Thread: 6.4 patch speculation

Originally Posted by SannaR

I still don't get why there's ninjas in the WoD raid besides that they were common enemies in III's version. Lore wise there's no explanation.

It's right there in the enemy name: "sacrificed ninja". Combined with the ninjas seen among the enemies in Syrcus Tower, it's not hard to conclude that this was an Allagan discipline.

(Edit: Or possibly imported from the Far East in Allagan times, or captives.)

Originally Posted by SannaR

Just because they can pull from their own history and myths doesn't work for an in game reason why we would be going to be exploring a part of Hingashi.

Aside of getting over the previous assumption they would be focusing on each of the original three city-states, I don't see any particular reason to not go there either. This whole variant dungeon thing is framed as a sort of investigation agency thing, so evidently they have been petitioned by someone in Hingashi (assuming it is Hingashi and not Doma again) this time.

At this point, our "back yard" is all of Etheirys, and Hingashi is just as much a place that we have visited but not explored in depth.

That said, hopefully we are going there because there's a story worth telling and not just because they want to showcase their Japanese setting again.

Originally Posted by SannaR

According to one of the recent interviews the person we're to be exploring Mount Rokkon is to be a certain Hingashi Lord. Which should rule out Hien and Gosetsu as they're both Doman. I'm not sure how many would label Hancock as a Hingashi Lord. The only lord we know is the Soy Sauce heir. Who many don't see in a positive light. Then there's the bakufu of Kugane who I don't think we have ever seen. Not sure of the title of the guy who's in charge of the coliseum we got introduced to Gogo at. Or that they'd pull from Blue Mage for a familiar face.

I'd hope it would have story if we're to be collecting information like we did this last time.

Personally, I'm hoping we get put in contact with this lord through the sekisegumi. They're analogous to the shinsengumi, right? My understanding of the politics at the time is fuzzy, but I think they ultimately served a specific lord? I think they were the anti-foreigner faction, though, so... Might be awkward. lol But maybe the WoL will be the honorable foreigners that help change their minds and lead to Hingashi opening up or something. And the V/C dungeon can be a hint towards that story.