Adding Life to the Cities!

[Kaizlu]

I just stared playing yesterday and I noticed this the first minute I walked around Ul'Dah. There are players, but the NPCS and the city itself feel really dead and empty.

Heck, I would be happy if SE just copy/pasted a lot of NPCs that just walked around for the sake of it, but I know they can make something better. Ul'Dah should feel like Rabanastre from FFXII (in terms of population), so if SE could do it on FFXII they can repeat the same formula. There are a lot of NPCs in Rabanastre that don't even have any dialogue, but even so they add to the sense of immersion and give life to the city.

Oh well, even with that complaint, I'm still having fun with the game. And I need something non-productive to do in Summer so yeah

[Sykora727]

I just stared playing yesterday and I noticed this the first minute I walked around Ul'Dah. There are players, but the NPCS and the city itself feel really dead and empty.

Heck, I would be happy if SE just copy/pasted a lot of NPCs that just walked around for the sake of it, but I know they can make something better. Ul'Dah should feel like Rabanastre from FFXII (in terms of population), so if SE could do it on FFXII they can repeat the same formula. There are a lot of NPCs in Rabanastre that don't even have any dialogue, but even so they add to the sense of immersion and give life to the city.

Oh well, even with that complaint, I'm still having fun with the game. And I need something non-productive to do in Summer so yeah

One thing I mentioned in my thread here: http://forum.square-enix.com/ffxiv/t...ged-characters I talked about players getting to play as teens or old people (like an old master of an art). Anything else and including these should be NPCs because if we're defending a city, a way of life and the defenseless, then it'd be a good idea to be able to see them. You don't see kids and their families in the game, you don't see old people or retired soldiers, etc.

The point is, we are the populace of the game. But since the game isn't that busy at the moment, it seems empty in terms of population. However, what is missing are those types of characters mentioned above: general citizens.

[Kailok]

The point is, we are the populace of the game. But since the game isn't that busy at the moment, it seems empty in terms of population. However, what is missing are those types of characters mentioned above: general citizens.

Even if it is busy with players, they need to add enough NPCs to make the cities more alive. I know I keep saying that..but it's true. I want to feel at home in Ul'Dah. I want to feel like I have a nation I need to protect. I want to know there are people in that nation that are worth my character fighting for.

And yeah, with older/younger characters too. Not everyone in the world is a 20-30 year old adventurer!

[Joeking]

Even if it is busy with players, they need to add enough NPCs to make the cities more alive. I know I keep saying that..but it's true. I want to feel at home in Ul'Dah. I want to feel like I have a nation I need to protect. I want to know there are people in that nation that are worth my character fighting for.

And yeah, with older/younger characters too. Not everyone in the world is a 20-30 year old adventurer!

You should join the army they are always recruiting.

[Kailok]

You should join the army they are always recruiting.

lol clever.