SHADOWBRINGERS

[Derio]

I dont think there will be a calamity like we think there will be.

I mean people are expecting another calamity to bring about serious changes to maps, current systems etc.

I am expecting them to find a way for the calamity to still happen but mitigate the damage it does to the environment while restoring aether to the land.

The real question is does it happen in 5.0 or is 5.0 the true leading up into the calamity in 6.0 which ironically is most likely when they will have new tech available.

[Hyperia]

Each calamity lowered the overall technological level of the planet. The first calamity probably destroyed a civilization that had access to space travel, quantum mechanics on a high order and nearly unlimited energy resources. From there, we had the second collapse, followed by the third which wiped out the Allagans. With each fall, civilization lost more and more knowledge, resources and power. We have essentially gone from a world who had access to Star Trek levels of technology to where we are now, which in many ways is nearly medieval. One more big push and were all the way back to sticks and stones, if not worse.

[Mansion]

Well it's a matter of hours now before we get a few clues!

Are we taking bets?

[KageTokage]

I feel like they might want us to push the balance too far in the light's favor if it'll only create calamity level destruction initially. That could just entail the elimination of several lesser Ascians, and not necessarily the key figures like Elidibus and Solus.

The former did mention that we were key to Zodiark's revival way back in 2.x, though the fact that he more recently seemed willing to eliminate us ran a bit contrary to that statement (Unless he meant it as something of a last resort in case things got really out of hand).

[Alleo]

I do wonder if the Ascians are truly fearing that the balance is going more towards Lights. I mean if that is the case why not go against us more directly? Yes seemingly now Elidibus is worriered enough to call back another one and even says that he himself can kill us (but wouldnt that in any way destroy the balance completely?) but before that nothing much was done.

IMO the WoD were not used to create a better balance because we were winning to much but more to stop a world from being lost. For example would Elidibus really have called them if their shard was in balance? For me it was because without that the shard would have been lost, thus not useable for Zodiark. It was not imo because we were winning to hard. Thus if we truly get too much Light this must have been something that was done in SB. And I cant think of anything that was done that great by us that it would balance out the last calamity and it consequences.

But thats just me. I am honestly not a fan of that balance stuff and Light getting to strong.

[347SPECTRE]

Confirmed 5.xx will be Shadowbringers

[SoleilAlphi]

AND WHAT DO YOU KNOW!!!!!! HYPE!!!!

[BillyKaplan]

Half of this debate just got kind of confirmed in the keynotes lmao

[Dualgunner]

Half of this debate just got kind of confirmed in the keynotes lmao

Lot of things to respond to, but homework comes first. Really all my responses will boil down to "I'm not sure that this whole 'balance' thing is being represented the best, but we'll see how things develop in the coming expansion because they have plenty of things to flesh out" though.

So hyped that the WoL hotswapped jobs in combat, and ended with a badass DRK form.

[BillyKaplan]

"I'm not sure that this whole 'balance' thing is being represented the best, but we'll see how things develop in the coming expansion because they have plenty of things to flesh out" though.

They barely fleshed anything out other than introduce the concept, and in a very digested way at that. We'll have to wait and see.