As far as Warriors of Light are concerned, the entire reason they did the story this way (having everyone forget about us) was that by the time everyone remembered who we were, the second wave would be on equal footing with us. We're all moving forward as one - Hydaelyn's Chosen. From a development standpoint, it saves them a lot of time. They had to do minimal alterations to the base story, and expansion packs will require no alterations at all. Yes, 1.0-Created players "set the standard," in the eyes of storyline NPCs, but 2.0-Created players met that standard. Yes, we faced challenges you didn't, but just because you're the second wave doesn't mean you're second rate. It's not, "I wish I was in the 1.0 Club..." it's "WELCOME TO THE CLUB, 2.0!"

(Awesome use of the line from Answers, by the way. I'm sure there's a smiling Ahriman out there, somewhere, right now...)