Introducing Settlements (07/19/2011)

[Munba]

Cowboys. Dont forget cowboys. They place nice with aliens.

And a Harrison Jones npc that gives quests about them of course.

[camjay]

Am i the only one that is seeing them doing this right now a waste of Dev teams time when they're are more pressing things to do and complete before they add little inconsequential settlements like this, they are wasting there time with these sort of things right now,when they should be getting the patch out instead of adding things to it because the community has complained about lack of info, a sort of regular progress report would of been sufficient.


anyway I think there are plenty little settlements around the land already, I don't think we needed more cause the majority probably haven't even visited the far out reaches and explored the more exotic locations of the land anyway

That's my FFXIV rant for the day

thank you for listening and goodbye.....!

Surely you must be kidding? This is the greatest thing I've seen coming to the patch so far! Some people are excited for battle changes, some for grand companies (I am excited about all of these things too), but I like to explore the world and seeing more little settlements like this really brings life and happiness to my gameplay. So don't be selfish. They are doing a very good job at attempting to satisfy EVERYBODY with 1.18, the variety of changes is overwhelming. Good job SE and the XIV dev team, keep going strong, can't wait to see what the future brings for us!

[InuraBera]

I find this:

Future patches will usher in more features to enhance their practicality, with each location set to become the backdrop for an assortment of new quests.

to be the most interesting part about it. I remember reading not so long ago that YoshiP was worried that people would find them too convenient and not head back to the City-States. Possibly have bits and pieces for crafters, maybe some buying and selling NPCs? Who knows except for them, but I am definitely looking forward to it!

[Molly_Millions]

I too feel that the settlements have more potential than anything else I've heard that's coming. I think that they probably won't have much at these outposts at first, but with 1.19 and 1.20 on the way these settlements could be the place to be in-game. I'm stoked!

[Miliant]

Whoa! Two settlements per area that look exactly the same! Two settlements that consist of the same exact building plus an array of assets placed in a very similar fashion. Impressive, this might just be what breaks with the annoying repetition and copy+paste that dominates the FFXIV landscape. I am officially stoked.

[Sonic_the_Hedgehog]

http://cache.gawkerassets.com/assets...suburbs_01.jpg

COPY PASTE COPY PASTE, derp derp!!!!

Why can't these settlements be as awesome as real life settlements?

[Dreadnought]

i personally dont think theres anything "cool" or "beautiful" about any of these settlements.
i do, however, find them to be somewhat realistic to the backdrop and necessary to liven up the zone a bit. im glad were getting them.

heres to hoping for more(quantity)/bigger/better looking settlements in future updates.

[kurokawa]

Richy lad...I'm not bashing the settlements, i think they're great. However, they could be doing so much more with areas like Aleport too.

Imagine if they added a besieged type event to those places. The whole of Aleport attacked by Dodo's...

Plagues of puks descending on the harbour....

The port is there, but there's nothing in it. I just find that a bit creepy.

[Cendres]

Oh wow I had no idea they were this ambitious with 1.18. I thought we would only be getting 1 per region in 1.18 and beast settlements in 1.19. They've blown past that expectation and set 2 per nation and beast settlements with beast areas otw for 1.19. I'm pretty pleased. I hope they offer some enjoyable content.

EDIT -> I also enjoyed the flavor text.

Pretty much!! I'm pleasantly surprised and excited. XD Bring it on SE!

[Seirra_Lanzce]

hmm while they are preparing to add chocobos in 1.19 they should also open a new restaurant in every major city..