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

[WhiteArchmage]

I don't know it's been posted before but (UNCONFIRMED, of course), the new Expansion could be named Forspoken. Does seem to follow the naming trend of one cognate word titles. However, I'm drawing a blank as to what it could mean outside of a grander Hydaelin/Zodiac connection, the climax to the Hydaelin/Zodiark plot we've been expecting.

Personally, I'd welcome Old Sharlayan for its aesthetics and themes; Garlemald seems the obvious place for now, but the Empire was "obvious" for 5.0 before FanFest and 4.5 swept the rug and brought us to the First.

[JeanneOrnitier]

Forspoken means bewitched or charmed. If that really is the title (which I can believe, if fits the naming scheme and is the right time of year for a reveal) that doesn't tell us a whole lot beyond that maybe a character or characters being tempered would be a major plot point.

[Crushnight]

Forspoken means bewitched or charmed. If that really is the title (which I can believe, if fits the naming scheme and is the right time of year for a reveal) that doesn't tell us a whole lot beyond that maybe a character or characters being tempered would be a major plot point.

Might be talking how Hydelyn bewitched everyone into worshipping her via the planet's name, but that is one of my more out there theories though am curious what colour scheme would go with that title like HW was blue, SB was red, ShB was black etc.

[Erendis]

Some more speculation on Forspoken. It might be something else.

[Cilia]

I'd suggest waiting and seeing if a JP copyright is released. Those tend to have color based titles ("Azure Skies of Ishgard," "Crimson Liberators," "Jet-Black Traitors") so if anyone sees something like that released along with an EN / DE / FR title copyright, that's more likely to be right.

Without any further information I couldn't say what the "Forspoken" title refers to. 6.0 maybe, maybe not.

[Seraphor]

Wouldn't they have had to have trademarked it by now though?

Shadowbringers was TMed in May. We should only be a couple months behind, with the original announcement planned for November.

[Cilia]

Well, if nothing else they put almost the entirety of the Resistance Weapon's alternate path in Heavensward content. That's... something to consider.

[RyuDragnier]

Well, if nothing else they put almost the entirety of the Resistance Weapon's alternate path in Heavensward content. That's... something to consider.

Which means the expansion will be linked to that. Which...may rule out Garlemald. Meaning either Sharlyan or Meracydia.

[FrightfulNight]

Which means the expansion will be linked to that. Which...may rule out Garlemald. Meaning either Sharlyan or Meracydia.

Sharlyan i can see playing an important role, Meracydia however i just do not see that being the focus of 6.0, it is more abandoned now and there just is not any focus on it like there is Sharlyan and Garlemald. like we already have a map for the three continents i would like to see it filled out more before we go anywhere else. Plus it might just be this section of the resistance weapons tied to HW, the next one in 5.45 might be tied to SB and 5.55 might be ShB. I still hold to it that 6.0 will deal with both Sharlyan and Garlemald, otherwise it would not feel like the season 1 finale it has been toted as being.

[Theodric]

Forspoken definitely fits the sort of interesting archaic language that the English localisation likes to lean upon. At the same time, it might just be something tied to a completely different game. Maybe another classical style JRPG along the lines of Octopath Traveler or something related to Final Fantasy XVI?