Thread: Patch 4.4 (Prelude in Violet) Speculation Thread! (Possible spoilers [NO LEAKS])

There's more then just three Ascians dead. Sure, we killed three red mask Ascians. If you're a Summoner, you've also killed another five black mask Ascians. Then there's Shadowhunter who's killed two red mask Ascians and four black mask Ascians. And those are the ones we know about...

Another thing to keep in mind... In the 4.3 trailer, there were a number of cutscenes that were different from the cut-scenes in-game. Stuff like Hien being with the Scions while they dug up Zenos' grave (in-game he's not), Asahi talking to Maxima on the transport ship (in-game he's dead by then), the HoH hologram showing up in a scene between Maxima and Alphinaud (that hologram isn't even part of the MSQ) and some other things. So some of these cut-scenes might not even have the all characters in them who are in them. Some might have more characters in them then we see.

I do think the scene with Kan-E is about how the Burn blocks all aether going into it rather then about how Alphinaud might be dead. It would go a long way to explaining why Shadowhunter is there; the Ascians would have trouble getting there and it's probably very hard for them to get back to the "In-between Place" from there.

Speaking of Shadowhunter in the Burn... there's a resource war going on in it. If Shadowhunter is who we think he is, I can so see him managing to have gotten control over most of the area... bringing order (unwelcome or not) to areas in conflict was something he was known for.

Also... there's an Allagan 4-man dungeon somewhere in the patch... Given that the Arboretum probably isn't going to end up going that route, I'm guessing the Burn is going to turn out to have Allagan shenanigans going on underneath it? I'd find it absolutely hilarious if the whole "repeated primal summonings caused the Burn" turned out to be "Allagans caused the Burn". The irony would be amazing.

Lastly... if the WoD are coming back... does that mean Minphilia is with them?