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musings on ffxiv (spoilers)
1.0 ended with the Warriors of Light failing to stop the Seventh Umbral Calamity, which was symbolic in its own. It coincides with the franchise's lowest point in its history, and a reckoning with which the team had come to terms with. The team invested a lot of labor in bringing the game back from the brink.
5.0 has us returned, stronger than ever, with the lessons of several years in tow to stop the Eighth. It coincides with the strongest point in the game's history in terms of financials, and brings with it a trove of thematic consciousness relevant to today's world.
The game is a product and a service being sold to the benefit of SquareEnix's owners, but it's carrying with it an interesting message, I think.
