/r/ffxivdiscussion: Japanese reception to Dawntrail MSQ [SPOILERS]

[LittleArrow]

I was curious how the JP community were receiving the expansion. I can't say I disagree with their sentiments. Thanks for sharing. However, it's important to keep in mind these are handpicked comments on a possibly biased forum. I'd be interested in what our JP fellow WoL's are enjoying about the story too.

I agree with the criticisms posted here though. It feels like the writers who wrote the characters and dialogue haven't even played XIV before. Where's Alisaie's sassy sarcasm? Where's Alphinaud's leadership and Estinien crush? Where is our WoL? Almost every single line Wuk Lamat has said reminds me of our characters when we go to rally our team, forge ahead, fight for what's right, and make some super stupid decisions. I don't even mind another main character but at least let my character do something; teach her, guide her, admonish her. There's maybe one line about her sulking. I'm literally just a background nobody in a video game.

I've said it before and I'll say it again, if I didn't want to play as the main character I wouldn't play a video game, I'd watch a movie / read a book / partake of any other kind of media. My WoL wasn't always super powerful, often times we lost or were on the run to try to figure something out; I don't need a power trip. I just wanted a well balanced and properly integrated story into this beautiful new continent with a genuinely sweet and cute character, Wuk Lamat. What I got was writing that has no idea how to integrate the WoL or anyone else besides the new characters that they themselves made up. I truly, truly hope this isn't the direction this game is going in, because it's sad to see characters I've played alongside for 10yrs get lobotomized and thrown in the background.