What are the gods for?

[Elissar]

Im afraid theyre gonna go the "humanity no longer need gods" despite the twelve being a widespread religion. I really hope not...But im a closet pessimist lol.

I hope not! I would like to be more...cautiously optimistic lol. If they get rid of the Twelve, they will put the Scions/WoL above anything else and we may not see Eorzea with the same mystique aura. Unfortunately we have some constancy in the FFXIV lore: monarchy is bad, a republic of equals is better and democracy above all (Ul'dah attempt, Ishgard, Ala Mhigo...), such fact makes me apprehensive about Myths of the Realm conclusion.

Thats true. Now that i think about it in every new zone we go to beliefs are one of the first things talked about and there are quest chains exploring various aspects of it, plus a groups religious sriptures played a roll in saving them.

They handled radz-at-han perfectly.

[Cleretic]

Unfortunately we have some constancy in the FFXIV lore: monarchy is bad, a republic of equals is better and democracy above all (Ul'dah attempt, Ishgard, Ala Mhigo...), such fact makes me apprehensive about Myths of the Realm conclusion.

Not quite. Or rather, generally correct but the mindset at play is that things are rarely that simple. Democracy's great and especially appealing to a country trying to distance itself from an unequal past, but there's perfectly understandable reasons why a country either wouldn't pursue it at all (see: Doma generally liking Hien's leadership), would fail to transition into it (see: Ul'dah's Syndicate clinging to power), or would reject it once they have it (see: Garlemald embracing authoritarianism, although I still have problems with this one). And even when you have democracy, let's not pretend that it doesn't have any problems (see: Sharlayan).

I'd generally summarize FFXIV's outlook politically as 'overthrowing a terrible government is good, but you'd better have a good plan and alternative'. And this generally only crosses over with its approach on religion--which I've mentioned I mostly really like and respect--in cases of theocracies like Gridania and Ishgard.