6.2 MSQ Story Review

[GeminiReed]

I fully expected to just hold my nose through this patch because I dislike horror. I was wrong... oh so wrong.

I loved the story and the new character. Heck the trial has restored my faith in their fight design team. No sooper sekaret spot on the wall to watch or animation to interpret. I may even consider running the EX.

[GeminiReed]

I'm glad they seem to be on pace to wrap up the 13th before 7.0, too. We already did an entire xpac focused on going into a reflection and saving it. Keep the party (various Scions) together, and go on a new adventure.

While I was running the story I was desperately hoping for a "As long as you don't expect me to eat the Dark like you did the Light..." response. Alas, t'was not to be.

[Atreides]

Ignoring the 13th would be the dumbest thing we could possibly do because it can and will affect other shards and the source if left unchecked so it's either destroy or save it. Golbez surely is not just sitting there being content with ruling over the 13th.
I mean it's a "plot convinience" that right around that time they actually plan to start doing their move we show up but yeah. I'm actually intrigued and was interested in the 13th since it was first introduced in ARR.

[Kes13a]

I want a story that feels like a story and not a full on power fantasy, which is what FFXIV feels at time with the whole WoL blessed by Hydaelyn angle. Rather than allowing the protagonist faction to struggle and grow it feels like after Shadowbringers everything is just handed to them literally, from Alphinaud's clothes to these magic crystals that solve everyone's problems.

Given that there's not much else to do this patch at least I can spend time in other RPGs that realize this fact and thus create more captivating and intriguing plotlines. Even people blessed by the gods in other games don't have such an easy ride as they do here.

hopefully you manage to find a game you like and enjoy. (I mean this)

because a majority of what you post clearly indicates you do not like or enjoy anything about this one. good luck ^^

[Thaciscokidd]

It was a good introduction to the workings of the 13th. A info dump with the new character as our guide to how the 13th works.

In the long run, while I thought that we might be totally moving away from the Ascians overall but this opens up the opportunity to go to other shards seeing that they ultimately sparked the Contramemoria war with the introduction of summoning. So through Atomos travel we do have the possibility to visit other shards.

Its cool that there are "peaceful" voidsent something that I wasn't totally expecting.

I am intrigued about what Golbez game is or is it truly just FF4 in FF14 and he is being manipulated Zemus

[Jirah]

I liked HW split route with the trials, hate that the trail are now MSQ required again like in ARR. Means less story and for all that it’s worth the MSQ main story feels like a side story. Still interesting but the side stories usually end things off without any lingering threads. When MSQ do it, then it makes me worried as to where in the hell is the story going?

[aveyond-dreams]

I'd prefer to get a separate trial series questline instead of whatever that Tataru questline is supposed to be.

Later on I just hope that Maehiro comes back as soon as possible and makes 7.0 everything that Endwalker wasn't.

[Zanarkand-Ronso]

hopefully you manage to find a game you like and enjoy. (I mean this)

because a majority of what you post clearly indicates you do not like or enjoy anything about this one. good luck ^^

Preaching to the Choir.
I tried that a few times, I dont think they are as interested in other games as they claim.
FFXIV just that good.

[Darthgummibear]

The following is a review and my thoughts of the MSQ for 6.2, and as such will be contained within the following spoiler tags:

The quest that went more into the backstories of the fiends was good, but I would’ve liked to have learned their back stories before we started going after them.

This was a definite sticking point for me. Getting that completely backwards was a huge misstep.

hopefully you manage to find a game you like and enjoy. (I mean this)

because a majority of what you post clearly indicates you do not like or enjoy anything about this one. good luck ^^

Or maybe they are simply agitated at the ball being seriously dropped for the current story direction.

[VelKallor]

It is a common sentiment that the scions feel too homogenized in their way of thinking and this makes for interactions that are rather predictable, aside from Zero.

And yet again. [ Citation and proof needed ]

WHO other than you says this? No one that I know of.

though it doesn’t do enough to solve the other issues our party has

..which are...?

The story would arguably be better off with it being shattered

....How? Why? To what end?

and reprise the role of dashing rogue that Thancred left vacant

Thancred isnt going anywhere, members of the Scions arent being retired either.