Thread: Revelations from Patch 4.3

So... with only 2 more patches, how do you think the 4 lords story will be done? Because we might need 2 lords per patch.

I could see one fight with 2 of them, but two would be redundant.

I was also expecting us to fight the one that is trapped ('forgot its name)

Do you guys think we'll finish the 4lords story in 5.X?

Regarding the Four Lords:

I also found the whole notion that a member of a beast tribe could become an auspice a little...strange.

It makes me wonder about nature of Seiryu, considering all the pre-established lore we have for dragons. They routinely live over 1000 years and naturally are possessed of sapience and phenomenal power even before they reach that age. I suppose it's possible it may have been a more lowly sort of reptile like a snake or lizard originally.

Originally Posted by Sylvain

So... with only 2 more patches, how do you think the 4 lords story will be done? Because we might need 2 lords per patch.

They've already stated that the 4.x patch cycle might go on longer then 3.x and with the expansion currently planned for late 2019, that could mean we'll be going as far as 4.8 if they stuck to the one patch per three months schedule.

Originally Posted by KageTokage

Regarding the Four Lords:

I also found the whole notion that a member of a beast tribe could become an auspice a little...strange.

It makes me wonder about nature of Seiryu, considering all the pre-established lore we have for dragons. They routinely live over 1000 years and naturally are possessed of sapience and phenomenal power even before they reach that age. I suppose it's possible it may have been a more lowly sort of reptile like a snake or lizard originally.

They've already stated that the 4.x patch cycle might go on longer then 3.x and with the expansion currently planned for late 2019, that could mean we'll be going as far as 4.8 if they stuck to the one patch per three months schedule.

God.... no.... my crafting set.... all that overmelding.... please.... no
I didn't overmeld that much to throw that away at 4.5 for a new set T_T

Originally Posted by Sylvain

God.... no.... my crafting set.... all that overmelding.... please.... no
I didn't overmeld that much to throw that away at 4.5 for a new set T_T

Well the current set isn't blue, and the last one in HW is blue, it's very much possible we're getting another set. (Also this set was so stupid easy to craft in terms of quality needed, getting the mhigan set was way harder)

Originally Posted by Ing-Dono

Well the current set isn't blue, and the last one in HW is blue, it's very much possible we're getting another set. (Also this set was so stupid easy to craft in terms of quality needed, getting the mhigan set was way harder)

To be fair the final crafting set in ARR was green

I think 4.6 is a possibility right now, also I kinda expect they would want to complete

japanese diety trio with amaterasu

besides the hinted battle to Kohryu

Originally Posted by Cilia

As I recall the reason for possibly going past 4.5 was stated to be Return to Ivalice... I don't remember where, but I read that was why.

That said I don't expect the MSQ to go past 4.5(.5). There are a couple lingering issues (Fordola's path and the Zenos-possessed Elezen) that need to be dealt with, but that's doable within one patch. Afterwards there's just the matter of how we're supposed to get into Garlemald without the Warrior of Light's [in]famous reputation attracting too much attention (if you volunteer to go with Thancred on his scouting mission he shuts you down for that exact reason).

There are things that can be done past 4.5(.5) story (Omega could go past the third tier, Ivalice can have more than three parts, Kohryu could be the real final boss of the Four Lords series

They could release a third crafting set ilv 360....

The MSQ's may go beyond x.5 unless we're getting the expansion sooner than expected. It'd allow us to deal with more stuff around the Far East and set up more plot points for the coming expansions. We've got at least two more patches that we expect but it's still roughly a year until the typical release date for a new expansion. So we may get an 'early' expansion, an extra content patch or...we'll be stuck with a long wait at the back end of Stormblood.