I don't feel like i'm playing an mmo...and I know why

[Shioban]

Unfortunately the zones sizes are mostly dictated by the Playstation 3's lack of memory and overall processing power, although for the most part the memory constraints.

(If you're unaware of how Memory works, its essentially where short-term data is dumped or loaded in from your disk drive (Textures, Text, Sounds, Animations, Battle Algorithim Processing) all the data that consantly changes "flows" through memory which is why MMOs use an INSANE amount of memory).

MMOs require a monstrous amount of memory to run due to the constantly changing/updating data, the decision to section off zones was one done early on in the design procedure most likely to accommodate the PS3.

You could double the size of the zones but they'd lack in details, you'd be forever trying to find way to fill in detail whilst maintaining a decent performance on the Playstation 3.

This really was something they had to compromise on sadly, HOWEVER;

In the future should PS3 support drop you would see some huge changes where-in the PS3 held the game back in terms of the games ; UI, Graphics, Zone Sizes and their complexity.



Approximatley 512 (if not less) in system memory is not a lot for a modern MMO, the fact they have a fully funcitoning and playable MMO on a PS3 is nothing short of gobsmacking, even if its beaten down to hell and back, laggy, buggy and a sore on the eyes it still works and it's made this game a lot of money and long-term players (A lá PS4 release)