FFXIV: Endwalker's Ending Hints At What’s Coming Next
Many fans of Final Fantasy XIV are wondering what the game’s story might bring next. Fortunately, Endwalker gives a few hints about that. Players were informed in advance that Endwalker would conclude the current story arc of Zodiark and Hydaelyn. Now, FFXIV’s future is wide open for Patch 6.1, 7.0, and beyond.
Expectations are high after Endwalker, which many consider FFXIV’s best expansion yet. The game’s lore stretches far beyond the material that’s been covered in the MSQ so far, which means there are a number of plausible possibilities for FFXIV’s new direction. There have been some fans speculating about this since before Endwalker, but the options have been somewhat narrowed down after Endwalker's ending.
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A few of the hints come from Scions during one of FFXIV's post-credits scenes as they discuss what their future plans are. Though the most prevalent Scions announce plans that are likely to factor into the next chapter, lesser-known Scions hint they might be playing bigger roles going forward. Most of the clues about the future come from Emet-Selch, though, after the Warrior of Light summons him for assistance in Endwalker’s Main Scenario quest “You’re Not Alone.”
In his final moments in Endwalker, before he disappears for good, Emet-Selch asks the Warrior of Light if they have been to the ruins beneath the waters of the Bounty, the treasure islands in Othard’s north beyond the frozen waters of Blindfrost, the fabled golden cities of the New World, or the sacred sites of the forgotten people of the south sea isles. Next, he asks if they know of the present state of affairs in Meracydia, the southern continent — even though he knows the answer to all
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