So I figure I’ll hop in, and try and give my own personal take on this. And I’ll state now that I’ve only done a few of the story missions, so my experience might be limited too. If you have something that says otherwise to what I think, let me know.
Now Louisoix transported those at the battle through time.This includes at the very least the GC leaders, all of whom return and everyone knows who they are. So I’d be inclined to believe that the erasure of memories isn’t tied to the time travel at all.
People know that the GCs were there, and that the adventurers fought to defend the realm.
It’s the Warriors of Light who people have forgotten.
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So then, who are the Warriors of Light?
Well any PC from 1.0 is essentially the warrior of light,that’s how the story works. But as RPers, I can’t think of anyone of the top of my head who’s actually RPing as the character who's progressing down the central story of the game itself. We know of the GCs, some of us have the Echo and some might say they’ve met these key NPCs.
But we’re not the Warriors of Light. At least Remi isn’t.
Remi was at the battle, and I’m having her warped through time.How does this look to others? She’d have been missing for many years, suddenly to reappear unchanged in age or knowledge.
Amazing!
Except that’s nothing unique. There’s more than one person this has happened to. A large chunk of us, the GC leaders and likely others too. Then there would be those who claim to have been warped, who further dilute the time warping.
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My thoughts on the Warriors of Light are that they’re not us. They’re adventurers who fought at the vanguard for Eorzea, and stand as a beacon to those who will follow. They’re an ideal. They’re the heroes who we played, but don’t RP as.
Remi will remember them too, as both those at the Flats recall and those who met them during their adventures do.
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As for NPC reactions, to me it seems to work both ways. If you’re an original 1.0 Light Warrior or a newcomer for story purposes.
Many of the chat dialogue seems fixed from the parts I’ve seen, in Ul’dah you meet Stud-muffin Thancred. Who says “…Ah. Wait a moment. It occurs to me that we may have…†which I want to follow with “..met before†as a recollection of the Warrior of light who everyone has forgotten. There’s other similar lines throughout, even as a new character.
But it could just as easily be that he can ‘feel’ the same sort’ve presence from the PC as the previous Light Warrior. Something that I think Raubahn touches on. That you’re inherently herioic, gifted with the Echo, and touched by the mother crystal Haedalyn. As were the Light Warriors before you.
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You can claim to be those light warriors, but there’s no evidence that you are, and I’m certain that many people would falsely make that same claim for personal gain.
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That’s my thoughts on it, atleast.
[sub]tl;dr
The Light Warriors are forgotten. But I'm not a Light Warrior.[/sub]
Now Louisoix transported those at the battle through time.This includes at the very least the GC leaders, all of whom return and everyone knows who they are. So I’d be inclined to believe that the erasure of memories isn’t tied to the time travel at all.
People know that the GCs were there, and that the adventurers fought to defend the realm.
It’s the Warriors of Light who people have forgotten.
Â
So then, who are the Warriors of Light?
Well any PC from 1.0 is essentially the warrior of light,that’s how the story works. But as RPers, I can’t think of anyone of the top of my head who’s actually RPing as the character who's progressing down the central story of the game itself. We know of the GCs, some of us have the Echo and some might say they’ve met these key NPCs.
But we’re not the Warriors of Light. At least Remi isn’t.
Remi was at the battle, and I’m having her warped through time.How does this look to others? She’d have been missing for many years, suddenly to reappear unchanged in age or knowledge.
Amazing!
Except that’s nothing unique. There’s more than one person this has happened to. A large chunk of us, the GC leaders and likely others too. Then there would be those who claim to have been warped, who further dilute the time warping.
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My thoughts on the Warriors of Light are that they’re not us. They’re adventurers who fought at the vanguard for Eorzea, and stand as a beacon to those who will follow. They’re an ideal. They’re the heroes who we played, but don’t RP as.
Remi will remember them too, as both those at the Flats recall and those who met them during their adventures do.
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As for NPC reactions, to me it seems to work both ways. If you’re an original 1.0 Light Warrior or a newcomer for story purposes.
Many of the chat dialogue seems fixed from the parts I’ve seen, in Ul’dah you meet Stud-muffin Thancred. Who says “…Ah. Wait a moment. It occurs to me that we may have…†which I want to follow with “..met before†as a recollection of the Warrior of light who everyone has forgotten. There’s other similar lines throughout, even as a new character.
But it could just as easily be that he can ‘feel’ the same sort’ve presence from the PC as the previous Light Warrior. Something that I think Raubahn touches on. That you’re inherently herioic, gifted with the Echo, and touched by the mother crystal Haedalyn. As were the Light Warriors before you.
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You can claim to be those light warriors, but there’s no evidence that you are, and I’m certain that many people would falsely make that same claim for personal gain.
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That’s my thoughts on it, atleast.
[sub]tl;dr
The Light Warriors are forgotten. But I'm not a Light Warrior.[/sub]