Does anyone else feel like the Pandaemonium story was rushed in Abyssos?

[Vahlnir]

Rushed? I don't think so. A lot at once? Absolutely. But I actually enjoyed the raid story this time around. I'm hoping that they stick the landing with the final set of raids.

[Atelier-Bagur]

I didn't think it was rushed at all. They've answered some questions along with finally officially confirming some details. I also liked the cliffhanger at the end which just opens up more questions.

[Amenara]

It didn't feel that rushed to me, though I was surprised that they wrapped up the father/son thing in this part. It also left me really interested in seeing where they are going to go to finish up the story.

[SassyAssassin]

I was expecting a scene where Lahabrea looks at his hard to pronounce named son being tied up and says such devastation was not his intention, then Gaius appears out of thin air to say “Wait!!! Thats my line” but what can you do

[Knot_D]

Not rushed at all, everything was pretty content for me IMO.

[Iscah]

They have explained why his soul may have room to be merged with Igeyorhm in Heavensward.

I don't think that was the significance of that scene. Rather, it establishes that soul merging was something the Ancients did, and not unique to the Ascians. It works between two unsundered souls; no need to "make room" to fit a second one in.

They've come back to clear up the old line about it being the "true power of the Echo" and I like it.

[Rokke]

I feel like the norm for raids is that very little happens the first 2 tiers and then everything explodes and is quickly cleaned up in the 3rd. I actually love that the ball started rolling sooner this time around.

Like really why an anamnesis anyder remix? I don't get it, it just felt anticlimactic that way. .

its the different ascian themes spliced together: Thunderer (ascian boss theme), Without Shadow (general ascian theme) and Shadows Withal (jazzy
ascian theme).

[Rannie]

Didn't feel rushed at all. I enjoyed it even though I spoiled the story for myself in the lore subforum... damn me being so nosey with spoiler tags ^_^

[Dels]

even Hesperos all felt like actual characters in the Asphodelos storyline.

Your memory is deceiving you. Hesperos was introduced really quickly in a 30-second flashback exposition and then you fought him. He came out of nowhere and really had no development.

[AwesomeJr44]

Your memory is deceiving you. Hesperos was introduced really quickly in a 30-second flashback exposition and then you fought him. He came out of nowhere and really had no development.

I seem to remember him showing up and having a conversation with us before we fought him, as well as a cutscene beforehand telling us what he was like before being a hemitheos. Neither of which occurred for Hegemone.

To clarify, I'm not saying Hesperos was amazing, but he had SOMETHING.