Tales from the Calamity Lore Discussion

[Morningstar1337]

As for where they come from, FFXI specifically stated that linkshells were literal, magical, shells, but here I'm not so sure. Cid revealed during the 2.0 storyline that they're actually radio devices, thus making it analogous to a mobile phone (after all, a phone-like tone is even heard when the player and npcs are shown using linkpearls in cutscenes!).

In that case this seems to eb more advanced than actual mobiles (except maybe those with Bluetooth)

[Alberel]

In that case this seems to eb more advanced than actual mobiles (except maybe those with Bluetooth)

They're closer to radio, with broadcast frequencies, considering their military applications in issuing and relaying orders.

My assumption has always been that they transmit using aether in some way.

[Enkidoh]

They're closer to radio, with broadcast frequencies, considering their military applications in issuing and relaying orders.

My assumption has always been that they transmit using aether in some way.

It actually is radio - Cid specifically states during the questline leading up to the raid on Castrum Centri that they use electromagnetic waves, ala, radio. Of course this just results in the player's character looking at him blankly and forcing him to dumb down his explanation as 'lightning-aspected aetheric energy travelling through the air'. But it's clearly a radio device.

Of course mobile phone technology are also radio devices as well, but the big difference is mobile phones are 'full duplex' where both users at either end can speak at the same time, where as traditional radio communication (such as CB radio) is semi-duplex, requiring each person to take turns as transmitter and receiver. It's unclear whether linkshells are either full or semi-duplex, but either way it's clear they're wireless technology.

[axemtitanium]

Good luck Moose! I only played through the Lominsa 1.0 storyline so I'm eagerly awaiting your write up of the Ul'dah and Gridania storylines. It's only extremely recently that I've finally figured out the significance of names like Niellefresne and Warburton but still have very little context for what they did.

[myahele]

I wonder whats the origin of those horns, especially the horn that louisoix had? We know Alagan summoners need "horns" to summon.

[Anonymoose]

I used to think that the cause was Dalamud itself - that it was so well engineered that even in pieces it tried to re-connect what chunks of itself it could, causing Bahamut to be torn apart as he was pulled back between the internment hulks. Now, I've just stopped theorizing and am going to let the surprise happen.

Maybe I should have taken that theory a little further...

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