So that 7.1 msq...

[LisseyCrowe]

the only good part of the patch is the alliance raid story so fair and the new dungeon because I feel they used something with so many potential yet wasted

As someone not familiar with FFXI's world, and so cannot really feel nostalgic and/or identify what is and isn't references and such, is the Raid story really that good or ..?

Because from my PoV, it was essentially "Portal to another world opens randomly, villain that died off-screen is thus not dead and comes back with mysterious power (all while acting cartoonishly evil), go fight a bunch of bosses in random areas". I want to be wrong on this since I'm missing a lot of context, but yeah.

[Lollerblades]

As someone not familiar with FFXI's world, and so cannot really feel nostalgic and/or identify what is and isn't references and such, is the Raid story really that good or ..?

Because from my PoV, it was essentially "Portal to another world opens randomly, villain that died off-screen is thus not dead and comes back with mysterious power (all while acting cartoonishly evil), go fight a bunch of bosses in random areas". I want to be wrong on this since I'm missing a lot of context, but yeah.

Stupid lizard aside, it's a glorious nod to XI. The portal you take into the raid is via a voidwatch portal. The Walk if Echoes was mentioned by said boring lizard, which is neat how it ties Eorzea to Vana'diel.
With WoE being integral to Voidwatch and Wings of the he Goddess, I wouldn't be surprised if Lady Lilith is the big bad at some point.

[Coratanni]

Stupid lizard aside, it's a glorious nod to XI. The portal you take into the raid is via a voidwatch portal. The Walk if Echoes was mentioned by said boring lizard, which is neat how it ties Eorzea to Vana'diel.
With WoE being integral to Voidwatch and Wings of the he Goddess, I wouldn't be surprised if Lady Lilith is the big bad at some point.

Just like with previous raids, a person's enjoyment out of it's story will depend entirely on their familiarity with the original material. I never played FFXI so I have no understanding or attachment to it's world. The fights are okay, but I just kind of tuned out with the story.