FFXIV 1.0 original story BEFORE Yoshi-P took over

[XiaoBao]

Hi guys.

I am not sure if this is been asked before, but I am very curious about what the very original story of FFXIV was, before Yoshi-P took over?

Was it already about Nael and Dalamud? Or was it a different story line which Yoshi-P and his team later changed to explain the transition of 1.0 and ARR?

Thanks!

[Dererk]

It was supposed to be about the beast tribes and the empire Invading but can't be very sure because no other story patch was put in till Yoshi-P took over. There old trailers that show the captain of the sanguine sirens dropping down on Titan with an axe.

But never got around to putting it in.

[PotatoSalad]

1.0 pre-Yoshida story? Not non-existent, that's for sure. Just took 'bout 5 or 10 levels in a class, any class - not collectively - to get to it. (Knowing how abysmal 1.0 was it was likely 10 levels.)

What they had planned for the future? Feces. It was... feces.

[TinyRedLeaf]

Yes, this has been asked multiple times by different people. Sometimes, I think popular questions like these should be turned into a single, sticky thread, to make it easier for newcomers to find them.

First of all, for the most comprehensive look at the story prior to ARR, look here: The Rise and Fall of the White Raven.

The video version is here: http://youtu.be/TXc0loyuq9I

Second, there is a thread somewhere, in which Enkidoh explained how the original plot line ended very abruptly shortly after the Circle of Knowing (comprising the Archons Y'shtola, Thancred, Papalymo and Yda) confronted Nael van Darnus for the first time. But I can't find it now. The gist of it was that the player-character was one of many individuals blessed (or cursed, depending on whose perspective you use) with the Echo. The Archons gradually directed these individuals to the Path of the Twelve, a secret quasi-religious organisation founded by Minfilia. The hope was that these individuals will learn more about the nature and meaning of their gift through their adventures or personal endeavours.

The return of the primals and the impending return of the Empire, changed everything, but... the storyline never got properly resolved. Yoshi-P took over, and the Dalamud storyline, coupled with the introduction of specialised Jobs became the new main story.

[Grayve]

It was confirmed at fanfest by Fern that Dalamud/Bahamut was never part of the 1.0 story. That was written so they could explain the redone environments.

[treuhavik]

It was confirmed at fanfest by Fern that Dalamud/Bahamut was never part of the 1.0 story. That was written so they could explain the redone environments.

Y: "What's that red planet?"

"Oh, that's a moon!"

Y: "Let's blow it up!"

"Uhh... alright."

Y: "Oh and let's put Bahamut inside!"

[Grayve]

Y: "What's that red planet?"

"Oh, that's a moon!"

Y: "Let's blow it up!"

"Uhh... alright."

Y: "Oh and let's put Bahamut inside!"

Close. Actually, it was. "We don't need two moons. Let's blow it up!"

[Nyalia]

"Oh, that's a moon!"

That's no moon!

[treuhavik]

Close. Actually, it was. "We don't need two moons. Let's blow it up!"

Ha! Yeah. I literally lol'd when I first heard that.

[Enkidoh]

Yes, this has been asked multiple times by different people. Sometimes, I think popular questions like these should be turned into a single, sticky thread, to make it easier for newcomers to find them.

First of all, for the most comprehensive look at the story prior to ARR, look here: The Rise and Fall of the White Raven.

The video version is here: http://youtu.be/TXc0loyuq9I

Second, there is a thread somewhere, in which Enkidoh explained how the original plot line ended very abruptly shortly after the Circle of Knowing (comprising the Archons Y'shtola, Thancred, Papalymo and Yda) confronted Nael van Darnus for the first time. But I can't find it now. The gist of it was that the player-character was one of many individuals blessed (or cursed, depending on whose perspective you use) with the Echo. The Archons gradually directed these individuals to the Path of the Twelve, a secret quasi-religious organisation founded by Minfilia. The hope was that these individuals will learn more about the nature and meaning of their gift through their adventures or personal endeavours.

The return of the primals and the impending return of the Empire, changed everything, but... the storyline never got properly resolved. Yoshi-P took over, and the Dalamud storyline, coupled with the introduction of specialised Jobs became the new main story.

Close - it wasn't actually Nael the player encountered at the end of the pre-Yoshi 1.0 storyline, but Gaius (in fact it was his first appearance in the game). Nael didn't even exist at that point, although it's entirely possible he had been planned for later inclusion, Nael didn't actually appear until the Yoshi-led 'Seventh Umbral Era' story that involved Dalamud's summoning.

Additionally, it wasn't the Archons who originally directed the player to the Path of the Twelve either, but actually the proprietor of the Adventurer's Guild for that city (basically, the player passed out after having an Echo vision and was placed in the Inn - the Adventurer's Guild owner then directed them to journey to Ul'dah to meet with a certain story npc from that city's storyline at 'The Merchant Wards', which was the cover for the original Waking Sands). But you got everything else right.

Also, thank you for the credit, but really, what I know is really the work of the real Loremasters here like Anonymoose, Myranda, Noloetazier, Catapult and others who did all this hard lore searching originally back when 1.0 was still running - I merely repeat their information.