8.0 and Onwards.

[ShadowyZero]

People seem to forget that this is a Final Fantasy game and that the Scions are THE PARTY a.k.a. the main characters. .

i am aware that this is Final Fantasy its one of the reasons i picked up this game because i grew up with the franchise as a lil boy with the games of nintendo, and original playstation and later the ps2 platform and further later when they added titles to the xbox360 and ps3

but its not wrong to ask for new adventure or journey
ffx's sequel had members of the same cast but they created a new story that didn't focus on the events of the past
ffiv's sequel focused on the child of cecil and rosa but still delivered new paths for their cast
ffxiii mixed up its story with its sequel as well giving us new direction an with a new party
the prequel to ffvii had us playing as Zack an already established character but gave us an endearing story an insights into characters we never heard of before and similarly with the sequel to ffvii the dirge of cerberus we play as vincent valentine an get to save the planet with him as the leading star of the game

so what makes ffxiv so different from all that??? i am confused by your reply that we can't mix up the cast or go off on a brand new story when in the FF history they've done just that with sequels and prequels