The Representation We Actually Need

[aveyond-dreams]

Like it or not, but the "hero cycle" is essential in story-telling as it promotes a feeling of progress and adventure for the player/reader. There is no more hero cycle in FFXIV, as the WoL (you) has already finished the adventure flawlessly and with zero sign of struggle. You're immaculate and untouchable and everyone revolves around you. The Scions have been flanderized because they serve no greater role than to be comedic side pieces void of any progression or meaning to your story.

Basically this. I want a story that does more than just hand me victory on top of victory combined with whipping out the Azem crystal every other trial - and I'd like to be surrounded by more traditional archetypes rather than the OCs and comfort characters like G'raha Tia and the myths roe that have come to burrow their way into the game.

Characters that have an arc where they might oppose you and come around later like Beatrix are also great, we could have maybe had that with Urianger and even Zenos if the writers were bold enough but instead we got...Alisae barking in his face like a brat and him turning into a dragon because at that point in the story everything that could have made sense was long gone.