(I was never able to delve very deep into version 1.0 as I started in March of 2012 and only got to level 30, so I apologize if any of my following questions were ever answered in the questlines.)

I can't seem to find much substantial information on the echo. All I've found so far is a brief summary about it being the ability to relive past events through other people's memories.. I remember this part from the quests I did in 1.0.

What I want to know is, could it be possible that our adventurers we created in 1.0 are actually just reliving the memories of someone back then, but are actually alive in the ARR world. I know that apparently "we" were teleported away for five years, but that seems like an awkward explanation as five years is a short time to rebuild entire cities. Between what was shown in the end of an era video, and what we know of the storyline to explain the transition between 1.0 and 2.0, the idea that 1.0 was actually a dream, or an alternative reality settles better with me.