Revelations from Keynote II

[Theodric]

ummm....viera is not a new race cuz they've been there way before XIV was a thing and considering the suggestive things u can dress a female miqo'te in the game already I dunno why it took vierra for u to call the devs tonedeaf

Also according to the lore of Ivalice(which is a series of FF games that came out way before XIV) is a female only race that lives away from civilization(think the Amazonesses) and they literally copied that as it is for the Ivalice Raids in XIV when Fran from FFXII was included

You're talking to a huge fan of the Ivalice games. I'm well aware that they're not a new race - though there was no necessity for the restrictive elements to be fully embraced when tweaking them to fit FFXIV. I also stated that I have no issue with outright fan service when it involves equality so I'm going to brush aside the quip about female Miqo'te since it's irrelevant to my previous points.

It's a bitter disappointment considering how often male characters are overlooked in this game, but that particular discussion is better suited to the General Discussion board rather than here.

[KageTokage]

I was hoping the keynote might shed some light on just where the expansion would be taking us, but I'm still rather lost.

I'm more strongly leaning towards us having to journey to the First alone with Y'shtola/Matoya (I'm feeling a bit concerned for the fate of both with the latter seemingly having taken control of the former's body) mentioning "Until our friend returns" and the fortune teller also suggesting we'd be in another world on our own.

[Theodric]

I was hoping the keynote might shed some light on just where the expansion would be taking us, but I'm still rather lost.

I'm more strongly leaning towards us having to journey to the First alone with Y'shtola/Matoya (I'm feeling a bit concerned for the fate of both with the latter seemingly having taken control of the former's body) mentioning "Until our friend returns" and the fortune teller also suggesting we'd be in another world on our own.

Sharlayan, perhaps? Matoya coming along for the journey and the mention of the Pixies using arcane magic makes me suspect it as a possibility. Plus the overall feel of the zone where the Pixies reside is very high fantasy - something we've come to expect from what we've seen of Sharlayan thus far.

With that said, though, it does still seem like we're going to explore more of Othard since the Viera reside there. So we're seemingly set for another 'split' expansion.

[RicaRuin]

Calling it before anyone else - that cloaked person in the Key Artwork we don't know yet might be Zodiark. Minfilia gives me a very Hydaelyn-y feeling...

[TarynH]

There's so much weirdness going down in this expansion, that I don't see how it could possibly fit into the world we know. My guess is we're going to the First world to help save it.

[Wyssahtyn]

I really don't know how to feel about the next 24-man being a crossover. Like, a whole alliance raid series? How exactly are they going to fit Automata of all things into Hydaelyn? I was excited to see that Yoko Taro would be involved, but man, seeing the whole Nier Automata thing just brought me down hard. At least Gunbreaker has a decent aesthetic going for it and looks like it might be fun.

[Daralii]

I really don't know how to feel about the next 24-man being a crossover. Like, a whole alliance raid series? How exactly are they going to fit Automata of all things into Hydaelyn? I was excited to see that Yoko Taro would be involved, but man, seeing the whole Nier Automata thing just brought me down hard. At least Gunbreaker has a decent aesthetic going for it and looks like it might be fun.

Considering how prominent automatons(with some even gaining free will) and advanced technology(albeit using ceruleum) are even in modern Eorzea, and with whatever weird dimension hopping is going on in the main story, I think Automata could actually fit well enough.

That said, expect the unexpected.

[Wyssahtyn]

Considering how prominent automatons(with some even gaining free will) and advanced technology(albeit using ceruleum) are even in modern Eorzea, and with whatever weird dimension hopping is going on in the main story, I think Automata could actually fit well enough.

There is a vast difference between a mammet and a YoRHa android. And you're overstating how prominent such things are in Eorzea.

[Heliantheae]

The final boss of the final raid is going to be a rhythm game. And the camera man is going to get board and wonder off and start zooming in on random stuff. And if one person messes up once, we have to restart the fight.

[YianKutku]

• The Child of Light is Minfilia

Something I was wondering: does Thancred only know her as "Minfilia", or should he be calling her "Ascilia"?

• ...Did Urianger just call Y'shtola "Matoya?"

Based on possibly very inaccurate impressions of how the characters usually speak, Matoy'shtola sounds more like Y'shtola in her speech patterns, as opposed to the more crochety Matoya. But Urianger sounds pretty serious when he calls her "Master Matoya", as opposed to some (uncharacteristic) snark about how Y'shtola is becoming as crochety as her old teacher.