One Quest Completely Changed How I Feel About My FFXIV Journey (PLUS: Future Plot Hints) 

I’m not a super emotional person.. but the message from Yoshi P really hit me. I’ve been with this game for 10+ years and felt like he was talking directly to me. That’s not an easy task in a video game.

The side quest that you can do at the end of Heavensward where you go on a self reflection journey to all the old spots you were at before and talk to characters, and it ends at that spot overlooking Ishgard...when you come back from the cutscene, Francel is standing there and he just says something in a chat bubble, no dialogue in the chat log, along the lines of "It never gets easier does it?' then he walks away. That. Shit. Hurt. And was a quest that made me see the game differently

This quest was so satisfying, I felt such a sense of almost parental pride helping out the fledgling adventurer. It hit extra hard because Ul'dah is where my WoL started his adventure as well. Just really well done, the kind of content that adds texture to the world, that no one would ask for, but everyone can appreciate is there.

What got me the most was: I started as a monk in Ul’dah and through dialogue choices I ended up sending Nhagi off to the monk guild as well. That was the moment I started to tear up, seeing him and my old guild master, knowing how new everything was back then for myself…

"To take what steps we may, and thus mark the road for those who would follow." - Urianger at the final cutscene of Shadowbringers.

Imagine being so invested in your character and their story that you don't think about what YOU would want, but what THEY would want. That's master-class storytelling.

The Rising is my favorite FFXIV festival, hands down. I’ve never missed one. It always, always makes me cry a little because of how well it’s written and how well it conveys the team’s appreciation for us as players and people.

When the shop keeper mentioned articles from "the Raven", or immediately grabbed my interest. We actually interact with a couple of writers from that chronicle. I'm pretty sure Jakkya (the sister) was in a previous Rising event. She's also from Gridania which is my home city state. Every year is a treat. I remember one year, we had a repeatable quest to pick up trash on the beach left by the Moonfire Faire. I thought it was a clever continuity, but the trash were bottles containing literal letters from people on the dev team speaking to us, not just Yoshida San. In that one, all the figures behind him were off you in different job gear, with Yoshida showcasing Samurai, I think. Another year, during the pandemic, the event revolved around a picture of Nanamo, Papashan, Pippin and the Thaumaturges, which lead to a story about her urging everyone to offer succor to their fellow man in dark times rather than being selfish and causing chaos. The focal characters were a poor artist and a friend of his who had become a penny pinching loan shark. Nanamo and company backed Yoshida, that year a Gunbreaker I keep screenshots of each Rising. He was a Paladin leading up to Endwalker with a huge moon behind him, and now a Reaper. I can't wait to see what story they spin next year when they deign to soak to us once more.

It's incredible how you almost have a monopoly on these kind of quality lore / story videos

Matt and I went with very different choices and thought processes, mine thought to help him protect himself after all she might not always be there to save the day... as we all know the day always needs saving.

4:25 "ACCEPTANCE AT LONG LAST!"

I got goosebumps when I noticed that odd version of 'Answers' playing in the background. The story of FFXIV is probably the best I've experienced in any game, book or movie/show, and the music has been on point throughout.

My first run was played with my wife, and she picked combat so I picked crafting so we could see both.... But thinking logically about my Eleshakai... while her journey has been full of suffering, her journey has also been so full of joy and accomplishment. And I think she would've wanted the new adventurer to follow in her footsteps as an adventurer, so she would've told him to take up a combat role - to be a protector, for that is what she takes joy in.

Every year this event never fails to tug at the heart. I remember one year we got little notes in a bottle that one brought tears as well.

I love the Rising Event so much - while in-game it's a memorial to the Calamity, it serves the double-purpose of really being a celebration of the players. Players put their hopes and dreams into the game in the hopes that it would be fixed, and that made A Realm Reborn possible (and I feel like it has even deeper meaning with the implications of the penultimate Coils boss being what it is, and where it came from). It's diagetic and a-diagetic in nature, and it's brilliant for that.

I'm glad to see that you yourself are at least still making FF14 content at Bellular Gaming. Nice video.

Those who remember the end of 1.0 also just have this deep grief response to that particular haunting rendition of Answers. That last day, when the music was playing - so distant and quiet you could hear your footsteps crunching super loud - nothing mattered. You could do quests, but why? But why not, so maybe you did them. You got together with friends and did them. And then the time got close, and you and your friends just...watched the sky. Gathered. Emoted. And, out in the real world, grieved. There hasn't been such a genuine expression of grief in an MMO before or since (at least not created by the dev team, the fan finales for CoH and Club Penguin both deserve mad props).

