There's a lot of disagreement over what Dawntrail should have done differently, but I think there's actually a lot of agreement that we're just surprised Dawntrail struggled specifically in the ways it did. Every expansion has its weaknesses; just weird to see that combo at that time.
![The Garland Tools database entry for the new FFXIV mount "Lowrider T1RANT", a classic lowrider automobile with a flame paint job. [ITEM DESCRIPTION] "Call into battle your Lowrider T1RANT, and rule the roads with an iron fist (around the custom leather-bound steering wheel). [LORE BLURB] This vintage vehicle manufactured in Lindblum once belonged to the president of the Arcadion, who had inherited it from his forebears. It was comprehensively modified with cutting-edge technology for the Tyrant's use, and boasts enhanced flight capabilities as well as the latest comforts, the better to lord it over the peasants.
[NPC QUOTE] "Not bad for an antique..." - Vitus quo Messalla](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:je34bqhmrilspsh6fqqrq2gv/bafkreid3ahn5bw42w3s3ht3ty7hzl7otzy5726packrn5tf2siroflcn2i)
