I know that content is "things to do" so I been thinking for the past days, why not give us an actual challenge besides killing monsters?
Things I had in mind were stuff like:
Climbing the Mountain:
This could basically be a solo or group activity. Theres a tall tall mountain and theres a quest asking for brave adventurers to get to the top to see what is there. There could be rare minerals or crafting materials that are hard to come by. It would be a resistance challenge. Members would be forced to bring wood and food to keep alive during the climb. The climb would be of course a regular path that goes upward sin circles around the mountain. On the path up there could some monsters to add to the challenge. Little hiding spots on the side of the mountain to camp up make a fire with the wood and eat to restore energies. It would also be a sort of "against the clock" challenge, if you dont reach one of the little hiding spots in time the members would die of hunger or cold depending how high along the mountain they have gotten.
The Floating Islands:
This is only if we are getting that "jump" button actually.
Theres an unexplored island floating near Limsa over the ocean, small rock formations are floating near one of the coasts, can you make the jumps to reach and explore the island? This would be a simple quest actually for gatherers, simply reach the main island to find mining/fishing/loging spots of all levels. Simply jumpa ccros the rock formations to reach the island and take your chance at getting some items from the gathering spots!
The Monsters Menace
An exclusive chocobo leve, monsters have been seen appearing outside a cave in Gridania. This cave leads to an underground area, filled with drakes and a path too destroyed for normal people to walk upon. Get on your chocobo and run along this underground path! Fight the drakes off as they attack you while running away.
This leve basically assumes that we will be able to fight on chocobos of course.
Fight the underground kraken
Dodos have been dissapearing near an underground lake outside of uldah! Swim under water and confront the beast! This is actually something I would really love to see :S If we are getting jump I would much rather get a swim ability. Dont stay underwater too long or your hp will gradually go down! Can you defeat the beast before it eats you as well?
Sorry for the long thread but I really been thinking about stuff that would be fun to do, the ability to do something else besides fighting sounds just too good to pass up.... The ability to jump and (please god) swim would open a LOT of options up regarding exploration. Well thanks for reading and I would appreciate some feedback! Be as harsh as you want with your critics if you have em!
How about some actual Player vs ENVIROMENT content?
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07-11-2011, 07:06 AMIranaHow about some actual Player vs Environment? CONTENT IDEAS
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07-11-2011, 07:08 AMquantumsaint
What about lava that damages you while you are standing in it or walking through it, like the earlier FFs? There could be an item that reduces the damage taken, and even equipment at the end (dropped by a boss perhaps) that allows you to negate the damage.
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07-11-2011, 07:10 AMJynx
Why does the meer mention of this remind me of climbing ulegrand range? Stupid mountain...
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07-11-2011, 07:12 AMrubina
Why not go full out and ask for underwater soccer? Interesting suggestions. (^_^)
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07-11-2011, 07:13 AMquantumsaintUl[tab] Range? I was immediately reminded of that stupid mountain in Attowah Chasm...Quote:
Originally Posted by Jynx
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07-11-2011, 07:15 AMJynx
Damn you epic ENM hikes!
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07-11-2011, 07:19 AMIranaIm all up for it xDQuote:
Originally Posted by rubina
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07-11-2011, 09:01 AMZiyyigo-Tipyigo
You'd rather Parradamo Tor?
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07-11-2011, 10:46 AMJoekingBlitzball?Quote:
Originally Posted by rubina
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07-11-2011, 03:01 PMIrana
anyone else? XD
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07-11-2011, 03:27 PMAmandaHuggenkissQuote:
Originally Posted by Joeking
BLITZBALL!
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07-11-2011, 03:32 PMzoekwon
hm.......... intersting..
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07-11-2011, 06:00 PMKilta_Firelotusthis will only addQuote:
Originally Posted by quantumsaint
DON'T STAND IN THE FIRE! WoW like add-on. kidding.
ummm.... they do have similar stuff in ff11. Do you know how a pain those are.... fun game yes
tedious game NO.
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07-11-2011, 06:08 PMOMEGA_HACK
P.Tor mt climb was fun in my books (although having to climb it time and time again was tedious)
Either
A) Make it were once we climb it we can "memorize" the path and just instance our selves to the top upon completion of first climb (rinse and repeat this idea with other things other than climbs mts)
B) Make things like this part of the story/quests where once they are done they are done (if it is to be tedious) -
07-11-2011, 06:09 PMMunba
Agree with OP, the game needs more enviroment interaction, in several ways. If they are really adding jump feature, they need to put also some gameplay elements about it (in field areas and dungeons).
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07-11-2011, 06:31 PMTibian
These ideas sort of fall in line with the environment and exploring so I thought I would include them.
Collections
Random items that drop from monsters or randomly appear on the ground as sparklies/and or chests. Several different type of things could occur including dropping treasure map pieces, mog house items, gil, beastcoins, etc.
Treasure Hunting
Gathering say.. 10 map fragments puts together a treasure map! Then you can go hunting for treasure!
The Twelve Shrines
Several games have utilized their dieties for buffs in the form of shrines. Oblivion being one of them if I remember correctly. It would be kind of unique and fun to have certain shrines (with limits of course) that you could collect a buff on to help you fight mobs/quest/etc that would only be available in the zone you are in.
Jumping Exploration
Being able to get to some areas just by the jump or a climb feature alone would add a lot of creativity and uniqueness to the environment. Imagine being able to climb a tree just to climb a tree, or jumping your way across stones on a pond to get to an island in the middle. -
07-11-2011, 06:47 PMMunbaI like them. I made also a similar topic about 'collectables' while ago:Quote:
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07-30-2011, 02:31 AMIrana
More feedback would be awesome ^^
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07-30-2011, 02:34 AMLillithaFenimoreSame...I hated that area!Quote:
Originally Posted by Jynx
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07-30-2011, 02:35 AMLillithaFenimoreHow would we incorporate such technology in the middles age type setting of Eorzea? :P I mean...that takes some technology!Quote:
Originally Posted by AmandaHuggenkiss
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07-30-2011, 02:37 AMEekikiSee, I loved doing that stuff. Getting lost in the mountains, climbing all the way to the summit, then jumping off and sliding all the way to the bottom. Awesome.Quote:
Originally Posted by quantumsaint
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07-30-2011, 02:47 AMRabidSquirrelHahahaha! To this day, I still have no clue how to spell or pronounce Ulegargerlargwhatever Range.Quote:
Originally Posted by quantumsaint
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07-30-2011, 03:45 AMRimmerGotta love them travel time sinks. Argh.Quote:
Originally Posted by Jynx
Im sure the Garlean Empire has more than enough technology, considering them massive airship fleets :DQuote:
Originally Posted by LillithaFenimore