Merlwyb, Kan-E, Raubahn, Cid: Dead or Alive?

[Kallera]

He wasn't here to give commands in the battle, he was just an observer to see which site win.
He want to conquer Eorzea without Dalamud destroying everything.

What with the air superiority he seemed to have over the cities its a wonder why he didn't just beat dalamud to the punch.

[ZakarnRosewood]

I'm sure they will be alive as Yoshi-P has said (will find quote) that the opening sequence and beginning storyline will explain what happened in the moments after the end of an era trailer and the fates of Louisiox and Co. The real mystery will be in how they survived. Its like watching the end of a cliffhanger TV show where the main Chr is laying in a pool of blood then the episode ends "Tune in next week for the exciting conclusion of End of an Era!" It would be like ending the first Iron Man movie after Tony got blowed up.

I like to instead entertain ideas on HOW they were spared. I heard Odin might have come in, that the beasttribes came in with their Primals and temporarily imprisoned Bahamut, among a few others. I think of the old "keys" on Dalamud there were more than 12, they were not just magic seals but technology enhanced ones. For the sake of the planet the Primals and Gods worked together with all the Citizens of Erozea to end the threat (some lore about Nael Van Darnus and the Ishgardians that I'm not remembering off hand.)

[MoonKeeperr]

They alive just inside the crystal tower

[Obsy]

He wasn't here to give commands in the battle, he was just an observer to see which site win.
He want to conquer Eorzea without Dalamud destroying everything.

Ohhhh right... That's beside the point I was making, but yes.

[Inaaca]

They scrapped most of the original 1.0 storyline (path of the twelve and all that pacifist crap), but the circle of knowing is officially part of the grand companies storyline, and they aren't scrapping that.

The grand companies storyline with the circle of knowing, reuniting the three companies, and trying to stop Dalamud and such was live, one time only content for 1.0 players. So yes, that's getting scrapped too along with the original 1.0 storyline. We aren't getting any of the same missions in ARR.

And like I said, the essence of the story will remain, so the circle of knowing, grand companies, primals, beastmen, the Echo, Garlemald, Van Baelsar, the aftermath of Dalamud, Bahamut, these will all still be relevant in ARR.

[Reika]

Um, I actually worry about Limsa and Uldah ;/ I mean...Limsa pretty much took it in the face..not so much from falling meteors as from the tidal waves that erupted from them ><

And Uldah took some hits too, so... Thancred ;-;

Still searching for that confirmation btw

And that pissed me off. I was wanting to see grid burn to a crisp, but instea limsa gets mowed down, so visually

[Exn]

And that pissed me off. I was wanting to see grid burn to a crisp

HAH! Neva gonna happen..
We wuz the front line of the war.. and we the ones still standin when the dust settled..
GRID4LYFE!!

[Abriael]

The grand companies storyline with the circle of knowing, reuniting the three companies, and trying to stop Dalamud and such was live, one time only content for 1.0 players. So yes, that's getting scrapped too along with the original 1.0 storyline. We aren't getting any of the same missions in ARR.

The fact that it's "one time content" has nothing to do with it. It just means that it won't be playable, not that it won't be relevant to ARR's story. The fact that the content isn't playable has really nothing to do with what we're talking about here.

The only part Yoshida talks about when he mentions "scrapping" is the part of the storyline that was in the game at release, IE, most of the characters and organizations that appeared only before the GC storyline won't make a comeback in the new story. He's not talking of what will be playable and what won't.

Reading the original article (and not just a summary) makes it quite clear.

[Kallera]

The fact that it's "one time content" has nothing to do with it. It just means that it won't be playable, not that it won't be relevant to ARR's story. The fact that the content isn't playable has really nothing to do with what we're talking about here.

The only part Yoshida talks about when he mentions "scrapping" is the part of the storyline that was in the game at release, IE, most of the characters and organizations that appeared only before the GC storyline won't make a comeback in the new story. He's not talking of what will be playable and what won't.

Reading the original article (and not just a summary) makes it quite clear.

So no ashcrown consortium and their beastmen peacemakers?

[Soukyuu]

So no ashcrown consortium and their beastmen peacemakers?

"The original story got scrapped, but the essence is still there". So it depends on what they decided to leave unchanged.