I'm happy that ShB went in the direction of high fantasy instead of more Eorzea politics. Still have so many questions related to the Ascians so eagerly waiting for 5.x for more lore. Wondering whether they will ever top Emet-Selch as a FFXIV villain/character in general. YoshiP said that the Zodiark/Hydaelyn arc is 80% done with ShB and it really feels like the bad guys' situation is increasingly dire with Elidibus being the only one left. I'm hoping that they'll surprise us with some more twists before the end.

As for the game, settling into a routine of slowly leveling all battle classes to 80 for the amaro mount, working on savage, and running the new maps. I really enjoyed the conclusion to the Crystalline Mean questline you unlock after finishing all 5 facets, and am looking forward to the Ishgard restoration.