Thread: The (Broken) Promise of Tomorrow - 7.3 Expectations

My hope is that 7.3 truly ends the Dawntrail story like they said it will and we pivot in 7.4 to what the road to 8.0 will be, which I honestly I have ZERO idea at this point. While ARR laid out foundations in its MSQ and post-patch series, DT has not. Yes, we got the key and and shard travel, but I still don't know if that's the direction they plan to go in. I think we will know soon enough, but I would not be surprised if we are heading for ShB the Sequel in 8.0 and hope to a whole other shard.

However, time to give Wuk the Lyse treatment and leave that annoying ho behind.

Originally Posted by DynnDiablos

My hope is that 7.3 truly ends the Dawntrail story like they said it will and we pivot in 7.4 to what the road to 8.0 will be, which I honestly I have ZERO idea at this point. While ARR laid out foundations in its MSQ and post-patch series, DT has not. Yes, we got the key and and shard travel, but I still don't know if that's the direction they plan to go in. I think we will know soon enough, but I would not be surprised if we are heading for ShB the Sequel in 8.0 and hope to a whole other shard.

However, time to give Wuk the Lyse treatment and leave that annoying ho behind.

It's either Meracydia(though I have zero idea what the framing could be) or another shard, but they're running out of those. 9 is for all intents and purposes a dead world, 1 and 13 are recovering from their Floods, and 5, 12, 2, 3, 6, 10, and 7 were all Rejoined.

A possibility that's been rattling around in my head, especially with all the references to FFV more recently, is that the key will be used to justify random chunks of other shards being grafted to the Source and treated as new continents to explore.

Originally Posted by Daralii

It's either Meracydia(though I have zero idea what the framing could be) or another shard, but they're running out of those. 9 is for all intents and purposes a dead world, 1 and 13 are recovering from their Floods, and 5, 12, 2, 3, 6, 10, and 7 were all Rejoined.

A possibility that's been rattling around in my head, especially with all the references to FFV more recently, is that the key will be used to justify random chunks of other shards being grafted to the Source and treated as new continents to explore.

You just made a really good point there.

They could, technically, kill two birds with one stone.... namely have the Warrior of Light and company need to visit Meracydia because we discover that a large chunk of another shard was grafted onto it. I mean, we don't know a great deal about Meracydia - but we do know, from limited in-game dialogue and encyclopaedia Eorzea, that a large part of it is a inhospitable wasteland; it would therefore lend itself pretty well to having a large chunk of another shard 'grafted' onto it.

Which would lend itself well to a few storylines - I don't know - maybe a large number of Allagans somehow escaped to the shard the chunk is from - I doubt anyone would be happy to see them again, least of all the native Meracydians who are described as being reclusive and "attack any who approach". And Tiamat is likely back in Meracydia too, which could bring Dragons back into the spotlight somewhat - it could even be the case that we find out about all this through her telling Vrtra about it.

Originally Posted by Sekundessounet

Shard hopping is a good possibility, but on the Source we still have plot threads towards Meracydia, most of Xak Tural is still unknown, Same for Ilsabard and Hingashi. So options are there, we're not lacking in interesting places to visit.

I agree, but I worry they are going to be enticed to do another shard vs. fleshing out the map we currently have.

If we go to Meracydia, I just want it to be that - Meracydia. I'd like an expansion which is just focused on one region and doesn't have to drag in the Shard plot (I have so little interest in the Shards and I honestly think they've hurt the overall narrative) But that's just me...