What are your crazy theories after Endwalker

[Veloran]

I like how they have already begun to plan Derplander's next job for 7.0.

I kind of hope it's actually just BRD that he finally resolved to level.

[EdwinLi]

I kind of hope it's actually just BRD that he finally resolved to level.

Well the jobs chosen is normally based on the expansion theme.

My best guess is that if it is Bard then it may related to the theme being about stories and adventure.

However, Bard is certainly going to be a difficult job to figure out how to make it match a theme of a Expansion in a bigger picture way.

My personal opinion is that they may make the Derplander theme Job in 7.0 maybe one of the new Jobs for 7.0 since they may design one of the two new jobs to fit the theme of the expansion better.

[SgtPepperUK]

On a crazy theory side...

Since we learn Venat's combat style is basically Noctis Job (she even has Noctis strongest LB being Legacy of the Luccii) and she did train Azem a bit, I suspect Azem's crystal may contain some memories about Azem's fighting style. If so then reawakening those memories may allow WoL to unlock the Noctis Job with the Job's mechanics focus on 13 Crystal Arms and Armiger Unleashed. However, this may cause this job to be the first story locked job and of course people will not like this but for major sory reasons, it may have to be since the entire MSQ is the first Job quest itself to obtain the Job Crystal being Azem's Crystal.

The first actual Job quest for this Noctis Job may focus on obtaining Azem's original Sword.

Maybe it's just me but what could work really well with that idea...job quests but we're the one training others, that would be really cool.

Tying in to that, I want our WoL to really take the lead in future storylines, so on conversation with whoever we team with (whether it be the Scions or new chars) we're the ones saying "I'll go take care of x, you guys stay here and investigate y" kinda thing.

[Alleluia]

Venat said she shipped Minfilia and one other soul from the First to the Source. So mixing of souls between reflections on their own is unlikely.

But on the other hand, that meant Hydaelyn was able to reach and manipulate all lifestreams from her position. Which means there is a place where all lifestreams are near to each other, if not actually connecting. Hydaelyn was the moderator that kept them stably separate, but the position is vacant now. I wouldn't be at all surprised if the separation between the Shards' lifestreams starts to break down with her gone and the streams of souls/aether just start flowing where they want.

Could possibly even result in a gradual merging of like soul shards, something they seem able to do if G'raha's easy blend with his own soul is any indication. And I am talking a very gradual merge, over many lifetimes, and well outside of the scope of our story beyond a random academic NPC maybe positing it'll happen. Cus two shards of the same soul would have to be near each other, in the same lifestream, at the same time; and the odds of that occurring are low, and get lower the more often it occurs.

[Veloran]

But on the other hand, that meant Hydaelyn was able to reach and manipulate all lifestreams from her position. Which means there is a place where all lifestreams are near to each other, if not actually connecting. Hydaelyn was the moderator that kept them stably separate, but the position is vacant now. I wouldn't be at all surprised if the separation between the Shards' lifestreams starts to break down with her gone and the streams of souls/aether just start flowing where they want.

There is a dimensional barrier separating the Source and shards, presumably created by Hydaelyn during the Sundering. If killing Zodiark dissolved his barrier around the star, it's possible killing Hydaelyn also dissolved the barrier between worlds. If that was the case, I'd guess the most pressing issue would be the Thirteenth and the Voidsent.

[Iscah]

I A part of me still hope to see a Noctis/Yozora Job since we just had a sample of it from the Venat story instance boss fight. They even have the crystal weapons Armiger summon animation set up despite still being a lower amount of weapon for Venat's weapon of choice. Not to mention the LB3 animation can be considered done due to how Venat uses Legacy of the Lucii for her LB.

Wouldn't those just be in the game from the FFXV crossover event? Sounds more like recycling NPC fancy attacks than intending to give them to the player.

[Alleluia]

There is a dimensional barrier separating the Source and shards, presumably created by Hydaelyn during the Sundering. If killing Zodiark dissolved his barrier around the star, it's possible killing Hydaelyn also dissolved the barrier between worlds. If that was the case, I'd guess the most pressing issue would be the Thirteenth and the Voidsent.

Very true. They'd have a vastly greater supply of lifestream aether to nom on and they'd do it. Of course, it also might make it easier to travel there (and any other shards) and infuse the planet with some umbral light from elsewhere to fix it, if all the lifestreams are able to connect freely now. Heck, that might be how Y'shtola manages travel now.

[Alleluia]

On the "noctis job" thing: Venat just seemed like she was job changing in combat, to me. And if they let us do that, it'll be only in very specific settings. Otherwise, I'd think that's gonna be a power that stays with the ancients.

Wouldn't be opposed to a job that involves teleporting after my weapon, though. That was fun.

[Lauront]

There is a dimensional barrier separating the Source and shards, presumably created by Hydaelyn during the Sundering. If killing Zodiark dissolved his barrier around the star, it's possible killing Hydaelyn also dissolved the barrier between worlds. If that was the case, I'd guess the most pressing issue would be the Thirteenth and the Voidsent.

That is a very good point, actually. Although the Void already has diminished barriers, hence the fact that it's possible for minor Voidsent to pass between the worlds in some cases, if the barriers were of her creation, and they were to fray, it could mean even more powerful Voidsent could readily pass between the worlds as opposed to requiring a voidgate, amongst other things. They did seed a storyline for its potential rehabilitation into the final quest for the role quests for SHB, so a future visit there is likely. There would be the small matter of the RPR avatar but I am sure that can be dealt with rather easily...

[Veloran]

There would be the small matter of the RPR avatar but I am sure that can be dealt with rather easily...

If anything, I should hope the extreme lack of story for WoL's Avatar could be related to a future Void expansion. A bit like how Heavensward drastically expanded on the lore behind Dragoon.