Thoughts about future lower stakes adventures we can have?

[Carin-Eri]

We were adventures for maybe twenty levels before we got pulled into the Scions, I have no idea why people have such nostalgia for that.

For my taste, I'd like to go back to mid-sized journeys. Not world ending but not grocery runs for the local waifs either. Another aggressive tribe or country, stakes that are important for us on a local level but not some cosmic threat.

Personally, I don't mind the whole 'Scion' thing.

However, I know that some don't like the fact that becoming a Scion was, really, something that happened through circumstance rather than something we actively sought. And that 'Scion' became our identity (well, that and Warrior of Light). In fact that may be one of the reasons that Zenos' line ("isn't that so.... Adventurer") before our final battle against him was a little more impactful for some - it was the first time in a long time that anyone had referred to us as "Adventurer".

[Renalt]

I don't know if ever going to a casual adventure will really work when we are basically a walking cruise missile. Any "threat" now can simply be flicked away. It's like sending Superman to solve a local gang dispute. "Stop it or I'll bury you alive in a box and no force on this planet can stop me".

[TheGrimace]

Gotta help Estinien buy new shoes.

[NekoMataMata]

I just don't see how we can go back to being a simple adventurer again in a compelling and interesting way. That's how we had 4.1 dungeon and they vaguely tried with 6.1. Which missed the mark but considering that's SE's idea of being a humble adventurer again, I'd rather stick with the saving the world high stakes stuff. I just don't think in a realistic way, a person ever goes from being a beacon of hope and a legendary hero back to simple tavern quest picking up adventurer. Like we'd legit be getting ARR Titan and 2.X ARR quests all over again if we did.

I actually liked the Drowned City of Skalla and the bit of story around it.

I couldn't do that non-stop though. The reason it worked was because it was set up at the right time. It was also short and sweet, not particularly prolonged for the sake of dragging things out. The alternative to Skalla in the MSQ would've been sitting through a handful of cutscenes with Lyse.

[Absimiliard]

I don't know if ever going to a casual adventure will really work when we are basically a walking cruise missile. Any "threat" now can simply be flicked away. It's like sending Superman to solve a local gang dispute. "Stop it or I'll bury you alive in a box and no force on this planet can stop me".

I think that's where SE's repeated implication of the WoL sandbagging most of the time has to come into play. Is it ideal? No, but at this point it's about the only way they can even be present on a normal battlefield without it being considered a war crime.

[TheGrimace]

Alisaie has to buy a present for Thancred, but she doesn't know whether to buy a gunblade or knives. The answer is found at the end of a fetch quest involving the Ruby Sea for some reason.

[Hallarem]

- Garlemalds legions, inner struggles and rebuilding. Return of Gabranth from Bozja storyline to see how they fold into it.

- Ilsabard and corvos situation, nagxia, opening up the map of Ilsabard for more adventures.

- Save Hingashi for last to be honest, after New World and Meracydia. I want our adventures to be centered around "earthly" problems, political problems, not solving world ending problems for a while. Continent wide problems maybe?


I think people think that the WoL is somekind of superman/superwoman and underestimate just how much a normal adventurer can do as well, when you consider how aether works and how the different jobs function. The WoL is not the only adventurer, they are THE adventurer, but they are far from unkillable and unbeatable. They have some funky powers, sure. A very large toolbox of skills. If the WoL was such a nuke as you claim, we wouldn't have trials or cutscene fights at all, they would just steamroll. You need to consider the power levels of the rest of the world of aether users too.

[TheMightyMollusk]

Alisaie has to buy a present for Thancred, but she doesn't know whether to buy a gunblade or knives. The answer is found at the end of a fetch quest involving the Ruby Sea for some reason.

Compromise.

A gun that shoots knives.

[GTK0HLK]

Honestly, was kinda hoping the latest patch require the WoL/D give some of their own Aether in order to assist in the long term the reclaiming of the 13th.
(along with _____ getting _____ aspected ______ within them which turned out to be ______)

as a means of lowering our power.(even though it's quite easy to see what it's purpose is, and I do not doubt some would say it's pretty weak change story wise.)

But, just cause the WoL/D can overcome anything in a 1v1/etc. doesn't mean that situations or people elsewhere cannot get to a comparable fraction of their overall.
[even with a couple of said folk with the right make up and ability or traits could lead an opposition] Be it a small group or plan will still cause an issue that would require collaborative efforts to overcome.
(though with newer, and less involvement with past characters could also have one running around more often than not. But it seems that SE still hasn't found a way. Unless DT was meant to be the true split off. which is almost a given, to never happen)

[AmorfaVex]

I just don't see how we can go back to being a simple adventurer again in a compelling and interesting way. That's how we had 4.1 dungeon and they vaguely tried with 6.1. Which missed the mark but considering that's SE's idea of being a humble adventurer again, I'd rather stick with the saving the world high stakes stuff. I just don't think in a realistic way, a person ever goes from being a beacon of hope and a legendary hero back to simple tavern quest picking up adventurer. Like we'd legit be getting ARR Titan and 2.X ARR quests all over again if we did.

With you 100%

I cant stand when NPCs call me an adventurer!

Im the WARRIOR OF FLIPPIN LIGHT/DARKNESS

Pfft, adventurer.