（＊〇□〇）……！ Is the story over in 6.0!? (」゜ロ゜)」

[LisSquid]

Invoking the dangerous title of World of Warcraft here, but they did away with their main story/big bad two expansions ago and keep chugging along. I have no fear in my heart about the ending the 1.0 story leading to the end of 14. We have plenty of new and exciting adventures with the Scions to come c:

[Vahlnir]

Invoking the dangerous title of World of Warcraft here, but they did away with their main story/big bad two expansions ago

Eh, not really. They put him on ice more or less so they can play that card once things get bad again...and they will most certainly need to play it eventually, knowing them.

[seraf]

The Hydaelyn and Zodiark story will end but there will be new stories. This game is still too popular and making too much money for them to just stop now that would be stupid.

[Nezerius]

Invoking the dangerous title of World of Warcraft here, but they did away with their main story/big bad two expansions ago and keep chugging along.

Actually, they've been moving towards expansions that are loosely connected to each other since Mists of Pandaria, without making it a requirement to do each expansion.
Also Sargeras stopped being the big bad after they created the whole Void Lords thing with the first Chronicles book (released just before Legion).

That said, you're right that the end of the current Hydaelyn/Zodiark/Ascian story won't be the end of XIV. Yoshi-P even said as much in an interview, leading up to the release of ShB (although it's kinda tough to find the exact interview, unfortunately).

[Arrius]

What I would wish is for less world-ending events going on.

We really get this going on nearly every corner now, so I'd welcome a slower change of pace instead of saving the day again.

[ItMe]

What I would wish is for less world-ending events going on.

We really get this going on nearly every corner now, so I'd welcome a slower change of pace instead of saving the day again.

God, it really is everywhere huh.
The place where this really hit me was when doing Sylph beast tribe quests and finding out their storyline is saving the world too.
I swear, this frickin place would fall apart in 5 minutes if it weren't for the WoL.

[Enkidoh]

What I would wish is for less world-ending events going on.

We really get this going on nearly every corner now, so I'd welcome a slower change of pace instead of saving the day again.

I can understand the sentiment, but really, this is a FF game we're playing: saving the world from the evil forces that would destroy or consume it is ultimately the goal of every FF game, so that sort of thing is pretty much part of the WoL's job description here accordingly.

Yes, it's cliched and hackneyed, but at it's heart, saving the world and it's inhabitants from an apocalypse is the fundamental goal of every FF game - FFXIV just has it worse being a MMO with a continuing, ongoing storyline with your character the outright champion of Hydaelyn so alas, saving the planet is always going to be dumped in your capable hands to deal with for better or for worse.

But I do like the times where the WoL is aknowledged to be still just an adventurer at heart who likes the thrill of going out adventuring (exploring new lands, killing monsters and gaining shinies) - I grinned when that was outright stated during the initial quest for the Void Ark for instance - so maybe more of that 'standard adventuring' style questing could be added in the future in addition to the more lofty "Hydaelyn is in danger again from evil Zodiark and his red masked groupies/the Empire is being elitist, jingonistic bullies again, you got to save Her/stop them!" main scenario.

[Arrius]

I can understand the sentiment, but really, this is a FF game we're playing: saving the world from the evil forces that would destroy or consume it is ultimately the goal of every FF game, so that sort of thing is pretty much part of the WoL's job description here accordingly.

Yes, it's cliched and hackneyed, but at it's heart, saving the world and it's inhabitants from an apocalypse is the fundamental goal of every FF game - FFXIV just has it worse being a MMO with a continuing, ongoing storyline with your character the outright champion of Hydaelyn so alas, saving the planet is always going to be dumped in your capable hands to deal with for better or for worse.

But I do like the times where the WoL is aknowledged to be still just an adventurer at heart who likes the thrill of going out adventuring (exploring new lands, killing monsters and gaining shinies) - I grinned when that was outright stated during the initial quest for the Void Ark for instance - so maybe more of that 'standard adventuring' style questing could be added in the future in addition to the more lofty "Hydaelyn is in danger again from evil Zodiark and his red masked groupies/the Empire is being elitist, jingonistic bullies again, you got to save Her/stop them!" main scenario.

And that's fine, but I really think we need to get down a step from this.
You could fill out the 'Saving X' bingo card with this expansion, and I kinda want to go back to HW, where the pacing and the plot unraveling itself was better. While just traveling the wild lands and not some doomed or occupied landscape.

[Gemina]

But I do like the times where the WoL is aknowledged to be still just an adventurer at heart who likes the thrill of going out adventuring (exploring new lands, killing monsters and gaining shinies) - I grinned when that was outright stated during the initial quest for the Void Ark for instance - so maybe more of that 'standard adventuring' style questing could be added in the future in addition to the more lofty "Hydaelyn is in danger again from evil Zodiark and his red masked groupies/the Empire is being elitist, jingonistic bullies again, you got to save Her/stop them!" main scenario.

That was the impression I got from the Sapphire Weapon questline. Even though it is related to empire, at this point the weapon project is not 'yet' a global extinction threat. I really enjoy being part of quests like that, which are outside the MSQ. Even if it isn't a big bad primal, or agent of Zodiark, the WoL needs adventure like a fish needs water and won't shun an opportunity to keep their edge sharp. Cid's big reveal during that questline and seeing the look on the WoLs face and enjoyment with interacting with it really sales that notion, and made that questline really enjoyable.

Obviously as the WoL continues ascension towards demigod status, significant threats will be hard to come by. But so long as he/she remains mortal, then the devs don't have to pitch extinction meteors every time just to put our heroes in peril.

[StriderShinryu]

What I would wish is for less world-ending events going on.

We really get this going on nearly every corner now, so I'd welcome a slower change of pace instead of saving the day again.

So much this. My biggest issue with it, though, is not just the repetition but is more the required escalation that this formula requires. I mean, we've already saved cities and then countries and then the world and then multiple worlds and then... it's already beyond the point of being silly. The same as with the enemies we've been fighting. We've beaten everything from street thugs and robbers to literal gods. There just isn't any room left to keep upping the ante.