Revelations from Patch 6.2: Buried Memories

[Hurlstone]

Not sure if it has been mentioned much in the thread, but I highly recommend everyone with an interest in lore to do the Shadowed Past side quest that unlocks after you do 6.2, just below the Meghaduta.

Was really cool seeing the histories of Scarmiglione and Barbariccia, along with how Golbez got them to his side. Looks like it will be continuing it too, so likely see more of the other Fiends backstory after we dispose of them.

[Garnix]

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That would not make sense with the lore we have. Elidibus and Lahabrea need to stay in the past because they are necessary to summon Zodiark. Eldibius is even his heart.

And the devs have already confirmed that the unsundered basically survived because they went into a rift between the worlds.

Well, actually....

I assume that Pandaemonium would be sent back to the ancient times by the time we are done with it. It's still unclear at this point whether it is basically time travelling or not.

[KageTokage]

I feel kind of dumb for not noticing it sooner but...

*safety spoiler*

there's now an unusual sphere of light floating in the northern skyline of Ultima Thule.

It seems to be MSQ-related because it disappears when I activate NG+ for the Endwalker MSQ. I had also seen some theories that it was related to the Omega sidequests, but triggering NG+ on those does not cause it disappear whether for the raid series or Beyond the Rift.

If it only shows up in the wake of the 6.2 MSQ, I feel like this could be some Dalamud-esque ominous foreshadowing. Otherwise, it's probably just tied to the Omicron tribe quests

[Cleretic]

I feel kind of dumb for not noticing it sooner but...

*safety spoiler*

there's now an unusual sphere of light floating in the northern skyline of Ultima Thule.

It seems to be MSQ-related because it disappears when I activate NG+ for the Endwalker MSQ. I had also seen some theories that it was related to the Omega sidequests, but triggering NG+ on those does not cause it disappear whether for the raid series or Beyond the Rift.

If it only shows up in the wake of the 6.2 MSQ, I feel like this could be some Dalamud-esque ominous foreshadowing. Otherwise, it's probably just tied to the Omicron tribe quests

It's most likely Omicrons-related. They tend to introduce the 'base' version of a tribe's area in the major patch just before the minor patch that brings the tribe in; the arkasodara tribe's base was added in 6.1, for example. This isn't exactly that, but it's likely similar 'scene-setting'.

[SannaR]

I feel kind of dumb for not noticing it sooner but...

*safety spoiler*

there's now an unusual sphere of light floating in the northern skyline of Ultima Thule.

It seems to be MSQ-related because it disappears when I activate NG+ for the Endwalker MSQ. I had also seen some theories that it was related to the Omega sidequests, but triggering NG+ on those does not cause it disappear whether for the raid series or Beyond the Rift.

If it only shows up in the wake of the 6.2 MSQ, I feel like this could be some Dalamud-esque ominous foreshadowing. Otherwise, it's probably just tied to the Omicron tribe quests

Do you know where said thing can be seen in the zone? I tried to find something akin to like the Void Ark, but didn't see anything. I just noted how pretty it was during the special weather there.

[Rannie]

Do you know where said thing can be seen in the zone? I tried to find something akin to like the Void Ark, but didn't see anything. I just noted how pretty it was during the special weather there.

It can be seen in any zone really I saw it both in the dragon area and the omnicron area. It's not like the void ark just a big ballish looking white light that goes away in NG+

[KageTokage]

Someone confirmed it shows up after doing the Sigma Dreamscape, so I guess it's almost certainly Omicron-related.

Judging from the preview of the Omicron quests in 6.2 trailer, it almost seems like it might end up becoming a recreation of an entire star.

For that matter, I'm wondering if maybe those weird jellyfish are the physical bodies the Ea eventually settle on utilizing given the identical halos they possess.

[Raiya]

Well, actually....

I assume that Pandaemonium would be sent back to the ancient times by the time we are done with it. It's still unclear at this point whether it is basically time travelling or not.

Ancients and Acians had no idea that Time Travel was practically possible (bar Venat). A more accurate reason for Pandaemonium appearing in the present was that it likely frozen in a bubble at some point in the past until it rematerialises in the present.

[SannaR]

Post raid thing

You can go into the Aitiascope and find three researchers looking at Pandeamonium. The glyph one us using seems to have a nautilus spiral on it?

[SannaR]

P8 TT card note

Which is Hephaitos's card says "Born from dark shades of Lahabreha's emotions and memory, Hephaistos was a mirror that the chief keyward could not bare to look upon. Although sealed away in Pandeamonium's deepest circle, he was liberated by an unknown force, and devoted himself to seeing Athena resurrected. By fusing his being with mythic creations, Hephaistos unlocked the hidden secrets of creation magicks, and his hands could mold the very concept of life itself."