied to the race that we got with the expansion of came with.

Anyway the giant Ark outside Ala Ghiri that the original Sharlayans traveled on during the flood calamity.

Huh, makes me wonder how widespread that was. It's hard to tell if the calamities are Eorzea centered (or even exclusive) or not at times, but the Water one was pretty close.

And I'm not saying anything against fun? I just don't think that where we visit is a huge deal to the jobs we get.