On a side note, whilst I agree that not everything should be exactly like 'Game of Thrones' I do hope that people will at least acknowledge that some aspects of the setting are quite obviously heavily inspired by it at least in terms of intrigue, terminology and tone...
This is most prominent within Heavensward (though I'll avoid exact examples to avoid spoilers) as well as the scheming that led to the events in the latter portion of the ARR content.
This is most prominent within Heavensward (though I'll avoid exact examples to avoid spoilers) as well as the scheming that led to the events in the latter portion of the ARR content.