If it was emotional for you, imagine how it was for us who have been playing for the past 9 years. The whole seeing the new adventurer walking through gates brought back so many memories and feelings I had 9 years ago. And I will admit, it brought a tear to my eye. Made me feel accomplished and recognized. Made me feel like I've put in my dues and now it's come full circle. Made me feel proud of coming this far.

Matt: "Even just trying physically to remember all the things the Warrior of Light has seen and done and has ultimately been through is pretty hard..." "And there may come a day when you forget the faces and voices of those you have met along the way. On that day, I bid you remember this: That no matter how far your journey may take you, you stand where you stand by virtue of the road you walked to get there"

As 'Answers' says.. "Look to those who walk before, to lead those who walk after." New adventurers look to us to guide them, to teach them, to prepare them for their adventure, and the victories, the suffering, and every other complex situation that may arise. Sadly, I didn't get to play this event. :(

I chose for the kid to further himself in the trades as he was more suited to do it than fight in my opinion. Sending him to fight on battlefield felt weird when he expressed his love for alchemy.

God these quests were so satisfying. I'd add that in a way, they really add to a sense of progression for the WoL, and helping the new adventurer almost makes me reflect back to my first moments in the game. Yoshi P's hint at the end was great, too! So excited for 7.0.

I'm hoping to meet "that kid" again, as the story unfolds. And I hope to see him well.

What made this quest really special for me, was in between objectives I was talking to sprouts. Helping them in any little I can. I saw one who had level 15 gear at level 22. Gave them 100k Gil. Saw another who was using the Tantalus pants for their glam. Gave them the Peacelovers pants. I emoted back and forth with another. The ending cutscene made me tear up.

This game is the best thing that happened to me. I love my character, the world, the story and the community.. I get very emotional when I think about my journey and that's why sprouts have such a special place. It will NEVER be overtaken by another game. Can't believe it's been almost 2 years...

The DRK story quests from Heavensward and Stormblood are explorations of the trauma and loss experienced by the WoL and a dive into the burden that puts on them. Its quite good as an exercise of self reflection on what kind of a toll that takes upon a person who has the weight of the world repeatedly thrust upon them.

I don't know how much this matters but every time I queue my roulettes. There is ALWAYS sprouts it's unreal how consistent it is also. I love how vibrant the early game has gotten and it's great to see so many newbies in the game. This quest has brought me to tears also T_T

Another banger video, this year's event was truly inspiring, I only started on Ul'dah on an alt so it didn't immediately click for me that the first shots of the quest were 1 to 1 with the meeting with Wymond but of course they did that, they are that good.

As someone that was a one .0 beat a tester, and has been playing since the very beginning on and off when I went through this quest line I became very emotional with us, as my community has made very clear on stream. The storytelling and respect for the players both legacy and current is phenomenal.

The Rising 2022 was actually my second event involving Yoshi P as Yoshi P. Whenever the man plays as himself in the game, expect heavy feels.

The previous rising event quests are worth revisiting as well for sure. The "The Rising" version of Answers is the one that played as Dalamud grew closer in 1.x

This was such an amazing video and I love seeing someone understand just how much this game affects you. I started some really intense therapy around when EW came out, and I'm still in it - it's the hardest thing I've ever done. But this story helps me remember to Forge Ahead no matter what. And your commentary on how the present only exists because of the past - oof that hit home.

That's a very touching way to interpret the event quest. And I can certainly agree with how you answered the questions for the new adventurer. Me personally I did send him down the path of fighting. But to me, that is my Warrior of Light sharing the joy of adventure with someone who's beginning their journey. Since that's a big thing that they focused on with Newfound Adventure that resonated with me. To show the new generation that, though the world is dangerous, it's exciting and beautiful. And being an adventurer brings you to all corner of the world. Granted of course, the new kid can still get that same experiance as a crafter and gatherer, But that's just me. ^^;

This event is a gem because it highlights so many things. - the calamity which is ARR launch and the games relaunch - thanking you for playing and sticking with them - illustrates how great the community is, it feels like we're all together as in we all are going to experience the next big story and the game as a whole together.

