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  1. #21
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    KageTokage's Avatar
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    Alijana Tumet
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    I'm kind of expecting them to be doing their own thing for a while with the MSQ mostly focusing on helping them sort out lingering issues in their respective regions, but something major is going to crop up in 6.3 that forces them to get together again.

    I am also expecting that at least one of them is not going to tag along for 7.0 in favor of having a new face or two get focus, though; perhaps someone from whatever region we're going to.
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  2. #22
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    MoofiaBossVal's Avatar
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    Kokoro Liliro
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    I would like the leave the Scions behind. I don't think they were very interesting characters. The only ones I sorta liked were ARR Alphinaud, Alisaie, and the ShB recharacterization of Thancred and Urianger. The rest were duds to me.

    I think one of the problems with the Scions is that most of them were holdovers from 1.0, which was written by different people, so the current creative team was saddled with characters that were already conceptually set, and it was hard to recharacterize them (with ShB's reintroduction of Thancred and Urianger being the only time they did that). I usually find the expansion side characters, like Aymeric or Hien or Gosetsu, to be more entertaining than the Scions. So I am interested to see what new, original party members the writers come up with.

    If we were to bring some old characters along with us on a new journey, I did promise Aymeric to take him adventuring some time, but apparently his VA had a scandal which dooms careers in Japan and it is uncertain if he will get a chance to come back and voice the character, so perhaps we'll never see Aymeric again. I also like Gosetsu, but he is off enjoying his golden years and is on a pilgrimage.

    I really liked Ramza from the Ivalice raid storyline, but sadly there is very little hope of him ever coming back, let alone becoming a party member.

    I hope I never see G'raha Tia ever again, but given how he's the current writer's pet and how much he's been shoved in my face, I'm dreading he's gonna be back as a main in 7.0.
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    Kizuya Katogami
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    Quote Originally Posted by Kordarion View Post
    Using your own words:




    That doesn't seem to me like much more than lets insult some characters to rile up the people who like said characters. If you had come out and said something about how some characters deaths would provide more meaning to the story or provide an interesting way of exploring the other characters more through their grief I wouldn't have responded. But instead you make two blatantly provocative statements without providing any context.

    Seems like a classic bait, of which yes I am falling for probably but *shrugs*.
    I mean, obviously i would like for their deaths to have some meaning and purpose. Doesn’t change the fact most of them are cardboard cutouts to me. Never liked them and most of them are incredibly boring and add very little, hence my comment. It’s my opinion on them. You don’t have to like it but marking it off as bait is counterproductive to discussion and i’d rather we not keep that continuing in the lore threads.
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    Lyanneth Greywolfe
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    Quote Originally Posted by KizuyaKatogami View Post
    I mean, obviously i would like for their deaths to have some meaning and purpose. Doesn’t change the fact most of them are cardboard cutouts to me. Never liked them and most of them are incredibly boring and add very little, hence my comment. It’s my opinion on them. You don’t have to like it but marking it off as bait is counterproductive to discussion and i’d rather we not keep that continuing in the lore threads.
    Fair enough then, we'll just have to agree to disagree on them being "cardboard cutouts" then.
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    Last edited by Kordarion; 01-15-2022 at 12:39 PM.

  5. #25
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    Dusk Himmel
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    I assume that Scions will be similar to how they were in early ARR where they have set locations and scenarios but instead of one quest chain it'll be for an entire expansion or scenario.
    easy one would be Estinien and Mercydia
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    Gunnor Wolfshead
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    I wouldn’t mind a different cast going forward - but also a smaller one. Keeping track of all the Scions from ARR onward was (for me) a bit much - especially since all their stories were so similar.

    I like Alisaie, and wouldn’t mind her kinda being our holdover. Estinian is kinda fun when they play off him being a grump for humor (like him being awful at spending money). Tataru is fun too I suppose.

    I’d kinda like a more diverse cast going forward - something that reflects all the friends we’ve made along the way. Also maybe some more fun/surprising choices.

    I wouldn’t mind a team with Nidhana, Matoya, Lucia, Hien, Growingway, the Wolf Burglar, maybe an Auspice or two - and even one of the leftover lesser Ascians (there might be a couple who are begrudgingly nice).

    Just something to mix it up - and make the storylines a bit more lively (:
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    Vicious Zvahl
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    I'd like to see them used for power escalation of the next set of antagonists.

    I'd like to see the next set of antagonists take advantage of them in their individual adventures, and have that lead the others to reform to tackle the new threat, while we are adventuring.

