One of the major issues is that there's a rather bloated cast at the moment where the protagonists are concerned. We rarely have the main cast on screen together at the same time as a result - Y'shtola, Krile and Thancred were only present for a small portion of 4.0's MSQ's, for instance. I also have a hard time imagining someone like Estinien getting along with someone such as Lyse - he was very quick to point out the flaws in Ysayle's actions and line of thinking but would he do the same where someone like Lyse is concerned? If he remained silent, would it be true to his character or would it be plot convenience?

I liked the little adventure that Alphinaud, Arenvald and the Warrior of Light embarked on back in 4.1's MSQ's. I could see something like that happening with Alphinaud, Estinien and the Warrior of Light. With that said, though, 4.2 is almost certainly going to focus around the aftermath of Doma's liberation so I do not expect to see Estinien show up in anything other than a teaser during that time.