Title, basically.
Levelling through MSQ roulette got me thinking about Garlemald's rather abrupt and underwhelming resolution in Endwalker after nearly a decade of playing the Big Bad, and how little we actually end up learning about the city proper and its inhabitants after years of set-up due to its near total annihilation prior to our visit. The Garlean portion of the EW storyline was both some of the darkest and most gripping writing we've had in a while, and it's disappointing to think we nearly had an expansion where we might have similarly delved more thoroughly into Garlemald's political intrigue and its various factions. Something a little XII-coded, but grittier.
That being said, I'm curious as to what other players think. Did the writers make the right choice? Were you happy with how Garlemald was dealt with? Would you have preferred another expansion that explored their story more deeply? How do you think it should have played out?
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Levelling through MSQ roulette got me thinking about Garlemald's rather abrupt and underwhelming resolution in Endwalker after nearly a decade of playing the Big Bad, and how little we actually end up learning about the city proper and its inhabitants after years of set-up due to its near total annihilation prior to our visit. The Garlean portion of the EW storyline was both some of the darkest and most gripping writing we've had in a while, and it's disappointing to think we nearly had an expansion where we might have similarly delved more thoroughly into Garlemald's political intrigue and its various factions. Something a little XII-coded, but grittier.
That being said, I'm curious as to what other players think. Did the writers make the right choice? Were you happy with how Garlemald was dealt with? Would you have preferred another expansion that explored their story more deeply? How do you think it should have played out?
Continue reading...