One to Fifty, One Zone - Long OP

[Spellbinder]

If you read 2 pages back you'd see a direct quote from Yoshida, through the JP forums, saying they have radical redesigns planned for the regions. I wouldn't be so pessimistic.

Radical might be a strong word ^^; but they definitely intend to do work on the maps.

[Richard]

Radical might be a strong word ^^; but they definitely intend to do work on the maps.

I'll switch radically to substantially :P

[Daedae]

French thread done.

http://forum.square-enix.com/ffxiv/t...415#post174415

Need 25 "likes" for it to become a "hot topic" (French forums aren't very active ...).

Was SO the 25th's 'like' on that

[Daedae]

If the immense zones were truly meant to give the player a sense of adventure, they fell short on their goal. In reality, Thanalan is nearly as tunneled and restricted as the Black Shroud. All the repeated cliffs/stones/ledges tunnel the player into taking the same route every time because you can't fall or jump down a ledge half the time. I don't understand how my taru can fall down a ledge like, 10 feet high, and be stuck on a ledge less than two. That's one thing I hope goes :<

[Zanfire]

If you read 2 pages back you'd see a direct quote from Yoshida, through the JP forums, saying they have substantial redesigns planned for the regions. I wouldn't be so pessimistic.

sorry, after a dozen pages (and i read the most recent one) i stopped, this suckers 31+ pages now and its overwheleming how many people seem to actually agree on something. Normally anything even slightly negative on these boards brings out the super fans who defend every decision up and down and sling mud at you.

If there seems to be anything almost everyone, even some fanboys agree need to be fixed...its this. Im happy people are actually trying to get something out there, even though it might not happen for some time (re-doing a world is no small task)

hopefully they understand so many people are not happy with it and they make it a bigger priority.

[Siobu]

Thanks, everyone!! And thank you, Nabiri, Rowyne. I'm glad I was able to help by creating this thread! And I'm glad that my pictures helped clearly illustrate my points. Thanks for keeping this thread going to 32 pages. I know it's hard, since we're all in agreement and there's no debate! And thanks for the French thread.

So many views, so many posts. This surely is not your average thread. We have to have been noticed. But have we been heard? Acknowledged? We need to know where they are taking us.

We deserve a true adventure. From one to fifty, in one world.

Regions, goals, milestones, level ranges, progression, pride, accomplishments, journeys, experiences...

We should not have to look beyond Eorzea for an adventure. We want one right here.

[Rentahamster]

Thanks, every one!! And thank you, Nabiri, Rowyne. I'm glad I was able to help by creating this thread! And I'm glad that my pictures helped clearly illustrate my points.

Yeah, that diagram was very helpful. It's nice to have a visual sometimes, even if the issue at hand (like the problems with the world design) is already pretty obvious.

[Siobu]

I'm glad! Thank you.

If I may express another thought, I'd like to say that I feel that dungeons, as in FF11 (Or WoW, or..) should be able to feel as if it were a milestone, as well.

No future dungeons should feel like you were entering a different corner of the zone. The zone you were just leaving. They, I believe, also need their own, unique personality - a dungeon different than all the ones you've visited before it.

You should never feel like you've been there before upon your first visit.

And sometimes, the dungeons branched from the cities themselves. Sometimes, they were more deadly than the zones they branched from.

Our world needs diversity. As someone had said before, we should not only have to peak around the corner, we should look forward to it.

Any thoughts welcomed.

[Chrees]

I've been keeping up with this thread, just lurking in the background, since it only had a few replies, and I've read every single one of them since then. I don't really have anything to add that hasn't been said already, but thank you to Siobu and everyone else who has contributed so much already. This is probably, by far, my biggest concern with the game.

Keep up the great work!

[Reinheart]

@Siobu

Just suggestion but on your first post you should edit it and add the images you made so everyone can see/find it easier. I can just click your name and look at your previous posts to find it but doubt some in here knows how to do that if it's their first time reading this thread.

Good thread BTW