One to Fifty, One Zone - Long OP

[Alhanelem]

I honestly think the OP is a little bit silly. Zoning was not some exciting, grand experience. It was just "fade to loading screen, fade to new area." But it's not clear what his position is. Does he want more zone lines? does he want the whole world to be one area?

The former sucks, the latter is impractical.

[Black_Rose]

I honestly think the OP is a little bit silly. Zoning was not some exciting, grand experience. It was just "fade to loading screen, fade to new area." But it's not clear what his position is. Does he want more zone lines? does he want the whole world to be one area?

The former sucks, the latter is impractical.

you're probably looking at this whole thing differently then what the OP has meant.
What FFXIV misses over FFXI is a feel of adventure.
honestly, what would you rather have.
one huge zone that mostly looks the same, or multiple smaller zones, that all look differently.
i miss the adveture feeling.
i wish FFXIV would have adopted to FFXIs zones, like going from ronfaure to ghelsba outpost, and not from one camp to another >_<

[Richard]

I honestly think the OP is a little bit silly. Zoning was not some exciting, grand experience. It was just "fade to loading screen, fade to new area." But it's not clear what his position is. Does he want more zone lines? does he want the whole world to be one area?

The former sucks, the latter is impractical.

This thread isn't about 'zoning'.

[Raikki]

I honestly think the OP is a little bit silly. Zoning was not some exciting, grand experience. It was just "fade to loading screen, fade to new area." But it's not clear what his position is. Does he want more zone lines? does he want the whole world to be one area?

The former sucks, the latter is impractical.

If more actual zone lines means each "zone" can have distinct visuals, then I'll gladly accept them and I think most people would agree with me. If they're really unable to add more textures and unique terrain to each zone as it is because of actual memory constraints, then this is the approach I would be asking them to take. Variety is the spice of life.

[Ogun_Riastradh]

I honestly think the OP is a little bit silly. Zoning was not some exciting, grand experience. It was just "fade to loading screen, fade to new area." But it's not clear what his position is. Does he want more zone lines? does he want the whole world to be one area?

The former sucks, the latter is impractical.

Yes you are missing the point. It's not about zoning. It's about diversity and different experiences and environments in each area. The zoning aspect just emphasized the fact that you were going somewhere new. I'd take diversity and variety over seamlessness any day of the week.

[EdenArchangel]

Yes you are missing the point. It's not about zoning. It's about diversity and different experiences and environments in each area. The zoning aspect just emphasized the fact that you were going somewhere new. I'd take diversity and variety over seamlessness any day of the week.

Exactly. Some people are arguing that future exploration is the 50+ zones with no camps and rank 60-90 mobs.

I will be EXTREMELY displeased if the trend of gigantic, single-themed copy-pastad zones with 1,000 of the same mob per grid space and no variety continues.

The starting zones all need an overhaul, and as it seems we're starting with the black shroud, the others could follow suit, one at a time if need be.


(and just to note, I've been here since the starting week and I see the potential ahead --- constructive criticism

[Davorok]

I gave several "Thumbs Up" in this thread. A Dev Tag would help but the Reps do pay attention to posts with alot of "LIkes". The "Hot Topics" section helps too so add this to the ever growing list of "SE, Please fix this".

Their attempt at "seamless transitions" was half-baked at best anyway because there are many, many times when we get "fade to black load screens" anyway. They are mostly due to Story Quests and instance loading but seeing as how our "immersion" is broken when we are halted in our tracks and a menu pops up asking if we want to continue, what is the point of "seamless zones"?

I also would gladly sacrifice "Seamless & Boring" for "Loadscreens & Variety".

[EdenArchangel]

Their attempt at "seamless transitions" was half-baked at best anyway because there are many, many times when we get "fade to black load screens" anyway. They are mostly due to Story Quests and instance loading but seeing as how our "immersion" is broken when we are halted in our tracks and a menu pops up asking if we want to continue, what is the point of "seamless zones"?

I also would gladly sacrifice "Seamless & Boring" for "Loadscreens & Variety".

Good points.
The only thing I liked about open world was seeing the cities in the distance or the ocean, and even that be done with a pretty wallpaper.

It's just not a sacrifice, it's a complete necessity to change.

Oh, and like for you. ^^