Chiming in as one of those people who were not particularly impressed with Lyse, I have to say that it's not her role in Stormblood that I took issue with but her role in Final Fantasy XIV.

The same story that dedicated an entire patch series to show what exactly happens when someone whose only qualifications for being a leader is their familial relation to some famous person is put in charge of things now expects me to believe that those events won't come to pass again when the mistake is repeated. Everything about the situation screams that we're headed towards another Crystal Braves fiasco with Lyse playing the role of Alphinaud and this time Lolorito won't be there to bail us out.

I want to like Lyse, I really do, but I can't bring myself to do it until that looming shoe has dropped.