Quote Originally Posted by Volgia View Post
We didn't have a big connection to the First and the story worked just fine.
Did you miss an entire storyline? the Crystal Tower IS from the first, Emet Selch IS from the reason Garlean Empire did what they did. All of it resulted in the Black Rose calamity which caused G'raha to go to the first.
Also the entirety of Warriors of Darkness herald from the first, who visited the source FIRST, so many connections.