Quote Originally Posted by Kisshu View Post
Problem is that they're using the trust system now, and it needs at least 3 characters to join us for each dungeon. That's why we went back to the Scions so quickly in 6.1 when they had just disbanded at the end of EW. While Elpis did give us 3 temporaty characters, I doubt any patch will do the same, so we're stuck with Scions till at least 7.0, but perhaps we might get a single new character somewhere in 6.x.
There is no reason why the underlying code that controls their behavior can't be transposed over to other characters of the same class, or reskinned with different abilities of another class in order to accommodate new party members. Add in Gaius with Thancred's AI. Add in the Thaumaturge Lalafells with Y'shtola's AI. The possibilities are endless. The fact that I'm waiting on Vrtra of all people to save us from the boring mess of the Scions is quite telling, given that he also isn't all that entertaining when he comes on screen.