Review of 6.3 Story Content

[MikkoAkure]

One thing i had been wondering about plot wise:
If Halone and Menphina are Ice goddess, and their marks are put somewhere related to them and their elements, then Why did they put their marks in Coerthas? Up until 5 years ago it was a warm, lush climate much like La Noscea. lol

Bahamut altered the regions Aether turning them into the frost covered lands we see now.

Coerthas was always cold in winter, even before ARR. 1.0 Coerthas looked like high alpine tundra in the summertime, a mostly barren landscape with some ground cover and small groups of pine trees.

It's just that now it's permanently winter and they're trapped in an ice age.

[Kaurhz]

I enjoyed it, but it would be nice to see a direction or introduction of a new cast to steadily migrate into something new and fresh for 7.0.


To all those who are doing their routine "I'm unsubbing" - I look forward to seeing you in 6.4 where you can say the same once again.

[Midareyukki]

'-' I liked 6.3. It was fine. I'm not expecting Literature Awards-level of depth, but I'm also not seeing it degrade into something as boring as WoW is. It feels like the standard bland Final Fantasy plot I'm used to, and I'm okay with that.

I do agree that Zero being a foodie and constantly tipping her hat whenever her brain hamsters decide to work is really glaring and overdone. But until JP decides to tell SE that, we're not going to see any changes.

Otherwise, nothing major to point out, it was pretty standard. You guys sure the bad stuff you guys point out is that bad and makes you lose interest in the MSQ, or does it just sound that way because you're posting in the OFs?

[BaconBits]

Imagine someone saying " You know?" after everything they say you know?

Psst.

Pssst.

Dattebayo.

[ReynTime]

The current arc is boring. 6.3 was shite.

Alisaie being the teacher's, or in this case the writers', pet as always. Good thinking there giving me 2 dialog choices that force my WoL to take her little outburst seriously. I don't know why they seem so intent on forcing the player's WoL to be super emotional and act completely submissive to every Scion. "WoL is what the player shapes them to be" my arse.
Alisaie was particularly annoying here. And she does it again by acting like Zero is her bestie after spending less than an hour talking to her. She was just short of saying something like "Oh Zero that's so you hahaha".

By the way they're just gonna keep rehashing the dungeon map recycled for tedious MSQ chores every patch aren't they? The ceruleum busywork was clearly just included to pad this short patch. At least it wasn't as terrible as in 6.2 with the constant "go back a room, now another room, now another room, now go back to the last area, now go back a few rooms, now go back to the last area" pinnacle of quest design.

This patch MSQ in particular felt like the episode of an anime show for elementary school kids. Lowering stakes doesn't mean lowering the nuance and age of the target demographic.

[Xaruko_Nexume]

only thing I didn't like about the MSQ was the role playing garbage they keep throwing down our throats. I detest playing characters that are not my own(yes I know I'm outnumbered in that mindset but I also know I'm not the only one. I would rather have the option to do something else and watch a CS of these other characters). other than that I quite like the MSQ.

This is my only issue with the patch. I hate any time a game makes me play as another character or vehicle, etc.

I thought MSQ continued to be brilliant, and very much enjoyed the new dungeon, trial, and alliance raid. So much new content in a single patch.

[SannaR]

The current arc is boring. 6.3 was shite.

Alisaie being the teacher's, or in this case the writers', pet as always. Good thinking there giving me 2 dialog choices that force my WoL to take her little outburst seriously. I don't know why they seem so intent on forcing the player's WoL to be super emotional and act completely submissive to every Scion. "WoL is what the player shapes them to be" my arse.
Alisaie was particularly annoying here. And she does it again by acting like Zero is her bestie after spending less than an hour talking to her. She was just short of saying something like "Oh Zero that's so you hahaha".

By the way they're just gonna keep rehashing the dungeon map recycled for tedious MSQ chores every patch aren't they? The ceruleum busywork was clearly just included to pad this short patch. At least it wasn't as terrible as in 6.2 with the constant "go back a room, now another room, now another room, now go back to the last area, now go back a few rooms, now go back to the last area" pinnacle of quest design.

This patch MSQ in particular felt like the episode of an anime show for elementary school kids. Lowering stakes doesn't mean lowering the nuance and age of the target demographic.

Alisaie's behavior actually fits her though. She's always looking for a way to improve herself and her skills. Alisaie wants to hopefully one day be as good if not surpass the WoL so of course she would get slightly upset about missing out on a chance to go and do that. Then there's her relationship with G'Raha where it sort of is sibling-ish but also slightly rivalry-ish.

When it comes to Zero why should she be prickly towards someone the WoL, Estinien and Y'shtola seem to be ok with even if they're a half voidsent. Even if said person had tried to kill them. One could say that the WoL from a certain point of view also tried to kill her yet hasn't allowed that to color her view of us. The nail in the coffin so to speak was Zero reiterating again that she didn't enjoy having been Zenos's avatar. That and she likes personalities like the one Zero has/is growing into. She doesn't have an older sister or a female remodel like Alphinaud does with Estinien. I'm sure Moenbryda would have been that person, but we all know how that ended.

[Cheremia]

Exactly, at least Emet's snap serves a purpose too. Zero's m'lady tip is being used to punctuate her dialogue and the whole scene has to pause whilst she does it which makes it even more obvious how repetitive it is.

It does serve a purpose tho?

Its always used when she thinks about something
It‘s her thinking quirk

If you dont want to show confusion and uncertainty, hiding your eyes/face is a good way to do so

But to each their own, you dont need to like it after all

[Saraide]

It does serve a purpose tho?

Its always used when she thinks about something
It‘s her thinking quirk

If you dont want to show confusion and uncertainty, hiding your eyes/face is a good way to do so

But to each their own, you dont need to like it after all

Having a custom made body they probably didnt want to give her an animation set of any specific race and instead just gave her her own custom thinking emote.

[VelKallor]

Halone's stone being in Coerthas makes sense when Ishgard is dedicated to her right nearby. The question is whether Halone's stone is there because of the Ishgardian church, or if the Ishgardian church is there because of Halone's stone. Might be getting into "chicken or the egg" territory without further lore, though.

I find myself wondering whether as certain persons grave was those close to that stone by deliberate intent.

BTW has anyone told Halone what the Inquisition does in her name? Forcing people to jump off a cliff to prove their innocence? I doubt even She would be forgiving of that.