This game got limited by the PS3

[Pseudopsia]

Zones are tiny, no open-world dungeons/bosses, etc. etc. The PS3 is why everything is instanced.

Zones are tiny is true to get around the PS3's memory limitations.

We have open world bosses through fates. I'm sure there's a lot that wants them separate from fates, however this is not a ps3 limitation.

Instanced content has nothing to do with PS3 limitations. SE could have added open world dungeons that had tiny zones like FFXI. Instant content is so players can do content and not compete with each other.

Edit: Expanding on tiny zones. The memory problem is with the limited unique assets that the PS3 can handle. Larger zones are possible, however the larger the zone the more copy and pasting will need to be done.

[Mixxy]

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Depends on what we're calling graphics, really. In the purest sense, yes. The PS3 has little effect on what sort of textures and lighting the PC client can run (or it shouldn't, though it seems like SE still somewhat limits PC textures based on the PS3 for no readily available reason...)
What it does seem to limit, however, is the complexity of models, and the animations we get. Those things aren't exactly graphics, but they are important compliments to graphics. A grey blob with great physics can potentially look better than a super high-res rigid statue. I mean, that's debatable, but I think you get my point. Hair is our primary offender here. As a Miqo'te, I basically have 3 hairstyles: The 'clips through literally everything' style, the 'floats on top of an invisible surface' style, and the 'all of the above' style. Everything is just a variation of one of those 3.

[Mixxy]

Zones are tiny is true to get around the PS3's memory limitations.

If SE really must cater to the PS3, I feel like they could at least give us a ton of these tiny zones. I mean, I still maintain that these zones are vastly larger than WoW's zones (People keep telling me I'm wrong about that, but god dammit I played that game from 2006-2012 and explored every square inch of Azeroth, I know what I'm talking about) but they could always be bigger.

Granted, I'll always say 'make it bigger' until Hydaelyn has the same surface area as Saturn...

[Tupsi]

The quality of the graphics on PC is not limited by PS3. PC has it's own, separate settings that somewhat reflect the capabilities of the platform.

What is limited by the PS3 is content. Zones are tiny, no open-world dungeons/bosses, etc. etc. The PS3 is why everything is instanced.

Judging by your join date I'll assume you didn't keep up with 2.0/ARR's development.

It was voted by a large margin for people wanting smaller zones. It has nothing to do with PS3 - The original 1.0 used more copy/paste than other MMOs did because of the PS3 memory, as every zone was designed with 'soft zonelines" in mind in order to not kill the PS3's memory.

[Lumiin]

and anyway the gameplay is great

Rofl

/10rofl

[Mixxy]

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Careful, I had another thread practically wanting to skin me alive and burn me at the stake because I pointed out the copy-pasted zones. The general opinion around here is that the 1.0 world was perfect in every way, and anyone who says otherwise is a heretic. It's the 'vanilla wow was best wow' crap all over again...

Anyway, you've identified the core problem of massive zones. The days when you could just run your terrain brush back and forth for an hour and call it a zone are over. These days, every single minute detail has to be crafted to perfection. A couple of square feet can take days. So of course, the development time for a single zone has increased astronomically. Thus, the goal today is small but prettier zones. I'm not saying we should stop demanding more from SE, but we need to keep this in mind before we start shitting ourselves because they weren't able to triple the landmass in a month.

[WendyDarling]

Rofl

/10rofl

if u dont like the gameplay, why r u here? serious. why spend ur time here if u dont like it?

[Azure_dragon-]

So, What's the problem exactly? The game might be limited but its still fun.

[Mixxy]

if u dont like the gameplay, why r u here? serious. why spend ur time here if u dont like it?

I think I'm kind of feeling the same thing. I don't really care for the style of gameplay, but it's very well made. I'd rather play a well-made game in a style I dislike than a crock of shit attempted in a style I do like.

[Pseudopsia]

Careful, I had another thread practically wanting to skin me alive and burn me at the stake because I pointed out the copy-pasted zones. The general opinion around here is that the 1.0 world was perfect in every way, and anyone who says otherwise is a heretic. It's the 'vanilla wow was best wow' crap all over again...

What!, It's pretty hard to defend this:
Black Shroud Final Fantasy XIV 1.0

This is copy/pasted zone at its worst. Well at least the textures are nice