The First Umbral Eras

[Duuude007]

I believe this is what you are referring to, it doesn't necessarily confirm that we are in an Astral Era at this point, merely that an Umbral Era lasts as long as it takes to recover from the damages of the disaster that caused it. We don't have enough information about Eorzea as a whole to accurately say "This is the 7th Astral Era" or "This is the 7th Umbral Era." We adventurers returning (from the Time Vortex of Wibbily-Wobbily) may be what help usher in the 7th Astral Era (through our nature to help everybody we run across because shiny trinkets and stuff) and overall quicken the remainder of the recovery :3


what I'm try to say if that is to poorly written is: The information we don't have is too important to assume the End of an Era

We are in 7th Astral Era. This was confirmed as of last December.

2012 will be remembered as the year the Seventh Umbral Era storyline drew to a close, and the curtains came down on the original version of the game. But every end marks a new beginning, and 2013 will see Eorzea begin a new chapter with the arrival of the Seventh Astral Era.