Spoilers ARR /Heavensward if only in the vaguest senseThe Binding Coils are the only time you see Alisae between ARR and Heavensward, for example. That said, it was mentioned at one point that basically any and every big content piece (offhand I know the Omega series was mentioned directly, as well as the Binding Coils) would be worth clearing out pre Endwalker for maximum payoff, or similar paraphrasing. Threads and characters make some forward appearances, but as of thus far none have technically been “necessary” to understand the thrust of the MSQ. Its clear the writers of FF14 have a solid plan for their story, at least.Īdding onto the above most of the endgame content has otherwise been willfully sidelined in terms of the main plot. I’ll grant that this was excellent and necessary foreshadowing for what would happen in Shadowbringers and it was very impressive that it seems to have been added so many years before Shadowbringers came out. That is, until the Warriors of Darkness storyline in the MSQ. Meanwhile, the climactic battle against Ultima Weapon has Hydaelen chanting “IF YOU WOULD PREVAIL, LOOK TO THE LIGHT” at us while shielding us from harm and helping us conjure a holy blade of light to save the day.Īnyone who hasn’t done the white mage quests or any of the (optional) Amdapoor stuff might not even be aware that overusing light magic is harmful to the environment, similar to anyone in WoW who skipped Legion and didn’t do the Mag’har recruitment quests. I mean, several ARR dungeons are all about how dealing with the horrifying things the voidsent do. I think it was also a rather sudden shift in FF14, compared to how the light and void was depicted in ARR.

We’re in agreement that WoW handled the “light is suddenly ebil” story very badly.

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