Thread: 6.4 patch speculation

Originally Posted by Iscah

That's nothing new. We didn't know most upcoming main-expansion villains by this point in previous patch cycles.

We knew many villains by this point. Zenos leading into Stormblood, Emet into Shadowbringers, and Fandaniel into Endwalker. Even Heavensward, while not establishing a direct villain, had laid the ground work pretty fast for entire war before we walked into Ishgard.

And I understand that this patch cycle is different. But it seems counterintuitive to introduce a villain who by all hints is going to disappear before the big chunk of story is released in the expansion. I think the start of a good villain is routed in mystery first, character development later. But we have no one if Golbez is killed next patch.

But there is a mystery with Golbez, which is rooted in his identity behind the mask and who/what was he before 13th was corrupted. Are they really going to just gloss over this to get to another story entirely? Their track record says no.