If we're getting diversity than I'd rather it take the form of diversity of thought, opinions and allegiance. FFVII and FFXII are great in that regard since at times you're opposed to Shinra/Archades and at other points you're working alongside them for the sake of mutual benefit. FFXIV could easily do as much and it'd interest me far more than the constant whining about 'oppression' in the MSQ's that is often taken out of context.

For starters, Doma, Bozja and Ala Mhigo were treated more harshly than other provinces as a consequence of sparking uprisings. How convenient that the Ancients and Garleans have to 'move on' when they lose their homelands but even decades later conquered provinces have to be cut loose despite many Eorzean nations benefitting from occupied territory themselves.

I would have liked to have seen Garlemald follow a similar trajectory to the Archadian Empire in FFXII and undergo reform without losing its status as an Empire. The prospect of every single nation our character visits ending up as part of a globalist organisation that exists to push a very narrow set of values with minimal conflict doesn't really appeal to me much, in all honesty. Rivalries, territorial disputes and political intrigue are much more to my liking in what is meant to be a fairly mature setting.

Sure, they can throw in a Raen or a Roegadyn or whatever as part of the main cast for 'diversity' but if they just end up agreeing with the Scions on everything then we're back to square one.