Is Bozja a failed storyline?

[RyuDragnier]

I don't see it as a failed storyline. We were just missing a zone because COVID, which probably would have dealt around the Blades before Delebrum. Overall I don't think feel that it failed considering Bozja is liberated, just that it ended with a giant "To Be Continued..." sign on it for possible future storylines that reference with what happened there (like Beastmaster Limited Job if they add it).

[OskarXCI]

It seems people missed the latest interview with Yoshi-P and Matsuno.

The ending and field notes was done on purpose.

[PeppermintBrown]

Snip.

Honestly I'd have liked Yotsuyu better if she'd just died at Doma Castle and not come back for the SB patches.

For Fordola, I liked how they handled 4.1. She was explicitly NOT easily forgiven for all the bad things she did, and went back to jail after helping save the day. One good deed does not undo years of cruelty. And the whole alternative sentence of helping to kill primals fits the story really well, people with the echo and combat abilities to face primals are vary rare so it makes sense to keep her around and have her keep fighting for the 'good guys.' A long term redemption has a huge advantage in being convincing and making me care so we'll have to see where she goes in the future. Whatever her motives s

Gaius...I have to be honest the whole thing with his kids felt incredibly forced. Like they were really reaching to find a way to make him more sympathetic so they decided 'so he has this group of au ra orphans....that have never been spoken of or hinted at before and now we're going to kill them one by one isn't that so sad for him?' Gaius realizing he and the Empire had been maniuplated and joining the fight against the Ascians felt like it made sense. I liked where things were going in that direction as 'shadowhunter' or whatever. But I'm not honestly a big fan of him suddenly having all these adopted kids and becoming governer of a former imperial province now freed that I think he conquered in the first place? The whole Sorrow of Werhlyt story felt like a bizaare pivot for his arc to me.

[Thamorian]

Couldn't bring myself to care about about the Bozja storyline, one of the rare instances I just skipped all the cutscenes and dialogue. Just could not care. Doesn't help I find Hrothgar pretty ugly and they are prominently displayed in all the cutscenes. Not visually appealing at all.

[Momo_Kozuki]

Honestly I'd have liked Yotsuyu better if she'd just died at Doma Castle and not come back for the SB patches.

I feel that Yotsuyu should have been drifted to Eorzea and become a pirate queen with memory loss trope together with Gogetsu, lol.

[Jettinson]

I enjoyed it, at least thousand better than Eureka's whatever story.

Bozja still could have worked more with the side characters, I definitely enjoyed having a bit of lore related to other jobs' quest characters/more lore.
Meryall and Lovro were interesting as the former became the sole survivor of Gunnhildr's Blades (as you can talk to her after finishing the Bozja whole thing and mentions that you found a cure for temper since you did 5.4) and the latter being alive but tempered (who is under custody after being captured through the Zadnor's 3rd area Fate). He was also Lambard's pupil who we defeat him in the 50-60 RDM quest
Pagaga is also interesting because it tells us more about Beast Masters of Ala Mhigo and they are specialised with griffins.
And many more characters tend to feed us with bits of lore of various locations but I felt they could have add or worked more with those.


Still I feel the tastes are so subjective, I felt engrossed with Bozja. Won't deny the ending felt a lot to be desired and it is a pity.

[PeppermintBrown]

Regardless of whether it was the original plan or not, it FEELS like a third zone was missing to wrap up this story arc.

The Diabolos engine thing at the end also felt kind of random to have as the final challenge of the arc, and maybe storyline as a whole if we don't end up picking up this plot thread again in a future expansion. Like it was just there to have something go berserk at the end for Mis to heroically dye stopping.

[Poporito_Popoto]

I preferred Eureka to Bozja. Didn't realize there was a storyline other than the Save the Queen one. Only did both for the Triad cards.

[Iscah]

That being said, I really want to know what kind of content you guys expect in place of Bozja. Can you guys give concrete examples of what you want and if its from another game, do you mind elaborating it and explain how it could be done in FFxiv?

I just want to go back to getting content that will appear in the duty finder and not tucked away in special instances.

More dungeons to fill out the Expert roulette.

Castrum/Delubrum/Dalriada could have been another alliance raid series. We should see more of raids giving each party a different thing to do.

CEs could appear on the world map for the high-level boss FATEs. Or make them a roulette like a ramped-up revival of guildhest content.

[Caurcas]

The gameplay system were interesting, but the story was got garbage due to the Roe character. So much so it made me hate the race.