Thread: No Hildibrand in 3.1?

Originally Posted by BreathlessTao

No Hildibrand - ever again, I hope. Have not been missing him, not gonna miss him either.

My thoughts as well. His quests were the only ones I've ever actually actively started skipping cutscenes on without even watching them once. I get that he's supposed to be there for comic relief (particularly given how the MSQ can be pretty dark at times) but comic relief only works when it's, you know, actually funny. I know some people enjoy him but if there was ever any question as to whether resources should be spent on more Hildebrand stuff or literally anything else, I'd opt for anything else.

Originally Posted by BreathlessTao

No Hildibrand - ever again, I hope. Have not been missing him, not gonna miss him either.

IIRC, arent they focusing on some new characters for the main-side-quest for Heavensward, instead of Hildibrand?

Tis a sad day.

Originally Posted by BreathlessTao

No Hildibrand - ever again, I hope. Have not been missing him, not gonna miss him either.

The only time I'm gonna want Hildi gone is if the MSQ ever stops being so depressing to go through and starts actually being something to look forward to, rather than a roulette wheel for which useless NPC I'd gonna die next. The game kinda needs something light hearted and cheerful so it doesn't cross the wangst event horizon.

Hildibrand seems to be one of those things that some people love and some people hate.

I hate it a lot. I woudn't care that it was there if it wasn't mandatory to unlock trial roulette, but as it is, I'll rather never have it again...

But we'll have it again, for sure. FF XIV is cattering to the kind of people who likes Hildibrand, so....We'll have more Hildibrand...

Wasn't it already confirmed that Hildy wasn't showing up in the 3.0 set of patches so they could work on other side stories? I couldn't recall exactly where I saw that, though.

There is a different side story in 3.1 which wasn't mentioned in the latest live letter for some reason. It's supposed to be about the students in Ishgard attending some school or whatever. They've likened it to FFVIII. I'm not sure why they aren't talking more about it, unless the beginning of the side quest is somehow related to the MSQ. We should have the school sidequests, and more post moogle sidequests.

As for Hildebrand... did anyone do the Mor Dhona sidequests from 3.0, that feature the Doman children starting their own adventurer's guild and investigating mysteries? That storyline ended with a cliff hanger, and the plot really seemed to be Hildebrand-esque. I have the feeling they are setting up the plot of a future Hildebrand investigation, much like when we had to rub body lotion on Godbert back in 2.0.

Originally Posted by Gunspec

As for Hildebrand... did anyone do the Mor Dhona sidequests from 3.0, that feature the Doman children starting their own adventurer's guild and investigating mysteries? That storyline ended with a cliff hanger, and the plot really seemed to be Hildebrand-esque. I have the feeling they are setting up the plot of a future Hildebrand investigation, much like when we had to rub body lotion on Godbert back in 2.0.

Doman Adventurers Guild is actually a separate section in the journal already (somewhere in sidequests I think or some such). So yeah, it does look like it's gonna be a longer running story.