Meteor...could it be...

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03-12-2012, 06:02 PM
AnimaAnimus

Meteor...could it be...

The big red ball that is barreling down upon our heads...the meteor. What is it? What could it possibly be? Could it be...Vana'diel?

HAHA

I thought of this the other day after I closed not 1 but 2 ffxi subscriptions. With the sorry state and most likely final stages that ffxi is in what better way could they bring it to an end than having is crash into and nearly destroy Eorzea.

Can you picture it...Shantoto riding atop Vana'diel as it makes its final decent, laughing histerically. Followed by a sea of red mage pimp hats scattered about Thanalan, Sky Gods hanging from the treetops of the Black Shroud, a pack of wild Carbuncles roaming La Noscea, spell scrolls litering the ... wait we NEVER should have spell scrolls or anything close to it on Eorzea. Oh what a sight that would be.

It's silly I know but its still makes my laugh at the mere thought.
03-12-2012, 06:39 PM
Zeno-Ira

I can remember something they wanted to merge xi & xiv long time ago. Something about going into moghouse and being able to exit in eorzea. Can someone else remember? Doubt they still onto that idea tho. It's just part of having a story for the 2.0 changes.
03-12-2012, 06:56 PM
Draylo

Sorry to burst your bubble, but FFXI will never die. I did giggle though at the thought of Shantotto destroying Eorzea.
03-12-2012, 07:08 PM
SheldonCooper

Black Mage quest.... "Shatotto Stone" {hmmm}
03-12-2012, 07:41 PM
Nuru

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Originally Posted by AnimaAnimus

Can you picture it...Shantoto riding atop Vana'diel as it makes its final decent, laughing histerically.

This reminds me...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dkaBy-OHlP0
03-12-2012, 07:46 PM
Zenaku

i thought people knew it was not a Meteor lol
03-12-2012, 07:57 PM
Ruisu

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Originally Posted by Draylo

Sorry to burst your bubble, but FFXI will never die. I did giggle though at the thought of Shantotto destroying Eorzea.

But it died two years ago.
03-12-2012, 09:20 PM
Akira_Tenshi

It's not a moon a planet or a meteor according to a quest I did it is actually a machine of some sort.
03-12-2012, 09:23 PM
AdvancedWind

I want a taste of whatever you smoked.
03-12-2012, 09:30 PM
Atoli

Quote:

Originally Posted by Akira_Tenshi

It's not a moon a planet or a meteor according to a quest I did it is actually a machine of some sort.

No, they just HAVE some kind of machine with which they are able to communicate with Dalamud (which is..well..something like a mini moon) and convince it to crash into Eorzea.
03-12-2012, 09:36 PM
Akira_Tenshi

It certainly doesn't look like a moon now.
03-12-2012, 09:45 PM
ArnoMorley

Quote:

Originally Posted by Zeno-Ira

I can remember something they wanted to merge xi & xiv long time ago. Something about going into moghouse and being able to exit in eorzea. Can someone else remember? Doubt they still onto that idea tho. It's just part of having a story for the 2.0 changes.

Tanaka wanted to make it so that there would be an area in which players from XI and XIV could hang out. But they determined because that it would be way to difficult to implement.
03-12-2012, 09:48 PM
Merylstryfe

That's no moon....it's a space station!
03-12-2012, 10:05 PM
Corvis

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Originally Posted by AnimaAnimus

(...) to an end than having is crash into and nearly destroy Eorzea.

Simple fact... The red orb will obliterate the current Black Shroud 2~4 weeks before the launch to 2.0 and make new one!!! Include temporary limited special event, like "Seasonal Event" or "Imperial Assault Log" with BCNM to fight and obtain the old map as souvenir(?).
03-12-2012, 10:06 PM
Griss

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Originally Posted by Atoli

No, they just HAVE some kind of machine with which they are able to communicate with Dalamud (which is..well..something like a mini moon) and convince it to crash into Eorzea.

