Thread: "Time Skip" for 4.5 or 5.0?

Why would Derplander experience the Echo about himself, though? There's one person who looks exactly like him: Arbert. I think this vision is perhaps one experiencing memories of the other. Initially, my first thought was Arbert experiencing it about us, but maybe it's really us fighting and Arbert's memories.

In Arbert's world, things developed similarly but not exactly. We didn't stand alone in the storm: we stood alongside others as we fought. But what if their equivalent of Stormblood didn't end so smoothly? What if they couldn't defeat Zenos, leading to the stalemate we see?

Or, if it's our memories, what if this last scene with Zenos is something that's yet to come, but will be considered the past when 5.0 begins?

This also might explain Thancred saying that a town has changed, but not for the better. It looks like Ul'dah, but why is the Winged Lion present? This might be because it isn't the Ul'dah we know, but rather the equivalent on the First. The Scions could have been summoned there to aid them.

If this is the case, then it's likely that the player will serve as the tipping point to decide the outcome of both worlds, and will travel between worlds.