Thread: Predictions for 5.3?

Originally Posted by Eralwen

Ryne and Gaia will either both die at the end of the Eden storyline, or they will stay relevant and somehow join us in the source.

I think Gaia was introduced partially because leaving the First means Ryne stays alone, as the scions used to be her only friends. With Gaia present at her side, we can leave the First and Ryne will still have someone to aid her with fixing the realm and whatnot. I believe SE wouldn't kill Ryne, a major character of the MSQ, in a side storyline and those two coming to the Source seem unlikely (at least at the moment), they need to work on the balance in the First. Though I can see Gaia becoming relevant in the MSQ if we decide to tackle the thirteenth shard situation, which seems likely.

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Ima share some of my predictions for the upcoming patches, copypasted from a r/ffxiv thread on 6.0 (the sub doesn't fulfill my loretalk needs):
- Ivalice raids and the recent relic weapon quests fed us with a little bit more information about some of the provinces and I think we will hear of them more, possibly even visit those lands in 6.0.
- Mikoto appeared in both of them and I think she will become a more significant character in the upcoming patches, especially considering her unique echo abilities.
- Estinien and Source G'raha will join us as semi-scions. Other characters that will get some more presence are obviously the few Garleboys we're friends with, so Nero, Maxima and Cid. Lucia seems like a stretch but this would almost certainly mean that Aymeric is reappearing as a more significant character and I Still Have Hope For This. Gaius will get a redemption arc for sure, he doesn't seem eager to become an actual leader but there's definitely a chance.
- This looks like too many characters in the spotlight so we will lose someone from the old crew, even if only temporarily (like most of the scions during HW).
- Asahi is apparently a thing. Sigh.
- We already got an expansion based on ,,1. befriend the people. 2. liberate the country. 3. repeat.'' so I suppose this will be a change from the inside, which means more politics while we try to deal with, you know, another apocalypse.