A reminder that Ala Mhigo ise still useless

[Nebelheim]

It makes sense that Ala Mhigo is useless because Lyse is also useless and probably the worst Scion of all time, maybe ever!

Lyse might have been the most divisive of the scions but there was still plenty of good characters in the gyr abania portion of the story that deserved more limelight. Characters like Fordola and Arenvald and various others i thought were pretty good and deserved there characters to be expanded on.

[Anonemoose]

Lyse might have been the most divisive of the scions but there was still plenty of good characters in the gyr abania portion of the story that deserved more limelight. Characters like Fordola and Arenvald and various others i thought were pretty good but more focus was on the far east.

It's a good thing somebody with the temperament of Fordola or Arenvald isn't in charge of the law and order of Gyr Abania because Lyse would be in jail.

[Nebelheim]

It's a good thing somebody with the temperament of Fordola or Arenvald isn't in charge of the law and order of Gyr Abania because Lyse would be in jail.

I think there were more qualified characters to be in charge instead of lyse. Someone like Raubahn or someone who grew up there and spent more of their life in the region.

[Anonemoose]

I think there were more qualified characters to be in charge instead of lyse. Someone like Raubahn or someone who grew up there and spent more of their life in the region.

Yes I agree. Raubahn has extensive management and business experience from his time in the commercial hub of Ul'Dah. He's not a career politician, maybe Raubahn is exactly the sort of leader Gyr Abania needs to drain the swamps after the Garlean occupation.

[TaleraRistain]

I think there were more qualified characters to be in charge instead of lyse. Someone like Raubahn or someone who grew up there and spent more of their life in the region.

Neither of them are in charge of Ala Mhigo. When the leaders of the various factions had the meeting that was disrupted by the primal, they elected officials to serve as the government leaders. Raubahn is the leader of the Ala Mhigan army. Lyse serves in a diplomatic position when needed. She helped organize the various leaders so they could have that meeting.

To the OP, I think it may be a bit fitting that the Ala Mhigo area itself is not as much of a focus, since that area would have memories of both the king they rebelled against and the leaders of the Garlean occupation. It fits a bit that Ala Mhigans may not see that as a location they really wanted to build up. I wouldn't mind seeing the villages like Ala Gannha developed more, since they had some really good questlines that showed just how bad of a state most of those places were in and it would be nice to see them starting to flourish again.

[Ghost_of_Ebina]

- Most of the towns don't let you in any of the buildings unless its ruined, or really special. Can't go inside shops, can't get to know the culture.

Agreed. I noticed a sharp drop in enter-able houses after Heavensward. Basically none of the houses in Ala Mhigo are un-enterable.
I can only recall the hunter's cabin close to Casturm Oriens which can be entered, but that cabin more or less is part of the Shroud...
It almost feels like the development team had almost no love for the area, which is a stark contrast to how detailed and vibrant Kugane, Azim Steppes, etc are (the whole Doma-side of Stormblood).
The Ala Mhigan Quarter really lacks any feeling if being "lived in." Heck, even the small town of Saltery has more character.
(and any small town in ARR will blow them out of the water)

[Oizen]

They did this shit again with Garlemald except the excuse was they turned it into Detroit.

[TheMightyMollusk]

Ala Mhigo can hang out with Gridania in the "Oh yeah, those places existed too" club.

[Alleluia]

Definitely want Ala Mhigo to get the city-state treatment behind those gates. The Ala Mhigan quarter can be its equivalent to Summerford or Black Brush or w/e and just essentially be a hamlet outside the gates. And then a real city state inside.

Maybe when they do the expansion that takes us to Corvos? Its geographically on the way there, by foot or air, from Aldenard, and making it an airship stop/hub in that direction makes sense. And it would be easy to include Ala Mhigo in a storyline about whatever the new paradigm between Garlemald and its former colonies is going to be. Along with Doma (and maybe Werlyt), they're the furthest along in post-imperial reconstruction, with the governing council being formed and all that. And any unrest in former colonies will effect Ala Mhigo most since they share a border with them. Doma is shielded by the steppe and the burn.

[Mimilu]

Definitely want Ala Mhigo to get the city-state treatment behind those gates. The Ala Mhigan quarter can be its equivalent to Summerford or Black Brush or w/e and just essentially be a hamlet outside the gates. And then a real city state inside.

Maybe when they do the expansion that takes us to Corvos? Its geographically on the way there, by foot or air, from Aldenard, and making it an airship stop/hub in that direction makes sense. And it would be easy to include Ala Mhigo in a storyline about whatever the new paradigm between Garlemald and its former colonies is going to be. Along with Doma (and maybe Werlyt), they're the furthest along in post-imperial reconstruction, with the governing council being formed and all that. And any unrest in former colonies will effect Ala Mhigo most since they share a border with them. Doma is shielded by the steppe and the burn.

Personally, I think they could make Ala Mhigo a restoration project like Doma and the Firmament where we help restore the city proper. As restoration progresses, more parts of the city are restored. Thing like the aetheryte, an adventurer's guild, a marketplace and retainer desk, maybe even a new housing area. ヽ(´∇｀)ﾉ