The reason this quest hit me hard was cause it's been a bit over a year since I convinced one of my friends to start the game. He chose to be a catboy....started in Uldah....Went pugilist....and I was waiting for him leaning by the Adventurers Guild

I hovered over that particular question. My warrior of light opted for the fighting arts. Since the adventuring life is not easy so its better to know how to defend yourself and others. You see the consequences of a poorly trained adventurer group in the ARR dungeons with Edda's team. That struck my WoL hard. So she is more of the mind that adventurers need better training to ensure that tragedy doesn't happen as often. Crafters and gatherers for her were more to avoid relying on others. Learning to cook and make medicine for herself so that she can keep going on. Rather then risk being poisoned again. its nice to see other peoples thoughts on things. Lovely video and I loved this year's Rising. I didn't expect I'd enjoy it and wound up loving it.

Was YoshiP’s message a big hint of a great change in the game? I understood the cutscene as a meta thank you message talking about the great troubles we are facing in the world IRL, as well as referring to the literally new players joining the game.

Great reflection Matt. Absolutely spot on takes. Keep em coming!

It is quite a Resnaissance of the culture of storytelling, passing the message and spirit by not only the story, but also how are they told, the way you see, and with the companions you share with. Worthy of recommended and everyway.

And even if we're not helping the new adventurers directly... everyone who contributes to a wiki, or a guide, or posts on reddit how to get max points on this week's fashion report... I never felt this sense of community in World of Warcraft! Even in raiding, WoW always felt like we were striving against each other. But, in Final Fantasy, we're striving TOGETHER. The players and the developers both. Every year, Yoshi-P has a message like this for us, and the heart of it is always "Thank you, player, for having faith in us and going on the journey with us."

I have a couple of characters, and on a complete whim, I first did the Rising quest as my dude who started in Ul'dah. I'm so glad I arbitrarily picked him, because it resonated that much harder for me.

I liked that we basically RPed the tutorial videos they put out :3 Reminded me of the sprouts I've guided from level one all the way to savage content. Hell, they all raid more than me by a mile now. The continuity of players is really the heart of the game. For the quest, I chose the same option as you, but I chose it more for the idea of being self sufficient out on the road. I felt torn though because realistically he will need some ways to protect himself. But ultimately if we have a peaceful world, then the second option will suit him better.

One of the first questions I asked my friends when I came from wow to ff, is if it had a hillsbrad Dumass/Johnny Awesome style quest where you role swap with an npc. Now look where we are

Thank you Matt, great FF content as always from you. You get it, the vibe, the struggle, the greatness of the game. I was also stuck at the same question and love your thoughts about it.

I loved the event quests, loved that they putted in the 1.0 version of the song.

4:05 --- What would my WoL want for the next generation? To have the tools to make a difference, I guess. I often hear people jokingly saying "I go where MSQ tells me to go" - but I think, given the partially pre-determined character of our WoL (we are the hero in the tale, so we act accordingly), we would've done these things regardless of having a choice or not. And especially since the world is a violent place, especially with all the misery in it, my WoL would want to make sure that future heros can meet and survive it. I like what Gandalf said in LotR (the books): that we can but prepare the soil for the future generation, but that we cannot garantie a rich harvest - something along those lines, anyway. So yeah, even if we save the world numerous times, there will always be conflict brewing, there will be always a "snake" in "paradis", there will always be a Teleji Adeledji, and a Lord Lolorito waiting on the sidelines. And I think, our WoL knows this: we know, that every peace if just ephemeral, that nothing lasts. That Emet-Selch's accusation of the nature of our existance was ultimately true. But we also know, that we would always pick up the fight again to do what we think is right, for the good of others, for those we've lost, for those we might yet save. Thats a heavy burden, of course, but it is a rewarding path none the less. After all, thats what Endwalker was all about. To quote the Vigil from GW2: we fight for those who cannot fight themselves. And we know, from Edda's story, from what we experianced during that body-swap solo duty, that adventuring and surviving in this world isnt as easy as we might think. Also, funfact: that scene of the adventurer entering Ul'dah... its precisely the one you get to see when you enter the city for the first time (if its your starting zone): same NPCs in the background, the chocobos "kweeeh'ing" - everything :D

Idk what it is about this games story that makes me think on so many deep levels, just about human nature, and morality and forgiveness.. its a remarkable achievement for any game, let alone an mmo, where a good story is more of a bonus than any kind of foundation. Yet here I am just thinking back on all these quests and conversations I've had with characters just making thru their way thru the world and they all had some purpose or meaning behind them, let alone the Scions who have become like my video game family lol.. if you told me that a Final Fantasy game, which before 14 I had no experience whatsoever with, would become one of my favorite media experiences ever, I would have never believed you. FF14 is literally amazing.

