Clarifying whether or not the Warring Triad plotline is part of the main story

[MaeIsMean]

So, for those of us who are pretty new and didn't do any of this stuff when it was top end, is this saying that I need to actually finish the EX quests or I'll be locked out of stuff in 3.2?

[SendohJin]

So, for those of us who are pretty new and didn't do any of this stuff when it was top end, is this saying that I need to actually finish the EX quests or I'll be locked out of stuff in 3.2?

no, you don't.

[Frederick22]

Players must first complete the main scenario quest "As Goes Light, So Goes Darkness" and have also completed the quest "Gods of Eld".

the preview of Sephirot Hard Mode


Yes, hard mode is on the MSQ

[MaeIsMean]

Players must first complete the main scenario quest "As Goes Light, So Goes Darkness" and have also completed the quest "Gods of Eld".

the preview of Sephirot Hard Mode


Yes, hard mode is on the MSQ

Ok, I've done both of those, thank you.

[Kurogaea]

Unukalhai is almost guaranteed to be the questgiver and, let's face it, pretty name or no, everything Unukalhai is absolutely related to the MSQ.

Beyond that -

I believe that, for now the Triad will not required of you to progress in the MSQ, but will eventually become such. So, for now it's optional (since again, they're almost flat out saying Unukalhai is your questgiver) but it will eventually be an arc that is required to finish 3.X. Kind of like Ifrit/Garuda/Titan HM in 2.X, with Extreme mode still its own thing.

SE has stated in the past that they want to do multiple stories in parallel for 3.X and I believe this is one of their efforts to do so.

Aww, for a sec I though you meant branching stories, because that. would be. the shit. X)

[CyrilLucifer]

Aww, for a sec I though you meant branching stories, because that. would be. the shit. X)

Here's the exact quote (with source):

Yoshida: Of course, they will be an important character in the story. Looking back on the 2.X series, we believe that there was too much focus on the main characters, so based on that, we've divided the story of the 3.X series into several storylines and the content and main story will develop in parallel paths.

https://www.bluegartr.com/threads/12...3.1-and-Beyond

So to me it seems likely this is one of the parallel paths.

I would love branching storyline paths and options, though. That would be amazing.