I can't stress enough how much I loved the 2.55 and I was looking forward to maybe a civil war, maybe sneaking into Ul'dah... heck, I wish Teledji became a sultan or something and Nanamo did survive but we had to get antidote and dethrone him and help her reclaim her position... anything but - oh she was just asleep, nevermind back to Ishgard.

I get that Ishgard was the center of the next expansion but you can't build so much momentum only to have it resolved in most underwhelming way possible. Now whatever tension rises in future MSQ, I just can't feel as invested knowing it will eventually be swept under the rug to make room for whatever is next ... just like Papalymo's sacrifice and Lyse' reveal. The transition between story points is really poor at times and it grinds my gears cause it could have been so much better.