Quote Originally Posted by kpxmanifesto View Post
Yeah for real. SE was rushing to complete things so they could release the game without too much delay, and in their hurry they made an error. They had already delayed the release of the game for two weeks so they could edit the cutscenes on Ultima Thule.
People refusing to admit they were confused by a dumb, overwrought cutscene and instead saying that there's actually a giant writing mistake where the writers of Shadowbringers somehow forgot their own story despite the fact the "Hydaelyn stomping Zodiark" cave art is basically the symbol of that whole expansion, so they awkwardly made a cover-up is still one of the silliest conspiracy theories I've heard about this game.