Thread: Revelations from Patch 5.5 (Part 2)

Short bit on MSQ before gathering my thoughts

Urianger uses "wherefore" CORRECTLY! The number of times I've seen Juliet's "wherefore art thou, Romeo?" as "Where are you, Romeo?" is ASTOUNDING. It means WHY, not WHERE

MSQ for real this time.

Poor Arenvald came out better than expected, all things considered; although his leg wound doesn't seem that bad, perhaps there's a worse spinal problem we just don't see? Still, fordola doesn't seem like she'll just let him quit; he's still her partner whether he likes it or not (he does).

Fourchenault was... about what I expected. He started more warmly than I believed he would but his disownment of his twin children... yeah, that's the guy from the trailer. Something WRONG is going on in Sharlayan. Also, agree with Fenral, it's so entirely satifying to shoot Louisioux's words at him.

The 4 fights at the end were really good from a thematic PoV. I know some people don't like the "Role-playing" battles, but it's nice to see what our fellow Scions are doing. It also made it feel like an actual battlefield. Everyone was playing their part, trying their best.

Also, that explains a LOT about the towers. They weren't BUILT, they were SUMMONED. The TOWERS are the Primals, that's why they can temper. Though considering that we're certainly going inside one in 6.0, with Trusts, it means we'll find a way to prevent said tempering while in there.

Confirmation that our mystery lady from the artwork is Venat/Hydaelin. I'm not sure what to think; she says the fate of the star is in our hands, but she's not telling us WHAT to do. Perhaps she trusts us, or she expects us to "Hear, Feel, Think" and come up with the "right" path by ourselves. There's also the thing that she looks so WEAK. She's barely able to manifest, which to be fair, she had never done previously, but even her voice is strained. Not surprising given she's getting so much aether sucked out of her, but certainly a "Help me, Warrior of Light. You're my only hope." moment.

Oh! I forgot! A lot of references to us going to Sharlayan but I counted NONE to going to Thavnair. So heading there will be interesting, to say the least. Granted, they have a Tower, so that's our most obvious reason.