Prepare to have your mind blown

[Delsus]

sure... I don't think people realize that meteor has never been about gravity, it's about a different major force... Magnetism

Some compound in Dalamud could attract aether it can be easily explained in the lore, and gravity would not force aether through the ground, it would pull the planet to Dalamud until they slammed together, Physics 101 {do you need it?}

Aether-Magnetism will force aether through the ground towards Dalamud and explains everything that is going to happen, and the formation in Corthas could be to do with a reaction from the aether and Dalamud coming into contact.

This explains everything, how does gravity explain aether coming through the ground, or the fact something the size of a small moon slamming into the world doesn't destroy all life on Eorzea?

I'm suprised my thoery has not had many replies yet.

[Rydin]

Some compound in Dalamud could attract aether it can be easily explained in the lore, and gravity would not force aether through the ground, it would pull the planet to Dalamud until they slammed together, Physics 101 {do you need it?}

Aether-Magnetism will force aether through the ground towards Dalamud and explains everything that is going to happen, and the formation in Corthas could be to do with a reaction from the aether and Dalamud coming into contact.

This explains everything, how does gravity explain aether coming through the ground, or the fact something the size of a small moon slamming into the world doesn't destroy all life on Eorzea?

I'm suprised my thoery has not had many replies yet.

The magnetic properties of Aether...
I feel you Del....

how about this....
Aether is the life energy of everything... and as such.. concentrated aether is compelled to seek out other forms of concentrated aether
if you poured pure liqiud Aether on the ground... and poured more aether 20 yalms away... they would eventually come together...
You can exploit this phenomenon by either creating a moon filled with Aether... or filling an already existing moon with Aether....
And thereby cause planetary bodies to come crashing down

Being that Aether is likened to Creation energy... it is also possible that any Aether inside a moon could give birth to any number of aetherytic beings....

[Delsus]

The magnetic properties of Aether...
I feel you Del....

how about this....
Aether is the life energy of everything... and as such.. concentrated aether is compelled to seek out other forms of concentrated aether
if you poured pure liqiud Aether on the ground... and poured more aether 20 yalms away... they would eventually come together...
You can exploit this phenomenon by either creating a moon filled with Aether... or filling an already existing moon with Aether....
And thereby cause planetary bodies to come crashing down

Being that Aether is likened to Creation energy... it is also possible that any Aether inside a moon could give birth to any number of aetherytic beings....

Link me to proof that my thorey is impossible, its more logical and you have yet to show me evidence that it cannot happen, where as you are saying its gravity, which doesn't explain how the aether is being affected by it (and only the aether) also take into account my other thorey of the path of the twelve using the echo to protect people (with the aid of the twelve) and the resulting Dalamud-Aether reaction only scars Eorzea instaid of killing all life.

This is a very Final fantasy way to do it, remember Holy and Meteor in FFVII its exactly the same except tied to the lore of FFXIV, and not a "Ohai a moon just landed on my and I lived"

[Zantetsuken]

I think most people agree that it is the proximity of Dalamud to the planet that causes the terrain upheaval.

Be it gravity, magnetism, or aether-magnetism.

I also think that it's safe to assume that Dalamud does not crash into the planet from what we've seen. Apparently, at the 11th hour, something will intervene. It may be the twelve, or the Aether, or the Crystal Tower, Atomos sending it back in time, or w/e.. but something stops it from destroying the planet.

What happens after that is completely up in the air - we don't have any clue how our characters, and all the key NPCs from from 7th Umbral era get transported to the new Era, but we are 99% sure it will happen*

So you see the conundrum.. Post 2.0 world looks like it has lots of history to it, but somehow our current characters as well as npcs, quests, missions, and dungeons all end up in it.

Which means some sort of time/dimension manipulation, and that makes me think Atomos may be involved...

*Note: It's unlikely, but it may be that the PCs and NPCs of this era do not appear in the next one. After all, we do get a reroll (ie new adventurers), so it could be that the new world we enter is centuries later than the one we left. However, I consider this a very slim possibility because Yoshi has mentioned work on porting many of the current cut-scenes over to the new engine -- meaning that they are keeping many of the current missions and quests, and likely NPCs as well.

