Where are the Au Ra?

[Iscah]

Sora is owned by Disney, so SE can't do a crossover without characters owned by Disney, even if they stayed away from actual "Disney characters". And they would probably still need permission.


And let me adjust that thought on the ratings - maybe they don't want their [appropriate-for-kids]-rated game appearing in a [not-for-kids]-rated game.

[Cybylt]

Was it not enough that we ground the Stormblood MSQ to a halt for a third of its leveling arc to get Xaela exposition? That central characters had important and relevant information clumsily dumped at once or offset to patches for the sake of stories that should have been sidequests?

[Jaywalker]

You can only enjoy a Story once.
Atleast in my opinion

Respectfully disagree on this one, especially for FFXIV. I've noticed on lodestone a lot of people seriously underestimate how much narrative detail the devs put in, to the anti-intellectual tune of "it's not that deep".

(Not saying you are btw! Got no beef with you, just chatting.)

I've seen plenty of works that are purely literal, face-value stuff. FFXIV is not in that number. Anyone who looks at the Sephirot fight and comes away thinking it's just an edgy monster is missing a ton.

Besides attachment to the cast/world and speculating, analyzing stuff through revisiting the story can add a lot of value. Makes going back a lot of fun for people who are into that.

I get you have a different approach and that's fine, but the replay value for FFXIV is high for fans who do prioritize storytelling. Takes all types, you know? The fact that SE manages to engage so many different game styles means they get a bigger audience and more resources, allowing for stronger expansions.

Personally I'd be fine with more Xaela but not before other stuff's been hit first. We're lucky, they made a really rich world and are basically free to move around it at will arc to arc. What they don't hit at one point they can delve into more at another.

[HappyHaunt]

After finding out so much lore for the Xaela I finally decided to become one recently; I used to be a Duskwight as I really liked their lore but as they seem to be forgotten now it kinda made me lose interest. I'm all up for more Xaela lore (and Raen too!) but I think clans that haven't had much focus need to be addressed first; such as Duskwights and Moon Cats.

Though I am surprised there's not more Raen NPCs about.

[BiffWellington]

Seika, who upgrades Shire gear to its Augmented versions, is an Au Ra. She's based in Idyllshire.

[Gula]

or they could use the non Disney chars in it lol

plus once upon time proves Disney doesn't care lol

Disney (though not a single entity) always cares. A lot. So much so that one of the reasons KH3 took so long was because Disney animators were very, very specific on how Elsa's hair worked and the tiniest details on character interaction. Specific properties just get different treatment from time to time. But no, you will never have something with Disney's name on it where they don't care unless it's actually a Chinese bootleg.

[Hasrat]

Plus they kinda just mostly removed all the FF from KH3 anyway, so what's to cross over?

[Gula]

Very off topic but the reason there was no FF in KH3 (besides moogles, cactuar and references in the Gummi sections), is because the OC characters took their place. Nomura found no need for them when he had all his OCs to focus on and are essentially FF characters themselves- since they are Nomura's own.

Back on topic though, I'm glad so many people have pointed out the locations of all these sprinkled out Au Ra. Since some of them are locked behind quest relevancy it does make their population seem more sparse, but the reasoning of nobility does make sense.