6.1 MSQ showcases the narrative problems that continue to plague the game's story

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Sounds great. The way that they should have done this patch was having us go to a bar like we did at the beginning but actually meeting our new party members there. Something like that 1.0 cinematic where we get a taste of the Season 2 cast. We go hunt for treasure in the dungeon, actually get to keep the treasure instead of yet another super dooper altruistic endeavour, and finish off with a campfire scene where we get to learn more about their backstories. Then at the end they can tease the void.

Instead they opted for whatever 6.1 was, bringing back the same stale old characters who've been around for the last 10 years. At least they teased us with the void, but given the writers' mission to subvert our expectations no matter how late or how sudden, there's a good chance we'll end up somewhere entirely different in 7.0.

You talk about scions being poorly written and then type out the most cliche plot point ever with "new" companions that you'd likely equally complain about. Sounds like FFXIV story telling just isn't for you.

omg yes, yes omg yes.

I'm still bitter that over the course of 10 years of fighting Primals, Gods and beings with power that is beyond our comprehension, everyone was so wrapped in plot armor they were never in any danger. It took so much out of the story that it took all the tension out of the msq. I mean, prior to the fight with Emet, he rained giant pointy things on the scions and missed every single one of them. During the final days, not a single hair was lost, not even a single tear in their jackets.

While I didn't want any of the scions to die, well except Y'shtola, Alphinoob and Graha, having them all come out without even a scratch was infuriating. I would have much rather had some main characters die here and there to make the story better and more intense, than just rolling my eyes and thinking "oh golly gee no" whenever one of them got "hurt".

That being said, they can still exist in the world, we could still see them here or there, which would make sense since they disbanded and want to keep their heads low, but nope, can't have that cause reasons. The story has all kinds of issues beyond this and anyone who is not blinded by sheer devotion can see it. But they really should have taken the XI approach and given us a brand new cast of characters with minor interaction between us and the scions every once in a great while with each new story and expansion from here on out.

Its 6.1 and the start of a brand new story....We're not going to get major plot points and potential new characters introduced until the patch right before 7.0 or in 7.0 proper.