How much time have passed since ARR?

[MaethusXion]

I'm personally in the camp headcanon-ing each expansion to take around a year. I THINK a dev said between the final cutscene of 2.55 and the beginning of 3.0's MSQ was a few months, but until we get a concrete (ie, Encyclopaedia) source saying times then it's all up in the air

[Rannie]

I'm personally in the camp headcanon-ing each expansion to take around a year. I THINK a dev said between the final cutscene of 2.55 and the beginning of 3.0's MSQ was a few months, but until we get a concrete (ie, Encyclopaedia) source saying times then it's all up in the air

The time between 2.55 and 3.0 was a few days to a few weeks. Per a live letter.

http://forum.square-enix.com/ffxiv/t...804-23-2015%29

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Q: Story-wise how much time has passed since the end of Patch 2.55 and the beginning of Heavensward?

A: While there is no specific mention of how much time has passed in-game, it’s about a few days to a few weeks after the events that took place during Patch 2.55. You can think of this time as the time that passed while Haurchefant was speaking with the people of House Fortemps, and the expansion begins when the Warrior of Light’s entry to Ishgard has been approved, so it’s not like months have passed.