Predictions for 5.3?

[Vyrerus]

flavorful factoids

All I did was present information about Sharlayan in a similar manner to how you're going on about Meracydia.

If you notice, almost all of the information you present is, "flavorful factoids" and not much else. Everything of substance tells us more about Allagans than about Meracydia.

Other than the expectation subversion they claim to be going for, I don't really think they've put enough into the game to really flesh it out in a good way for a 6.0 drop. Also, all I meant by, "hard up" was that you are clearly very excited for the possibility.

[Archwizard]

If you notice, almost all of the information you present is, "flavorful factoids" and not much else. Everything of substance tells us more about Allagans than about Meracydia.

Not... really? That's plenty of information about the sapient races we'd find there, the culture of said races, and potential enemies, as well as some plausible interpretation of the landscape.
That's as much as we know about Sharlayan now. More even, since we have little idea what to expect from enemies in the Old World besides "magicked plants" and "the Sharlayan government itself".

Bear in mind we knew nothing of the First whatsoever before Shadowbringers was announced, other than that "Arbert" and his team were from there and caused a Flood of Light, so "not enough to flesh it out" is entirely moot.