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

[Lauront]

Hydaelyn's codex entry...



Naturally it does little to alleviate player concerns and downplays Zodiark's role in safeguarding Etheirys. Not at all surprising, I suppose, though it's a shame that it also downplays the tragedy of the Sundering, the fact that she knew of the approach of the Final Days and did nothing to warn her people about the problem and once again seeks to try and justify the genocide of the Ancients with fluffy descriptions. Perhaps it'll unlock later but it's odd to me there's no separate entry for Zodiark.

Just had a "me me me" vibe to it, lacking all the subtlety that was developed during the interviews and Q&A, and even the EW MSQ.

I went to the moon and it didn't add anything about Zodiark, so my guess is it's built to sync with the post 6.0 MSQ, in lieu of a lorebook. It's good that they're using it as a method to replace the need for that, but by the (soon to be dead?) gods, could it be any more of a shameless attempt to make you love "mother".

Will post thoughts on MSQ etc. later.

[Theodric]

Will post thoughts on MSQ etc. later.

I posted my thoughts on the new MSQ's here if anyone is curious:

https://forum.square-enix.com/ffxiv/...=1#post5893827

Which involves spoilers, of course. So be forewarned.