/r/ffxivdiscussion: Has FFXIV had any major retcons or plot holes in the story?

[Lady_Silvermoon]

No, the explanation is that the writers wanted her and you to share a bond and a plan to rectify the fact that used to be an unknown force of good without much of a relationship to you. They wanted to retroactively make all the moments where she was just a bland voice speaking to you matter. That's why she couldn't lose her memory. The entire story makes sense once you realize that the writers wanted certain things to be and then just hammered the leadup into shape just so that it could somehow work.

All I can do is hope they did not actually think that the majority of the playerbase would be flattered that she thought we were so awesome she was willing to burn babies in their crib to bring us into being. But given almost every person who has suffered unspeakably so that we could exist has been dragged out their coffin to assure us they are glad for it, I can't entirely dismiss your reading which just makes me fall deeper into despair. What were they thinking?

I wish we could get some sort of EW autopsy where they explain how this happened and how they will ensure it never happens again.

[Eisi]

What were they thinking?

This is a bottomless abyss, m'lady. They weren't thinking. I'll say it again: Don't think about the story more than the writers did.

[Lady_Silvermoon]

This is a bottomless abyss, m'lady. They weren't thinking. I'll say it again: Don't think about the story more than the writers did.

I will do my best to forget. But it might take a few well-placed brain bleeds to wipe from my memory what all they made my character responsible for. I'm banking on future stories helping me forget the horror show that is EW, but the trust is gone. I have a feeling DT will just be worse or even more of the same would be terrible at this point.