It was certainly not my expectation to see a post such as this one gain such traction on the main subreddit of all places, which is usually seen as a place of unconditional positivity and praise for the game. Unfortunately, it seems that the writing in the Endwalker Patches MSQ has not been received very well. In the end, no one really won with the story for varying reasons. The post can be found here, but I will also quote the text below:



It's an unfortunate consequence of neglecting feedback regarding the more controversial elements of the current writing, such as overall tone, handling of themes coming across as too forceful or preachy, and the fact that an increasing number of players have reached the limit of their patience with the scions while an ever decreasing minority of players have continually defended these characters.

This is not the result or reception I wanted to see for these patches, especially as an FFIV fan, but it was simply not to the same calibre that we have enjoyed previously. It is also not my intention to be overly negative without reason, at this point I think that those of us who care deeply for FFXIV need to realize that things have changed. It is especially concerning that Dawntrail seems to be written in the same vein as this - the stories told in FFXIV have never been one to make the player feel as if their time has been ill-spent or wasted on a plot of no consequence, but an expansion that very much presents itself as a "beach episode" following a patch MSQ arc like this one does not feel like the right move.

For the future, it is important to listen to more than just unconditional positive feedback in order to avoid situations like this one, as it does not feel that the story will be back on track until 8.0 at the earliest, assuming the key issues detailed above do not persist.