Thread: Future locations for 7.0 [SPOILER Discussion]

Originally Posted by FrightfulNight

This is my view as well. Everyone is always clamoring for Meracydia, The New World or even other shards but we have not fully explored the Three Great Continents yet. The map of Ilsabard is incomplete even though it is listed in the locations on the world map unlike Eorzea and Orthard which have maps for them. There is also the whole Garlean Civil war that was set up, more nations gaining their freedom, and it is implied regions of Orthard suffered a lot of damage during the Final Days, i mean they certainly are the region that feels like it would generate the most amount of despair with the Civil War and disorganization compared to Eorzea and Orthard which have much more unity right now. I just feel that there are a lot of potential for an expansion set in Ilsabard where we deal with the aftermath of the Garlean civil war, and the final days. We could also see a lot of new nations and power rise up in this power vacuum, such as nations that have regained their independence, Legatuses who have created their own nations, and even entirely new nations that arose out of the chaos of the final days. Maybe this is how they continue or even fix the PvP situation. Plus if they just ignore Ilsabard then it is going to feel even more like there was a Garlean expansion that was sacrificed at some point in the move to finish up the season 1 arch in 6.0 instead of 7.0.

That being said I would not be opposed to a Meracydia expansion in the near future as it has a been mentioned more in the games lifecycle, which is what made me more hyped for EW zones, however I wonder how they will make the zones diverse for it with it being described as a wasteland. I believe that was one of the reasons they split SB between Ala Mhigo and Doma, so that we would not just have desert zones. I however have no interest in another shard or another planet storyline at any point in the distant future, not until we have explored most of the locations on Hydalyn, the planet I actually have a lot of investment in with the history and cultures.

Ya there is a lot yet to be explored but I feel they may cover that overtime through Season 2 even if they are not the locations in 7.0. I am still on the Meracydia and a small part of the New World being our next location in 7.0 due to how Emet emphasis on these locations in 6.0.

considering Meracydia is mostly a wasteland, I think they may go down the side content route for it if we're only getting the city as a hub. Maybe a side storyline about some group of people trying to find a way to bring life to the wasteland.

Main Story wise, I suspect whatever is happening in Meracydia maybe related to the Season 2 Antagonist. Emet did emphasis on their state to be very important for our future adventures. We may even find reason to go to the New World because of what WoiL discovered in Meracydia.

On the other hand, as I mentioned before, Meracydia may get the Ala Mhigo treatment and end up being the 7.0 end dungeon before the final boss fight as the place being the 7.0 antagonist base of operations due to what we find in our journey in the New World.

I also feel we will not get a lot of the New World if they choose to have the New World as part of the next expansion.

I believe they may only give us one country that is part of the new World so they can establish a foothold in that continent for future expansions while establishing some lore about these other countries located in the New World. That way they may focus on one new country in the New World and in current location known to use around Eorzea per expansion.