Final Fantasy 14's next story patch has a lot riding on its shoulders—it'll sort of be the proof in the pudding as to whether Creative Studio 3 is able to respond quickly to story complaints, or whether we'll be stuck with an unfortunately plodding narrative for the next three patches. Still, I'm open to giving it a chance and, at the very least, this trailer promises not to abandon the premise just because of its clunky entry. Spoilers for Dawntrail, naturally.
As shown on the "Letter From the Producer Live" this morning, Patch 7.1, titled Crossroads, appears to be taking us back to Solution Nine to deal with the fallout of Queen Sphene's death by Wuk Lamat—not to mention, the fallout of death. With the Endless gone, the people of Solution Nine can remember their dead again, which means an entire city full of people not used to grief are going to have to wrestle with it.
