CoP continuity???

[Darkhound]

There are some spoilers here, so please read at your own will.

I have some things on my mind regarding CoP and the continuity of that storyline....

ToA seems to take a new direction from CoP but what about the follwing...

!. Tenzen... where is he to be seen, will we ever face him again?
2. The whole bahamut thing... where did he go?
3. Pheonix, the last CS from CoP is well you know... a phoenix feather... what about that?
4. Sea... that area is HUGE and many people have said it is a waste. Do you see Se adding some interesting stuff to SEA? More things to do?
5. CoP and Sea were very very hard and I would hate to see nothing done about it.

I know about apocalypse nigh and I am looiking forwarard to do that... so i guess that will clear up some questions?

But my main concern is sea..... it was VERY hard to get there. and it is a huge huge area, and i insist, there has to be more to it.

Ay commments?

Thanks,
DH

[Gobo]

Re: CoP continuity???

Answers, some have spoilers, I guess

1) Tenzen is from the Far-East. The far-east is at War with Aht-Urghan atm. Imo there is a chance tenzen might rear his head in to ToAU, if nothing more than a camio.

2) The 2 BCs, thats it. Gotta remember that the Altana areas of Vana'diel and the Besieged areas fall under different principles. The Empress calls the orginal nations, the followers of Altana; Aht Urghan appreantly doesnt follow Altana's "principles" (whatever believes the people made up). They follow dieties of Light and Darkness (HMMMM who could those be) My guess is Bahamut really just doesnt give a damn about the Aht Urghanians.

3) Phoniex was working with the far-east, not the near east. I highly doubt she'll show up. I believe that the feather was just showing she was reborn.

4) NOPE. I think Square isnt going to do anything more with Sea. They have a new expansion that everyone is eating up and loving. Why work on something few care about when they can add more to what people are loving already? Sea is "working", as in things drop items, NMs can be poped, and the only thing that cant be killed is an emo Aern, that you have to break or use a wall to kill it. I really dont think Square really cares so much for sea anymore. I'll continue to go for Limbus (I kinda have to, since I hold the chips needed for Central areas XD) and maybe if I get bored and want to farm my last 2 Euhvi Organs. With the addition of Shadows of the Departed and Apocolapyse Nigh, Square pretty much held the sign saying "We're done with RoZ and CoP."

Most ToAU zones trump CoP zones in sear terms of size, look and what you can do there. Arropago Reef alone is unarguably the largest zone in the game, taking a whooping 2 hours to get from the entrance to the Dvhacca Isle staging point

[Darkhound]

Re: CoP continuity???

I see.. well you make some pretty valid points!!! I personally think it is a shame that SEA is just there, there is alot of things they could be in that huge area... what a waste. Toa seems so so much fun i cant wait to explore more.

[fastcart]

Re: CoP continuity???

It may seems like a waste, but Sea is also a staging ground for Limbus. The north areas are used for that.

[Blood Red Poet]

Re: CoP continuity???

Aht Urhgan don't believe in Dualism(if that is the right spelling). They have many gods, all based on serpents.

[Hustler_One]

Re: CoP continuity???

Well I believe SE stated that the ToAU story was going to be completely seperate from the events of CoP. So it's doubtful that there will be, many/if any at all, interactions from characters introduced in CoP.

[Ziero]

Re: CoP continuity???

I'm sure pheonix and Tenzen and all them will appear in future CS and storylines, just not ones for AU. There is still a LOT of world left unexplored in this game and a story to gowith each land that's released. There's still the northlands, home of Gigas, the southern islands, true home of the mithra, the far east, tenzen's home, and whatever else SE decides to add.

They're taking a break from the heavy story content found in CoP to release more action oriented, playable content in ToAU. But they won't just walk away from the old storyline all together.

[Darkhound]

Re: CoP continuity???

I really hope that in some way ToAU has some relation with CoP, afterall... the near east is at war with the far east.

[tetsuol]

Re: CoP continuity???

the casual player will never even do any CoP RoZ OR ToAU missions...

at least not me i have a hard enough time just finding a pt to lvl let alone do missions

[Darkhound]

Re: CoP continuity???

Yes.... unfortunatly FFXI does not appleal well for the casual player. But with the new expansions seems you can enjoy more the game with shorter events!

[Gobo]

Re: CoP continuity???

Aht Urhgan don't believe in Dualism(if that is the right spelling). They have many gods, all based on serpents.

my bad

[Blood Red Poet]

Re: CoP continuity???

the casual player will never even do any CoP RoZ OR ToAU missions...

at least not me i have a hard enough time just finding a pt to lvl let alone do missions

Not true. Don't let your short time on FFXI speak for the entire game. You can do all of RoZ in four nights or get sky in three.

I'm thinking the next expansion will be the Far East(or a big chunk of it) and the rest of the Empire of Aht Urhgan(everything we see right now is only half of it, West Aht Urhgan). I'm thinking one or two zones to Aht Urhgan(which would be interested if they were linked to another expansion's zones), and two to four zones of Far East. Maybe even PvP style Assaults(you pick which side you want to be a mercenary of), Battlegrounds like zones(Trench Warfare), and IS working there, also another set of Signet for the other Empire. Then again, SE could always just go into another direction.

[Aeni]

Re: CoP continuity???

Not true. Don't let your short time on FFXI speak for the entire game. You can do all of RoZ in four nights or get sky in three.

If you have a linkshell that will help. Right now is the worst time to ask anyone for help, especially with AF. Cause everyone wants a key or an item and monsters are pretty bare all around (First time in months I will see conquest with every nation's flag on every point on the map)

[tazirai]

Re: CoP continuity???

I really hope that in some way ToAU has some relation with CoP, afterall... the near east is at war with the far east.

Everything in FFXI is related in terms of storyline you just hav eto know where to look and quests to do. I found an Aht urghan storyline months before the expansion. its called a pokemon ^^, It levels with youand has its own series of genkai, and has a storyline dealing with the divinities of Light and darkness.

As far as Promathia goes, the storyline "may" be continued in the fareast, seeing as they have all but declared war on jeuno. They may be spreading themselves thin with aht urghan and Jeuno. The emptiness ravaged the Far east, so the emperor may have to deal with the repurcusions of that.

Aht Urhgan don't believe in Dualism(if that is the right spelling). They have many gods, all based on serpents.

The gods of the "middle" continent are a pantheon that's in slumber.
Theres the sahagin gods, they also follow altana. Theres the celestial gods who reign over the elements. The terrestrial gods who warred with the Ziraat and the slumbering gods. Theres also the gods from Al'taieu. Altana, ugalepih, promathia and others unmentioned.

So yeah theres a pantheon here. theres also the western continents that Tenzen mentions.

[Blood Red Poet]

Re: CoP continuity???

Doesn't mean they are in one pantheon. God and Anubis are not in the same Pantheon.

Just like Norse and Geek doesn't share pantheons. There is more than one type of religion in Vana'diel. All the ones based on the "Middle Lands"(not Aht Urhgan) seem to have roots in Dualism(Altana and Promathia). No one worships the Celestial Gods(anymore).