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

[Turtledeluxe]

Just twice in one time

It does mean this and it could cause a temporal paradox, generally speaking. It depends on the rules of XIV, though, which aren't established. That's why it's a theory, which by default leaves room for other interpretations.

ad hominem

Yes but I think it's reasonable to assume that if someone is going into a situation with a negative preconception, they are significantly less likely to produce positive interactions. The way I phrased was reactionary because I felt you were being insulting and I respond to insults with dismissiveness, but what I am saying at the root is that your signature seems like a self fulfilling prophecy. That's not an attack on you as a person.

fulll of insults

But they aren't. You took a handful of quotes from early in the conversation when I honestly did not have a firm handle on what the takes ITT were (there ended being a lot, so many that I hit the post limit, which is why I was wary of your questions as bait).

hominem

Feeling like posts are trolling isn't anger and also, again, that was earlier in the topic and at the time I was seeing 'genocide genocide genocide' and it felt like lazy trolling, sure. It took a bit to get dialogue going that was focused on other elements of the story that are relevant. Yes, the idea no one would have believed Venat is just an opinion etc. (assuming the Elpis visit is the actual history) but I didn't say or imply in any way that it was a dev statement, lore, a side story, etc. I'm not closing off room for other opinions-- maybe the Elpis visit really is the true history of Eorzea, I just find it stupid. The player who likes that isn't stupid.

Sounds like "people that oppose me

I think taking a sarcastic comment and turning it up to 11 as "antisocial psychopath" is a stretch. It's less about people disagreeing with me and more that I truly think part of what drives the criticism about EW (particularly the fact this thread won't die) is that people are often bothered when other people enjoy something they don't. It leads to a need to "expose the truth" etc. Although just to be clear, the onus is on me here as I was reckless with some of my commentary and unprepared for people to have genuine takes based on what I had already seen so far and the OP.

Expecting the highly praised MSQ to make at least the most basic sense is not too much to ask for.

This is true but I'm not certain a TV show running for 10 years has as much collective dialogue as XIV. Between all those quests? Also TV shows don't have to account for a player experiencing each segment, which can affect the storytelling method chosen. Either way I'm not saying "have zero expectations", I'm saying "regarding the time travel, they don't want to explain it bc it won't make sense". And it won't because everyone has their own interpretation of it that they don't want to clamp down on. No matter where they clamp down there will be some logical inconsistency somewhere for someone.