Ilberd

[Belhi]

Eh, I don't believe we need to take the fight to Garlemald. Ala Mhigo was conquered fair and square - much like it sought to conquer the rest of Eorzea. 'Liberating' Ala Mhigo isn't necessarily a good thing. It's been quite some time since it was occupied and the people living there are unlikely to want the status quo to change - especially if they've come to befriend or look up to the Garlean stationed there. Let's not forget that there's likely to be a lot of Garlean civilians there too - what are we going to do with them? Kick them out? Force them to adhere to Eorzea's ways?

No. I'd rather the Garlemald situation be far more complex than going after the 'bad guys'. Especially when FF games have a long history of making sympathetic/morally grey antagonists.

I don't really get the logic of 'conquered fair and square' and I'm not sure that is even a fair call since basically Garlemald just marched in after the country had been ripped apart from a mad tyrant, only to then have the Garleans put in the boot. Either they took advantage of a crippled military or they instigated the civil unrest which would lay even more horrible things at their feet. By that logic can't we just Liberate it fair and square?

I do think we might have some issues in the Garleans there. One thing though is that Garlean's and the conquered people hold different social standings. Conquered people are a lower class than any Garlean civilians living their who aren't conquered people themselves. Im also not sure why a lot of Garlean civilians would be moving into Ala Mhigo. And for that matter, when it comes to forcing others to adher to their ways, how are the Garleans any better?

The logical reason we would seek to liberate Ala Mhigo is that the Garleans still want to conquer Eorzea. I think the chances of us switching sides and actually helping them do it is extremely low. They are also the most logical foe for the next expansion unless a new group invades from no where as Yoshi P said the Ascians would be taking a more background role for 4.0. Ala Mhigo is a launch point into Eorzea that the Eorzeans cant ignore with repeated attempts by Garlemald to invade.

I get you like the Garleans and I think they have some cool stuff too but you really seem to want to overlook the facts about how bad they are and the reasons we aren't allying with them. I think in the end I'll just have to agree to disagree with you.:P