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Ryanti · **05-28-2015, 04:34 PM**

(05-28-2015, 04:12 PM)Sounsyy Wrote: Fernehalwes addressed this at the Lore Panel as well.

That makes much more sense to me. The date changing being a manmade thing. A political thing. Because to me it felt VERY mission accomplishy lol.

I can't believe it is truely an Astral Era yet, and probably never will In the MMO itself. It might even come back to bite those GC leaders in the ass. Umbral Eras seem to last a good amount of years. Perhaps not as long as Astral Eras but I think they definately can be as long as one. You are talking 1500 - 3000 years there.

Now, maybe this is the first Umbral Era where mankind prevented the apocalypse (Stopping Bahamut) but does that REALLY mean the Umbral Era is over? What does the Umbral Era mean?

To me, it is not about war (that happens in Astral Eras), a cycle of destruction and creation of civilization OR cataclysm. (Happened Sixth Umbral Era and Fourth Umbral Era but other Umbral Eras were slow burns like the Fifth, and we don't know about the others yet). To me, the only thing that is consistant is that Umbral Eras are eras that are full of great challenges and great change.

Umbral Eras are eras where civilization and its people have to be strong and face great challenge, and as a result there will be great change. And shit will get worse before it gets better. BUT eventually the fruits of those generations will bear golden prosperity for years to come. Hence Astral Era.

Does that sound like 3.0? It does to me. So I think the natural state of the world is still Umbral. Despite the calendar date being used as a tool of hope.

What year is it?

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