Area design between 2.0 and 3.0, and going into 4.0...

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Originally Posted by Reinfeld

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It may have been planned, but there was no way it was going to happen. It struggled to run on mid to high-end PCs at the time? The PS3, the development team must have been dreaming. As for your pitfalls of a seamless world, I can't think of any that would stem from something other than early stage development problems (i.e they created the game with instanced areas in mind).

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Originally Posted by Colorful

It may have been planned, but there was no way it was going to happen. It struggled to run on mid to high-end PCs at the time? The PS3, the development team must have been dreaming. As for your pitfalls of a seamless world, I can't think of any that would stem from something other than early stage development problems (i.e they created the game with instanced areas in mind).

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At 1.0 launch the PS3 version was announced for march 2011, but got delayed after SE changed the FF XIV team.

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Regarding the PlayStation 3, it is not our wish to release a simple conversion of the Windows version in its current state, but rather an update that includes all the improvements we have planned. For that reason, we have made the difficult decision to delay the release of the PlayStation 3 version beyond the originally announced date of March 2011.

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[Delay of the PlayStation 3 Version Release]
Although the release date for the PlayStation 3 version of the game was previously announced as late March of 2011, we regret to inform that this date has been changed.

The PlayStation 3 release will be delayed until we are confident that the game has reached the level of enjoyability and service befitting the FINAL FANTASY name for users on all supported platforms. We offer our sincerest apologies to any fans anticipating the PlayStation 3 release, and humbly ask for your continued patience and understanding as both the development team and Square Enix as a whole strive towards making FINAL FANTASY XIV a truly enjoyable and unforgettable adventure.

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http://www.ffxionline.com/forums/showthread.php?t=78378

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Originally Posted by Felis

At 1.0 launch the PS3 version was announced for march 2011, but got delayed after SE changed the FF XIV team.

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I'm aware it was announced for it, saw it for preorder back in stores awhile back. Still, that doesn't explain how they'd manage to make it run and have it remain above 20 FPS without reducing it to 420p or whatever.

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Originally Posted by Colorful

I'm aware it was announced for it, saw it for preorder back in stores awhile back. Still, that doesn't explain how they'd manage to make it run and have it remain above 20 FPS without reducing it to 420p or whatever.

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Who knows. Turning down textures and shading? Then again the game was still in Alpha state when they released it so....shrug.

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Originally Posted by Warlyx

the main issue with fying is that empty space in the sky (sea of clouds is awesome just because that)...and since we move faster....or above the trees , hubs and what not we dont notice the "world" anymore , but everyone here sure remembers how painfull was navigating w/o flying in the new zones :P

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I agree with this. Much of the detail is lost because everyone is just flying over it. The zones are bigger in size, but with the increase in flying speed, several of the old zones still take longer to go from one side to the other.

Flying is cool and all, but i almost wish there was some kind of "limit" to give us more reason to explore the ground.

Did the devs just skimp out on land details because of time restrains, or did they realize that so few people are going to be on the ground to look at them?

Something else that has always bothered me is before release the devs showcased how difficult the open world mobs are. While yea, they did pose a minor issue when leveling, but once we can fly? They might as well made everything non-aggressive with 1hp.

I was just thinking about making this kind of thread, haha.

But I agree, the more "condensed" 2.0 maps are much nicer. The originally storyline felt so varied how you're going all across Eorzea in so many zones. Running through the story on the alt, I realized the new areas are just too empty for me. It fits the theme, but when it's over, there's really no need to stay in any of the new zones.

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Originally Posted by Preypacer

It seems like you're talking about 2.0 and changes made from 1.0. All good points/insights where 1.0 is concerned, but I'm not referring to 1.0 at all in my post. 1.0's pretty much a non-factor at this point.

I'm referring to the environment design in 3.0, and how it differs and is - in my opinion - a downgrade from that of 2.0's areas.

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I think that's just to fit the theme of the expansion. Its meant to look desalt and uninhabited because there's pretty much a war going on with people and dragons.

Omg if Flying had a limit then the forums would explode. Be careful what you wish for.

The Forums cried about boring small 2.0 zones, so we got the expanse of 3.0.
The Forums ask for flying to be taken away so 4.0 might skip it altogether.

I appreciate the fact that SE somewhat reads the forums, but man, as a collective, we players really should be careful with what we ask for. The grass is not greener on the other side with out some sort of compromise.

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Originally Posted by TheUltimate3

Wait, I'm confused.

Through most of 2.0 people have been complaining that the 2.0 zones were small and cluttered, losing the grand feel that they once had.

Now in 3.0 people are complaining that the 3.0 zones are to large but are uninteresting because of flight?

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Yup, Rose-colored glasses effect in action.

Thing is,by introducing flight,, Squareenix sacrificed they quality of the maps. We won't get back those beautifull maps we had before. Look at the live letter that shows the new area, it's another low designed map full of nothing. Just smalls isles here and there.

Wait, I'm confused.

Through most of 2.0 people have been complaining that the 2.0 zones were small and cluttered, losing the grand feel that they once had.

Now in 3.0 people are complaining that the 3.0 zones are to large but are uninteresting because of flight?