    I'd like for the Scions to become the, "Meanwhile..." scenes. The WoL is off somewhere, doing adventuresque type things, basically relaxing. Meanwhile Dynamis-Big Joe is curb stomping Thancred, and lopping off one of Urianger's limbs.

    And this isn't to say that I hate the Scions and want them all to die, but how are we going to take any opposition seriously if it's not immediately a big deal?

    We could also get an emotional scene with Y'shtola, if the Shard crossover is a one way deal again. Scions start getting maimed or murdered, and we go to her for some aid/knowledge. Get a nice homey scene with her and her Manther, followed by a teary eyed Y'shtola crying into Runar's famous stew when she's vexxed at being unable to do anymore other than translate a treatise for us etc.

    Of course, we're not ever going to get anything like that. The Scions will continue to not have stakes or consequences for their actions, ever. They've still got like two hundred blank checks on risky behavior, not too mention the other fifty on dealing with beings more powerful than them.

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    As far as new cast mates go, I'd love to get Fordola in on the team. Her performance in the Healer role quests was fantastic, and she never did learn just what was going on with Garlemald or Zenos so... c'mon SE, let her come adventuring with us. Take that kill collar off her, and let her be my new tank buddy.
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  8. #28
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    Direct Breeze
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    I guess we will see them from time to time, but it doesn't sound too good for them as trusts going forward.

    I would like to see Coultenet and the Boulder brothers getting some screen time again, personally. They attempted to make them mainstays during ARR, but they didn't do anything with that afterwards -- granted, I will be quite sad to not hear about them whenever patches drop,now. Though, it's nice to see that after 6.0's ending, they went their separate ways somewhat as well.

    Surprisingly enough though, Coultenet and Hoary went to Radz-at-Han first! And now, Bluomwyda and Aergmhus went to Aerslaent. The ancestral homeland of the Roegadyns. That sounds like like a Bozja to me, wouldn't be surprised if the EW relic was there for some reason. Ah well.

    Which reminds me, we didn't get any way to get the Crystal Braves outfit at all. What happened to that?
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  9. #29
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    Oh Skye
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    Quote Originally Posted by MoofiaBossVal View Post
    I would like the leave the Scions behind. I don't think they were very interesting characters...
    I hope I never see G'raha Tia ever again, but given how he's the current writer's pet and how much he's been shoved in my face, I'm dreading he's gonna be back as a main in 7.0.
    These are pretty much my sentiments. I've been tired of the Scions in general for a long time with the exception of Estinien. I'd like to meet new people and not stick to one group all the time.
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  10. #30
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    Avarnia Corthal
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    Like others here I hope if we do have scions tagging along its some of the lesser scions. I always liked riol, Hoary and coultenet should have come with us to thavnair.

    Of all the main group, I genuinely liked urianger. The man was a good source of humour and is a good if flawed character. Then again I'm also one of those rare people who can understand the entirety of what he's said.
    yshtola I wouldn't mind bringing along for her personality and general usefulness.

    Thancred as far as I'm concerned has finished on a decent note. To have him stay around longer would be detrimental to what little makes his character. He's had his ups and downs, but he seems to be out of ups now. His fake deaths at the hands of ranjit and meteon would both have been excellent places, but he earned a retirement.
    Thinking back, I really wasn't interested in his character that much. His actions were more notable than his character but beyond that...meh. He's not done enough to piss me off and not done enough to want me to care about him.

    Estinien I liked. He was the first person to actually give a damn about us AND be willing to jump in and help back in HW other than moenbryda who to this day i still believe was completely wasted as a character. Everyone else prior was either full of empty platitudes or didn't seem to care about sending us against the monster of the patch

    I'm seriously annoyed with Krile coming back. Bossy and naive in eureka. Foolish in the warring triad an eureka just like ejika. She was a little better in endwalker but still could have ended up causing a host of problems giving Zenos access to so much aether like that.

    I hope we leave the twins behind or in a grave somewhere. They both annoyed me far too much the entire story. Alisae was fine early on but deteriorated. Alphinaud became less of a glory hound and more of a screentime hog.

    As usual Tataru was wasted. She's got so much personality and skill. I'd happily tutor her in some other arts if her carbuncle wont be controlled.

    Graha I'm split on. When he's acting like the Exarch and being a leader he's great. When he's not he can get a bit overbearing at best and more annoying than alphianud at worst. Though it would be nice to get some more concrete limitations as to what he can do.
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    Last edited by Recon1o6; 01-16-2022 at 02:11 AM.

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