The object known as Dalamud was built by the same ancient people that the Garilans salvaged there technology from. A object of that size slamming into a planet would not be the catalyst for the changes were going to see in 2.0 it would be the trigger for a mass extinction.
03-12-2012, 11:10 PM
Sephrick

There is no meteor. It's a "man-made" structure in space being controlled by Garleans -- aka Dalamud.
03-12-2012, 11:10 PM
syntaxlies

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Originally Posted by AdvancedWind

I want a taste of whatever you smoked.

soon enough friend, soon enough.
03-12-2012, 11:26 PM
Doho

shantotto should TOTALLY ride on the meteor, Dr. Strangelove style
03-12-2012, 11:31 PM
Impulse

It's really Abysseorzea. The red hue gave it away.
03-12-2012, 11:44 PM
Delsus

I lol'd at the image of Shantoto riding Vana'diel on a collision course to Eorzea, It will be another Shantoto Acention again.
03-12-2012, 11:59 PM
Atoli

Quote:

Originally Posted by Griss

A object of that size slamming into a planet would not be the catalyst for the changes were going to see in 2.0 it would be the trigger for a mass extinction.

Not too sure about that.
Dalamud originally was just a tiny dot right next to the moon, so actually it's not that big.
Considering Hydaelyn has an atmosphere pretty similar to the one our RL earth has, that thing would probably get reduced to way less mass on it's way through the outer layers of the atmosphere and also would probably split up, leading to many meteors of different sizes raining down on Eorzea.
Looking at all the holes and stuff seen in some 2.0 pictures, I don't think the moon raining down on us would have to lead to mass extinction:)

Oh, and just because it was build by people does not make it less of a mini moon.
My house is not a machine either just because it was built by man.
03-13-2012, 12:08 AM
Delsus

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Originally Posted by Atoli

Not too sure about that.
Dalamud originally was just a tiny dot right next to the moon, so actually it's not that big.
Considering Hydaelyn has an atmosphere pretty similar to the one our RL earth has, that thing would probably get reduced to way less mass on it's way through the outer layers of the atmosphere and also would probably split up, leading to many meteors of different sizes raining down on Eorzea.
Looking at all the holes and stuff seen in some 2.0 pictures, I don't think the moon raining down on us would have to lead to mass extinction:)

Oh, and just because it was build by people does not make it less of a mini moon.
My house is not a machine either just because it was built by man.

Size in the sky means nothing, stars are just dots in the sky and they can be over 500x bigger than our sun, perhaps Dalamud was just really far away (and moving really fast)

Also there must be some threat because the Garleans are using it as a weapon (oh hai lets scatter little bits of meteorite around Eorzea for our invasion)

SE has said that Dalamud will change everything, not scatter little bits of metorite around.
03-13-2012, 12:34 AM
Atoli

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Originally Posted by Delsus

Size in the sky means nothing, stars are just dots in the sky and they can be over 500x bigger than our sun, perhaps Dalamud was just really far away (and moving really fast)

Dalamud has been close to Hydaelyn's moon Menphina for hundreds of years so the distance didn't change until recently (1.21) when Dalamud left it's normal course. Menphina though can't be too far away from Hydaelyn, otherwise it wouldn't be affected by the gravity of Hydaelyn and wouldn't be orbiting the planet.
(And really, just how big would Menphina have to be so we could still see her so big in the sky if she was really far away?:rolleyes:)

Quote:

Originally Posted by Delsus

SE has said that Dalamud will change everything, not scatter little bits of metorite around.

I don't know about you, but from what I know those "little bits of meteorite" are extremely dangerous, leading to massive destruction. Not mass extinction, because it will only affect areas and not EVERYTHING, but it would weaken Eorzea a lot, making it easy for Garlemald to invade what is left of it.
03-13-2012, 03:38 AM
Conradus

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Originally Posted by SheldonCooper

Black Mage quest.... "Shatotto Stone" {hmmm}

That was my first reaction the minute they told me about the thing....
03-13-2012, 04:20 AM
Zenaku

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Originally Posted by Atoli

Dalamud has been close to Hydaelyn's moon Menphina for hundreds of years so the distance didn't change until recently (1.21) when Dalamud left it's normal course. Menphina though can't be too far away from Hydaelyn, otherwise it wouldn't be affected by the gravity of Hydaelyn and wouldn't be orbiting the planet.
(And really, just how big would Menphina have to be so we could still see her so big in the sky if she was really far away?:rolleyes:)

I don't know about you, but from what I know those "little bits of meteorite" are extremely dangerous, leading to massive destruction. Not mass extinction, because it will only affect areas and not EVERYTHING, but it would weaken Eorzea a lot, making it easy for Garlemald to invade what is left of it.

