Quote Originally Posted by Talonk View Post
I didn't look any of them up. You have to be completely disjointed from the story to not know what an x.3 patch has been in the past. They are big finale patches except 2.3 which is more out of the norm for just being a build up and not a finale. Not the ops alt but just proving a point that the patch cycle has been well structured and we are in a giant filler phase.
Well unlike other expansions which used their patches as a way to end the story of that expansion, Endwalker was done with 6.0. Now the patches are there to work towards 7.0. Of course it would feel different thanks to that. On top of that the first huge plot is finally resolved.

Did you guys really think that they would get us to the next story in a blink of the eye?

I love that they take their time for this but I am also one that enjoys smaller adventures too.

Also why would this be filler? We have absolutely no idea how the stuff that is happening right now will affect the world and thus 7.0. And even if it was completely self contained, I am sad that smaller complete adventures seems to count as filler..even when it builds the world the characters live in even more.