The questions I want EW to answer the most: WHY and HOW was the world sundered?

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Plus, outside of the story and game it would finally end this tired discussion. One way or the other. Even if the WoL was never Tempered, and I have to be disappointed in my powers of prediction yet again(and I have been a lot, honestly), the definitive end to this subject would be most welcome.

Finally we agree on something. Frankly I've been tired of this theory ever since it came up, because again, it has a negative amount of evidence; not only is all in support circumstantial at best, but it requires throwing out long-standing factual statements that we have no reason to distrust except that it doesn't align with this one theory.

Also, I think the game itself is just far more interesting if the giant malevolent angry fire beast is actually a trustworthy source of accurate information. I've played a lot of games that try to do 'Light God is actually Real Bad Guy', and while success is mixed, it all feels very familiar anyway, to the point where I feel like Hydaelyn actually remaining exclusively benevolent and positive would actually set FFXIV apart from the crowd. But I don't get many games that go 'this thing is a giant horrible beast that needs to die, and also as a separate detail gives reliable and useful story and setting information with nearly every single sentence he speaks', and that's something I want to see more of.

Although, as I mentioned once before, I'm still skeptical about what sort of 'confirmation' would actually be believed. I feel like Hydaelyn herself coming down and saying that we're not tempered wouldn't be accepted by people who think she has. The only plausible disproving I could picture would be to see her actually temper the WoL, intentionally or not, but I could still picture people going 'oh we were already tempered, but licking the mothercrystal to get the power to kill Zenos just tempered us MORE'.