Are the developers of XIV out of touch?

Honestly, I'm fine with the motorbike. You like the design or you don't, but lore-wise I think it makes sense.

At least, much more sense than a flying T-rex or a flying elephant...

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Originally Posted by Asiragan

At least, much more sense than a flying T-rex or a flying elephant...

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Hey now they perfectly lampshaded the T-rex's flight ability.

According to the physics of Hydaelyn, what allows something to fly is how your body processes wind aether, having wings is not necessary

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Originally Posted by Remedi

According to the physics of Hydaelyn, what allows something to fly is how your body processes wind aether, having wings is not necessary

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And if you do have wings, you might be using them to puff out aether rather than use them more traditionally, like moogles.

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Originally Posted by Maeka

The Omega facility in Aysz Lla or however you spell it had freaking holographic computer displays, and a giant flatscreen monitor built into the wall that's better than the stuff we have IRL!

Motorcycles were invented in the 1900s and they didn't have computers back then.

They got machineguns (last boss of Doma Castle has one), cannons, chainsaws, missiles, grenades and freaking VTOL jet aircraft (in Meridianum for example).... but a motorbike? Nope, we can't have any of THOSE around!

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Can't use logic on these immersion idiots. It's Final Fantasy fantasy only or bust to them.

It's not like ff has always been full of mixing of different themes........oh wait......

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Originally Posted by Remedi

According to the physics of Hydaelyn, what allows something to fly is how your body processes wind aether, having wings is not necessary

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That's what they said on the T-rex description, yes. That the wind aether changed it,but it would still needs some physical change to it. Or else, the whole theory of evolution wouldn't apply to Hydaelyn and birds wouldn't needs wings to fly. It's most likely that a being or a machine would need tremendous amount of aether to be able to fly without wings or proper device.
And don't tell me the namazu are flying the mikoshi with sheer willpower alone x)


Tough it's out of topic, it's probably a really interesting discussion and something to see on the lore forum.

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Originally Posted by Slirith

Can't use logic on these immersion idiots. It's Final Fantasy fantasy only or bust to them.

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It's still interesting to see if something fits the lore. If you just accept everything cool without caring about it, you will just end up with something really idiotic like space demons flying in galactic ships trying to take hold of a well of power or something like that.

It honestly comes down to this choice:

a) Yoshi-P and team continues the regular patch release schedule with constant toss ups of content for different slices of players and staggers QoL additions/upgrades over the course of years.

OR

b) Game content is stagnated for 6-10 months or longer while they overhaul everything and implement what you're asking for, focusing only on QoL and 0 content. When the patch drops to add these changes, there will either be no content or very little content similar to the x.0 expansion release but without the 10 levels of MSQ and side story.

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Originally Posted by Asiragan

That's what they said on the T-rex description, yes. That the wind aether changed it,but it would still needs some physical change to it. Or else, the whole theory of evolution wouldn't apply to Hydaelyn and birds wouldn't needs wings to fly. It's most likely that a being or a machine would need tremendous amount of aether to be able to fly without wings or proper device.
And don't tell me the namazu are flying the mikoshi with sheer willpower alone x)


Tough it's out of topic, it's probably a really interesting discussion and something to see on the lore forum.

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Well aether does affect the physiology of a creature as we've seen with what happens if you happen to bathe too much in a primal's eather

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Originally Posted by Asiragan

And don't tell me the namazu are flying the mikoshi with sheer willpower alone x)

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Not when they are hanging on for dear life. :D

In-game explanation is of a similar bent to how the flying chair (made by Alchemists) works - enough Cloudsbreath added during construction (intended to make it easier/light enough to carry for the Namazu) had the additional effect of aspecting it enough to wind that it can fly.