(09-19-2013, 03:12 AM)ryanxwonbin Wrote: I haven't played 1.0, so I read up on some stuff and watch some videos. Now, as I understand it, Bahamaut was not stopped and he rampaged over Eozera. Are we to assume that all cities/villages were annihilated in Eozera and the few survivors began rebuilding prior to the game's storyline? Did Bahamaut only destroy Eozera and leave other parts like the Galean Empire untouched? Does everyone have knowledge about the war against Galea, how the destruction with Bahamaut came to be?
As a player, I don't feel like playing the role of the the heroes that got transported through time, mainly because I was never there to experience the first game. Would it be alright then to play a character who went through Bahamaut's rage and the rebuilding of Eozera instead of timeskip?
Thanks in advance for answers.
Bahamut destroyed most of Limsa, Gridania, and the outer parts of Ul'dah. Along with some senseless destruction scattered throughout the continent. His attack also somehow put Coerthas in eternal winter, or at least it has been since the attack, but I don't really know exactly how the two are connected. Not sure about the Garlean Empire, but I would imagine minimal destruction because the epicenter was Mor Dhona which is kind of in the center of Eorzea. A lot of people choose to RP it different ways, myself and a great deal of the people I personally RP with tend to see it in a very realistic way. This is essentially a recovering world. Borderline post-apocalyptic. Cities were destroyed, homes were lost, businesses and agriculture decimated, thousands died. Everyone is kind of struggling to survive and rebuild still.Â
Everyone knows about the war with the Empire, and everyone saw them pull the moon from the sky. The details might be a little foggy and subject to rumor, but when a giant dragon fire-bombs your house immediately after the moon comes down from the sky during a battle with the Empire, you can kind of put the pieces together yourself.
As for RPing someone who didn't take the time skip. I think this is the route the majority is taking, as it adds potential for a bit of extra back story for the past five years. I played 1.0 very little and didn't take part in RP, so I made a character up for ARR who didn't take the time skip. There's plenty of pros and cons for taking or passing on the time skip. It's really up to you. One thing to note though is that legacy players received in-game upper back tattoos, denoting that they're time skippers. I don't think anyone will care if you RP the time skip without one, but it's something to think about.
In the end, it's totally up to you whether you want to time skip or not.
