Are shards different?

[EdwinLi]

Considering what Emet said in his big Spoilers for future story events, we should probably expect the shards to be far different from what we seen in the First and Source.

Due to many possible differences in each shard we may find a Shard more technology focused, more pure magic focused, and maybe even one that is literally just modern day society where no magic exists like our world but with FF14 races.

A lot of possible outcomes that "may surprise us" as Emet said.

[EaraGrace]

Considering what Emet said in his big Spoilers for future story events, we should probably expect the shards to be far different from what we seen in the First and Source.

Due to many possible differences in each shard we may find a Shard more technology focused, more pure magic focused, and maybe even one that is literally just modern day society where no magic exists like our world but with FF14 races.

A lot of possible outcomes that "may surprise us" as Emet said.

Oh god we go the 12th and we see the area intro text pop up and it just says “New York”

[EdwinLi]

Oh god we go the 12th and we see the area intro text pop up and it just says “New York”

That will be a bit funny.

Still if they go the route that one shard is literally just Earth but with FF14 races then I can only guess they go the classic anime trope of it taking place in Tokyo. Even giving us access to FF14 version of Akihabara.

Even giving our character access to the Square Enix Cafe located in Tokyo. Got to try their special made potions after all.....

[sidurgu-12]

That will be a bit funny.

Still if they go the route that one shard is literally just Earth but with FF14 races then I can only guess they go the classic anime trope of it taking place in Tokyo. Even giving us access to FF14 version of Akihabara.

Even giving our character access to the Square Enix Cafe located in Tokyo. Got to try their special made potions after all.....

"come! we must defeat ifrit once again!"
wakes up with a headach.

[Lyth]

Oh god we go the 12th and we see the area intro text pop up and it just says “New York”

The twelfth was rejoined with the Second Umbral Calamity. But it's a really interesting idea.

The Second, Third, Fifth, Sixth, Seventh, Tenth, and Twelvth shards have all been rejoined. The Thirteenth was effectively destroyed. Setting aside the First, we still have yet to explore the Fourth, Eighth, Ninth, and Eleventh. If even one or two of these are 'full-sized' worlds on the same scale as Etheirys, you'd have more than enough landmass to write future expansions for years and years to come. It would be fun if, on the eventual final resolution of the story down the line, they revealed that one of those shards was just Earth, with its' playerbase being long lost Azem reflections. You could hand over a PS5 controller. 'Take it, we fight as one!'

[EaraGrace]

The twelfth was rejoined with the Second Umbral Calamity. But it's a really interesting idea.

The Second, Third, Fifth, Sixth, Seventh, Tenth, and Twelvth shards have all been rejoined. The Thirteenth was effectively destroyed. Setting aside the First, we still have yet to explore the Fourth, Eighth, Ninth, and Eleventh. If even one or two of these are 'full-sized' worlds on the same scale as Etheirys, you'd have more than enough landmass to write future expansions for years and years to come. It would be fun if, on the eventual final resolution of the story down the line, they revealed that one of those shards was just Earth, with its' playerbase being long lost Azem reflections. You could hand over a PS5 controller. 'Take it, we fight as one!'

Ha figured someone would know better, honestly just took a random shard and guessed lol.

[Cleretic]

Ha figured someone would know better, honestly just took a random shard and guessed lol.

Honestly, which shards went down is basically a perfect lore trap. Because as long as you remember that the First and Thirteenth are accounted for it doesn't really matter, but because it was stated at some point it's something you can theoretically be wrong about.