Very dark places - Luminous... Mascots ?

In these new screeshots we can see that the night seem darker than the (blue)v1 and it's pretty nice ! :o

http://jolstatic.fr/www/captures/974/1/57961.jpg

http://farm2.staticflickr.com/1328/5...93c9a6da_z.jpg

I wonder if there will be dark places where we can't see a thing, and we'll have to obtain tool (torch) before go in. I don't think they'll add torch in FFXIV Arr (moves development, create torchs..., armoury system, unable to have a two hand axe or shield...) so i wondered if they can use the mascots they talked about to make some light :)

http://pub.ne.jp/sinseiff14/image/user/1356565659.jpg

or maybe :

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7146/6...4f583e8b07.jpg

It'll be pretty fun to have dark places and the fear of going into trouble with high levels mobs, or cliffs. And the mascots can give us a bit of light to help us in these dark places, and have this utility. :)

That's just an idea ! I love dark scary places and the fear we can have to die or fall because we can't see a thing ! :o

(Sorry bad english:confused:)

Ooh, fall damage + darkness = nasty.

> west
It is now pitch dark. If you proceed you will likely fall into a pit.
> lamp on
Your lamp is now on. You are in a debris room filled with ....

The new screen shots look darker the less the moon is visible. So will it be pitch black in the field on new moon?

Yes torch would be great. Or some head gear with lights?

http://img482.imageshack.us/img482/4...unkugi2wp4.jpg

As a side note, the lighting looks fantastic in the Gridania screenshots.

Just wanted to say that.

It does seem like they'll do that. In 1.0 it looks like there's a full moon all the time even when it was a crescent, but in the 2.0 it looks more realistic.

I can't take these teases any longer! :mad:

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Originally Posted by ArkhamNative

Ooh, fall damage + darkness = nasty.

> west
It is now pitch dark. If you proceed you will likely fall into a pit.
> lamp on
Your lamp is now on. You are in a debris room filled with ....

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> North
You are eaten by a grue.

Now this thread...
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Is about...
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Bust sizes...
http://i1154.photobucket.com/albums/...ps6024e1aa.png

AGAIN.

PS. Had to do it, so sorry!! :D OT, I like shiny/glowing/sparkling pets. I like pets, indeed.

bring back the wights at night! make the world a dangerous place to be at night!

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Originally Posted by Undrentide

bring back the wights at night! make the world a dangerous place to be at night!

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Instead of just popping make them actually come out of the ground XD!!. I love those night time pics and the moon isn't just a white circle up there anymore can actually feel it's roundness 3D-ish :D

your guys are just looking at the illusion of color it didnt get any darker. element like adding lights make you think its dark the sky's color just changed.

when it get dark you see black but everything is very ambient.

http://cdn.motinetwork.net/demotivat...1239763005.jpg

in 1.0 i never really noticed the day night cycle, it would be great in ARR if there was a definate contrast.

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Originally Posted by Undrentide

bring back the wights at night! make the world a dangerous place to be at night!

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I love the idea of ghosts and wights coming out at night. I feel that would help eliminate monotony and change it up a bit. Make the world a little more fun.

Yeah I want different monsters at day an night ! :o the skeletons and undeads should pop only at night !

I don't like GW2 but yeah something like that ! :o
http://youtu.be/JvN-LNJsbAM

Yoshida says he liked GW2 a lot, I hope he took the good ideas, not only the bad ones :p