Quote Originally Posted by Frizze View Post
It wasnt set as a requirement yet(they wouldnt have been working on 5.3 yet actively, and the story outline they had set would have been subject to change at the time), and various scenes had 2 versions of the dialogue(one if you had done it, one saying that you would eventually do so). The change was made with 5.3(and again, announced well in advance).
My point exactly.

It was shoved in after the fact. ShB was originally designed to stand on its own without completion of the Crystal Tower raids, as evidenced by the multiple dialogue lines, and complete lack of requirement until 5.3.

The developers do not give people choices if they want them to go one way more than the other. It is their way, or you can stop playing.