Final Fantasy XIV Hot Takes

[Carin-Eri]

I don't enjoy how events with Zodiark played out, and having to fight Hydaelyn.

I've been of the mind that we would've been better served by Zodiark being a much bigger threat than he was in the end. In fact I'd have preferred it if Hydaeyln's 'test' was NOT us having to fight her, but her observing how we'd fare fighting the actual Zodiark.

[Absurdity]

I don't enjoy how events with Zodiark played out, and having to fight Hydaelyn.

I've been of the mind that we would've been better served by Zodiark being a much bigger threat than he was in the end. In fact I'd have preferred it if Hydaeyln's 'test' was NOT us having to fight her, but her observing how we'd fare fighting the actual Zodiark.

That didn't just bother you. Zodiark had been slowly built up for like 9 years only to get stomped in 10 minutes like he's some minor antagonist for a small zone story, to then be replaced by even bigger bad that gets pulled out of a magic hat. Sure it subverted my expectations, doesn't make it good though.

Stormblood gets overhated by people who only care about story, and most Heavensward/ARR jobs played like garbage, with MCH being the one major exception.

Ever since around the middle of Shadowbringers I've had the opinion that Stormblood was the best expansion we ever got and probably will get. The MSQ was pretty bad until around 4.3 but the MSQ took up maybe 5% of my playtime and the actual pve gameplay experience was great.

[Lunaxia]

I don't enjoy how events with Zodiark played out, and having to fight Hydaelyn.

I've been of the mind that we would've been better served by Zodiark being a much bigger threat than he was in the end. In fact I'd have preferred it if Hydaeyln's 'test' was NOT us having to fight her, but her observing how we'd fare fighting the actual Zodiark.

Sometimes I have to remind myself that the most anticipated and long-awaited encounter in the game, with supposedly the most ancient and powerful being in-universe, wound up as the early game level X3 trial against a soulless puppet the sidekick villain introduced one (1) expansion ago put on as easily as you would a pair of socks before being obliterated and becoming irrelevant entirely, and I feel very tired.