Let's talk about rain Animation/interaction

Hello fellow adventurers,

I have enjoyed FF14 a lot so far. I am deeply in love with the environments and map design. In every game I play, I always look into the details as they reflect the time and effort the developers put into the game.

A detail I have realized is missing (that was included in FF11!) is how rain interacts with the world. When it rains, the water droplets go through the ground (no bouncing/shattering effect). As a big, big fan of rainy environments, who likes to sometimes fish and/or sit around a sanctuary simply watching people run and gather while the sky is thundery and rainy, the current rain effects break this immersion for me.

I realize that this is not a big deal for most players, but I figured I'd mention my thoughts in case someone else agreed. Thanks for reading!

(I am sorry if this is the wrong place for this post)

A ps3 limitations
B pray when ps4/dx11 version is out rain will be better

I love rain effects too

Bump. I'd like to see more of people's opinions!

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Originally Posted by Teon

B pray when ps4/dx11 version is out rain will be better

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God,

It's me again. How's running the world going? Look I know we don't talk much but I wanted to mention to you my concern over final fantasy 14's graphic details... xD

Maybe they'll refine the engine over coming months and improves some of the enivromental details e.g. rain/sand etc... if it is possibe for them to do it on PC/PS4 hopefully they will, they could perhaps omit/disable the improved animations from the PS3 build like how they've capped the visable characters/NPCs on displayed on screen.

Im perfectly willing to accept a two tier game (in graphical/animation terms) due the PS3s limitations compared to the other platforms.

But I know nothing of game design or of how ARR was built so I dont know if what I suggested is even possible.

We all still remember this is a MMO and not a single player game, right ? Can't you hear your pc explode with an effect like that while doing a fate with 100+ people and all their visual effects ?

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Originally Posted by yukikaze_yanagi

We all still remember this is a MMO and not a single player game, right ? Can't you hear your pc explode with an effect like that while doing a fate with 100+ people and all their visual effects ?

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Turn it off.

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Originally Posted by Acaelus

Turn it off.

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you can't turn off weather effects.

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Originally Posted by yukikaze_yanagi

you can't turn off weather effects.

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Not with that attitude.

Sure it would be nice, but to be honest I don't find it immersion breaking. Since I could immerse myself in the original pokemon red/Legend of Zelda games. :p

I would rather they worked on adding effects that impact gameplay -such as getting a blind dot [or decreased accuracy] during sandstorms, a chill dot during snowstorms we could get rid of near campfires/drinking alcohol :P -if not cured, it could become a paralysis dot...

I actually find all the weather effects in this game so varied and wonderful, the best weather system I have personally experienced in any game. I haven't thought that 'deep' into the system, such as the rain mechanics, I only need it to set the tone and feel of the game and environment. The imagination, does the rest.

I also like to check weather or the environment and i can say i love them in this game!
But how you are saying some things could be even better.
Let's see if with Dx11 will let them improve it.