Quote Originally Posted by aveyond-dreams View Post
Ten years. That is how long they had to make something of these characters and to be fair, it seemed that they were going somewhere back in Shadowbringers only for Endwalker to bring utter and complete stagnation on all fronts. With each passing day it seems that Shadowbringers really was nothing more than a lucky accident, as evidenced by everything else that transpired in the base 6.0 MSQ.

You cannot hope to carry FFXIV for 10 more years with this cast if it remains as is - ungrowing, unchanging, and at best learning the same bluntly forced lessons over and over again while any former grit and seriousness is stripped away so that the junior writers feel confident enough in making jokes every so often.

Everything really did go off the rails once Maehiro moved on to FFXVI. At least he was aware that at some point a character has served their purpose and can be retired and looked back upon fondly like Ysayle. Instead the current powers at be are eager to shove sparkly eyed burger eating G'raha Tia in our faces and (original oc please do not steal) Zero wondering what a friend is as if we really needed a subplot pulled straight out of a care bears movie in the MSQ.

At least those of us who have the mental fortitude to accept writing aimed at more adult gamers can find some solace in FFXVI - from the now famous moment mid-fight where Benedikta kicks Torgal across the roof of the castle they're fighting on to the following scene that I will be putting in spoiler tags, as it could be considered heavy spoilers for the game. Tension. Drama. Loss. Things we used to have in this game but all of it sacrificed on the altar dedicated to goofy slice of life antics and Loporrits.





I'm going to quote this as an example when people say "omg, people are just saying their opinion on the story without being negative towards those that do enjoy it. Leave them alone!".

those of us with the mental fortitude
aimed at more adult gamers
care bears movie
If you can't make your point without mocking/insulting others, then expect the same in return. You're a broken record. You're right, it's been TEN years. And you're still here.