CG Midlander

[Anonymoose]

Yes, supposed to be according to popular myth, which has this habit of warping the truth.

Are you insinuating the Louisoix did not arrive in Gridania via a giant egg?

[Catapult]

Are you insinuating the Louisoix did not arrive in Gridania via a giant egg?

Indeed I am good sir.

Those who object, I challenge them to provide me with an item of irrefutable proof - the remnants of his elezen-sized egg shell.

[Beowolf]

Ladies and gentlemen of the loremonger. I present to you exhibit "A" and "B" in a single screenshot i took while adventuring.

A single giant elezen sized egg shell "A". In what appears to be a giant elezen egg incubation chamber "B".

[Catapult]

Ladies and gentlemen of the loremonger. I present to you exhibit "A" and "B" in a single screenshot i took while adventuring.

A single giant elezen sized egg shell "A". In what appears to be a giant elezen egg incubation chamber "B".

Hmm... not sure I believe you on the incubation chamber part. Looks more like a tomb to me.

[Jacien]

So guys, I don't feel like reading 20 pages or whatnot and wanted to ask: Was it brought up how the concept art of the jobs on that job "wheel" are mostly characters from the Opening Cinematic/End of An Era?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q2RghB8r4tA


Only ones we don't know are the female Hyuran Monk, the male Miqo'te Summoner, and female Elezen Scholar. The male Dragoon could possibly be the Elezen that left the party.

Was there confirmation that this advertised party was the Heroes of Light?

[Anonymoose]

Was it brought up how the concept art of the jobs on that job "wheel" are mostly characters from the Opening Cinematic/End of An Era?

A good amount of the concept art going all the way back to pre-release has featured these party members. It seems go to the other way, that the members of the CG party are based on some of the concept art stock characters. Here's the Call Me Maybe Lalafell back when the Armory System was first announced.

Was there confirmation that this advertised party was the Heroes of Light?

Technically all adventurers are the Warriors of Light from their own perspective. These party members seem to represent us, which is why we've never heard of any of them having names. They're on the same path we are, but in their own way.

But that still leaves one question—was the party an actual party, or were they merely symbols meant to represent you, the players? Well, you can breathe easy knowing they are both. They all ventured into Eorzea at the same time as you did. They all did similar quests, and lived through similar adventures. They exist as your characters exist (in a virtual world-sort of existence). The fact that you haven’t come across them is probably the same reason you haven’t come across my character, Amanda Hugginkyss (or maybe you have? /wink). They’re just somewhere else. Though, maybe you’ll stumble across their party in the future. Or maybe you won’t. How’s that for committing to an answer?

[Jacien]

Well, the "original" Heroes of Light at the Battle of Cartenau, y'know?

I'd like to see them as actual characters rather than a flip-floppy metaphor.

[Xeia]

Well, the "original" Heroes of Light at the Battle of Cartenau, y'know?

I'd like to see them as actual characters rather than a flip-floppy metaphor.

Why? One of my biggest frustrations with version one right up until the shutdown was the uselessness that was forced on my character in almost every cutscene. Every time something cinematic happened I was forced to stand there and watch my NPC allies be cut down while my character just gasped and staggered about until the CS ended and I could finally kick some ass.

It would be the ultimate insult to be now told that this special CG party were the "original" Warriors of Light and that they were somehow more relevant to the events which took place than the rest of the players. I'm sick of being sidelined.

Those people are other adventurers -- they're not showing your character because there are just too many players. So they made up a handful of adventurers to follow that could represent all of us. They're each one of us. We're each one of them. It's not flip-floppy, it just doesn't have your face plastered all over it.

[Jacien]

I think you got a bit upset there.

Ultimately, I'd like to see them as actual characters, probably doing their own thing. Not saying that they take credit for everything, but there's been a good amount of thought and background put into them. Hell, this is what this thread was originally made about.

And I hope 2.0's Legacy intro quest will at least explain whether or not our Legacy characters were actually at Cartenau Flats instead of in Mor Dhona preventing reinforcements from joining the front lines.

[Duuude007]

And I hope 2.0's Legacy intro quest will at least explain whether or not our Legacy characters were actually at Cartenau Flats instead of in Mor Dhona preventing reinforcements from joining the front lines.

Technically it is an area with the same discolored terrain, but southwest of accessable Mor Dhona. In all likelihood, it is still considered part of that region, as I have pointed out before, the crashed airship (in the ravine west of the "Don't harm the messenger" quest) is probably in the same general area.