Quote Originally Posted by Jeeqbit View Post

When we got Bozja, it occured to me that a Garlean expansion would basically just be the same as Stormblood. Rise up and overthrow them with military force and it wouldn't be anything fresh. Executed through the main story, it probably wouldn't feel as thrilling as doing it the way Bozja does it with Critical Engagements and raids. I think what happened instead of it (Endwalker) was fresh.
When you put it that way I wonder if that was the reason the devs decided to cut out the Garlemald expansion since plot wise would feel like just a repeat of Stormblood's overall narrative.