Shadowbringers Trailer

[TwiibieTwuu]

So the whole thing IS cannon except the parts with the WoL/WoD

It shows Y'shtola fighting in the wood during the great fire the NPCs mention.
Thancred saving Minfilia from Eulmores Dungeon. He even has unique dialogue during the level 49 trust against the first boss. Claiming they've got a score to settle. Minfilia saying she isn't going to hide this time.

[linay]

It could be foreshadowing what will happen in the First while we're back at the Source.

[Komarimono]

She is referring to us, even the quests tell you this in game, since everyone knew the Exarch was still attempting to summon the WoL to become the WoD to save the land. The entire trailer was just showing what they were going through while we were still in the source.

[Haldonir]

She is referring to us, even the quests tell you this in game, since everyone knew the Exarch was still attempting to summon the WoL to become the WoD to save the land. The entire trailer was just showing what they were going through while we were still in the source.

I get that, but instead of using saying Until our friend returns, which would indicate that we have already been there, they could have said, until our friend arrives, I will hold the line. Unless of course they are referring to someone completely different. This could be true because, there still is upcoming content.

[Fayt1203]

I get that, but instead of using saying Until our friend returns, which would indicate that we have already been there, they could have said, until our friend arrives, I will hold the line. Unless of course they are referring to someone completely different. This could be true because, there still is upcoming content.

well i believe what she was meaning is that the Scions are waiting for WOL-D to return to them not the first

[Talinthis]

All I know is that while I thought the story was good, I was disappointed that we had nothing to do with being an actual warrior of darkness. I wanted zodiark to bless me or some jazz

[TankHunter678]

All I know is that while I thought the story was good, I was disappointed that we had nothing to do with being an actual warrior of darkness. I wanted zodiark to bless me or some jazz

You were being an actual warrior of darkness bringing the darkness back to a world where the overwhelming light was being an oppressive evil that was going to destroy the world.

Do not confuse that with getting to be a villain running around causing chaos for shits and giggles. It is the standard Dark is not Evil and Light is not Good trope use. We are Heroes, whether our enemy is the Light or the Darkness.

[KuroiKarasu]

You were being an actual warrior of darkness bringing the darkness back to a world where the overwhelming light was being an oppressive evil that was going to destroy the world.

Do not confuse that with getting to be a villain running around causing chaos for shits and giggles. It is the standard Dark is not Evil and Light is not Good trope use. We are Heroes, whether our enemy is the Light or the Darkness.

Just as you stated, who said wielding darkness meant we had to go around being a villain? I wanted shadow or darkness based powers as well from this, and it’s my only real complaint of the expansion that we were more of a light eater/battery than a user of darkness. I was expecting a tie to Zodiark or something, not just to go and eat all the light of their world then expunge it out. I’m still the “WoL” who uses blessings of light, I am just called a different name by different people.

[Liam_Harper]

Do not confuse that with getting to be a villain running around causing chaos for shits and giggles. It is the standard Dark is not Evil and Light is not Good trope use. We are Heroes, whether our enemy is the Light or the Darkness.

We're basically the Warrior of Light though. Even more so than usual since we absorb a ton of it. We don't gain any Dark powers, we don't align with Dark elements, we gain no Shadow abilities, Zodiark has no influence over us, Death Knight was the cover class but there aren't Death Knights in the first that I remember.

Don't get me wrong, I loved the MSQ and technically we brought the night back, but the whole "Become what you must" and "be the Warrior of Darkness" lead up before launch was a little bit of a let down when we were nothing of the sort. People just labeled us as that because we were saving them and their prophecy said the Warrior of Darkness did that.

[Talinthis]

You were being an actual warrior of darkness bringing the darkness back to a world where the overwhelming light was being an oppressive evil that was going to destroy the world.

Do not confuse that with getting to be a villain running around causing chaos for shits and giggles. It is the standard Dark is not Evil and Light is not Good trope use. We are Heroes, whether our enemy is the Light or the Darkness.

yes but in name only. technically we had nothing to do with being a warrior of darkness. The trailer made it seem that the power of light was ineffective and useless against the creatures of light and we had to use darkness to defeat them. the only thing related to darkness is when the sky opens up after you beat a lightwarden. the title of the expansion makes much more sense than any of the actual trailers.