Quote Originally Posted by Zanarkand-Ronso View Post
Nobody argued that, the Fact and Point is they just simply didnt. You dont just add in characters just because, the story was written that adding a new party member just wasn't relevant to the narrative. Disagree with it all you want, but thats just how it is, and it didn't hurt the game. 6.1 is the START of the new journey, by design its filler & exposition to set things up.
They will tell their story how they want to tell it.
I remember recruiting Leliana quite early on in Dragon Age Origins, that was fun. Her character was then subsequently fleshed out as I played the game. It has been done before, to great effect, and I see no reason why FFXIV could not have done something similar in 6.1.