TIME PARADOX IMMINENT!

[Jacien]

GREAT SCOTT

Everyone is looking too deep into exactly how we're arriving in the future. Stop arguing semantics.

Whether we're using a DeLorean to time travel or ancient magic from Fairy Tail to get caught in magical stasis, the end result is the same.

Our characters are basically gonna be the same when we pop out as we did when we went in. (unless you change your character or whatever, RPing doesn't hurt).

[Keith_Dragoon]

I declined his teleport offer and calmed Bahamut down.

On a serious note I think of it as time travel since Thaliak is guardian over space and time.

About Bahamut, chances are after nuking Eorzea he flew back to the land of dragons to rest and be with his people.

[YuriSan]

so from my understanding.... we are going back in time, but were only going back in time a few years , as all of the existing cast will be present in 2.0... are we going to cause a time paradox and meet ourselves?

wat? *scratches head*

[Jinrya-Geki]

We are suspended animation in a time rift much like Kingdom Hearts Chain of memories to KH2. What will feels like seconds to us, was 5 years to everyone else who was not sent into the future.

Then again if by what the video said, only the brave ones were spared. How 5 years did the population increase while we were in suspended animation while everyone else was killed? Mind Fudge!

[Seyra]

How 5 years did the population increase while we were in suspended animation while everyone else was killed? Mind Fudge!

I thought the exact same thing. To me, the begining of A Realm Reborn isn't right when we wake up but a while after "until it is once again safe to emerge..." and we had some time to recreate a new Realm. I don't know, let's say Bahamut raged for 3 years, we get waken up at that time then the story starts 2 years after this.

Or people from other countries rebuilt everything.

[Vilhem]

I thought the exact same thing. To me, the begining of A Realm Reborn isn't right when we wake up but a while after "until it is once again safe to emerge..." and we had some time to recreate a new Realm. I don't know, let's say Bahamut raged for 3 years, we get waken up at that time then the story starts 2 years after this.

Or people from other countries rebuilt everything.

Could be a "lore" explanation for the introduction of the new races (male miqo'tes, female highlanders and female roegadyns)

My thoughts about rebuilding tho: the cities knew that a meteor was comin, so maybe they bunkered down somewhere (1950's bomb shelters!!) and came out once Bahamut was done throwin' his tantrum.

Adventurers were sent somewhere "safe" since we were in the direct line of combat maybe and not farther away like in the cities? I dunno.

Still, seems pretty weak that us "Brave adventurers" left the plebs to fend for themselves, then rebuild while we're napping. <_<

[Seyra]

Still, seems pretty weak that us "Brave adventurers" left the plebs to fend for themselves, then rebuild while we're napping. <_<

HAHA! Exactly ^^ I don't see them suffering all this pain, and I don't see Louisoix choosing between us and the "civilians", not being sure if Bahamut would be done after the last Megaflare we see in the video. I really think everyone got saved and the beast tribes were what left roaming for a long while. Or as I said, other countries.

One thing is, the Empire can have Eorzea now, I can't imagine us people waking up in a safe area. If Bahamut chills it's a broadway for the Empire to settle there. Future will tell =)

[Vilhem]

HAHA! Exactly ^^ I don't see them suffering all this pain, and I don't see Louisoix choosing between us and the "civilians", not being sure if Bahamut would be done after the last Megaflare we see in the video. I really think everyone got saved and the beast tribes were what left roaming for a long while. Or as I said, other countries.

One thing is, the Empire can have Eorzea now, I can't imagine us people waking up in a safe area. If Bahamut chills it's a broadway for the Empire to settle there. Future will tell =)

Hey the beastmen tribes are people too! ;_; Would suck if they had to fend for themselves too!

Though I suspect it was them who invoked their primals to help clean up the mess and tell Bahamut to chillax >_>

[KimimiAvesta]

The important distinction in FFXIV's case between time travel and stasis is to stop everyone saying "If we can be transported five years into the future why can't we be transported five years into the past to stop Dalamud happening?". Because there's no time travel occurring there's no need for them to answer that question.

[jwang]

It'll be like Link and the Master Sword: one instant you're a happy kid, the next instant the world you love has burned to ashes and you now have hormone issues.