immersion?

[SuzakuCMX]

Immersion = feeling like the game is a reality.

FFXIV is failing that right now.

EDIT: Also, suspension of disbelief. FFXIV is failing that, too. I'm always in disbelief when patch notes come out because they're disappointing (I don't hope for anything big but...more than some typo fixes and something about targeting >_>).

[Wolfie]

Immersion = feeling like the game is a reality.

FFXIV is failing that right now.

EDIT: Also, suspension of disbelief. FFXIV is failing that, too. I'm always in disbelief when patch notes come out because they're disappointing (I don't hope for anything big but...more than some typo fixes and something about targeting >_>).

I could argue that immersion = booting up a game with the intention of playing for a bit before bed, and then realizing it's now 5:30 AM, you look like a scarecrow, and you've got an important meeting at 10 AM.

[SuzakuCMX]

I could argue that immersion = booting up a game with the intention of playing for a bit before bed, and then realizing it's now 5:30 AM, you look like a scarecrow, and you've got an important meeting at 10 AM.

"state of being deeply engaged or involved; absorption. "

You very well could, and I feel immersed when the world feels like a reality.

[Perrin_Aybarra]

"state of being deeply engaged or involved; absorption. "

You very well could, and I feel immersed when the world feels like a reality.

That's pretty much what it should mean but it should be specified that it's "A" reality and not "THE" reality. Immersion would mean that you feel that Eorzea is a reality of it's own, regardless that it is a fantasy world.

I don't think immersion should be synonym of "addictive" altho it could help make a game addictive. The major issue for immersion right now is the bad use of copy/paste... not the use of it but the bad use of it, because pretty much every game uses copy/paste to create a world, but it's just too obvious in FFXIV (maybe because the zones are too bland).