[ArkNova]

I do agree with Zan's idea of time being involved but one outcome I dont see happening that some people have suggested is everyone falling asleep and waking up years later and the nations are rebuilt and new structures. If everyone falls asleep who is going to rebuild everything? Unless people from other parts of Hydaelyn came into Eorzea and rebuilt if for them which I highly doubt. And wouldnt Dalamud affect the whole planet if it were to hit instead of a region of it? If some giant object were to hit a planet wouldnt it leave dust in the atmosphere choking out most if not all life? The concept art showing lush vegetation make me think it doesn't land.

[Rydin]

I do agree with Zan's idea of time being involved but one outcome I dont see happening that some people have suggested is everyone falling asleep and waking up years later and the nations are rebuilt and new structures. If everyone falls asleep who is going to rebuild everything? Unless people from other parts of Hydaelyn came into Eorzea and rebuilt if for them which I highly doubt. And wouldnt Dalamud affect the whole planet if it were to hit instead of a region of it? If some giant object were to hit a planet wouldnt it leave dust in the atmosphere choking out most if not all life? The concept art showing lush vegetation make me think it doesn't land.

Yea... i get the feeling the thing will be stopped... but not completely... broken up into MANY smaller pieces that will still cause major damage but don't threaten the very life of the planet

Taken from the official FFXIV website

And yet the love the gods bear this unforgiving land endures, now as always.
What is the allure of this seemingly forsaken place?
With what hope and to what end do would-be inhabitants journey here to live out their days?

The answer lies with that which gives form to Hydaelyn and all myriad creation in it—crystals.
The cornerstone of all things,
it is these crystallized manifestations of the aether that beckon the people to come,
risking all in the undertaking.

Yea... I don't know that it will it the ground... but the reason it would be centered on Eorzea seems to be that Eorzea is rich with Aether, more so than any other land

[Delsus]

I do agree with Zan's idea of time being involved but one outcome I dont see happening that some people have suggested is everyone falling asleep and waking up years later and the nations are rebuilt and new structures. If everyone falls asleep who is going to rebuild everything? Unless people from other parts of Hydaelyn came into Eorzea and rebuilt if for them which I highly doubt. And wouldnt Dalamud affect the whole planet if it were to hit instead of a region of it? If some giant object were to hit a planet wouldnt it leave dust in the atmosphere choking out most if not all life? The concept art showing lush vegetation make me think it doesn't land.

I prefer my idea of the echo saving us, the path of the twelve along with the twelve protect Eorzea, but thier protection only saves lifeforms, after the destruction of Dalamud, just before it hits, Eorzea is scared and all path of the twelve are unconcious, about to die, but the twelve keep us alive and we wake up in the future.

This would answer how the the world is rebuild, how life on Eorzea is saved and how the planet get scared in such ways. It is also a very Final Fantasy outcome.

[ArkNova]

I do think the twelve will play a role and maybe the primal will help reshape the land.
But I'm more curious about what is inside Dalamud is it hollow? It was built by an ancient race and then made it to outer space somehow.

[Delsus]

I do think the twelve will play a role and maybe the primal will help reshape the land.
But I'm more curious about what is inside Dalamud is it hollow? It was built by an ancient race and then made it to outer space somehow.

The going thoery right now is that Dalamud contains what could be described as Anti-Aether, a substance that attracts aether and causes the crystals to begin to rise and creates the crystal tower.

It seems to be the only logical explination from what we know, it could be that Dalamud is very similar to the planet (I can never spell the name) and contains aether's opposite and when it gets too close the aether and Dalamud pull eachother together, possibly Dalamud is made of the substance entirely.

[Rydin]

The going thoery right now is that Dalamud contains what could be described as Anti-Aether, a substance that attracts aether and causes the crystals to begin to rise and creates the crystal tower.

It seems to be the only logical explination from what we know, it could be that Dalamud is very similar to the planet (I can never spell the name) and contains aether's opposite and when it gets too close the aether and Dalamud pull eachother together, possibly Dalamud is made of the substance entirely.

Anti-Aetherial, Highly reactive, photosphere covering a natural or artificial (It's still too early to tell) satellite
I think that about sums it up... I love it!!!!