What's the point with that quite lackluster story in Endwalker?

[Solarra]

If we levelled our Trust by role rather than each individual, we'd be able to switch around a bit more, perhaps. Meaning we would need to level so many healers, dps and all rounders and could then choose from a list of available characters to fill the role. Personally, I wouldn't mind Trust levelling getting a rework.
I think the Squadron has been pretty much abandoned at this stage and can't see them going back to it.

The idea of the scions being my WoL's 'forever friends' wouldn't have bothered me quite as much in ShB as it does now. In ShB I felt part of a team, after EW I'm back to feeling like an errand-girl for the posh and privileged. Right now, I'm sick and tired of most of the scions and I'd like a break.

[BRVV]

Oh and i like to add: The scions all going their own way and eventually (probably in the 7.x patches) returning after their own adventures (maybe with a scar or a new job or new friends) would make them less bland more interesting.

[Necrotica]

Oh and i like to add: The scions all going their own way and eventually (probably in the 7.x patches) returning after their own adventures (maybe with a scar or a new job or new friends) would make them less bland more interesting.

Seeing as how the devs hate having time passing be a thing, in universe it was probably about 30 minutes between the scions pretending to disband and us meeting back up with Tataru to see how everyone is doing.

[Spooky_Tanuki]

Endwalker was easily my favorite expansion. I didn’t mind Zodiark not being the final boss. It would’ve been predictable.

[ReynTime]

I hope at least Thancred and Urianger (my favorite of the current Scions) quit their lives as Trusts before 7.0. It's never a good thing to keep characters around after their development and story arcs end.
And though I like Vrtra as a character I hope he doesn't succumb to the thirst for adventure idiocy and childishly sticks with that instead of focusing on his role as a leader of a nation. Assuming we finish this rescue arc before 7.0, he has no business staying in the party much longer.

I wish G'raha and Y'shtola would stay behind. But Y'shtola will probably stay a Trust forever, and G'raha just joined. So counting with Krile three of the spots are guaranteed with returning characters. This last patch gave me hope as much as the twins have their fans, they might actually find themselves busy with their own thing. I wouldn't have any problem with Alisaie staying, but Alphinaud's arc is also finished. Not only did he finish helping out carry on his grandfather's duty in saving Eorzea but also found his resolve and vocation.

Zero's development is going so fast I don't think anyone can say for sure she's not just a temporary ally for the current patch storyline, or if she will join the WoL indefinitely.

Endwalker was easily my favorite expansion. I didn’t mind Zodiark not being the final boss. It would’ve been predictable.

As predictable as the fakeouts in Ultima Thule and the power of friendship against Meteion?

Face it, if they opted to have Zodiark as the final boss, you would have just said something along the lines of "well of course, Zodiark was always going to be the final antagonist".



On another subject I'm surprised aveyond liked the SMN rework. Sure it fits the job fantasy better... But the gameplay execution is so mind-numbingly boring and repetitive even by XIV job design standards it was the worst experience I ever had in a MMORPG in 15 years. And I have never been so glad it shares level with scholar. Besides, that has not been how Summoning has worked in mainline Final Fantasy since 2001. It's interesting how the team handpicks what should be based on 90s Final Fantasy design and what shouldn't, even though those first 10 games were released more than 2 decades ago.

[Celine_Aurora]

Regarding Trusts, there's no reason they couldn't keep all the Scions (and Zero?) as Trusts while not writing them into the main story. First, devrees of separation between story and gameplay are always expected. Second, we canonically have the power to summon allies from across the world, possibly from across the Rift.

[jamjeeshoul77]

Over a year later I find myself reminiscing about the insane endwalker hype. Watching the final cutscene of Shadowbringers with the guitar song playing and all the characters looking up at the moon…the mystery…the hype…omg it was insane. And then we got what we got…it’s really kind of depressing honestly…endwalker could have been so much more…so much more…but it wasn’t…it was okay…and for some reason that makes me really really sad

[Heroman3003]

Poor logic given that Ktisis gave us different trust NPCs to use and they could easily create more. If Trusts are the issue seems like a copout if you ask me. I hope "I am a real man now" Vrrtra and Ryne weren't just one and done trustee members.

Squadrons are heavily underutilized. They really need to put more focus into Grand Companies. They seem to have just flat out abandoned them in their entirety.

Duty support and trusts are very different things as well. We could use trusts to bring Ryne to the Source. Don't forget, game makes a difference between Duty Support and Trusts for a reason. Duty Support stuff is canon, trusts not so much.

[Graeham]

Rine and Prince Nyanyan and Hairy Bolder can not be the Scallion. Must bring in good chara like the God King Solus and Scottish Fordola and Grynewhat except they wearing the mask so is mystery who they are. They are fire the old Scallion and say we Scallion now. They have edgy discussion in camp with the mask. Grynewhat say it is the birthday Where is marshmellow and candle cake. King Solus say HAHAHA we burn them all and blow out candle. And story it go to help the Garlemalding defeat the Corvo Attano and restore the monarch and steal the cheesie burger for hungry Garlemalding.

[magtuired]

Wanted to say, while I actually overall enjoyed Endwalker I always appreciate browsing this thread and seeing peoples talking points since the criticisms are usually fair and I feel like people articulate my issues with the plot holes much better than I do myself.