6.0 Predictions: Will it be Garlemald, Sharlayan, or Meracydia?

[Cilia]

I'm not convinced Azys Lla is going to have anything to do with it. The Vanu know of the location - vaguely - but they've never been shown to visit or watch over it. They had the key, but other than that and Allag implicitly creating them like the Ixal there's no known connection between the two.

[RyuDragnier]

There is still one mopey dragon back up there, if we're being pointed towards Azys Lla. Maybe it's time she got a little WoL Grief-counseling

Or some closure at the least. She needs to come to terms, accept things, and whatnot. If we do go to Meracydia, I could picture her getting some major screen time before the finale of Hydaelyn/Zodiark story, perhaps with her siblings there or at least her father Midgardsormr (seriously Middy, why haven't you been helping your children cope!?).

[Crushnight]

At the moment I'd say it is as much a stretch to tie Sharlayan as the expansion due to the new dungeon, as it is to tie Meracydia due to the Vanu Vanu chieftain being present at Ishgard airship docks.

Vanu Vanu have never been that interested with anything that would be going on at Ays la, heck the key was just sitting on an island for centuries with them fully knowing it was there so they don't care about it at all. Most likely the Vanu Vanu(is it Vundu or Gundu I forget sorry) chieftain is there with Arymeric and Lucia due to an invasive force, could be Bismark has been resummoned, could be Garleans have flown across the sky, could be Flandaniel approached them, heck could be a return trip to show the chieftain Ishgard as thanks for helping with random things(doubtful but it is equally likely at this point though) too little information with a single screenshot.

I may be on ship Sharlayan split expansion but even I'm not ready to go all aboard due to so little information so best to temper yourselves before disappointing yourself later basically wait until part 2 where we get the more juicy trailer and screenies.

[Kesey]

Maybe if we tell her about how the ones responsible for all her sorrow were 12,000+ year old humans struggling vainly to bring their own world back from the ashes, she'll... I don't know. Maybe accept that the whole "humans can't understand us, their lives are fleeting" thing is just an excuse they tell themselves.

Maybe she can be called to duty? I know that the dragon's deal with Hydaelyn was to protect the star, so potentially she might shirk the shackles if forced to act.

[Kesey]

I'm expecting that the Garleans have set their eyes on Azys Lla again for one reason or another and from prior experience the Vanu chieftain decided it was probably a good idea to tell Ishgard about it.



That's...a kind of big stretch in logic when we have zero context whatsoever.

We've already gone gallivanting through locales of Sharlayan make previously for one reason or another.

I'd reckon this dungeon is where Matoya keeps forbidden knowledge locked away and as per usual circumstances dictate that we need something from there to address whatever new problem is rearing its head.

Is it forbidden knowledge to solve a problem, or forbidden knowledge from or about the Ancients? I'm assuming the latter.

[Zohar_Lahar]

Thinking on it, Zodiark may be the focus of the 6.x raid series. It does feel like the most obvious choice following Eden, and would bookend Bahamut nicely. I know there's been expectations of going to the moon, but it wouldn't make a very engaging field zone given it is as desolate as the Empty on the First. Having the moon be a visited during a raid story on the other hand....

[Kesey]

Thinking on it, Zodiark may be the focus of the 6.x raid series. It does feel like the most obvious choice following Eden, and would bookend Bahamut nicely. I know there's been expectations of going to the moon, but it wouldn't make a very engaging field zone given it is as desolate as the Empty on the First. Having the moon be a visited during a raid story on the other hand....

This is a good point. I think in my mind, it was cutscene traveling to the moon and then a trial there, but this could also very well be case. I'd imagine the last zone of 6.0 as an area to reveal vehicle that will take us to the moon, as that gives more possibilities for lore and world building.

[JeanneOrnitier]

There's no way Zodiark will be a raid instead of MSQ.

[Morningstar1337]

There's no way Zodiark will be a raid instead of MSQ.

Why not? Having a Raid be the end of the MSQ of an expansion that ends the story makes sense and would follow on the footsteps of CT being required. and its not like it has to be 3 tiers of 12 fights, it could eialsybe just 1 tier of 4 fights and then the optional raid will come later.

Withthat said I must ask if Eden was required to progress to 5.3 MSQ like CT, given a certain quest not making much sense if it was taken post 5.3 MSQ

[RyuDragnier]

Thinking on it, Zodiark may be the focus of the 6.x raid series. It does feel like the most obvious choice following Eden, and would bookend Bahamut nicely. I know there's been expectations of going to the moon, but it wouldn't make a very engaging field zone given it is as desolate as the Empty on the First. Having the moon be a visited during a raid story on the other hand....

Zodiark is not likely as a focus for the raid series. However...the moon itself and its secrets would work.