Quote Originally Posted by Carin-Eri View Post
I mean, by that point in the game we were already something of a godslayer who'd saved Eorzea several times. And that suddenly disappears when Zenos shows up, kicks our ass almost effortlessly, mocks us and then swans off. Canonically, this is probably the first time the WoL actually loses a one-on-one fight and it should've been a huge deal for them - but it wasn't treated as such (beyond a bit of sulking).
That fight, and the scenes before/after it, had a big impact on me. It really established Zenos as a threat and made me concerned about any time we'd have to face him again. I was worried about how he would react to the other events that happened, particularly in Doma.

Having the player character feel so weak isn't something I really expected out of an MMO or an RPG. I do think it should've been made to be a bigger moment, it felt a bit odd confronting him towards the end of Stormblood since I didn't feel that much stronger. At first I didn't enjoy the experience of being beaten like that, but it did add a good amount of tension to the expansion.