What is with the constant mistreatment of the Garlean story?(6.1 Patch spoilers)

[KizuyaKatogami]

I mean, to be fair, there are one or two people here that repeatedly threaten to cancel their sub based on factors such as whether or not the game ever shifts focus to Meracydia or the New World or whatever. Thus, it does give the impression that whatever other investments they have in the game are distantly secondary to plot or setting.

Again, people can give criticisms and critique in whatever way they wish. However they say it whether it’s saying x makes them want to quit the game or the game going in x direction will make them do that doesn’t change that. These forums are a place the devs have told us to give criticisms, so it’s only natural that you’d see…a plenty amount of criticisms here. It’s like going into a bar and being offended by the amount of alcohol they have lol.

Made me start laughing with the first sentence. Can't believe this happened lol. I started with mega hype levels in 1.x/2.0, but the things I was most excited about turned out to be afterthoughts for the writers several years later. I used to imagine exploring a grand still-standing Garlemald. If it were up to me, that would probably have been last expansion (5.0) along with many other settlements on the Ilsabard main continent, which means crossing over to a completely different world never would have happened. The First ended up having a pretty good story and was highly reviewed so I can't say it was wrong to do, just for my personal taste I'd have liked a more coherent overarching story focusing on the Source and delivering on expectations the v1/2 story set up.

You're not the only thing that finds it baffling. What is even more confusing to me is....one of the main criticisms of FFXV was not being able to explore insomnia and the imperial capital in all its glory. Same with KH3 with the final area that i think they ended up locking behind dlc. They know people want to explore built up places in all their glory but they still went along with this. Beyond crazy.