Quote Originally Posted by Cilia View Post
Ala Mhigo wasn't brought up until 3.4, when Yda and Papalymo stepped back onto the stage after Teledji Adeledji's antics branded all the Scions outlaws. 3.1 - 3.3 dealt exclusively with social unrest in Ishgard and defeating Nidhogg to reach the True End of the Dragonsong War.
Actually, Yda and Papalymo's story starts at the end of 3.1, although it's not really explicitly said, the player recognizes where they are and what they are talking about. 3.2 shows the Griffon. I don't remember the patch but there is also a similar scene where Papalymo drops that hint that Yda is in fact Lyse.
It's faint, but it is continuous. (And that's why people were a bit let down that there was so much more about Doma than Ala Mhigo, because Doma comes in only in 3.55 I think)

I'll agree that 4.X teasing was more going towards Garlemald than another Shard, even if we did strike the Empire somehow while taking down Emet Selch. But in the current state, the Garlean Empire could be kind of put aside for some time. There are civil wars, there is Werlyt and there is Bozja. And if I may, why would we need to go there? Our action is only defending Eorzea and liberating nations. But I don't see us pushing the offense in Illsabard.

They could just write some kind of ongoing diplomacy going on once we have significantly weakened the Empire's aggressive stance (which could be as early as the end of 5.X), like something like helping the Populares getting more power (as we have done a bit). Making that threat tamed to focus on something else.