Is anyone else dying to get to Garlemald?

[Lauront]

...and they really should because realistically taking on Garlemald should not be so simple as it has been presented thus far. As a conflict it has also gone on for much less time than the bitter war between the Ishgardians and the Dravanians and as such the possibility of peace should not be seen as a lofty, out of reach goal. Not. After. Ishgard.

Let's be honest, without the WOL and Cid, the Alliance would be pretty screwed. They'd no doubt be at Shinryu's mercy, if not Omega's. Any successes against the Empire thus far have solely been the result of those two factors. In particular, Gyr Abania and Doma are backwater provinces on the Empire's outermost borders. Realistically, any unaided attempt to breach the Empire should result in a resolute thrashing of the Alliance, and probably will. That said, I think they will focus on something else for 5.0 to avoid beating the same horse.