Revelations from Patch 6.1

[Iscah]

Weird that it was billed as a kind of new beginning after the 6.0 grand finale, and a potential alternate starting point for new players in the future.

I don't recall it ever being officially billed that way. Fans have just been latching onto the idea that "they said they were ending the Hydaelyn and Zodiark storyline in 6.0 so 6.1 must be a fully fresh start for newbies" – which simply isn't the case.

Either this is going to be the second starting point but fully throwing newbies in the deep end (making it clear that the rest of the narrative is still important and not abandoned) or this is still the "wrapping up Season 1" stage and the fully new plot starts in 7.0. Though I wouldn't be surprised in that case if it was still the deep end.