Quote Originally Posted by CrownySuccubus View Post
As I've said elsewhere, Endwalker is the "Final Disc" of the FFXIV story. It's the "Hero's Return" portion of the tale where said heroes apply what they've learned into overcoming whatever the final adversary of the plot is. Sure, more dire stakes would have been cool, but it didn't make or break the arc. However, with that said, the reason the problem is so pronounced is because of the constant fake-outs. If you're not going to kill anyone in the main cast, then fine.....but stop trying to pretend that you might.



But that hadn't even happened yet, by that point in the story.
It doesnt matter if its the final disc. Noctis still dies in the final disc portion. So does Serah in 13-2. So does Gabranth in 12 etc. It's no excuse. Whats the excuse for no deaths or consequences in ShB then? Also....said heroes had to apply what theyve learned in this same expansion to defeat the end goal foe so im not sure any of that applies here whatsoever. Regardless, it doesnt change the fact that despite this expansion being advertised as dark and grim and scary, its filled with the most fluff and fanservice than any other expansion.