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

[Theodric]

I've always felt that a good compromise for any given dialogue option would be to split things into at least three choices. One would be positive, one negative and the third indifferent. If need be we could have a fourth for a joke option, though the lack of dirty jokes similar to those present in the ARR era have caused me to roll my eyes when the game's newer 'humour' comes into play. It's very safe and inoffensive.

[PawPaw]

I've always felt that a good compromise for any given dialogue option would be to split things into at least three choices. One would be positive, one negative and the third indifferent. If need be we could have a fourth for a joke option, though the lack of dirty jokes similar to those present in the ARR era have caused me to roll my eyes when the game's newer 'humour' comes into play. It's very safe and inoffensive.

Yep, it really annoys me whenever someone the game has deemed a "villain" turns up and I am only given two or three negative options to respond to them with. Same with my only being able to respond with three different versions of the positive to those deemed to be "heroes". When Zenos showed up at the end I was laughing so hard at the absurdity of the moment and was, frankly, happy to see him. At least this was someone I knew wouldn't be a handicap in a fight like the Scions are. Yet all I can say is "I don't want your help!" and "If it comes to it, I won't save you" Nyaaaaahhh. Where's my option to say "Hey, thanks, we can settle our differences later"? Or when I was forced to kill Emet-Selch where was my option to say "I understand why you are doing this and I wish it didn't have to end this way". Always forced to be combative and never empathetic when it actually matters.

Beginning to think that maybe it's time I focused on single-player games where I can at least imagine that my character has a bit more agency when it comes to development.

[Rulakir]

Where's my option to say "Hey, thanks, we can settle our differences later"? Or when I was forced to kill Emet-Selch where was my option to say "I understand why you are doing this and I wish it didn't have to end this way". Always forced to be combative and never empathetic when it actually matters.

Even Preach was asking why he couldn't respond with, "Let's get a drink after this!" to Zenos.

The thing that bothers me most about the dialog options for Emet and Elidibus is that for Hermes, the person responsible for the Final Days and one of the biggest arses in the series, we get to say, "Next time we'll find it together." It wasn't until EW we got to say sorry to Elidibus and I'm blanking on when we get to say anything to Emet that isn't us being a smart aleck or just looking sad.

Urienger is an example of this for me. I hated that he kept lying to us and going behind our backs. I was really happy that we got to actually explore that frustration in EW cause that dude has been driving me crazy since the end of HW.

I can't stand Urianger because of this. He would've been kicked off my team and yet I'm forced to endlessly put up with his duplicity.

[PawPaw]

I'm blanking on when we get to say anything to Emet that isn't us being a smart aleck or just looking sad.

Never. Even at the end we are never even allowed to say thank you for saving our asses yet again, much less having the option to apologize for...everything. Just nothing but nods and sadly looking at our shoes.