ff12= ff14

[Daralii]

At first, I thought that too (just like with past raids) until I played the 4.5 storyline with the knowledge that where we would go in Shadowbringers is mentioned in the dialogue....

....and one of those places that was brought up just happens to be Dalmasca.

Outside the story, it's paying homage to a past game. Inside the story, the best way to think of it is another part of the realm.

They've never said anywhere that we're going to Dalmasca for ShB. The Alliance and Doma agreed to lend their support if the princess Fran serves can unite the rebels under one banner, but until Ashe(or whoever's using her name, since she should be in her 50s at this point if she survived like in XII) can do so, they're out of the story. The closest we might get is the Skatay Range, assuming that's where Rak'tika is.

[Kazrah]

They've never said anywhere that we're going to Dalmasca for ShB.

1) It was said that the hint was in 4.5, and it was noted that Dalmasca was busy getting crushed by Garlemald.
2) Gunbreaker relic armor looks like the same resistance gear from Rabanastre in addition to having what seems to be a REALLY deliberate job name.

And 3)

We're almost certainly not done with Ivalice....

Viera is a confirmed new race and Nu Mou is a confirmed new beast tribe for the expansion. If we're not going to Dalmasca proper in Shadowbringers, then it's going to be brought up A LOT.