FFXIV Dalmascan /Lore/Return ?

[Cleretic]

And before anyone goes "but xiv should be xiv instead of being xii," well what about Doma and how it was pulled out directly from FFVI?

Basically the only things 'pulled directly' from FFVI Doma for XIV's were the name, and a guy named Cyan living there. And maybe a water-centric demise of the castle, but I think at that point you're stretching the word 'directly' to the point of uselessness.

Honestly not sure why you picked Doma for this point, when the Four Archfiends are right there. They don't really make sense for this argument you've decided you're having with your own strawman either (I don't think anybody begrudges XIV going for some close-to-the-hilt references for fanservice every so often) but they're both much more recent and much closer to their source.

[Rekh]

Basically the only things 'pulled directly' from FFVI Doma for XIV's were the name, and a guy named Cyan living there. And maybe a water-centric demise of the castle, but I think at that point you're stretching the word 'directly' to the point of uselessness.

Honestly not sure why you picked Doma for this point, when the Four Archfiends are right there. They don't really make sense for this argument you've decided you're having with your own strawman either (I don't think anybody begrudges XIV going for some close-to-the-hilt references for fanservice every so often) but they're both much more recent and much closer to their source.

In the end it's up to me which example I choose; it's one of many. Furthermore, it's far from a strawman, it's an argument that has been documented by many in the past.