I think we are a bit worse off than that. I think we are being set up for a loss when 4.0 is all said and done (though perhaps not right away). The Eorzean Alliance, by their own admission, was barely able to fend off the remnants of a single Imperial Legion and still cannot reclaim the territory occupied since the Calamity. With the losses and damage from a 1000 year war, Ishgard is not exactly in any place to help now that it is in the Alliance. The Imperial War Machine (and some of their war machines) is a juggernaut. They were, as stated, as sleeping giant that the Alliance has only been able to hold back because the Empire was not really interested in pushing farther into Eorzea, and they have at least 13 legions left to deal with us. Whee.
It is all fun stuff to adapt to for RP on both the personal and grand level.
What price are you willing to pay to see your homeland liberated? What price are you willing to inflict on others who have no stake in the fight? What price are you willing to accept to help?
When faced with the impending conflict what do you do? Stand? Run? Collaborate and scheme to save your hide and the hides of others? What/who will you protect? What lines will you cross to do it?
Even on the larger scope level there is neat junk.Â
Limsa is actively training Warriors and Scholars for use in a war effort.Â
Ul'dah could start conscripting Free Paladins into service.Â
Will the Elementals even allow Gridania to remain in a conflict that most certainly threatens the balance of the Black Shroud? What concessions will Gridania have to make?
Ishgard has 10 Dragoons left, do we really think they are not going to train and field more of their elite fighting force when conflict with the Empire looms?Â
What is the general populace of Eorzea going to do? When things look bad, who are they going to blame?Â
Bringing it back around to the personal, given the nature of how this is all starting, who are you going to blame?
Fun stuff all around, and that is just a tip of the iceberg.
It is all fun stuff to adapt to for RP on both the personal and grand level.
What price are you willing to pay to see your homeland liberated? What price are you willing to inflict on others who have no stake in the fight? What price are you willing to accept to help?
When faced with the impending conflict what do you do? Stand? Run? Collaborate and scheme to save your hide and the hides of others? What/who will you protect? What lines will you cross to do it?
Even on the larger scope level there is neat junk.Â
Limsa is actively training Warriors and Scholars for use in a war effort.Â
Ul'dah could start conscripting Free Paladins into service.Â
Will the Elementals even allow Gridania to remain in a conflict that most certainly threatens the balance of the Black Shroud? What concessions will Gridania have to make?
Ishgard has 10 Dragoons left, do we really think they are not going to train and field more of their elite fighting force when conflict with the Empire looms?Â
What is the general populace of Eorzea going to do? When things look bad, who are they going to blame?Â
Bringing it back around to the personal, given the nature of how this is all starting, who are you going to blame?
Fun stuff all around, and that is just a tip of the iceberg.
