Favorite Job Storylines from a lore standpoint

[Theodric]

And proving how corrupt Ishgard's nobles can be (an thus why Dark knights are needed in Ishgard)

Well, it tried to do that but it ended up reducing the antagonists to a single predictable trope with very little of the intrigue that Ishgard is renowned for. This is unfortunately common elsewhere - 3.1 brought us another crazed Ishgardian complete with the ridiculous Hildibrand-esque over the top facial expressions - and it seems like the resolution of much of Ishgard's story is going to be tucked away in the Hildibrand quests themselves. I hope I'm wrong about that though.