(I consider 3.1-3.3 as part of Heavensward's main story)
I think Heavensward is a great expansion on its own, but the experience was wholly elevated because I named my WoL "John Darksouls". Not gonna elaborate on the similarities between either story, but giving my character a dumb name contextualized the narrative in such an unironically beautiful way. It also made me care so much more about my "bland" MMO character and gave him and indelible sense of importance in the world.
Ramblings about my unique circumstances aside, Heavensward is, as I said, an honest-to-god great expansion that both builds on the foundations laid by ARR and plants seeds for future plot developments to come. Adore it and I think I'm beginning to see why this game is so beloved. Warrants the Final Fantasy moniker and then some.
I think Heavensward is a great expansion on its own, but the experience was wholly elevated because I named my WoL "John Darksouls". Not gonna elaborate on the similarities between either story, but giving my character a dumb name contextualized the narrative in such an unironically beautiful way. It also made me care so much more about my "bland" MMO character and gave him and indelible sense of importance in the world.
Ramblings about my unique circumstances aside, Heavensward is, as I said, an honest-to-god great expansion that both builds on the foundations laid by ARR and plants seeds for future plot developments to come. Adore it and I think I'm beginning to see why this game is so beloved. Warrants the Final Fantasy moniker and then some.