Quote Originally Posted by Lepus_Aetherius View Post
Since 5.0, FFXIV has portrayed the Ancients as a perfect, sane group of people who do not care about life and death, who do not take things personally, and who, despite their mood swings, are different from humans.
In 6.0 the Ancients are more closely detailed, and to do so requires breaking down many illusions, so that in the 6.0 story the writers' twist on their portrayal creates a slight fragmentation. This fragmentation is not destined to provide a "story that will please everyone", but at least I can understand it.
5.0's description of the Ancients is entirely through Emet-Selch's heavily biased point of view, after spending millenia looking back through rose-tinted glasses. In 6.0 we actually go back and see them for ourselves.