A Realm Reborn 2.0 Timeline

[LillithCale]

Is there currently a time line of the various years that events happen within the 2.0 Story? I remember coming across a timeline a little while a go that listed the various events within the story and patches in terms of years, with the main scenario stretching over a year and the 2.1 and 2.2 patches stretching over six months.

Does anyone know of this thread, or, alternatively have the information I'm looking for? I'm trying to work out the timing of the story line for role-play purposes.

[Anonymoose]

Aside from the quest order, I'm not sure there really is a timeline for 2.0 events. Remember, real-time takes place in a bubble in MMOs in order to ensure that new players and long-established players exist in the same period. To go back to Ferne's example, the Simpsons have been on for over 20 years and "live" multiple days per episode, but Maggie's still a baby. In a Timeline, we'd see dates in the past that have been revealed to us, but massive chunks in 1572 SAE / 5 AUE where it's just all the quests in their proper order - unless SE states that some time has passed. I don't actually remember if anybody in the Main Scenario comments on that... <scratches chin>

[LillithCale]

Aye, I figured in regards to real life, what we as players experience takes place in time with when it actually happens IRL, but...what about in regards to our characters? How long aside from the 5 years we know about did this Umbral last, in regards to actually Eorzea time. When the Seventh Astral Era is declared at the end of the 2.0 story, does she actually give a date and time? Is there any in game calendar anywhere we can reference for a year? Obviously time is passing in Eorzea, because we've seen new buildings to areas added and the like...so...*invisible beard stroke*

[Anonymoose]

What about in regards to our characters?

As far as I know, a very important clause to start this sentence with, it's meant to be oversimplified and just relies on the word "throughout." Version one took place throughout the year 1572 of the Sixth Astral Era. Then, the Calamity happened and the Seventh Umbral Era began at Year 1. Five years later, we start version two, which takes place throughout Year 5 of the Seventh Umbral Era, also known as Year 1 of the Seventh Astral Era depending on what side of the defeat of the Black Wolf you're on.

As for the difference between the player's (re)arrival in Eorzea and the initiation of Operation Archon, or the fall of the Black Wolf and the establishment of the Crystal Braves, I don't think there's meant to be any set time period. We might get a tidbit of "haven't heard from X in a few days" or "Y has been gone for weeks" or "a few months since Z," and if enough of those show up you might get a rough estimate of it, but for the sake of our scenario writers, I just stop at "throughout the current year," lol.

[Vanifae]

If my MMO knowledge serves me correctly there are usually time jumps or at least some clarification of time moving forward at major expansions to the game. I know this was the case with World of Warcraft throughout the many expansions. But like the previous poster said, I think time will be pretty fluid to account for all the players. Though the establishment of the Crystal Braves seems to be a pretty big deal, I hope we get more content dealing with them in the future.

[Bauti]

I think this is all hapenning on the same year and that it has passed some months betweeen 2,0 main scenario and 2.1-2-3( that is all continuos, one after another ) And maybe 3.0 will happen on the next year accoirding to the game timeline