What all does the Echo actually do? [Spoilers]

[Conundrum]

The Echo and aether in general are like The Force in Star Wars. They do whatever the plot needs at the time.

[Rymi64]

From what I gather you only do each dungeon, trial and raid only once, wipes are pretty much just handwaved as you seeing a bad outcome, and you know, not doing that. There is some hint to the WoL "seeing AOE markers" as Fordola can predict movements similarly to us. I think there was a bit of a talk about the latter too with the company of heroes wiping due to not seeing the "markers", but I can't really find any sources on that.

The echo is not how we know an aoe or attack is going out, Its us feeling aetherial density in an area rising or the boss looks like its about to do something showing a "tell" (like a boss raising its arm to the side). Any combat trained person is able to do this. We know its the the echo since trusts know when an attack is gonna happen and none of them have the echo. Fordolas power is not the same as what we do in a fight, she's able to see the attack by looking at the persons soul and sees what they are planning to do.

[HollowedDoll]

Any combat trained person is able to do this. We know its the the echo since trusts know when an attack is gonna happen and none of them have the echo.

I mean the alternative is trusts all playing like DRGs.. so..

[Rymi64]

I mean the alternative is trusts all playing like DRGs.. so..

Hilarious. Point being its not the echo its just combat training. Another example is the thancred role play instance if you wanna use that logic.

[KazyEXE]

I honestly like the Echo being at least part of the reason we can sense the "tells".

[hynaku]

Nothing that much that I can tell other than seeing the past.

[HollowedDoll]

Nothing that much that I can tell other than seeing the past.

Seeing ascians at all times?