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[AkiRouscelia]

Sorry for going off in a tangent here, I'm curious if Ferne or any other developers might like to share some insight on the absence of the West Shroud so far in the media. We've seen all areas minus the West Shroud in the Alpha preview video collections and it has me wondering.

Looking back at the very first FFXIV 2.0 concept art .pdf there's a piece of art for an area in the shroud that I consider to be West Shroud. Doing a bit of thinking and screen shot research we can see that the Eorzean Stratum (that large crystal object) to the west of the new Camp Tranquil as seen in the alpha preview video.



Surely there must be a West Shroud, right?

[NoloeTazier]

Sorry for going off in a tangent here, I'm curious if Ferne or any other developers might like to share some insight on the absence of the West Shroud so far in the media. We've seen all areas minus the West Shroud in the Alpha preview video collections and it has me wondering.

Looking back at the very first FFXIV 2.0 concept art .pdf there's a piece of art for an area in the shroud that I consider to be West Shroud. Doing a bit of thinking and screen shot research we can see that the Eorzean Stratum (that large crystal object) to the west of the new Camp Tranquil as seen in the alpha preview video.



Surely there must be a West Shroud, right?

West Shroud connects to Mor Dhona and I also think it's the higher level area of The Twelveswood, not sure. Best way to hide pretty picturesque Mor Dhona is not allowing people to get to "close." Be interesting to see if we can view the Crystal Tower in the distance. Could also be that West Shroud was hit hardest by Megaflare/Dalamud debris and it has some major changes. Maybe Gelmorra has been uncovered, those ruins were in North West of the West Shroud after all.

[AkiRouscelia]

... Maybe Gelmorra has been uncovered, those ruins were in North West of the West Shroud after all.

I was thinking the same. Especially considering the ruins tag in the original 2.0 .pdf file for the Shroud map. That's pretty much why I consider it the western side, anyway.

I agree that it's a good way to keep the surprises that lay in Mor'Dhona under wraps.