Don't Get Rid Of The Songbirds!

[Raven2014]

Oh, I really liked the Lonesome Lass story. We need more of that kind of thing in Little Ladies Day.

I can't be the only one who dislike this quest. It's a celebration, it should be jovial. There are many way to involve that tingling heart warming feeling without the unnecessary drama. This quest could have been about the WOL making a orphan day by becoming her knight for a day. We have Zhloe who runs an orphanage and M'naago running something similar. But noooo, it has to be about a child getting ... you know what the game implied. I'm not saying a story like this should not exist, but time and place for everything. This quest story can have it splace as a side quest somewhere else, it's only put here for the sake of drama with the intention of a shock treatment for maximum effect. Given the players' reaction it probably is considered a success, but for me it's just the case of lacking true creative writing using excessive drama as a clutch. Good writing can still give people powerful feeling without the drama, but I think very often times these days the writers just go with the "hum, we want a powerful feeling here ... oh I know, let's just show a child getting killed here, easy!".

[Sekkei]

Usually I find them in the Event Square. Normally there's a small group hovering around them. There's also a uh, "extreme opposite" spawn possibility in the Event Square that is a trio of beefy Highlanders in the Songbird color coordinated sailor suits standing in front of another Highlander coach of sorts, the trio mimicking the emotes the coach does, though one of the "Songbird" Highlanders is a bit slow on the uptake and doesn't do all of the mimicry correctly.

[Iscah]

Ah yes, I’ve come across the Highlander group quite a few times.

[Ametrine]

I didn't think they were random at all. They have a cameo in the Hildibrand quests, too.

[Vexander]

Honestly, I was surprised we had the Songbirds again THIS year. I was pretty sure we'd be doing something in Doma to revitalize the spirits of the people, or something in Kugane as part of a cultural celebration. With all the opportunity in cultures based on the real world cultures which celebrate Little Ladies Day, it felt WEIRD to be celebrating in Ul'dah again.

I'm guessing they just didn't have time to do anything else. That or they want to do the next one in Doma, but that requires the Enclave being fully repaired.

[TarynH]

I'm glad they included that little quest at the end this year... ...so, so ready to have some nice, heartwarming little stories again.

Ah, yes. The heart-warming stories of little girls being led into back alleys; to be sold into slavery, or worse. >.>

[Dualblade]

I can't be the only one who dislike this quest. It's a celebration, it should be jovial. There are many way to involve that tingling heart warming feeling without the unnecessary drama. This quest could have been about the WOL making a orphan day by becoming her knight for a day. We have Zhloe who runs an orphanage and M'naago running something similar. But noooo, it has to be about a child getting ... you know what the game implied. I'm not saying a story like this should not exist, but time and place for everything. This quest story can have it splace as a side quest somewhere else, it's only put here for the sake of drama with the intention of a shock treatment for maximum effect. Given the players' reaction it probably is considered a success, but for me it's just the case of lacking true creative writing using excessive drama as a clutch. Good writing can still give people powerful feeling without the drama, but I think very often times these days the writers just go with the "hum, we want a powerful feeling here ... oh I know, let's just show a child getting killed here, easy!".

Think of it this way: We ensured the ghost of a long dead girl could rest in peace while also giving some closure to someone who would have been her nephew. We never saw her die, everything that happened to her happened years ago, possibly before your character was even born givin the age of her nephew.

Just because its a holiday doesn't mean everything is fine and dandy, in many ways holidays can actually have a higher chance of bad things happening to you in comparison, accidental or otherwise.

Also, the second plot was really dark in its backstory and felt quite jarring next to the ‘yay pop idols’ theme. Also I feel like it would have made more sense if it had been they guy’s sister and not his aunt? More of a personal connection.

It gives you a sense of how long ago her death happened. If she was his sister it could have happened, say, one year ago. But being her nephew (and being anywhere from a baby to a toddler at the time of her death) shows that the event happened quite a bit more time beforehand, while also giving good reason why we haven't had similar events happen in previous LLD events: The new security efforts put into the event since that time have helped in stopping such things from happening again.

[Alestorm]

I would be interested in seeing a battle of the bands between the Songbirds, the trio in the Gold Saucer and the 3 Elezen we saw in the post moogle quest line.

[Iscah]

It gives you a sense of how long ago her death happened. If she was his sister it could have happened, say, one year ago. But being her nephew (and being anywhere from a baby to a toddler at the time of her death) shows that the event happened quite a bit more time beforehand, while also giving good reason why we haven't had similar events happen in previous LLD events: The new security efforts put into the event since that time have helped in stopping such things from happening again.

He’s an old man though - even if it was his sister, it would have happened many years ago, except it could then be someone he remembered personally.

[Penthea]

I would be interested in seeing a battle of the bands between the Songbirds, the trio in the Gold Saucer and the 3 Elezen we saw in the post moogle quest line.

All my yes!

Doesn't even have to be for the Ladies event. I just want to see it happen at some point.