Quote Originally Posted by Crushnight View Post
For me if we have a split between Source and 1st my question is how? I doubt the Enigmatic voice person will let us giving he wants us on the 1st and i doubt communication will be possible between the 1st and the Source giving the lengths the Enigmatic Voice has seemingly gone to just talk to us. Currently the only way i see us going back to the source mid 5.0 msq is if an ascian showed up says your missing quite the party back home and leaves.

My guess is all zones are on the 1st based on how travelling between shard and source story wise(I have to emphasize that due to teleport/return probably won't be affected :P) seems like it takes a lot to do
I don't see how we could possibly NOT return to the source, whenever we like.
There might be a brief period at the start of the transition where canonically we have to complete a few missions on the First before we return to the Source, kinda like how in HW we were fugitives and couldn't return to Uldah.
But there's a huge difference between teleporting to Uldah when we're technically fugitives, and teleporting back to Eorzea when it's supposed to be physically impossible.

The Echo will allow us to transition between the two at will. We've already been told that the Echo will be the key to travelling between the two, and Lahabrea/Igeyorhm explain how the Echo allows you to 'break down the barriers between realities'. We just need to unlock that ability initially and then it'll be available to us from there on.

The reason the story will be so focused on the First, when we can travel there and back at will, won't be because of our travel limitations, but because of story circumstances, and because our other Scions who don't have the Echo won't be able to travel so freely.