Quote Originally Posted by Vahlnir View Post
It also amuses me that even you left out the "exciting" part.
I did not expect Endwalker / Shadowbringer levels of excitement.
I expected a more relaxed storyline with lots or world building for future stuff, peppered with a few local problems that needs the intervention of my WoL/Scions to be resolved.

I was pleasantly surprised when Alexandrian forces showed up and SE picking up on another shard world. Going into Heritage found was definitely exciting. (Plus I got to make trolley joke)

The writers just dropped the ball through the whole planet in that last zone though. It could have been an epic trip into the actual shard world Alexandria is from but they botched it completely with some fake-y matrix stuff and shoehorned "moral dilemma" that was then glossed over completely.

Yah, I definitely got "paint dry" vibes in the last zone.
Quote Originally Posted by fioravictorine View Post
Furina is still the MC of the Fontaine arc, Focalors a means to the end.
Yeah lets just agree to disagree on that part.
Furina is an important person (just like any Archon) but she is not the main character.

That would be Neuvilette because this whole thing is essentially his story about how he gets his authority back from the usurpers.

The main reason for mixed XIV story is just that the plot is full of holes and poorly executed. It's not really about the role of the WoL. For most of XIV we are always just there and witness events, lending our strength to defeat baddies when needed but ultimately others shape the future.