When I did this event, I suggested the guy should join the Pugilists' Guild after agonizing over almost every choice leading up to it. I think that quest has a really great way of making players think about their character and the world of FF14. For 7.0, I think they could still get the adventure feel of FF5 by "discovering" the new world mentioned in some side quests (including BLU quests). FF3 and FF5 have probably the most adventurous feeling of FF games, where your characters' motivation to start is "go see the world and save the crystals." They don't have to rejoin worlds. What I want is for 6.5 and a lead-in to 7.0 is to start that grand adventure I promised G'raha I'd take him on.

I ran off to do this one, got hit with emotional damage from the music (Answers, reprise) and felt much the same as many others have said, through the actual quest. We're the old hand giving helpful hints to new blood, because getting new blood off on the right foot is key.

You can't help but start to get invested in your character's journey. You start to actually think about why is my character doing this, why would they put their life at risk. You start to actually consider the decisions you make based on how your character would actually feel. Not many games make you feel like this.

My plot prediction is that we find a way to charge up the Azem crystal one last time and bring back the Ascians. We can't bring back the past like Emet wanted, but perhaps there can still be a meaningful future for them. After all, we still have a Moon-sized spaceship and a whole universe full of lifeless worlds just waiting for a bunch of wandering creation magic specialists to come along and get things going again. A new start to a new story, both for the universe and the Ascians. Plus it means we might get to hang out with Emet some more.

The funny thing is I was going through that event with friends and I was considering going with the crafting and gathering choice, something more safe and practical but my friends thought it was kind of a dumb idea and now after watching this I think I was on to something.

I started his game two years ago, in Ul'dah, and this Rising really fucking gut punched me in the feels. It showed how far I came, and also realizing who this Miqo'te was in regards to the lore, aaaaaa so good

5:02 there's no way that sync between "to train those who come after" and "to lead those who walk after" in the lyrics of Answers playing in the background isn't intentional lol

The rising event is always one of my favorites it always makes me reflect on my journey. Really enjoy this post.

So glad to see someone else picked the crafter/gatherer route. And I liked that we went to the Alchemist Guild -- if you've played through that storyline, you'll know that it's a pretty good one. Regarding the next expansion, I haven't been able to shake the idea that maybe they're going to be going for something like the Legion (WoW) expansion. I could see void incursions popping up everywhere that we have to put down. The one thing that makes me doubt this is that it might feel too similar to what happened during the final days, so they might not want to do that again.

This one was amazing. I started my game as a pugilist in Ul'dah... And as a monk I could welcome a new adventurer like Wymond did before me and send him to Momodi and then to Master Hamon...

Honestly The Awakening event gets me misty-eyed every year. This year's was a really good one, a symbolic Passing Of The Torch to the new generation of Adventurers (i.e. players). I love how perfectly they meld the in-game and out-of-game messaging in these quests. By that I mean the scene where Yoshi-P gives us his yearly message can be interpreted as this mystical entity thanking our character for all they've done and encouraging them to look towards future adventures, but at the same time it's quite clearly a message directly from Yoshi-P to the player thanking them for coming along for the ride (and what a ride it's been!) and hoping they'll stay on for more great stories and adventures. It really does show how meaningful it is for a dev to let the playerbase know how much they're appreciated. It shows that they don't take the playerbase for granted. And it's not just some kind of yearly placation that they just slap together and give us every summer because we've seen the exact same sentimentality from Yoshi-P during interviews and big events. He loves this game and it's playerbase, and THAT is why this game is so god damn good: the devs actually care. Well, at least one of the reasons the game is so god damn good. :P

The Rising quest was super nostalgic for me, starting the game in 2014 in Ul'dah to become a MNK, and getting to play the role of Wymond greeting new adventurers felt so amazing. Because I have multiple characters, I tried both options and ended up choosing for him to become a fighter on my main, because he seemed to be a natural and I got to see Hamon with a new disciple. One of my alts has been skipping through the story, but one of the random curscenes I decided to watch was when Doman kids were asking about adventuring and I answered them. It made me wish the new beginning after 6.0 was more about moments like this and The Rising, while setting up the Golbez threat more in the background.

