Fixing Legacy Characters Story

[Enkidoh]

Well, that is disappointing, but at least SE have come out and confirmed things, so there's no longer speculation and rumour.

I just hope there's a story explanation as to why all 1.0 characters have the Legacy mark even if the great majority are not actually treated as a Warrior of Light story-wise (never mind an explanation on just where we've been these last five years, or why we show up wearing 'foreign' clothes on a chocobo carriage like some green new adventurer, even if we're level 50!).

Anyway, thanks Camate for finally laying this to rest.

[SetsunaDragneel]

In that case this is definitely bugged for me, as I didn't get any of the alternate legacy cutscenes and I definitely completed the mission to destroy the lunar transmitter.

Linking image from my lodestone profile showing related achievement:

[KuroNoKaze]

Yes, thanks Camate for finally saying something official.

Now, if maybe you (or somebody else from SE) would be so kind as to explain to me where the hell my characters where in the 5 years that passed? They were not sent forward in time, as it seems, so where the hell have they been? And why does Mother Miounne make me register at the adventurers guild in Gridania again although I did so in 1.0 already? Normally I would just tell her and show her the (now-defunct) linkpearl from back then....
And why don't Yda and Papalymo recognize me? I mean, being the guy that was right there when they originally came to Gridania, crashed into the Black Shroud with their airship and where attacked by a treant should be enough for them to remember me, even after 5 years, no? After all, if I am not a Warrior of Light/Legacy Char, the amnesia magic isn't affecting me, so people should remember me clearly, no?

Honestly, I think I'll just delete my legacy chars. If I am going to be treated like a bloody newbie just because I didn't do one quest, I may as well start a new char entirely. At least then it won't have plotholes the size of a sea serpent.

Ahh, but apologies. Thanks again, Camate. But honestly, was it necessary to wait this long to post this simple clarification?

[Jingai]

Well, that is disappointing, but at least SE have come out and confirmed things, so there's no longer speculation and rumour.

I just hope there's a story explanation as to why all 1.0 characters have the Legacy mark even if the great majority are not actually treated as a Warrior of Light story-wise (never mind an explanation on just where we've been these last five years, or why we show up wearing 'foreign' clothes on a chocobo carriage like some green new adventurer, even if we're level 50!).

Anyway, thanks Camate for finally laying this to rest.

So, help a laymen out a bit Enki hon,
does this mean that ours ((and by extension)) the majority of everyone else's 1.0 characters are NOT in fact "Warriors of Light" returned to Eorzea?

[echogame]

Got a friend just like SetsunaDragneel. He finished all storyline quests and has a Dalamud horn to boot. He wandered into the game with a 2.0 opening.

[MasamuneBranford]

If I recall, they announced there would be a special story for those who completed the 7th umbral storyline. The missions ending with futures perfect were available the day 1.0 launched. New 7th umbral quests were added practically every 1.0 patch update. The 7th umbral storyline was the main story.

If you beat all of the 7th umbral storyline you received the "once in a lifetime" achievement and the Dalamud horn." "United we Stand" wasn't even the end of the 7th umbral storyline (still was a few more quests and another battlefield). Thus, technically, SE made it easier to obtain the "legacy storyline." If you didn't play the 7th umbral storyline, your character being teleported 5 years in the future wouldn't make sense; hense why you don't get the "legacy" story.

[MasamuneBranford]

If you didn't complete the 7th umbral storyline (which is 5 times the size of the storyline capping off with futures perfect) the legacy storyline wouldn't make sense to the player. The 7th umbral storyline was the "once in a lifetime" content promotes for an entire year during 1.0 that climaxed with a battle in the sky vs nael can Darnus underneath meteor.

[Anapingofness]

Wow... how utterly disappointing....

I had trouble finding people to complete that content.

Tbh, I kinda wish they didn't give people who didn't clear the storyline the tattoo. It makes it seem like they were somehow special, going along w/ the whole 'Warriors of Light' bit. =\

Now that I know that my legacy character isn't really a "legacy character"- well, I dunno, the tattoo feels rather pointless. -_-;

I dunno, I find it a bit unfair but that's my disappointment talking mostly.

It sucks and it's disappointing but I'll get over it. ~_~;

[KimimiAvesta]

So that's like yelling, "HEY BROTHER CAN YOU SPARE SOME CHANGE"? While the moon is crashing down on us & and 100 Nael van Darnus are laying waste to everybody in Ul'dah.

Not literally as the servers went down... ~_~

The point was "I was trying really hard to get this quest done" as a response to the accusation that anyone who hadn't done it wasn't interested/wasn't trying.

To get back to my original question - where was this mentioned? Why be so upfront about Goobbue mounts and flippin' achievements and then not be about something that changes the plot of ARR?

[KylePearlsand]

I would personally like it if we can get a story on what the heck we were doing for the past 5 years. Just for closure and all. I know we've been gone for five years but it seems a bit odd that no one remembers who we were even though we were not warriors of light and were friends in arms with them once upon a time.