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Amiabelle · **07-25-2013, 02:30 PM**

(07-25-2013, 02:08 PM)FreelanceWizard Wrote:
(07-25-2013, 01:50 PM)Amiabelle Wrote: Please see if I'm understanding this correctly:Â

All player characters were time-skipped, regardless of whether they are continuing from 1.x or are starting new.Â No exceptions.Â All players are part of the skip.Â That is non-negotiable and is the significance of the out-of-body opening sequence.

Nuh-uh. Only those at the Battle of Carteneau (specifically, with or near the adventurers) were time-skipped. Those who weren't there weren't. There's actually a difference between the two cutscenes; in the non-legacy intro cutscene, your character wakes up on a cart that you've been riding on and a merchant comments that you're experiencing Aether sickness. You didn't just pop into that cart; you've presumably been riding in it with the merchant and some twins for a while.

In the legacy intro cutscene, you literally pop into existence and walk into your starting city.

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See, that's because...
...the cutscene in the blue world with the symbol on the ground, where you stand against some guy in a mask in your job gear, is actually a vision sent by the Hydaelyn itself representing the impending conflict. All characters with the Echo get that, but being at Carteneau is not a prerequisite for having the Echo. Having the Echo is, however, important for being a PC if you plan on doing content IC after level 20 or so.

Perfect!Â I did not realize there were two different openings.Â I thought everyone, Legacy and Non all had the same cart-ride.Â I was having trouble reconciling how I, as a Non, was having the same experience as a Legacy, since Legacies have a somewhat pre-defined backstory.

If I'm understanding you correctly, my character could assume the out-of-body experience was just a "weird dream" she had while riding on the cart.Â Of course, I'm sure it will come into play later, but that remains to be seen as the game plays out.Â There is no requirement that she have amnesia or not be able to remember her family.Â That *could* be the case, it just doesn't *have* to be the case.

That's a lot less restricting than I originally thought.Â Thanks for the clarification!

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Whoa, folks are so fast with the replies!Â What a great community!Â Thank you, Teardrop and Lady2Beetle, for your input!Â It's all coming together.Â Of course, with this new understanding, I may need to make a few tweaks to my 100 questions, but revision is all part of the process, right?

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