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

[Kesey]

Aetherial sea i do not think would be diverse and appropriate for a world zone, a dungeon or trial maybe but a zone, plus we have already seen a copy of the real Amurot in the dungeon, wherever we go i feel they will at least try and have settlements in the world zones with the exception being the final zone maybe, Like i said i still feel they will do something with Sharlyan but i feel that most of the expansion will be Islabard, as this will wrap up most of the current plot points that have been set up since the game launched with both the conclusion of the Garlean storyarch and the Hydalyn/Zodiark story line allowing SE to go to new truly new territory for 7.0 whether that be Meracydia, The New World or some of these more fantastical locations, but first the current plot points need to be resolved for the new stuff and that is what Yoshi P. has stuck to for 6.0

I see it the other way. Yoshi-P has stated he has 7.0 plans and hasn't decided if it will be a one off or the beginning of another long story arc. That one off potential has to be felling of the empire, and its potential to start a new long story arc comes by creating a power vacuum. No where does it say that the end of the Hydaelyn/Zodiark arc will be the end of the empire. Heck, it doesn't even say the end of the Ascians. Just the end of Hydaelyn/Zodiark.

I get that people are longing to topple the empire, but plot points need to stay in play after Hydaelyn/Zodiark are defeated. This game story is more akin to a television show story than a movie story. We can't just tie up all the loose ends or there is a rough start in the next season.

Also, remember that season 2 of a television show is usually better than the movie sequel (because movies are filmed to be stand alone and fix all the plot threads, as best they can).