[Spoiler] Story inconsistency

[Anonymoose]

Another one of these threads? This happens.

I like how the post refers to "the bubble" bursting when it's only about time passage (regardless of canonical continuity order).

Every MMO handles situations such as this in their own way, but we didn't know how FFXIV would because it hadn't come up. When Fusionx approached me about a "Before the Fall of Nanamo" post in January, I mentioned the CUL quest as a possible hiccup, but I didn't expect it to become evidence on all sides that something was hinky, just that - if Nanamo did bite it - that'd be where to look for the answer.

The "pretend it happened earlier" approach is a popular choice, but FFXI never went with it so I didn't think they would here - but here we are! We can now say with some confidence that Patch = Continuity. The time bubble still exists (at least as of 2.00 to 2.55; could change in Heavensward), but we now have "hard contuinity." You can say, for instance, that The Binding Coil of Bahamut happens before Syrcus Tower, and Syrcus Tower happens around the time Ramuh appears, and both are dealt with before defeating Bahamut.

World lore teams are often a little more meticulous than scenario writers (they have to juggle more without dropping things or letting them hit each other), so I admit a twinge of curiosity whether it was hard for them to accept Zombie Nanamo Dinner and Zombie Nanamo Nameday, or whether you just take it in stride and be comfortable with Patch = Continuity. It's at least better for the players than requiring a LV50 CUL to finish the main storyline before she kicks off.