Are all the alliance raids a continuous storyline itself?

[zcrash970]

You need to do the Invalice raids: Rabanastre, Ridorana Lighthouse and Orbonne Monastery and have completed the SHB main story.

I thought it was just the crystal tower raid for 5.3

[TheMightyMollusk]

The MSQ requires the Crystal Tower series. The ShB relics/Bozja quest lines require the level 70 Return to Ivalice raids.

[TaleraRistain]

HW is standalone and doesn't connect to anything else (yet) but they're still worth doing because sky pirates

[Brightamethyst]

I thought it was just the crystal tower raid for 5.3

It is.

Ivalice isn't required by the MSQ but it's a prerequisite to unlocking Bozja.

[Jennah]

Crystal tower is extremely storyline-relevant for Shadowbringers. It's also required to continue the MSQ.
The Mhach raids explain a bit about the Fifth Astral Era, but are kind of a side-story. Nothing else requires finishing them.
Ivalice is relevant to Bozja, and required to start it. Both say a bit about what Garlemald is doing in other provinces. There was an actual press release saying Ivalice's story is over and done with though. Despite Bozja ending on a cliffhanger.
The NieR raids have nothing to do with anything else - just a weird crossover.

[Phaty]

The NieR raids have nothing to do with anything else - just a weird crossover.

Or do they....

[LitheSuxman]

HW is standalone and doesn't connect to anything else (yet) but they're still worth doing because sky pirates

I remember growing up watching space pirate harlock. I sure will check it out after unlocking Bozja! Just done with all 3 Ivalice raids.

[TheMightyMollusk]

Or do they....

By the Twelve I hope not. They couldn't even keep their own story straight.

[Brightamethyst]

By the Twelve I hope not. They couldn't even keep their own story straight.

Which considering the source may very well be intentional. I still feel like the ending was just massive troll by Yoko Taro.

[Iscah]

Which considering the source may very well be intentional. I still feel like the ending was just massive troll by Yoko Taro.

I feel like the whole thing might have been a massive troll from start to finish.