Thread: Revelations from Patch 5.3

Originally Posted by LineageRazor

I was pleasantly surprised by this, as well. I didn't think we'd ever see any change there, but now it's looking like a possiblity...

I would like to know, did the actual Foundation map for players change upon completing the quest? I honestly didn't notice myself.

Originally Posted by MrThinker

I would like to know, did the actual Foundation map for players change upon completing the quest? I honestly didn't notice myself.

They added scaffolding to the wall near the main aetheryte. And the guy who will train the airship pilots is standing by the location they picked out in the quest.

The walkable terrain hasn't changed, and even if they do go all-out, I'm guessing it never will - simply because folks pre-Stormblood would still need to see the damage and it would be wierd to see other adventurers walking in areas that appear to be destroyed. If the area is actually repaired, the impassable areas will likely have walls or shrubberies or something to keep them impassable.

Originally Posted by LineageRazor

The walkable terrain hasn't changed, and even if they do go all-out, I'm guessing it never will - simply because folks pre-Stormblood would still need to see the damage and it would be wierd to see other adventurers walking in areas that appear to be destroyed. If the area is actually repaired, the impassable areas will likely have walls or shrubberies or something to keep them impassable.

Yeah, that's the way they always do it when things in the world visibly change - it won't alter where you can access, or new arrivals will see people walking on air and through walls.

They might switch out objects but they won't add new ground unless they add it to the ruined version as well.

Did Alisaie ever mention anything about the aether-repairing treatment they were using on Halric and the other sin eater victims possibly offering hope to the tempered?

The thought suddenly crossed my mind after seeing the new MSQ picture on the 5.4 teaser website, which has her looking a little shaken up about something in Limsa Lominsa...which I assume to be related to her kobold friend.

Originally Posted by KageTokage

Did Alisaie ever mention anything about the aether-repairing treatment they were using on Halric and the other sin eater victims possibly offering hope to the tempered?

The thought suddenly crossed my mind after seeing the new MSQ picture on the 5.4 teaser website, which has her looking a little shaken up about something in Limsa Lominsa...which I assume to be related to her kobold friend.

Yes she mentions it if you speak with her manually during the MSQ as one of her side conversations, so it is easy to miss.

Here's my theory on Lahabrea in the art: he's still trapped in Thordan's sword but he's not dead. He breaks out, which causes an explosion or spooky darkness stuff or something to happen at Azys Lla where the sword was left, which the Vanu Vanu notice, which is why one is in Ishgard - he came to warn us weird stuff is happening at Azys Lla.

I can see Lahabrea being involved in Eden. Maybe he created it?

In Academia Anyder, we find out that Lahabrea and his crew were experimenting with Guardian Forces. While we don't know the origin of Eden in FFXIV yet, we at least know that it was inspired by FF8s Eden which was a Guardian Force.

Perhaps one of the ideas he had in a worst case result was to having people leave the planet aboard Eden to find a new home? Would explain Eden's Terraforming abilities, and would be a unique kind of irony for Eden to be a force planned to be used for good originally, only to end up being used for evil.