What do you think about the current copy/paste maps?

[Demacia]

ask those jp who are complaing if they every played ffxi and been to the 2 kazam jungles... by what you guys are saying those are copy and pasted.
Like I said I need picks to really see. I've seen vids and I don't see it.

I see a ffxi like world that is huge. (i like huge worlds like elder scrolls) With seemless maping, which i like. Sorry I got stuck too many times in loading screens, and had death by loading screens happen in ffxi. It gets annoying.
Smaller is never better. Play DCUO to see why. I'm bored of that game after a week. The cities are tiny it feels like a single player game. each lay out of each city and each dungeon and ever safe house is the same for each set. So far each city in ffxiv has a different lay out same for every zone. If all you guys talking are textures then you guys are too bored. Every game does copy and paste that. Its saves time and loading.

FFXI = Large world, many zones, minimal copy paste.

FFXIV = Small world, 5 zones, massive copy paste.

I'll deal with an 8 second loading screen if it means I can run from one city to the other and go through more than two zones.

I mean hell, just look at this: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kzrmwcSizIY

[Valark]

It's really only annoying when you have to travel large distances and there aren't any unique landmarks along from point A to point B. If they added more stuff into the zones, it wouldn't be that much of an issue. But when you travel from one look alike camp (besides the npcs) to another with only the copy pasted scenery to look at, it does get annoying.

I hope that in time they will fill the world with landmarks, unique scenery, and npcs so that this won't be as annoying as it is now.

[Akumu]

I agree with the maps needing more diversity and the level of the mobs should be weaker in the starting zones but get stronger as you branch out.

[StrayJackle]

I agree with what some others have said already, it does not bother me. They could add some more landmarks to the areas.

[Bita]

Not every ffxi zone had landmarks.. wow not alot of ppl truely remember ffxi.
>.> am I the only poster who played till last mnth?

It is simply obvious that the ffxi environment and zones were far more beautiful and tantalizing than the mysterious yet short experience you get by walking through 3 or 4 zones in ffxiv.

[Kolbey]

It can get confusing when you're wandering through the black shroud and you come across the same intersection multiple times in multiple places. This is done in most every game (including FFXI), though it's usually less obvious. Take a stroll through Yughott Grotto in Vanadiel some day, you'll see the mesh re-use. It's definitely a cost/development time savings, though if abused, leads to a repetitive looking world.

Demacia, there's lore throughout the game, but you really have to search for it. There are NPCs all around that will tell you things about the world, though I agree that it's not very accessible or plentiful. Check out Little Ala Mhigo if you haven't been.

[Abriael]

FFXI = Large world, many zones, minimal copy paste.

You, my friends, lack eyes.

... And about the "large world, many zones", you obviously didn't play FFXI at launch.

[Bita]

FFXI = Large world, many zones, minimal copy paste.

FFXIV = Small world, 5 zones, massive copy paste.

I'll deal with an 8 second loading screen if it means I can run from one city to the other and go through more than two zones.

I mean hell, just look at this: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kzrmwcSizIY

THIS Those of us who actually played ffxi feel like we are getting ripped off here

[Ava]

They should chop the zones up into like 6-7 pieces each and redesign the pieces one at a time. Lock them off with invisible walls while they're still being redesigned. The world size right now is plenty huge and most of the space is unused. If they leave the world as it is they will be trying to fill this huge world via breadcrumb updates. One zone in XIV is like the size of an entire world other MMOs release with, this really is excessive.

Since there's like no content in the game right now it's a good time to chop them up so they dont have to go changing quests and stuff later. I'm pretty sure they will have to do this eventually either way.

[Abriael]

THIS Those of us who actually played ffxi feel like we are getting ripped off here

Only those of us that didn't play FFXI at launch, or that have their eyes and memories completely clouded by nostalgia.

This forum didn't take long to lose every little hint of realism.
"The game lacks content and needs a lot of urgent work in several areas, and every single bit of development resources is dedicated to that. LET'S REDESIGN THE WHOLE WORLD!"

Seriously, reality check here?