I love this video. Thank you Matt!

This is my 3rd year playing and the first time I actually did this quest. Read every word and let it roll over me. Beautiful message for a beautiful game.

Really been enjoying all these videos mate - keep it up

This video added to the feeling of the rising event as well so thank you for this

I loved it. Every Rising event has hit me emotionally one way or the other. They’re all great.

one of the things i really love about the writing of FFXIV is that they are so completely unafraid to be 'old fashioned'. A lot of the storylines are sentimental almost to the point of cliche.... but fuck it, feels good to just have some uncomplicated feels on occasion. They're not trying to impress people intellectually, they're just creating an experience for the player to unashamedly enjoy

The Rising always makes me ugly cry, but this one also made me want to help new players even more.

Yeah, this quest event hit me in feels too. Not going to lie it's been rough few years for me personally. I am hitting the age where I am loosing elder family members at a fast clip. Five so far, one more death soon pending. I have felt extremely drained emotionally. FF14 has been my escape, though it's story has taxed me but gave me outlet where I felt I could effect some change in emotional state. To do something I enjoyed. This Rising event was lovely, and touching and well timed. I am hoping for brighter adventures both in game and out at this point.

The Rising is fantastic and *different* every single year. My favorite is still the very first one, where we were transported to another place. And it was a room full of NPCs representing members of the development team, including flavor text of two arguing over Blue Mage or Red Mage. ^-^ Also, this year's was a nice foundation of "look to those who walked before, to lead those who walked after." I'm not sure I'd expect Etheirys to be completely changed or anything. As Emet said, even as it currently is, we've barely seen anything of our own world. The full Endwalker map still has the entire center of the continent covered in clouds (what is that huge Godzilla/Titan giant East of Garlemald's capital?!?!). We've not seen Dalmasca and the viera's home jungles. That's not even mentioning Emet's tease of Merycidia and the New World. There's SO MUCH for them to explore on Etheirys as it currently stands without even setting foot on the other reflections. There's easily 2, perhaps 3, expansions set just on our own world and 10 additional reflections. There's easily another decade of expansions set up for exploration without even trying to think outside the box of what's already been set up.

Something I had thought about a lot during shadowbringers was "What about when I'm really dead?" because I was roleplaying that expansion as the last hurrah that I wasn't going to survive. The Warrior of Light is such an unstoppable force that the only one who could even come close is someone who ate the aether of Zodiark, and half of Hydaelyn, not to mention countless Garlean souls. Meanwhile I'm just a guy with a book, a Fairy, and a lot of passion. Who would step up and meet the challenge of meteion if the Warrior of Light had died in the first? What happens when he eventually does die, and the next threat shows up again? It's why I chose to recommend a life of war and bloodshed and heroism. There's never any shortage of threat and despair, so there should be no shortage of brave souls ready to meet the challenge. Personally, I think that the big change in 7.0 is going to relate to the Kairos. It'll somehow find a way to linger into the current day, and it'll be used to wipe everyone's memories of who the Warrior of Light. That way we get a clean slate for whatever is coming next. I'm kind of hoping for a time skip of some kind so we can get to see grown-up Alphinaud and Alisaie rival our strength

The Rising event that first year after the rebirth of the game will always be the most special to me. The thanks we got that time hit just a bit harder, y'know? I love the fact that it has continued every year but is always just a bit different each year. Just like every other yearly event.

