Thread: Revelations from Patch 5.5 (Part 1)

MSQ so far

I'd actually hoped Tiamat would be released at some point. Though the reveal that she was tempered by the summoning of Bahamut was... surprising, but at the same time in a "I should have seen that coming" way? Even though her tempering was pretty minor in effect. The creation of the Lunar Primals was also... interesting. The second the captive Amal'jaa showed up on screen I got Coil flashbacks.

Such a tease for Zenos' new weapon, more fodder for those theoris of it being a scythe, I guess.

Surprised we didn't see the Lunar Ravana, but I guess he'll show up in part 2

ALSO, what has me a bit hyped. Sharlayan is being petitioned for aid. While G'raha thinks the Forum may still refuse, the fact that in this case inaction means THE END OF THE WORLD, I believe they may be more willing to help.

Werlyt... in general... ugh

So I knew uguu waifu would be the sole survivor but I had HOPED for a surprise and having Alfonse be the survivor instead, or none at all. Gaius' development is ok, it made me respect him more, but not like him, either.

Also, annoyed that Valens survived a DAMN NEAR POINT BLANK BEAM TO THE FACE with barely a scratch on him, and his actual death scene felt rather drawn out. I get the point was for him to get retribution and face his victims, but it felt... meh. I'm GUESSING his chest-blast survival was a reference to Rufus Shinra in FF7, but still.

It DID make me raise a few questions. M'Naago blatantly mentions the Telophoroi as what's keeping the Resistance busy, which dates the quest at minimum post-5.4, but Valens is ready to march onto Garlemald and conquer the place himself, which you'd think he had news that the Empire is in the process of falling (or rather, the Empire already fell, it just hasn't noticed yet). Is he that dumb that he hasn't kept up with the Capital, or that arrogant that he doesn't care?