6.0 Predictions: Will it be Garlemald, Sharlayan, or Meracydia?

[JeanneOrnitier]

Honestly there's a chance "get a refresher on Heavensward" is just referring to the WoD storyline from the HW patches, too. Like I'd bet Elidibus is to Zodiark what Minfilia was to Hydaelyn back then, so it's possible he's just saying to remember that for the upcoming Elidivus and Zodiark content.

[FrightfulNight]

On the Mercydia front perhaps they will take a note from FF XI's book and the expansion that takes us there will also be a time travel expansion, this would allow us to see what it was like before it was a wasteland, and all the civilizations that called it home, (including the tree people we never saw) as well as what the threat was like against the Allagan proper and not just their remnants. The only thing is i do not see this being 6.0 if that is the case as we already had an expansion away from the source and having one that follows take us to the past instead of explore the modern world we have come to know seems like a big no go. However this would be a very interesting idea for after the Zodiark story, perhaps to gain information on a whatever the new threat will be for the Season 2 story/

[HamiltonCalder]

Not going to read too much into Yoshi's interview comment. The story has spent way too much time pointing us at Garlemald for us not to head there soon. They already caught us off guard once with Norvrandt. Time to start paying off this Empire buildup, I think.

I also think it's probably not good to read too much into a specific turn of phrase that was definitely translated out of Japanese for the interview - nuance can get pretty easily lost in translation.

If they do want to subvert our expectations, though, one way to do that would be to release a single Ilsabard overworld zone mid-expansion, right? Doubt it'll happen, but it would be pretty cool.

[Lium]

I’m confused about Sharlayan. I thought that’s where we went in Heavensward with Alphinaud. He said he grew up there. The AST quests even call it Sharlayan. Was that just an abandoned colony or something?

[Morningstar1337]

I’m confused about Sharlayan. I thought that’s where we went in Heavensward with Alphinaud. He said he grew up there. The AST quests even call it Sharlayan. Was that just an abandoned colony or something?

Less that per se and more forced relocation. AFAIK the nation of Sharlayan migrated to the Hinterlands from somewhere outside Eorzea, when when Galremald starting play empire, they nope'd right out of Eorzea and moved back to their original continent.

[Crushnight]

I’m confused about Sharlayan. I thought that’s where we went in Heavensward with Alphinaud. He said he grew up there. The AST quests even call it Sharlayan. Was that just an abandoned colony or something?

It is exactly that an abandoned colony, the Sharlayan Motherland is North of that on the map as a collection of islands, When Garlemald invaded they left Eorzea with Liousioux, the circle of knowing and Matoya being the only ones to stay behind.


I suspect we will have a split expansion with Sharlayan and Garlemald, with Sharlayan being the primary focus, I feel like we will go through another Antitower like structure and directly meet Hydelyn as the climax of 6.0 with 6.1-6.3 being Zodiark trying to force shard absorption and we trying to stop it.

[TheMightyMollusk]

I'm hoping the "Heavensward refresher" bit refers to the dragons. We still have two of the First Brood unaccounted for.

[Raiya]

Garlemald without a doubt, Islabard is the last of the 3 continents to be revealed and also considering where Zenos decided to drop in I doubt it could be anywhere else.

[KageTokage]

MSQ spoilers

I feel like they baited us by making Zenos initially say he had no interest in the throne only for him to boomerang on that decision and take it so he can play more of his games with us, only on a far grander, more devastating scale then in SB.

I reckon he's going to make the Empire throw everything it has at Eorzea and its allies to provoke us into coming after him...though it's a touch unclear what role Fandaniel and Zodiark have to play in this tale still.

[EdwinLi]

Well at this point is for certain Garlemald as part of our next expansion. The only question is what other place they may throw at us or will it focus only in Garlemald.

It will be a nice time to introduce a Garlean theme Job now since we're basically heading into Garlemald. Maybe introduce their version of Judge into the game.