The Next Expansion cycle needs 2 things. 1) A Break from the Scions and 2)Time Skip

[Shinku_Tachi]

I wouldn't 'retire' the Scions entirely but I agree that new characters that stay close would be nice

I agree. That's part of the reason I want to be either isekai'd to another shard or somehow vanished to a faraway planet in The Source's universe, without the Scions or anyone we know. Because if they're not there, the writers can't lean on them and use them as a crutch.

They don't need to retire them or "retire" them. Just give us some space for a while, an expansion or two. An all-new journey, with all-new comrades!