So I sat through DT...

[Brignadalee]

And I can proudly state!

The story is fine for what it is. They showed us another continent in a way that was way more engaging than a wall of text. While predictable at times, I didn't find myself hating it. Wuk Lamat is literally just Female Naruto without as much of the childhood trauma, the latter I grew up watching. So, she really didn't rub me the wrong way. Especially when our party consists of different flavors of Sharlayan and an Ishgardian cool guy. I found her presence to be a welcoming addition alongside Erenville. She's endearing, determined, and overall a positive person.

This Xpac had a pretty smooth launch all things considered, and gave us a lot of cool upgrades. My many thanks to the team that put in hours of their lives to give us something I won't soon be forgetting. Have y'all really looked around at these zones? RP spots for DAYS!

I hope you have been enjoying the game as much as I have been. This has certainly brought a breath of life into the game for me, and I'm really curious to see what the post-story has in store for us after certain reveals at the end.

[SirShady]

The story is fine for what it is. They showed us another continent in a way that was way more engaging than a wall of text.

That's about the highest praise I can give Dawntrail as well. It might have been the most boring exploration of a continent and its struggles than any other expansion, but at least I wasn't just reading boring text the entire time.

I'm glad to be done with the MSQ, because now I can focus on the things they did well! The dungeons and zones are definitely a step up. Sorry to be a bummer. I'm glad you enjoyed your time with it more than I did!

[Evergrey]

Indeed, the story is fine for what it is, and I didn't expect much considering that DT is a "fresh start" after a story thats been spanning for like 10 years.
Could it have been better? Probably.
But it could've been much worse.
At least it kept me entertained and that's all I'm asking for.

[boopadoop]

Indeed, the story is fine for what it is, and I didn't expect much considering that DT is a "fresh start" after a story thats been spanning for like 10 years.
Could it have been better? Probably.
But it could've been much worse.
At least it kept me entertained and that's all I'm asking for.

this is what i need people to realize so bad. i also need them to realize wuk lamat's character development absolutely WILL NOT be finished by the end of launch MSQ. we have no idea how long this current storyline SERIES (each expansion is like a new book in a series in case y'all didn't realize that, and patches are like chapters) is going to last.

ShB and EW started exciting because they were starting off basically the climax of the Ascian storyline, and the end of EW closed that chapter.

gamers, please understand every expansion post ARR built off the previous one in continuing the Ascian story. please understand that now, at the culmination of EW patches, we have closed that book and are picking up an entirely new book series with Dawntrail. OF COURSE it's going to be slow and potentially boring. we have SO MUCH to learn and see, and you WILL NOT have learned and seen it all by the end of Dawntrail's LAUNCH MSQ. we have the entirety of 7.0 to see where it's going and see how Wuk develops.

people saying "weh character development piss poor" -- guys, she's literally just getting started. you haven't finished seeing it. stop it. she's barely even STARTed.

i swear so many people just hop on a bandwagon of hate as soon as someone else says it for them and just drag it on. get a mind of your own and consider that maybe that you're not supposed to be on the edge of your seat just yet because we're atm no where NEAR the climax of the current storyline. i don't even know if we've reached "rising action" yet.

[Malthir]

this is what i need people to realize so bad. i also need them to realize wuk lamat's character development absolutely WILL NOT be finished by the end of launch MSQ. we have no idea how long this current storyline SERIES (each expansion is like a new book in a series in case y'all didn't realize that, and patches are like chapters) is going to last.

ShB and EW started exciting because they were starting off basically the climax of the Ascian storyline, and the end of EW closed that chapter.

gamers, please understand every expansion post ARR built off the previous one in continuing the Ascian story. please understand that now, at the culmination of EW patches, we have closed that book and are picking up an entirely new book series with Dawntrail. OF COURSE it's going to be slow and potentially boring. we have SO MUCH to learn and see, and you WILL NOT have learned and seen it all by the end of Dawntrail's LAUNCH MSQ. we have the entirety of 7.0 to see where it's going and see how Wuk develops.

people saying "weh character development piss poor" -- guys, she's literally just getting started. you haven't finished seeing it. stop it. she's barely even STARTed.

i swear so many people just hop on a bandwagon of hate as soon as someone else says it for them and just drag it on. get a mind of your own and consider that maybe that you're not supposed to be on the edge of your seat just yet because we're atm no where NEAR the climax of the current storyline. i don't even know if we've reached "rising action" yet.

Terrible terrible argument, almost every final fantasy has been a stand alone story, it's a shitty weasel way out to say, o well yeah this title sucked but just believe the next one wont. If you cannot show any character development in 30 hours where that character has more than double the dialogue of the next nearest character, then you've done a piss poor job as a writer, I'm sorry.

Wuk has actually more dialogue than any other character in any MSQ and they failed to show any growth or likeability for alot fo people. If you like it, good for you, serious I'm glad you're happy and that someone still can play this game. However please understand the MSQ is extremely long, and there is pretty much zero actual gameplay just stand there and listen to Wuk talk and wuk do things, the way Wuk was written makes her marmite. For those that hate how she's written this is like being held hostage since you cannot just not do it. Sure you can skip most cutscenes but even then it's a slog. Unlike any other character in the history of the game they injected her into EVERYTHING in this expac, there's no plotlines that don't involve her, this isn't WoL on an adventure and part of it is Wuk's story, the advert should just have been wuks face cause that's all that happens. Again if you like Wuk good for you that's great I guess, but alot of us find her unbearable and after 30 hours of having to deal with someone you find absolutely intolerable, well you can surely understand why we're so damn angry.

[Brignadalee]

Heyyyy totally didn't make this in efforts for some positivity. Leave arguing out of this, please. It's fine to not like a character and to disagree, but post something you appreciate from Dawntrailer. Got nothing? That's cool as well, have a nice day!

[Y2K21]

this is what i need people to realize so bad. i also need them to realize wuk lamat's character development absolutely WILL NOT be finished by the end of launch MSQ. we have no idea how long this current storyline SERIES (each expansion is like a new book in a series in case y'all didn't realize that, and patches are like chapters) is going to last.

I hate to be that person - but if you have a central character who takes up a hefty majority of the narrative space of your main story and they dont become a developed character, then that is a major fault of the writing.

How many more cutscenes and quests need to revolve around the character to be fleshed out if they cant figure out how to write the character in the longest portion of the story? People crucify Lyse for less.

[genuine_stranger]

Heyyyy totally didn't make this in efforts for some positivity. Leave arguing out of this, please. It's fine to not like a character and to disagree, but post something you appreciate from Dawntrailer. Got nothing? That's cool as well, have a nice day!

You came to the wrong place to spread positivity, we forum dwellers live to complain and argue over everything.

[Y2K21]

argue over everything.

I disagree, lets argue over it.

[boopadoop]

Heyyyy totally didn't make this in efforts for some positivity. Leave arguing out of this, please. It's fine to not like a character and to disagree, but post something you appreciate from Dawntrailer. Got nothing? That's cool as well, have a nice day!

unfortunately our forums will never be a nice place :')
always someone to be contrary or troll
don't worry too much about it, i'm sorry
idc to argue either. try to give another perspective and ppl don't wanna hear it