The Omega

[Fenral]

That said, I'm not really sure where you're going with this anymore. Hypothetical conjecture aside, my original point was that actually exactly what you're saying. I don't think the Ascians have had nearly as much involvement with the Allagans or Garleans (especially not the Garleans) as most people give them credit for. I'm just drawing a inference for why they haven't been as involved, especially in recent years.

Only meant to shut down the train of thought that the Ascians instigated a calamity from nothing because the Allagans had achieved lasting world piece with the power of Dalamud. I do actually agree with you on the rest, so if any other part of my post indicated that in spite of intent to counter the aforementioned, it's because discussions here aren't really two-sided.

Not really trying to make any real point here, just tap-dancing on the scales of debate.

I actually agree with about 90% of what you said. My only point was that the Ascians aren't the source of conflict, just the enablers. We need to stop (not defeat or kill) them not because humanity would have achieved world peace by now if the evil space aliens hadn't intervened, but because we're perfectly capable of screwing everything up for ourselves without shadowy figures on the corner handing out nukes to whackjobs like Thordan VII.

This is my question. What would have happened if Xande was not resurrected? How exacly would have the empire declined?
Could that have caused a calamity?

Hard to say for sure. Considering they were essentially the Roman Empire with nuclear power, I'd say sooner or later they'd get a Caligula or a Nero (Caesar) with too much power and too many bad ideas and nobody in a position to say no. All it would take is one drunken revel where someone decides to crank up the energy output on Syrcus Tower for a fireworks show and there goes the Empire.