Critique of Endwalker Characters

[Turethir]

Sometimes I feel like I'm the only person that likes Thancred. Granted, I started in Ul'dah, but still.

He's my favourite character! You're not alone <3

FWIW, in most tier lists I have seen people usually rank him pretty high I think he's a generally well-liked character, just not many people's absolute fave.

[Garruss]

This may come across as shocking to some but compared to other rpgs like Dragon Age or even other mainline FF games, the present core cast of FFXIV is quite weak by comparison. The interesting characters have exited the plot and are unlikely to return, and I don't think that FFXIV players should be subjected to a further 10 years of characters who contribute nothing.

Well, that is your opinion and you are entitled to it, I honestly though don't see Dragon Age as a good example of "characters" these days.

[Turethir]

With them mentioning he in particular is going to get a MSQ focus in 6.x, I am rather curious to see what they do with him.

His role in the Scions has probably been rendered the most obsolete for the time being as espionage and intel gathering aren't terribly helpful in a time of peace.

I don't think it's worth reading too much into the comments about Thancred being in 6.x.

His VA and Krile's VA were both on the podcast with Yoshi P where this was said, so the characters were probably only mentioned because they were present.

I suspect all of the Scions will get *some* focus in 6.x, but I don't think Thancred will necessarily get more than anyone else.

[aveyond-dreams]

One of the most fun experiences I've had playing an RPG was going through Dragon Age Origins with the party of Alistair, Morrigan, and Leliana. Anyone else who has played with this party can attest to the fact that these characters both contrast and bounce off each other naturally in conversation, making them by far one of the most interesting ways to play through the game.

Dragon Age 2 is especially fun when you play a Hawke mage and keep Fenris and Anders in the same party. Dragon Age Inquisition likewise has characters that join you that will fundamentally disagree on various key plot elements with each other, and in all these games their backgrounds are diverse enough to give them personalities worth remembering.

The closest we've come to this level of party interaction was in Elpis. Most other times, it's just stoic nodding and agreeing with each other, with their personalities merging into a single amalgamation. I can hardly tell the difference between the personality of most Scions apart from Alisae and Estinien. They're all too "smart," including Thancred. I'm sick of diplomats and "scholars." Give us a Sera/Fenris/Morrigan to shake things up a little.

[VirusOnline]

Well, that is your opinion and you are entitled to it, I honestly though don't see Dragon Age as a good example of "characters" these days.

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Surely you have misspelt Dragon's Dogma.

yes ...
that must be it

[Rulakir]

Sometimes I feel like I'm the only person that likes Thancred. Granted, I started in Ul'dah, but still.

I loved Thancred in ARR & HW, but after he discovered Minfilia was dead/gone he became a moping mess. I also didn't like his arc on the First. I liked Ryne, but Thancred's inability to move on from Minfilia (who they insist wasn't a romantic interest despite him consistently acting like it was an unrequited love) to the extent of not wanting Ryne to choose her own destiny so that he could keep a residual of Minfilia with him was just too much for me. As far as I'm concerned, her character and his relationship to her ruined his character. I would love to love Thancred again, but the writers are going to have to separate him from Minfilia someday for that to happen.

[SanibelIsland]

Currently on the post endwalker msq and am sick and tired of Y'shtola having such a prominent role. I never liked her, hate her attitude towards the WoL. Condesending little b**** and that pseudo iintelligence just makes my skin crawl.

[Merrigan]

He's my favourite character! You're not alone <3

FWIW, in most tier lists I have seen people usually rank him pretty high I think he's a generally well-liked character, just not many people's absolute fave.

Same, like him. He's the good bro, and actually one of the only Scion who acts like he is friend with you, not a fanatic groupie. I don't want him to go. I just wish they didn't put so much emphasis on Minfillia every time he makes an interesting contribution. I find their relationship rather badly handled, because even though in canon their love isn't romantic, the lines of dialogue seem to point in that direction every time. Which creates a kind of weird dynamic after Ryne. On the other hand, I really like the fact that he struggled to manage himself during Shb. It makes him a character with flaws, and I thought that was pretty coherent.

There are two characters who bore me a little:
-Alphinaud. I like him a lot, but a break would be welcome; he's been with us for a long time, his arc is getting stale and we'd have to start a new one. I'm also tired of seeing him in his teenage form: let him grow up, for God's sake! If he (and his sister, for that matter) could be somewhere else for an extension before coming back, I'd be delighted.
- Graha Tia. It's more visceral now, I can't stand him. I've had enough of his fan attitude, I've had enough of his childishness, and I don't understand how our character is supposed to like him. He's also redundant, in the sense that he's a 'second thinker' and, unlike a lot of people here, I adore Ysthola. And I'm afraid that eventually he'll be there to replace her.

[Merrigan]

Double post : I will forever regret the fact we didn't get Fordola. She would be such a nice addition. She is Different ideologically, physically and historically, as she has no ties to Sharlayan.

[Raoabolic]

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Surely you have misspelt Dragon's Dogma.

yes ...
that must be it

*throws pawn off the cliff*
Dragon's Dogma has the deepest characters.