Quote Originally Posted by MyakotApelsia View Post
I don't think it would be possible for that to happen without making several pieces of content mandatory for MSQ, like how it was with crystal tower. Specifically Heavensward trial series and Shadowbringers role quests. Without them, all of those characters are pretty much nobodies, and would not make sense to be in main story.
Of course, they can make them mandatory, but thats gonna make pacing of main story pretty bad.
That said, they can just continue making sidequests for them when it becomes relevant.
They wouldn't need to make more content mandatory. The player already got introduced to most of those characters in the 5.0 MSQ. The NPC who did the player's required role quest could then fill in the background of what occurred after the quest ended. Unukalhai could be introduced as someone who was taken to further one of the Ascians' many plots without getting specific on which plot and where. We already have slight timeline disruptions for things like Coils of Bahamut if the player does those post 3.0 so it wouldn't be anything unusual.

On the other hand, their goal isn't truly aligned our goal. It's just the location that's the common factor. While those of us who completed all the role quests might find it nice to have them intersect the MSQ, unless our goal changes it wouldn't make that much sense narratively for us to encounter them.