Quote Originally Posted by MikkoAkure View Post
I’m just tired because the same people who were saying that “Venat/Hydaelyn is a big meanie and the Ascians were right” before are still saying it now and Endwalker made everyone on both sides double-down on their opinion. No amount of “debate” is going to convince anyone here to change their mind so it just comes off as a rant post. Endwalker showing Venat’s side of things as promised by the writers couldn’t do that so I don’t think mutual randos on their internet can.

As expected, Veloran already dismissed my statements where I said he misunderstood the game so my going through the rest of his post is not worth my time and will not be constructive.
I mean, it’s perspective though. I think it’s fine for people to think one side is wrong etc etc. I do think, my bias against venat or hydaelyn aside, she was thrown a very big bone. Whether or not we were supposed to see her as not wholly good, is a bit undermined in the way they wrote it, where they write it in a way where it seems they very much even if it’s indirect, painted her as this benevolent person. Not only that but she got a loooot of attention, compare that to Elidibus or Zodiark. Both done with in the span of 10 minutes. At least Venat got an entire arc and then some dedicated to her. I do want to say too, they used the name Venat for a reason. Venat in FF12 was a god who thought she was doing what was best for herself and mankind, but instead ended up dooming them and her acts are very much seen as a not good thing.