(04-01-2015, 03:46 PM)Intaki Wrote: The only problem I have with Merlwyb's little speech is that it suddenly stops applying whenever Limsa is under threat.
I don't see where it doesn't apply?
Merlwyb never asks for help from any of her alliance nations. She asks for their cooperation on Allied issues, but never asks them to have a hand in helping any of their own problems. (with the exception of Ul'dah rebuilding everyone's aetherytes post-calamity) And Limsa's got plenty. War with the kobolds is still on-going (her own fault really) and has been going for nearly 10-15 years. War with the Sahagins. Unification of the pirates. Privateer/Maelstrom blockading Eorzea and in a constant struggle with Garlemald for naval superiority. Limsa's got a lot on its plate. And honestly... what's a navy gonna do in a fight against dragons? It doesn't make sense for them to join. Ul'dah on the other hand... has a 600 year history of its military being 100% mercenary. Doing mercenary ground work for Ishgard makes sense for them.
What she does do, is ask specifically for the Warrior of Light's help on Limsa-only issues. So the "Limsa first, Alliance second, others last" still completely applies. If Limsa's in danger, she puts Limsa first and puts the best man/woman on the job if she doesn't believe her own military can handle it. AKA WoL. That's her leadership prerogative. She doesn't ask Kan-E or Raubahn to follow said prerogative as well.
