Just to chime in a little bit, this has actually been answered by the Dev Team's 'Fernehalwes' in a thread some time back:
Another thread was made here on the RPC that related to this. Â Many of us from pre-ARR had evolved our characters gradually over a couple of years, so this "time bubble" explanation never really sat well with those of us with dynamic characters who had experienced multiple "New Years" events and other holidays and whose characters had changed realistically and plausibly over a span of time which - when compressed down to fit within the scope of one year's time would not make as much sense.
I think of things like this, to make it easier for me:
<<<
2010 = 1570
2011 = 1571
2012 = 1572
2013 = 1577 (or 1 in the new era)
2014 = 1578 (or 2 in the new era)
2015 = 1579 (or 3 in the new era)
...etc...
I think this is a common adaptation made by many RPers where we overlook the thing (sort of like how many of us overlook sudden changes in day/night for the sake of a long scene or rapid weather changes).
I just wanted to throw that out there though, since something official has been provided, even if it's a bit lackluster.
EDIT: corrected the table a bit to reflect "new era" numbers for those who want to be technical - I don't view either as being inherantly wrong. For instance, Ben records his notes in his journal with the dates post-1572, and that is just his way.
Fernehalwes Wrote:Before I move onto question two, allow me to veer off onto a little tangent: there have been several threads about Hydaelyn’s timeline not matching up with Earth’s. If it has been two years since the release of the game, why is it still 1572 in Eorzea at the time of patch 1.23? This is a dilemma faced by a lot of MMOs. To allow everyone that joins the game, regardless of when they do, to experience the full story, there simply has to be a stoppage of time. Okay, not really a stoppage, but more of a time bubble in which a span of about a year is contained. This is why that for the duration of 1.0, Eorzea was in a perpetual 1572. Think of it as the same thing that’s happening in the Simpsons. 23 seasons gone and Lisa’s still 8, Maggie’s still a baby, and the gummy Venus still tastes oh, so sacrelicious. Pushing time along would also mean changing 1000s of lines of NPC dialogue, updating quests, webpages, etc. with every patch. Meaning it would take more than double the time to release updates, and I’m sure most people wouldn’t want to wait. In a book, movie, offline game, a strict timeline can be set without too many complications. In an online title, there are just too many variables, so we ask that you bear with our bending of space-time. It’s for the greater good!
Another thread was made here on the RPC that related to this. Â Many of us from pre-ARR had evolved our characters gradually over a couple of years, so this "time bubble" explanation never really sat well with those of us with dynamic characters who had experienced multiple "New Years" events and other holidays and whose characters had changed realistically and plausibly over a span of time which - when compressed down to fit within the scope of one year's time would not make as much sense.
I think of things like this, to make it easier for me:
<<<
2010 = 1570
2011 = 1571
2012 = 1572
2013 = 1577 (or 1 in the new era)
2014 = 1578 (or 2 in the new era)
2015 = 1579 (or 3 in the new era)
...etc...
I think this is a common adaptation made by many RPers where we overlook the thing (sort of like how many of us overlook sudden changes in day/night for the sake of a long scene or rapid weather changes).
I just wanted to throw that out there though, since something official has been provided, even if it's a bit lackluster.
EDIT: corrected the table a bit to reflect "new era" numbers for those who want to be technical - I don't view either as being inherantly wrong. For instance, Ben records his notes in his journal with the dates post-1572, and that is just his way.
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