What's the point with that quite lackluster story in Endwalker?

[Theodric]

Yeah, I've been getting similar vibes from Dragon's Dogma. The world has teeth. It feels dangerous. Things happen. Not everything works out perfectly for the protagonist.

It's just so weird to me that FFXIV claims to want to tap more into the single player game side of things but is consistently avoiding any meaningful change or lasting consequences.

We've gotten to the point where if certain characters show up or the story takes us back to an older location then it's obvious that even minor characters will be perfectly safe. All to maintain the status quo at any cost...but mysteriously never really throwing a bone to those of us who favour the antagonists and would enjoy seeing at least some of them stick around without being forced to lose everything, proclaim that their ideals were 'always misguided' or just generally end up going in an utterly bizarre direction far removed from what appealed to those who liked the character in the first place.

In other words, putting the game closer to more of the single player titles and rival MMO's.

[Jagick]

*Snip* Consistently avoiding any meaningful change or lasting consequences.

We've gotten to the point where if certain characters show up or the story takes us back to an older location then it's obvious that even minor characters will be perfectly safe. All to maintain the status quo at any cost...but mysteriously never really throwing a bone to those of us who favour the antagonists and would enjoy seeing at least some of them stick around without being forced to lose everything, proclaim that their ideals were 'always misguided' or just generally end up going in an utterly bizarre direction far removed from what appealed to those who liked the character in the first place.

It's gotten to the point that every time Y'shtola (for example) has another potential (but obviously fake out) death scene, my immediate reaction is "THANK GOD, FINALLY!"

I felt more of an emotional impact and a deeper sorrow when Elidibus died at the end of Post-Shadowbringers than absolutely anything involving the Scions across every expansion.

[Lauront]

It's gotten to the point that every time Y'shtola (for example) has another potential (but obviously fake out) death scene, my immediate reaction is "THANK GOD, FINALLY!"

I felt more of an emotional impact and a deeper sorrow when Elidibus died at the end of Post-Shadowbringers than absolutely anything involving the Scions across every expansion.

Totally agree. I consider him to be the game's most tragic character. None of the Scions even compare.

[Theodric]

Totally agree. I consider him to be the game's most tragic character. None of the Scions even compare.

Likewise. It was a real shame that the game decided to pull as Sylvanas and try to pretend as if Venat was the real victim all along. Yawn.