The Seventh Umbral Era

[NefGP]

So, what's everyone's take on this?

I for one, am very sad to see that they will essentially be axing the current plot in it's entirety as of version 2.0 with no way to replay it. At the same time I understand why, and even look forward to it - but I will still deeply miss the current world that Komoto and Tanaka envisioned.


As my highest rank is only 15 GLA/LNC (for combat), I guess it's time to just stop crafting and bust my butt leveling or something. I really, really want to see how this story arc plays out before they scrap it. Plus I'm going to remake my character as a Miqo'te Male when 2.0 comes out and start over with my friends I guess - maybe keep my current as a mule? Of course, that's provided I can get my buddies who are waiting on the updates to come to figaro...


So what's everyone else's feelings on this then? Personally, I would like it if SE could maybe release a DVD or something showing off the entire plot of this era, or otherwise include a way of viewing it in 2.0 without actually participating.

I'm also bothered by the recent changes to the music in the areas as well - why did they feel the need to just spit on Nobuo's hard work? I like the new Ul'dah theme, but I much prefer LL's old one, and a lot of the music in general - I felt that was one of the few areas they really got right and it seriously meant a great deal to me, as a long time FF Fan, to finally have Nobuo at the helm again.

[whoopeeragon]

Regarding music; It's merely the event that's running for the grand companies. It ends in two days times, so then (hopefully) the old music comes back in. I love the music as well, but again, this is all situational at the moment. Once it gets back to being usual stuff (i.e. events are relatively toned down) then the normal themes will be back.

[Platinumstorm]

World ends and you wake up from an "Echo".

[Ark_mage2]

World ends and you wake up from an "Echo".

This would be amazing. It would actually explain a lot of new players, and allow for an amount of time to elapse between the seventh umbral era and whenever 2.0 takes place.

[Powercow]

World ends and you wake up from an "Echo".

So 2.0 would literally be waking up from a bad dream. An... interesting coincidence, if nothing else. :P

[Razor]

So 2.0 would literally be waking up from a bad dream. An... interesting coincidence, if nothing else. :P

No, you wake up on an Imperial Juggernaut flying at a Mothership fighting dragon and.. oh wait. :P


Until I hear an official announcement they are scrapping the entire storyline, I'm not going to be freaking out of my loins. It was to my understanding that the only "unrepeatable" part would be from here until 2.0 when the world undergoes ridiculous geographical changes. Of course I could be blind and completely confused on the storyline matter, that's entirely possible.

THAT BLOODY RED MOON DID THIS.

[Nuru]

So 2.0 would literally be waking up from a bad dream. An... interesting coincidence, if nothing else. :P

Elezen Male: "Don't keep us in suspense, do tell us what may have happened?"

Hyur Male: "Whew, okay, okay... so get this.. at first, there were these squirrels, small as the eye can see! I could not seem to hit them at all! Miss, miss, miss, miss, and then whenever I finally landed a blow, i would get xp but wouldn't actually get it until the end of the battle!"

Miqo'te Female: "Ugh that sounds horrible! Like that blasted skill-up system in FFXI!"

Elezen Male: "Ah yes, indeed that does sound quite horrible, but DO go on.."

Hyur Male: "alright, so then the world started changing a bit, started noticing some new trends, and these coatees that were revealing when worn by females, Miqo'tes especially loved to flaunt them. I also noticed that I was able to land my attacks with much ease, and I would earn a set amount of xp per mob now."

Elezen Male: "That doesn't sound too bad.."

Hyur Male: "Forgot to tell you that I had to wait a few second after selecting a command, due to the horrible UI."

Female Miqo'te: "What the heck are you talking about?"

Hyur Male: "Something you are lucky never to have experienced. Imagine having a stamina bar that slowly refills and having to wait to use certain actions, even the basic attacks. I found myself waiting for a good 5 seconds one time for an opening to use a basic attack, just for the stamina to drop and have to wait even more."

Elezen Male: "I have heard of this before, how dreadful it must have been."

Hyur Male: "Yeah, and then after a few short months, I started attacking on my own! Uncontrollably! Best part is that I could use my skills whenever I wanted though, because there was no stamina bar! and then these instanced dungeons opened up around the same time.

Female Miqo'te: "That sounds strange, the world seems to be changing at an incredible rate it seems."

Hyur Male: "Oh heavens no, every day felt like a week, and every week felt like a month, every month felt like a year. Fellow adventurers all over the land would get feisty and threaten to (leave this world), The Twelve knows what they meant, but heaven forbid they were to leave, I wouldn't have minded too much."

Elezen Male: "Sounds like that time when the Empire wanted us to pay for every month we wanted to live."

Hyur Male: "Exactly! wait.. that was also part of the leve.. or.. dream. Whatever, that was when things were getting enjoyable! From that point on, it was great! I got the chance to experience something that this young lady will NEVER. GET. TO. "

Miqo'te Female: "I can haz coatee then? :<"

[ArcheustheWise]

So 2.0 would literally be waking up from a bad dream. An... interesting coincidence, if nothing else. :P

Reminds me of chrono cross in a way. Lol.. Just.. in reverse. And your one of the few that remembers it.

[NarikoStar]

World ends and you wake up from an "Echo".

Seriously. I would lul so hardcore. +1 for best idea LOL!

[Anonymoose]

You should know that very few of the "new" songs are actually new. Most of them are BY Nobuo Uematsu and have been in the game since the very first data mine back in Alpha. Recently, they've just radically changed when and where the music plays. Most of the songs were only heard once or twice EVER; during quests and inside certain instances.

If you feel that a lot of the music pales in comparison to Nobuo Uematsu's standard, it may just be that he's past his prime (DEARGODDON'THITME).