In grid CS with the empire the white empire guy was talking to the person you see in mission 46 he did not want to go with the plan of using the Dalamud because it would also mean the end for the empire city. But the white empire guy said we still going with our plan we need to wipe out the 5 race and the beastman. He also said that the race that use Dalamud seem to have wipe themself out when they used Dalamud the last time but not 100% sure but don't think it's a Meteor that going to hit Eorzea it may shot stuff to eorzea or something else i guess we have to wait.
03-13-2012, 04:41 AM
Zumi

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Originally Posted by Zeno-Ira

I can remember something they wanted to merge xi & xiv long time ago. Something about going into moghouse and being able to exit in eorzea. Can someone else remember? Doubt they still onto that idea tho. It's just part of having a story for the 2.0 changes.

Might be on to something here. Because SE just announced a Vanafest 2012 in Japan for June. These always have some huge announcement at these things. Could it be that V2.0 has some sort of FFXI and XIV integration.
03-13-2012, 06:10 AM
Griss

Quote:

Originally Posted by Atoli

Not too sure about that.
Dalamud originally was just a tiny dot right next to the moon, so actually it's not that big.
Considering Hydaelyn has an atmosphere pretty similar to the one our RL earth has, that thing would probably get reduced to way less mass on it's way through the outer layers of the atmosphere and also would probably split up, leading to many meteors of different sizes raining down on Eorzea.
Looking at all the holes and stuff seen in some 2.0 pictures, I don't think the moon raining down on us would have to lead to mass extinction:)

Oh, and just because it was build by people does not make it less of a mini moon.
My house is not a machine either just because it was built by man.

Assuming that melphina is of the same size and distance from hydalin as the earths moon. How big would this "Tiny speck" have to be to be visible to the naked eye?

You do get the its not a moon reference right?
Go back and watch star wars.
Write back to me when the empire destroys alderaan by slamming the death star into it.
03-13-2012, 06:45 AM
Keith_Dragoon

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Originally Posted by Zumi

Might be on to something here. Because SE just announced a Vanafest 2012 in Japan for June. These always have some huge announcement at these things. Could it be that V2.0 has some sort of FFXI and XIV integration.

I heard this year's vanafest was gonna be a weeklong event instead of the usual couple hours, you may be correct. :O
03-13-2012, 11:42 AM
Atoli

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Originally Posted by Griss

Assuming that melphina is of the same size and distance from hydalin as the earths moon. How big would this "Tiny speck" have to be to be visible to the naked eye?

Some satellites with the size of a bus are visible to the naked eye.
Granted, they are not as far away as the moon, but whatver Dalamud is, it wouldn't have to be too big to be visible from Eorzea.
So still probably not big enough to lead to mass extinction:p

Quote:

Originally Posted by Griss

You do get the its not a moon reference right?
Go back and watch star wars.
Write back to me when the empire destroys alderaan by slamming the death star into it.

I'm not into nerdy guys stuff like Star Wars :eek:
Isn't the death star that black orb Darth Vader rides on while screaming NOOOOOOOOO?
03-13-2012, 12:30 PM
NefarioCall

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Originally Posted by Zeno-Ira

I can remember something they wanted to merge xi & xiv long time ago. Something about going into moghouse and being able to exit in eorzea. Can someone else remember? Doubt they still onto that idea tho. It's just part of having a story for the 2.0 changes.

if this could legitimately be done, it would be brilliant, simply because the 'ease of access' level in simply teleporting from one game to the other would allow both games to feed off each other and make both stronger.

i do doubt it will happen though.