[Spoiler] Story inconsistency

[Lacey]

So..what would happen if someone were to complete the main story then complete the culinarian quest line afterwards? I say that because the sultana is killed in the main story, yet you prepare her a feast for the level 50 culinarian quest and she shows up to eat it.

[treuhavik]

Events occur in the order in which patch they were released. So, canonically, the level 50 culinarian quest happened long before the events of 2.55.

[Bombast]

Events occur in the order in which patch they were released. So, canonically, the level 50 culinarian quest happened long before the events of 2.55.

This.

It's pretty interesting how many people are having problems wrapping their heads around basic MMO lore/storyline segregation, even after choking down the fact that every player character in the game (Even their own) is simultaneously the Warrior of Light, and some adventurer the Warrior of Light knows.

[Ryuukishi]

every player character in the game (Even their own) is simultaneously the Warrior of Light, and some adventurer the Warrior of Light knows.

Can you explain what you mean by this?

[Bombast]

Can you explain what you mean by this?

There's only one warrior of light (The proper one, touched by Hydaelyn). Every quest trial/dungeon/raid is completed by the warrior of light, and 3-7 adventurers they met in the Adventurer's Guild or the Free Companies. So every time you run Praetorium, you are both beating the Garleans as a Warrior of light with 7 friends, and one of 7 friends beating it for 7 other Warriors of Light.

[Viridiana]

There's only one warrior of light (The proper one, touched by Hydaelyn). Every quest trial/dungeon/raid is completed by the warrior of light, and 3-7 adventurers they met in the Adventurer's Guild or the Free Companies. So every time you run Praetorium, you are both beating the Garleans as a Warrior of light with 7 friends, and one of 7 friends beating it for 7 other Warriors of Light.

And the unique Crystals of Light are being simultaneously carried by every player character, and the list goes on. . .

[Starcade]

Events occur in the order in which patch they were released. So, canonically, the level 50 culinarian quest happened long before the events of 2.55.

Basically, yes.

I mean, the problem with all of this is that the moment you complete "Before the Dawn", you should not be allowed to re-enter Ul'Dah, plus they would have to make six temporary guilds in Coerthas or something to that effect.

[Bombast]

Basically, yes.

I mean, the problem with all of this is that the moment you complete "Before the Dawn", you should not be allowed to re-enter Ul'Dah, plus they would have to make six temporary guilds in Coerthas or something to that effect.

Actually, they answered this in game - Every guard you meet either doesn't believe what they're saying about you, or are so scared shitless they wont call for reinforcement. So when your visiting Mo Dhona or Ul'dah, you can get away with it because the higher ups that want your skin simply don't knows your around.

[Starcade]

Actually, they answered this in game - Every guard you meet either doesn't believe what they're saying about you, or are so scared shitless they wont call for reinforcement. So when your visiting Mo Dhona or Ul'dah, you can get away with it because the higher ups that want your skin simply don't knows your around.

Which would be grounds for their execution in such a situation. Yeah, I realize they kinda HAVE TO because of how the game works and all, but STILL...

[Velox]

MMOs always suffer from these kinds of problems because side-quests arent within the time bubble of the main story, but still lie within the time bubble that they were formed. Yes it seems odd that you can do them out of order, but when you play MMOs you have to play them with that thought in the back of your mind that "this quest came out in 2.0 so I gotta treat it like I did it in 2.0 when it made the most sense."

Just can't be helped since MMOs are dynamic while single-player games are static.