The moment where the Minstrel/YoshiP says something like "I know your journey is hard...but your adventures will never end...you will always have a place here" I feel like he's not trying to talk to the WoL, but to the player behind it. He talks about loneliness, but the WoL is literally surrounded by npc friends all the time (and even your ingame friends you made along the way). But if we get the player, he is of course, often alone in their room while they play the game. Also, if he were talking about the WoL's journey, the sentence would not make that much sense. It would be like someone saying "I know X is super hard, but find solace knowing X WILL NEVER END". Would you be comforted by someone saying that your hard struggle is absolute and unending? I feel like he was trying to connect to the player, to their real life struggles, reassuring that they will always have their adventures in FF14 to find the strenght and momentary solace to go out in the world and push one step forward day by day. And it's not even the first time I feel the game is trying to hijack your connection to the WoL and trying to reach to you. Endwalker constantly asks you about the meaning of your life. Even Zenos, at the end, reiterates on that. Basically, in the whole story, the game kinda "checks" on you multiple times. It starts with Heavensward, when Aymeric asks you what will you do after all the battles are over, and I could not but feel like, ingame, it was a stupid question, since my WoL simply stops existing everytime the fights are over. He even asks you if he can make " a PERSONAL question", "Not as a Scion, but I mean, what do you want for yourself", and none of it makes sense to ask to a videogame character: there's nothing for the game character beyond being a Scion, and he can't answer a personal question technically because I will inevitably answer for him. But then the multiple choices show up, and none of them are relevant to the game. They're all giving away personal fears or wishes that are more common to find among MMO players, than you would expect from a god-slaying badass. In Endwalker, they do this CONSTANTLY. Hydaelyn asks you about what you think of the world, Zenos about why are you even playing the game. Maybe it's just me, but I feel that YoshiP is really trying to say something with this game. And I think that's the underlying reason why some players get really invested in this world and story, and others can't fucking stand it. There's almost no inbetween

It's so interesting to see so many reasons for the same 2 choices. At this point, my Elezen WoL is about to start the MSQ 5.5 with a bunch of other side content not yet finished(Bozja still resists the 4th Legion, the Sorrow of Werlyt has passed, Eden has become Utopia, etc), but with all she's seen and experienced, she realizes that for every soldier she has fought alongside, every adventurer she watched die, every monster she put down, she realizes a veritable legion was behind them all. For every soldier, a craftsman to make his armor, THEN ANOTHER for the weapons; for every adventurer, the experiences of at least 2 others to survive dungeons that we call "easy;" the monsters? Another 10 wherever they came from, let alone their masters or creators. So how could she NOT tell the new guy to go find ways to make his own food, create his own alchemical oddities, tighten his own leather and cloth, score his own armor and weapons and tools? Then I asked myself, How could I not force this boy to follow in our footsteps? It was this moment where my Irlisya Baharosa of Zalera told herself, "The rains have ceased, and we have been graced with another beautiful day. I think it's time to enjoy what it brings. And maybe, this child should, too."

My own personal take on the crafter/fighter choice was that if this kid wants to see the world, well, the world is a dangerous place and my WoL knows all too well she can't always be there to save the day. Sometimes she's just a moment too late. Sometimes despite her best efforts, people die. So if this kid can protect himself, protect those things he cares about, and maybe end up doing a little good in the world? Then she can send him off with an encouraging word and a smile. Of course, the genesis for my WoL is that a wandering adventurer saved her life and her sight after a monster nearly gouged out her eyes, which inspired her to become an adventurer, so that colors her world view quite heavily.

I read that "courage" part as maybe Yoshi-P talking about himself and the dev team. That they were planning something REALLY left field, taking a risk with the game. I do agree with your take that even a major pivot would be additive rather than reconstructing the world.

Can't wait to see what they pull off next year! On the 10th Anniversary of The Rising.

Yeah. My warrior of light fights because she has to, not because she enjoys it. She would much rather be crafting/gathering/exploring her own island. But she also knows and understands that she's the only one strong enough to defeat certain foes, and so she must fight. But she always hopes for a day where she can put away her staff and focus on her true passion.

I had a hard time with the same choice. I Ultimately set him to the pugilist guild as well hoping that even though he will be given the tools ro fight, i hoped rhat ge wouldnt truly need it beyond the occasional monster.

I agree, this quest was one that you won’t forget anytime soon.

"So long as there are men, there will be wars." - Albert Einstein I had to pick the combat arts for the new adventurer. I loved the Rising 2022 event. Wanting peace and prosperity for all is a lofty and worthwhile goal. Yet, it is one that will ever be unobtainable. So long as there are two humans with differing views, there will be conflict. The question is, how far will that conflict go? We are seeing that very concept play out all over the world in present day. I'd love to leave a world free of war, free of conflict, full of peace, prosperity to my children and children's children but that just won't happen.

This was the first Rising since maybe the famous "visit the devs office" one where people really seem to think we've been teased a major thing coming in the future even if nobody is sure what it is.

