Quote Originally Posted by Theodric View Post
The problem with ASOIAF is that it was originally planned to end on book three, I believe. Then it was extended again and again - and still isn't finished - to the point where it lost a lot of the initial charm and too many intriguing characters were eliminated. Given how rare character death is in FFXIV, I don't see that being a problem here.
Yeah, it could definitely be shorter.

With FFXIV, while we rarely have main character deaths, we also have few main characters as well. Again, instead of death, I much prefer the Lyse/Ryne treatment if they want to remove a character from being a main character. Put them aside, and if there is more story to be told, bring them back, then put them away again as needed.