Dawntrails doesn’t feel like Final Fantasy

[Swordsman]

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I get what you mean. From what I've seen in the trailer, it looks wayyy too lighthearted and it kinda looks like a spin-off game.

[Theodric]

I get what you mean. From what I've seen in the trailer, it looks wayyy too lighthearted and it kinda looks like a spin-off game.

It doesn't help that it's already being described as a 'vacation'. I doubt there will be any major stakes given that the second coming of the apocalypse resulted in the increasingly smarmy protagonists bragging about walking away with not even a scar to show for it.

[Carin-Eri]

Am I the only one who thinks that, after all the story put the WoL through to the point we'll be at by the end of 6.5, a more lighthearted start to new chapter probably makes some degree of sense?

I mean, yeah, some might have preferred the WoL to visit Meracydia to pick a fight with some furious Kangaroos and whatever Allagan nonsense remains there, but I do like the idea that the WoL would rather do some general 'Adventurer-ing' instead.

[TaleraRistain]

Am I the only one who thinks that, after all the story put the WoL through to the point we'll be at by the end of 6.5, a more lighthearted start to new chapter probably makes some degree of sense?

I mean, yeah, some might have preferred the WoL to visit Meracydia to pick a fight with some furious Kangaroos and whatever Allagan nonsense remains there, but I do like the idea that the WoL would rather do some general 'Adventurer-ing' instead.

Erenville even comments on that in the trailer, asking us if we're having fun for once. Dude's barely even known us a minute and already gets it.

[Ivtrix]

It doesn't help that it's already being described as a 'vacation'. I doubt there will be any major stakes given that the second coming of the apocalypse resulted in the increasingly smarmy protagonists bragging about walking away with not even a scar to show for it.

There will def be medium to major stakes by the end of the 7.0 patch. I have a feeling it’s going to start lighthearted and end up with us realizing there is something serious, albeit maybe only locally, going on.

[aveyond-dreams]

It doesn't help that it's already being described as a 'vacation'. I doubt there will be any major stakes given that the second coming of the apocalypse resulted in the increasingly smarmy protagonists bragging about walking away with not even a scar to show for it.

Yeah it's extremely disappointing given that most of post-Endwalker's content was a vacation and even the allegedly serious Void storyline can't be spared from stupid slice of life scenes that I don't come to FF for. There are people who would seriously try to argue that they're as relevant as the tavern/banquet style scenes in FFXVI but I have better things to do than point out how obviously different they are in terms of tone and purpose.

It's as if they took all the feedback that people who criticized Endwalker's story over and then turned that into 7.0. I have no idea why they would want to alienate and divide up the playerbase like this but FFXIV players deserve better. Leave the jokes and slice of life stuff for Hildibrand and other side content and give us an actual FF story in a location that's actually memorable. Because I would never be able to tell you what any of the new DT locations names are from memory.

You can't tell me to "go relax!" in Island Sanctuary for 2 years on top of "see how much we looove you!" in the Myths raids and the other forced in moments we've seen this expansion and then decide that 7.0 needs even more of that. I don't know how else to describe this stuff other than difficult to sit through and embarrassing to be associated with.

When people ask me what kind of games I like to play I don't mention FFXIV anymore because a) Endwalker has almost no fun content and b) the game has flown way too far from what brought players like me to it in terms of the setting and story. I would never admit in real life that I played the mmorpg that decided having a hideous cgi model eat a taco in the trailer. From the outsider's perspective the state of FFXIV just keeps getting more and more bizarre.

We needed a strong new start after these horrible lull in story and content but it seems we're not getting that at all. At least FFXVI is getting more content, I have 0 issue with profits going from whatever it is FFXIV has become to fund the game that I liked better.

[CStrife912]

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Granted I would agree that they should of handled the void stuff with a bit more decorum but I am still fine with whats there and they overall did a better job with the 4 lords unlike the material they came from FF4. Slice of life isn't inherently bad though it depends how its used and honestly I don't think its that bad. What is an actual 'FF' story lol....there are plenty of FF titles heck go watch rebirth and see some of the mini game humour stuff that is likely to pop up there if you know you know. FF games have always had silly moments its not uncommon, also the point of Eorzea is to expand its world and bring us to places mentioned...a new place cant be memorable if we've never gone there lol...once we are there and they do good with it only then can it become memorable that just makes little sense what you said there lol.

Im not even going to comment on your weird hatred for food and I would never admit to liking this game....like seriously who cares what you like....no one has a right to dictate or judge what you like game wise from an outsider in. Also we don't know what the tone is yet because we've been given 1/3 of a trailer which could easily change tone with subsequent pieces slotted in...its too soon to say....will agree on FF16 getting more content is nice depends what it is though...but also FF14 is a themepark MMO with a 16+ age rating....16 is 18 or mature whatever country your in...that set its tone and direction and its not comparable honestly, not even the darkest moments of 14 match some of the stuff 16 done because it never intended to go that far...14 is about as dark as most FF titles honestly only 16 pushed the envelope a bit more but only because they showed not told it.

[Jeeqbit]

You can't tell me to "go relax!" in Island Sanctuary for 2 years

Did you look beyond the trailer? The keynote actually told us far more and revealed some of the things we will be doing that interested me a lot more than this vacation concept.

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What I recall was the mountains will have people big and small.

[DrWho2010]

show us on the doll where the bad CBU3 developer touched you in the head.

[R041]

show us on the doll where the bad CBU3 developer touched you in the head.

It was Soken, and it was actually the heart.

I'll never forgive him.