What is the point of having a twist if nothing is done with it? (story spoiler)

[Shneibel]

so basically, you claim to read and watch everything & then forget about it and now you are here to complain and say it is SE faust ?

[Fantasy9]

That twist after the credits to the 2.55 story was dropped too. Nothing came of that either and he helps you during HW to boot.

[Averax]

That twist after the credits to the 2.55 story was dropped too. Nothing came of that either and he helps you during HW to boot.

Did you mean they completely just cut the scene, or just that nothing's been done with that scene yet.

[Gilraen]

I don't know, Square's been pretty good with keeping their story straight from what I've seen. The mess with Thancred was kind of out of left field until you think about how the events following it even happened. No, I think the really mess plot isn't the metaplot but rather Raubahn's during Heavensward. It felt like such an afterthought, like, "Wow, this is shaping up nicely... but I feel like we're forgetting something... oh shit, right, him... uh, guys, quick, write something up for Raubahn!"

[Evangela]

same old cliche as Kain Highwind and Golbeza bs. the difference is Thancred is way less important character. nobody cares about him.

*minor spoiler*

the Ul'dah revolution story was good in ARR but then it was cut short in HW. it feels like they don't know how to continue it or just want us to focus on Ishgard business.

it's FFIV stupid writing all over again. oh you're dead but now you're not dead anymore. ok you're reinstated, happy ending! ok...

[chronofantasy]

The whole thing with Thancred isn't really that bad. But what happens at the end of ARR story and then later comes back in Heavensward as if it wasn't as shocking kinda annoys me. Although in one sense I'm relieved it happened the way it happened since these things happened to a likeable character. I always feel that this story is like a PG rated Game of Thrones story. Although FF originally had stories like these in their older games way before GoT came out. But w/o GoT having no restriction on what they do, then it's easy to look at their story and what happens from that show since a lot of scenes are really shocking, cruel, and violent. Certain moments from any story tends to leave an impacting memory with you for life. (ie - spoiler from FF7 -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Aerith's death)

[StrejdaTom]

Just a little advice to you. Next time you forget about someone or something in story, read this:
http://gamerescape.com/2015/01/19/th...reborn-part-1/
http://gamerescape.com/2015/05/12/th...reborn-part-2/

It is really useful as the story is quite long.

[Chewy2nd]

That twist after the credits to the 2.55 story was dropped too. Nothing came of that either and he helps you during HW to boot.

FFXIV is an ongoing story, if they just played out every twist at the first opportunity, things would get a little boring. I was disappointed with the certain twist in Ul'dah, but it did change things still and now the whole syndicate dynamic has changed.

Plus we still have the rogue Crystal Braves out there, and with us likely heading toward Ala Mhigo in 4.0, I expect we will be seeing more of both them and Ul'dah

[Altanas]

The grim, cruel, dark 2.5 storyline could have easily been used to open up the way for content like Dynamis in FF14's 3 cities starting with Uldah.

This would have been a great way to continue three nation storylines alongside expansions.

I am sad at the way the expansion went, because the Uldah storyline relying on intrigue grew to be lot more interesting overall compared with Heavensward.

[Laerune]

Thancred is more active character in the story after 2.1. I think instead of Thancred, Lahabrea should have taken over the body of the Scion that you meet in the level 1-15 zone. If you did not start in Ul'Dah (did not play 1.0) then you will only meet Thancred for a short time during the Ifrit questline. I am not saying Thancred is forgettable, but SE should have made the vessal of Lahabrea be more connected to the warrior of light during the 2.0 storyline. When Lahabrea revealed himself as Thancred, instead of going "OOOH SHIT, OMFG Thancred MY BABY", my reaction was "Oh so there you were"

Now I like Thancred that is, because he had more screentime from 2.1 till 2.55.