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[Delsus]

this is exactly what I've been saying...

The Garlean Empire is obviously influenced heavily by FFXII's Archadian Empire and FFVI's Empire as well

the Aetherial Energy is so very "FFVII Mako" that it is ridiculous...

Even Legatus Darnus says he wants to hit Eorzea with Meteor and gather at that spot to soak up all the pure creation energy (Sound like Sephy maybe?)

And the struggle with the Beast tribes (Among other things like character races, some gameplay mechanics) are heavily influenced by FFXI...

The FFIII influence is that FFXI was heavily influenced by it, so any references to FFXI probably go back to FFIII

the whole Dalamud ordeal kind of makes me think of the Space events and Lunar Cry from FFVIII... also in the Dats there was a whip class... and although there have been whips before.. the most memorable has got to be Quistis Trepe...

Lastly... the twelve and Primals seem very FaL'cie like from FFXIII (Kind of a stretch but similarities exist) and the paragons could very well be like L'cie

FF tradition usually entails using themes from previous games, some small things like the reoccuring Cid, Wedge and Biggs, to the larger things the game is completly based round like jobs, having wierd kids in the party and the Job systems.

Even the stories are heavily based round save the moon or save the crystals (notice anything similar in FFXIV?)

Thats why there are things that can be compared to old FF games.

[Akubikumo]

I'm still waiting for the Lunar Whale to make an appearance ^ ^

[Delsus]

I'm still waiting for the Lunar Whale to make an appearance ^ ^

Yes please, I lived that ship

[Gidonoidon_Sur]

So what happens to Dalamud? It either doesn't hit us, in which case it will remain visible in the sky since our gravity will catch it. Or, it hits Eorzea in some manner, however, there will be no reason for Aetheryte's floating (since nothing pulling on it). So my theory is that we stop Dalamud, and it just orbits us, pulling and distorting features of Eorzea.

[Delsus]

So what happens to Dalamud? It either doesn't hit us, in which case it will remain visible in the sky since our gravity will catch it. Or, it hits Eorzea in some manner, however, there will be no reason for Aetheryte's floating (since nothing pulling on it). So my theory is that we stop Dalamud, and it just orbits us, pulling and distorting features of Eorzea.

The pdfs were a mix of whats to come in 1.2xx and 2.0, the floating aethers I believe will be in 1.23, when Dalamud is very close.

Dalamud has always been in orbit, it is now closer to the planet and is therefore in our gravity well so to speak and is falling out the sky, it cannot get caught in our gravity and in a low orbit, it will fall unless it gets pushed back to its origanal orbit, think of a comet or meteor hitting the planet, this is the same but something is gonna happen.

[Ilethius]

All we know is something will happen and all I care about is that something being so epic we hail Yoshi and the dev team about it in a 1000 page forum post.

[Gidonoidon_Sur]

The pdfs were a mix of whats to come in 1.2xx and 2.0, the floating aethers I believe will be in 1.23, when Dalamud is very close.

Dalamud has always been in orbit, it is now closer to the planet and is therefore in our gravity well so to speak and is falling out the sky, it cannot get caught in our gravity and in a low orbit, it will fall unless it gets pushed back to its origanal orbit, think of a comet or meteor hitting the planet, this is the same but something is gonna happen.

Although I get what you are saying, two objects can be close, and orbit each other, and not crash into each other. Regardless, I just can't see Dalamud hitting Eorzea bc it would impact every part of the world and kill many people and I don't see SE doing that. Hence I believe it will be this orbiting each other (more closely than now) idea.

[Arcell]

Although I get what you are saying, two objects can be close, and orbit each other, and not crash into each other. Regardless, I just can't see Dalamud hitting Eorzea bc it would impact every part of the world and kill many people and I don't see SE doing that. Hence I believe it will be this orbiting each other (more closely than now) idea.

Or it could be broken up into smaller pieces, some of which may burn up or further reduce in size upon entry. This would deform the land but not completely destroy it

[Gidonoidon_Sur]

Or it could be broken up into smaller pieces, some of which may burn up or further reduce in size upon entry. This would deform the land but not completely destroy it

Yea it could, but I mean, once a chunk of meteor hits an area its unlikely to look how they pdfs, have showed glimpses (i.e., with vegetation, regular weather, water). Unless the whole time theory is involved, that is, that the meteor break up and impact is then preceded by a large chunk of time in which we come back into the game.

Interesting discussion.

[Delsus]

Although I get what you are saying, two objects can be close, and orbit each other, and not crash into each other. Regardless, I just can't see Dalamud hitting Eorzea bc it would impact every part of the world and kill many people and I don't see SE doing that. Hence I believe it will be this orbiting each other (more closely than now) idea.

The hight at which an object can orbit (lets call it) a mass depends on the force of the masses gravity, and the weight of the object being pulled in, lets take our solar system as an example mercury is the 1st planet and its very small, venus is bigger than mercury and is the second planet, earth is one size bigger and the third planet, etc etc up to neptune. Neptune and Pluto are the exeptions, and i'm not too sure of the reason, perhaps they are held in orbit by another system's gravitational pull.

If for example the moon came into a similar orbit of a standard satalite, with its mass and the gravitational pull of the earth it would fall however if a satalite orbited the earth at the same distance as the moon it would float away because its mass is that low and the reduced gravitational pull of the earth would not be sufficiant to hold it.

All it takes is about 10,000 kilometers out of a normal orbit and it would fall into the strongest gravitational pull around.

Dalamud is too close to us, it is past the "point of no return" and will crash unless something intervines (possible aether-attraction and reacts blowing it up)