Fixing Legacy Characters Story

[Kaedan94]

Is there any information about whether or not legacy characters that are not getting the legacy story are going to be addressed or if anything is going to be done at all?

Only characters that actually completed the storyline in 1.0 get the different scenes. And even then, it's a pretty minor difference.

Went through and tried loading up a couple of my untouched 1.0 characters, and none of them got the alternate opening sequences.

I assume this means that players had to at least do something with their characters, though I have no idea what.


The characters I tested with were pretty much unused in 1.0. I'd run them through the introduction sequence and no more than that.

Yes, the character had to have finished the main storyline in 1.0 to get the different scenes. I have two accounts, one with a character that finished 1.0, and one with a character I only got to 32 (this account). My finished character got the different cutscenes. This one did not. There was a thread about this on the beta forums, and it's been confirmed by other players sharing their results that you need to have finished the main storyline to get the different cutscenes. We don't know for sure if there are OTHER requirements as well (such as specific battles), but we do know for certain that the character needs to have finished the main storyline.

[Alteiriaa]

Hasn't it been reported by a few people though that they got the 1.0 ending and they did *not* beat the storyline? afaik nobody was told about having to complete jack all, having a 1.0 account should be the only qualifier, as story canon dictates that everyone, legacy or not, was at the final fight and was warped away into the void beyond time or thing.

Feel free to correct me though! I know nobody has given us a straight answer on the topic, really that's what I want.

[KaiDennDalk]

..., but we do know for certain that the character needs to have finished the main storyline.

You do know for certain nothing.
Please leave your certainty at the door and take time to read the whole thread before trying to deny the bug.

It's already been said by people who didnt finish the main story, not even fought Van Darnus, that they got 1.0 intro.
The bug was sent into "Accepted bugs" subforum in beta phase 3. And it's been sent to the "Accepted bugs" here too.


Now all we are waiting is for SE to fix the mess quickly or at least to give a damn sign to people awaiting anxiously here that they show they even care. It's the main story guys, come on...

There's a lot more differences than that. Minfillia isn't the only character that recognizes you, and more people remember eventually

Please, don't tell me more, I want to keep being surprised when I get to play the main story correctly in a year or two.

[Alhanelem]

Yeah, the 'legacy intro' is that instead of riding/swimming to the town, you get the scene where your character appears in a forest and then walks into the city by foot.

As for scenes further down the road. Minfilla recognizes you and apologizes that you have to deal with people not remembering you, but it's just 3-4 sentences.

There's a lot more differences than that. Minfillia isn't the only character that recognizes you, and more people remember eventually

[KuroNoKaze]

Well, for arguments sake, let us assume for a moment that there was another prerequisite to being recognized as a warrior of light/legacy character. (Like the mentioned "need to have finished the story and battled against van Darnus".)

Imagine this:
I had a 38 Archer who started in Gridania. He did all the story quests up to that point, met Mother Miounne, Yda, Papalymo, Minfilia etc.
Now roll about 2.0 with that prerequisite in place. He wouldn't be classified as a Legacy character since he wasn't far enough in the story and thus get treated like a bloody new adventurer fresh out of the egg.

Problem:
According to Lore, only Warriors of Light are affected by the part of Lousloix magic that makes people forget them.
If my 38 Archer wasn't sent forward in time and thus is not a warrior of light, where was he in those 5 years?
Why do people who should remember him (again: Mother Miounne, Yda, Papalymo, Minfilia etc.) treat him like a completely new character?


It only makes sense storywise if all 1.0 characters are treated as Legacy/WoL, not the other way around. This is not proof of anything, I'll admit that, but you get far more "plotholes" (if I may call them that) if you don't treat all 1.0 chars as WoL than you would get if you don't.

And that is one of the reasons I believe this to be a bug. And, apologies, as long as Square-Enix themselves don't say anything official about this, all we players do is speculation. (Yes, that includes what I wrote up there.)

[Animanis]

I agree with KuroNoKaze here. I also feel kind out of place with my beloved character when I am treated as a new person (that I clearly am not).

Square put it in the "Accepted Bugs" Forum so I will believe that this is a bug until they say otherweise (or state some requirements or whatever).

This topic should stay on top! We have to get more attention to this issue, this definitely needs more attention then some weird discussion about miqote-butts o_O This is a serious main-quest problem!

[Zumi]

I am pretty sure you did need to beat 1.0 story to get the 2.0 legacy story.

As someone who did beat Nael van Darnus in 1.0, and have finished the 2.0 storyline and got all the legacy cutscenes, I don't think this is a bug. Without spoiling anything I can say there a few 2.0 legacy cutscenes and references to 1.0 events toward the end of the game that would make absolutely no sense storywise if your character did not beat Nael van Darnus in 1.0 and finished the 1.0 story.

That's why I think you had to of got to a certain point in the 1.0 story to trigger the legacy cut scenes in 2.0.

None of the people in my LS that didn't beat Nael van Darnus got the legacy version of the story in 2.0. But the people who did like me got it.

[Fantasy9]

SPOILERS BELOW




I did not get my imported character opening BUT near the end of the ARR story, two npcs openly said they recognized me and knew exactly who i was.

[Camate]

Greetings,

Please rest assured that this is in fact not a bug. In order for the alternative opening cutscene to play, you had to have cleared the Castrum Novum quest in 1.0. If this requirement was not fulfilled before the final data save, this opening will not be viewable.

I apologize for the delay in answering the questions and concerns about this, but if this was holding you up from progressing, please know that it is safe to do so. We hope you enjoy the story!

[Cascade]

which Castrum Novum quest?

the story one (grand company?)