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[Warlock]

Has this been discussed here yet?
What you guys think about this verse?
When it talks about Primal Desires i understand it talking about the most basic feelings which that would be hate and love? but that two swords will lay them down..both of them not just evil has me confused..
the two swords are different and man will have to choose which one will decide their fate

[Vilhem]

Has this been discussed here yet?
What you guys think about this verse?
When it talks about Primal Desires i understand it talking about the most basic feelings which that would be hate and love? but that two swords will lay them down..both of them not just evil has me confused..
the two swords are different and man will have to choose which one will decide their fate

Here:
http://forum.square-enix.com/ffxiv/t...e-new-prophecy

[Warlock]

Here:
http://forum.square-enix.com/ffxiv/t...e-new-prophecy

I meant here as in this thread

[Bowen]

Spoilered so that it's easier for me to scroll.

"Dawn may banish even the darkest night."
This may be referring to the coming Astral Era that will begin after the Seventh Umbra Era. Since we know Umbral Eras consist of times of destruction, and end when they're over, I think it's reasonable to assume that Bahamut's attack was the Umbral Era and the Seventh Astral Era began when he was locked away.

"Yet ever shall primal desires burn."
I think the 'primal desires' line may be a bit of a double entendre. I don't think they'd just use that word in that sense, when it could also mean something different in the context of the game. With that in mind, I think this line is suggesting that the Primals are still around and the beastmen are still fighting over the crystals.

"Two swords vie to lay them low— A blade born of light, and a blade forged of might."
I'm not so sure about this one, but I think these may refer to a division between the people of Eorzea's ideal methods of dealing with the Primals and Bahamut. One side seeks out the power of the Twelve, while the other turns to the Empire's Magitek. But, that's not all, I think this line may also refer to the 'swords' or 'keys' that sealed Bahamut. The blade of light would refer to the Twelve's version of the key/sword, in which they attempted to seal him with their raw magic alone, whereas the Sharlyans used their Magitek, their blade of Might, to seal him succefully.

"Alas, man may entrust his fate unto but one."
As for the final line, it think that is self explanatory. In the end, only one of the two methods will work. Personally, I'm hoping for the Twelve to help us, but I feel that Louisoix is referring to Magitek. He's seen first hand how The Twelve's power failed, so it would be logical to assume he decided that their last chance is to use Magitek to stop Bahamut, as that worked before.

[HiirNoivl]

Has this been discussed here yet?
What you guys think about this verse?
When it talks about Primal Desires i understand it talking about the most basic feelings which that would be hate and love? but that two swords will lay them down..both of them not just evil has me confused..
the two swords are different and man will have to choose which one will decide their fate

The first line of the prophecy was spoken by Urianger when you arrive at the headquarters of the Scions of the Seventh Dawn. I would take it to indicate that the arrival of the adventurers blessed by the Crystal at Vesper bay, both new and Legacy, is the beginning of the dawn that they speak of.

Immediately after that, you have an encounter with a primal.

As a blade born of the crystals light you felled it, only to be watched by a sword of might from the Empire.

All that's left is the last line...

Do I have this figured out already? D=

There's a preview translation for the ConnectOn! Interview in the JP to English thread.... Urianger was a temporary NPC and is taking a break...? Maybe he'll be back later.

More interesting tidbit was that Legacy PCs will be treated slightly differently than new players when it comes to NPC dialogue. So Loremongers need to be sure to make a new character in ARR. To get both sides of the story. To survivors of the SUE, PCs who transferred from 1.0 story line are called "Hollow Beings". Of course, this is a translation and the localization team may call us something else in English.

I wonder why they would give us a name with such a negative connotation?

It appears that the Mystery of Urianger is gone sorta and he's back. I haven't heard the exact reference to Hollow Beings. The legacy players are described by Baderon as people who's name is on the tips of people's tongues but they can't quite remember them. "Like a bird against the sun" they can only see them vaguely in their minds. They're "hollow presences" it seems, is in people's memories.

[Anonymoose]

Do I have this figured out already? D=

Nope.

Hint (only if you want it)

But all is not yet lost. Sensing the gravity of the situation, our master—the allseer—has arrived to begin his search for Daybreak—one of the blades mentioned in the Divine Chronicles.

An Officer and a Wise Man (FFXIV: V1)

[Catapult]

One thing comes to mind. While it doesn't apply entirely in this case, there is something else underlying it that is still relevant.

The Alpha and Beta NDAs always articulated that the experiences of the pre-retail version of the game were not to be discussed or disseminated. In the Alpha versions, that was "never ever".

Why? Because content was still in development and the developers wanted the freedom to change things without the public going O-MY-GAWD every time something was altered, which happens a lot especially during those alpha phases.

This video pre-dates version 1.0 Alpha by... a lot! Stuff was gonna change. Inevitably.

[Mjollnir]

Ok I might be stating the bloody obvious, but I can't find reference to it anywhere.

Levequests are memories that are distilled into leve plates via some process that causes them to reverberate with an Aetheryte which in turn forces us to Echo and experience them. This is what happened in the intro movie, right? I never really understood before that that was what we did each time we accepted/initiated a levequest.

Has the process of getting these memories into the leve plates been explained anywhere in-game?

Or did I just fail in understanding what's going on?

[Skies]

Ok I might be stating the bloody obvious, but I can't find reference to it anywhere.

Levequests are memories that are distilled into leve plates via some process that causes them to reverberate with an Aetheryte which in turn forces us to Echo and experience them. This is what happened in the intro movie, right? I never really understood before that that was what we did each time we accepted/initiated a levequest.

Has the process of getting these memories into the leve plates been explained anywhere in-game?

Or did I just fail in understanding what's going on?

There is a misunderstanding. A leve is actually a permission to execute an official job such as hunting or such things, the leveplate is made of crystal and resonates with the aetheryte and 'registers' your presence there, so that it can be noticed you're on the job.
This was... Actually explained in the official XIV site somewhere!

[Mjollnir]

There is a misunderstanding. A leve is actually a permission to execute an official job such as hunting or such things, the leveplate is made of crystal and resonates with the aetheryte and 'registers' your presence there, so that it can be noticed you're on the job.
This was... Actually explained in the official XIV site somewhere!

Good.

Since I got halfway through this thread, I keep thinking that *everything's* in a twelve-damned Echo. The leve thing just made sense to me for a moment, as you basically repeat the action over and over and it would be a good explanation as to why certain NPCs didn't own more subligaria than required to clothe the whole of Aldenard ten times over.

And I still don't really get why Derplander Echoes when he picks up the leve, when that's something none of us have ever done (which is why I thought that maybe it was something we did do each time, unwittingly).

/echo paranoia