7.0 having more references to FF5 kinda makes sense when it was said that Krile will play a bigger role and she herself is a reference to FF5

I would not have considered giving the gatherer/crafter option a serious thought until I heard yours. Personally my WoL is grateful that they don't just have to stand at the sidelines watching others suffer, but can do something about it. But what would they want for the next generation? For the future? That raises different questions. Do we live to fight? Or do we fight to live? Thanks for sharing your thoughts!

NOOOOO! Seeing this video just reminded me that I forgot to do this! I missed it! I really wanted to check it out, but I put it off when I had the chance and then forgot about it & didn't log in for the last 2 or 3 weeks. Nooooo! I'm so sad lol.

I'm going to go out on a limb here guessing at the drastic change: Void gates opening up all over, and a rejoining of the Thirteenth unlike what we've seen before: Just open gates between worlds. Permanently opened gates. Perhaps Golbez, after absorbing the Thirteenth's fragment of Zodiark, seeks to rejoin. But he may not know about Zodiark's downfall.

Wow, I'm so sad I missed this one... that's so lovely, it's a beautiful denouement for Endwalker.

I don't think you're reading too heavily into Yoshida's words at all; they've always teased future events specifically in the Rising in VERY cryptic ways (sometimes we even get a dev letter with a 'mysterious notice' that appeared on Yoshida's desk foreshadowing future events as well).

So much feels 💞

Normally the story for the current expansion is concluded in the x.3 patch, however YoshiP already said 6.0 was the end of the story and that everything after is building for the next expansion and new story. It's not starting in the x.4 patch and beyond, it's already started (I'd submit that they started in the bonus quest from doing all of the role quests in shadowbringers too).

I did the rising before endwalker and this one was completely different, I really wonder what's coming in 6.5 because a lot of people seriously seem to think it will just be something minor but this quest and yoshi P's interviews really seem foreboding lol I feel like we're going to get a massive punch in the gut for our character to give them a reason to fight another 10 years.

It's interesting how our thought process varied on that choice. My WoL was more of the thought that "I'm not going to be around forever, and there will always need to be people willing to stand up and protect those in need." It's hard of course to usher a young man into conflict, but in a world like FF14 it feels like the right thing to do when you have someone willing to stand up and defend those around them.

I don't know, the story seemed to be hinting at US, The WOL and the Scions embarking on a mission to restore the 13th to a living thriving world, and not having to avert or experience another calamity. I had ben joking with FC mates that 7.0 was going to be called "Lightbringers" (I know it won't be, as I said, it was a joke) since we'll be pulling a world OUT of darkness instead of a flood of light.

This quest reminds me of my self it reminds me of my beginning and yeah it was emotional.

I guess I thought you would have done this event last year? This event made me appreciate the game more last year. And I did not choose to put my new sprout as a crafter. All of these super evil enemies are gone. The Warrior of Light AND the Scions have lessened that burden for the next generation of adventurers in Eorzia. The ones who come after will always have to fight something. Not all of the quests we have done have been against super-evil enemies. There will still be FATES where an adventurer will still need to help a local keep their supply boxes safe, kill species invading an area, etc. I don't think Hydaelyn would want others to not fight - she wanted us to know suffering and not just to kill Meteion. She literally says there will always be sorrow - and it's true. People may think of sorrow of being deep, but the Queen's funeral was yesterday and I'm sure there was sorrow there.

Speaking of FFV, Yoshida-san also said in an interview that Krile was going to become really important in the story for some reason. Considering Krile Mayer Baldesion is also a character there, I'm not saying that merging worlds will be a thing, but Yoshi sure seemed to kind of throw a few hints about it.

Man I don't even KNOW how long I sat at the question Fighting or Crafting. In the end I chose fighters guild. Because despite all the suffering and pain, we've seen a lot of good times too.

Nice!

I skipped this quest for years. I didn’t even know what was about until I did it last year. I really felt Yoshi P was talking to me.

"Let those who walked before, lead those who walk after"

God damn it i missed the rising event this time.. i wanna cry

this quest is a perfect example why i just dont get the anger and rage of some people over aspects of the game that could be improved on (like how others are whining that island sanc needs more content, and now with the issue on job balancing). don't get me wrong i understand that there are flaws and certain improvements can be made (i use my mch for savage so i feel the balancing issue for example). you can see that the devs are really trying their best and is really passionate about the game AND the player base (something that is sadly becoming uncommon in the gaming industry lately) so im hoping that the rage and anger can be turned into constructive criticisism.