This game got limited by the PS3

[Themis]

The PS3 is why everything is instanced.

The content in the game is mostly instanced because it is a theme park style MMO by design. By having most things in the theme park style, players can decide what "rides" they go on that day. It's about ease of accessibility and less to do with limitations of any kind. Whilst it is likely that Yoshida would have preferred to have foregone the PS3 and just focused on PC and PS4, the PS3 is not really influencing any limits in the current game and it's design. Yes, the PS3 can't display as many models (for example) but the PS3 limits itself more than it limits anything the game is offering.

It's obvious, though, that any crazy things that SE wants to do (like Yoshida's example of flying around a dragon and sliding down its tail etc, I forget the real scenario painted), they'd have to stop supporting the PS3 and that is on the table eventually.

[LordSaviour]

This game isn't instanced because of PS3...It's instanced because that is what the community called for during the redevelopment of FFXIV

FFXI was fully open world and still has support for PS2 users. I ran on PS2 for the 8 years I played XI, and laid claim to many HNMs and was relied to stun devastating attacks on RDM/DRK. Did every End Game possible, from Dynamis to Abyssea Runs, The graphics weren't as smooth and streamlined as my counterparts...but i still logged the hours.

Yea you couldnt dye your gear or summons shitty minions or call upon different mounts. To me, Mounts and Minions are dumb and pointless. I will forever only use my Choco as transport.

[Lumiin]

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

Whoa someone's Jimmies are obviously rustled. You do know that accounts without active subs can use the forums right? You do know some people still play the game to play with friends right? Or some people stay around to see if it'll get better.

Also If I were you, I'd take spelling classes.

[KupoNuts]

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.

Wow, you just don't quit don't you? This sheer statement either proves that this post is either a troll bait or you've never actually played WoW. I'll quote myself again:

Have you ever played WoW? I'd say no. Barrens alone was bigger than Coerthas and Southern Thanalan put together, and that's just one zone, not to mention all the other continents with their huge zones. Also, no loading screens or invisible walls were present.

Barrens alone took half an hour on foot to walk through, and, saying once again, that's just one zone, Azeroth had two continents at launch and each continent had 20+ zones.

[LordSaviour]

Wow, you just don't quit don't you? This sheer statement either proves that this post is either a troll bait or you've never actually played WoW. I'll quote myself again:



Barrens alone took half an hour on foot to walk through, and, saying once again, that's just one zone, Azeroth had two continents at launch and each continent had 20+ zones.

Did you ever play FFXI? The first run to Jeuno. That was a beast.

The zones in XIV are super small and the world seems minuscule with every important area having a Crystal to warp to.

[Lumiin]

Mario boards are bigger than WoW's map

Again take a look at this
http://www.malin.us/images/aion/aion...rd_minimap.jpg
That's one of Aion's starting maps, there's several more bigger ones, way bigger and I think WoW's maps are bigger than Aion's. All of it 100% accessible, if I wanna get stuck in that ditch, guess what? I can > Not to mention NO loading screens every 6 seconds.

[Gilthas]

Oh nice, another thread blaming the PS3 for everything perceived as bad in the game while conveniently ignoring that most if not all design decisions were made to accomodate low end PC's too.

pc client has graphical settings that can be turned down/off, your 'argument' is irrelevant.

Actually, the PC client having graphical settings is the reason why the "PS3 limitations" "argument" is irrelevant.

That and the interview where Yoshi mentions that when they did a survey of the PCs in China's netcafes they found out that most of them have specs comparable to those of the PS3. But I guess you guys can continue to ignore reality.

[KupoNuts]

Again take a look at this
http://www.malin.us/images/aion/aion...rd_minimap.jpg
That's one of Aion's starting maps, there's several more bigger ones, way bigger and I think WoW's maps are bigger than Aion's. All of it 100% accessible, if I wanna get stuck in that ditch, guess what? I can > Not to mention NO loading screens every 6 seconds.

She's just a troll, obviously.

Did you ever play FFXI? The first run to Jeuno. That was a beast.

The zones in XIV are super small and the world seems minuscule with every important area having a Crystal to warp to.

Yeah man, I feel you.

[Moheeheeko]

butbut, LOW EMD PCS GUISE

pc client has graphical settings that can be turned down/off, your 'argument' is irrelevant.

[Moheeheeko]

Again take a look at this
http://www.malin.us/images/aion/aion...rd_minimap.jpg
That's one of Aion's starting maps, there's several more bigger ones, way bigger and I think WoW's maps are bigger than Aion's. All of it 100% accessible, if I wanna get stuck in that ditch, guess what? I can > Not to mention NO loading screens every 6 seconds.

Oh man, don't even get me started on how underrated Aion is, I still play during ffxiv maitinence.