FFXIV's Story vs. Endgame content

[HiirNoivl]

Aurum Vale... Darkhold, Ifrit, Moogle... they're all related to the Seventh Umbral Era......

1.23 we'll have more imperial related stuff so it's fine.

[Endemerrin]

Aurum Vale... Darkhold, Ifrit, Moogle... they're all related to the Seventh Umbral Era......

1.23 we'll have more imperial related stuff so it's fine.

But they don't have any real umpf to them. Aurum Vale? No cutscenes or significant characters to advance plot and story. Same for Dakrhold, and Ifrit, and Moogle.

There's cutscenes, but their just flavor that add nothing to the story. They introduce no characters. There's no real connection to the story, and we're more or less forced to skip them anyways to do speed runs.

Related isn't what I'm looking for. I'm looking for involvement. Storyline cutscenes with plot and advancement. Unique characters that develop over time instead of appearing once and never being heard from again. That's what we lack, and that's what we need more than ever for a Final Fantasy title.

The fights and raids we have now are just that, fights and raids with minimal impact on the story in terms of what we actually witness and are a part of. Sure we kill them, but there's no lengthy cutscenes or deep and intricate plots. It's all straight forward and we barely get any closure.