What's the point with that quite lackluster story in Endwalker?

[Theodric]

I just want a proper conclusion to Garlemald's story. Knowing we were meant to get an entire expansion devoted to it - which would have likely put it well on the path of recovery - simply makes it all the more jarring to see it go from showing up in almost every teaser cutscene to becoming completely irrelevant.

[FrightfulNight]

I just want a proper conclusion to Garlemald's story. Knowing we were meant to get an entire expansion devoted to it - which would have likely put it well on the path of recovery - simply makes it all the more jarring to see it go from showing up in almost every teaser cutscene to becoming completely irrelevant.

It appears Garlemald only appears in the role quest in 6.1 despite being in the most dire straights at the moment. Sharlyan may have to change some policies but is still whole. Thravnir suffered massive damage as well but it at least still has a leader and viable living conditions. Garlemald has been reduced to Rubble, its residence huddling in a subways (and it was hinted at that a large amount of citizens and soldiers were un tempered and are undergoing treatment after the tower of babel so they need a more viable living location soon) and it has no current leader or government that people can turn to.

You think this would be the prime concern for the WoL due to how they like helping those in need but the recent trailer just shows us helping personal colleges to shard hop and go on a treasure hunt because lol TrEaSuRe and AdVeNtUrE. So very personal stuff over helping people in need. Maybe I am wrong maybe the dungeon serves the same purpose as the one in 4.1 to get an ancient lost treasure to help the economy of those who have suffered the most in the final days and repair some of the damage, so namely Garlemald, Thravnir, and the at the moment unvisited Corvos. Maybe they were to busy trying to get 6.0 finished and used this patch cycle to tune old content from 2.0 and so the story is more filler. Maybe Garlemald will get a similar treatment to Doma in SB where it gets a hub that is repaired over the expansion like the Doman Enclave and story arch that lasts at least 2 patches, which it is at least owed after losing an entire expansion. But still this lack of focus after I now know that a Garlean Expansion was sacrificed to rush the finale is only going to make me be more critical of the lack of content focused on Garlemald, only having 1 zone that is mostly destroyed, no hub like at least the Doman Enclave, and almost no side content at the moment outside of the role quest (which I am so glad I finished all of those so I can play that on day 1, before the MQS I might add).

I can only hope this lack of content is due to an Ilsabard expansion being on the horizon, however if this patch preview is a look at to where the priorities of the characters lie then I am even more worried of them not taking us to Ilsabard and it forever just remaining a cloud covered continent while the rest of the world map is filled out and we leave the people to pick up the rubble and ashes while we gallivant across the sea without a care in the world. This is not how I envision my WoL, I think of and RP Seika Miyumi as a kindhearted, selfless, individual who helps anyone in need and always puts others first.