Character relationships?

[dinnertime]

Any source on that? I was under the impression that the entirety of ARR+HW somehow took place in under a year.

They're still 16. The game's timeline is trapped in a time bubble. In ARR they mention Ala Mhigo being conquered 20 years ago and they still do in Stormblood. Pretty much the only indication of time passing they've mentioned in the MSQ is how it took 2 months to go from Eorzea to Hingashi.

[347SPECTRE]

I'm honestly pulling these numbers from where the sun don't shine, but my guess is that ARR took place over 5 months, HW + 3.1-3.56, maybe 3 to 4 months, and as stated in the previous post, it's already been 2 months at the very least in SB, so I'm guessing 5 months or so (Not sure how long the journey back was) have passed from beginning to end of 4.0 MSQ. These are all just guesses.

[Fuma]

Persona 5 please.

My first thought and I'd love to see something like that implemented. Would love a little romance in game.

I'd be down with path companions that make this possible, not so much npcs that we already know and have plot armor, at least of all those that often order us around.

This would be pretty cool, make your own companion to level with like your chocobo but also build a more meaningful relationship with. And let the player decide the type of relationship be it friend or something more romantic instead of our current coworker relationships with the scions.

[Umbeliel]

I'd be down with path companions that make this possible, not so much npcs that we already know and have plot armor, at least of all those that often order us around.

Bring! Back! Path! Companions!

I'll marry my path companion what a brilliant idea.

[Alynn]

I liked Thancred before he became edgy and old. Estinien seems like he knows how to treat a lady... at least somewhat formally. At any rate I'd have chosen Ser Adelphel if he weren't tempered

[Meraii]

They're still 16. The game's timeline is trapped in a time bubble. In ARR they mention Ala Mhigo being conquered 20 years ago and they still do in Stormblood. Pretty much the only indication of time passing they've mentioned in the MSQ is how it took 2 months to go from Eorzea to Hingashi.

The kettle to the Mettle quest makes it reasonable to assume that 2 years have passed: http://i.imgur.com/VSkHdEM.png / https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HQhuqdl7TdE
Aside from that, it would be a fallacy to assume no time has passed. Whilst SE won't give a statement on the specifics (so that they don't write themselves into a continuity error, no doubt), other mentions in-game talk about having met the player 'a lifetime ago' or other progressions in time and the fact that NPC characters have changed (hair growth etc) is indicitive of time passing.
So although the official line is simpson-esque time bubbles, within the world of the game the characters would have to have aged for any of it to make sense and a popular theory is that each expansion exists in a timebubble of roughly a year.


This is all an aside to the main point of the thread though. :P

[Naunet]

Re: people who are saying deep relationships (platonic or otherwise) won't work with the Scions because "what if they die"...

It's like y'all have never played a Bioware game. :P

[Wolf_Gang]

That would go against the ambiguity of our character. We're a silent protagonist for a reason.

If there ever to be a relationship type thing, it would work better as a side quest where there can be options without interfering with the story.

[Ametrine]

A path companion type scenario would be awesome!

If anything, it would be great to see the world and explore lore via a regular adventurer after we've gained all the fame and power we've had. Fighting with us like our bird, too? Great!

Plus, it would keep it mostly isolated from the MSQ, keeping it open for the writers.

[TankHunter678]

Re: people who are saying deep relationships (platonic or otherwise) won't work with the Scions because "what if they die"...

It's like y'all have never played a Bioware game. :P

True, and its also a relatively common story element to rile up the main character by killing off their love interest. One that SE has done before.

So talking about implementing character romance is like asking "Which character do we want to die next for the big bad to be scary and push the WoL?"

Which is probably why Y'shtola got the bench for the majority of SB.