Quote Originally Posted by Hyperia View Post
I was referring to the direction of the MSQ story. It’s clear that they had intended to do something with Wuk and being a dual ruler of Tural. I have a feeling that they were going to have her join us as a traveling companion so she can see the world and become more worldly as a ruler like her brother. They had also intended to have Sphene stay in Alexandria.

Those plans are out and now they have to pivot into a different direction with Sphene being the probable new companion as hinted in the patch trailer. Sphene is considerably more popular with the players so it makes sense and I like this potential direction for the story. She can turn on her virtual clone and slip away without anybody noticing and get reports when she checks in or returns.
I would say not in the least. MSQ is written well in advance, and practically every expansion has a major character we meet, has a huge role in that expansion, and then stays wherever they are as we move on (think Aymeric in HW, Hien in SB, Emet Selch in ShB, etc.). Wuk Lamat is nothing more than the DT version of those characters, designed from the start to be a major figure in the .0 MSQ and early patches, then consigned to the background as we move to a new storyline.