Question to Legacy players

[Enkidoh]

Also, the 2.0 story had slight changes in dialouge for legacy players. Basically, they aknowledged that you played through the 1.x story (like characters recognizing you, references to your former deeds, etc.) but since the 2.0 story is entirely different and takes place 5 years later, you still have to do everything from the start, just like everyone else
The only difference is that your level is (probably) already 50, so you just have to do the new jobquests (which are pretty much the same as before though) instead of leveling up again.

This actually isn't completely correct - not all 1.0/Legacy players got the special 'Legacy' story and opening, but only those who had completed the 1.0 storyline past the Lunar Transmitter boss fight, as stated by Camate here in this thread:

Greetings,

Please rest assured that this is in fact not a bug. In order for the alternative opening cutscene to play, you had to have cleared the Castrum Novum quest in 1.0. If this requirement was not fulfilled before the final data save, this opening will not be viewable.

I apologize for the delay in answering the questions and concerns about this, but if this was holding you up from progressing, please know that it is safe to do so. We hope you enjoy the story!

If you satisfy this requirement in 1.0 and thus did not get the Legacy opening and resulting storyline in ARR (which is actually pretty much the same as the standard ARR storyline save for some slight alterations in dialogue referencing the player's accomplishments in 1.0), your character was treated as pretty much just another regular adventurer and has the same opening and story dialogue as a new player to the game, other than starting with all your levels from 1.0 and gear intact.

Lore wise, those that satisfied the 'Legacy' story requirement mentioned above started the game with a different opening where their character teleports into the Black Shroud at the Althyk deity stone in Snakemolt (as in the 'New Beginning' trailer), and then they just walk on foot to their starting city, instead of arriving as a 'new' adventurer on the chocobo carriage or ferry, thus they do not receive the low level starting ring, as they never meet the merchant who gives them it. Otherwise, a 1.0 player is treated like any other regular adventurer just starting out and whatever they did in 1.0 is handwaved away and ignored sadly, although as mentioned regardless of whether you start with the Legacy story or not you still have your 1.0 levels, gear and items on you, and thus can change class immediately upon starting to any class you have exp in from 1.0 (if you didn't level a class in 1.0 however you have to wait til you do the quests for whatever class you start ARR as to the level 10 quest and then unlock the Armoury System and join Guilds like a new player).