Really miss locations that are no longer accessible (When there were no load screens)

[elemental10]

I don't know about FFXI, but when you switch off the BGM and lower down other noises except maxing the ambient sounds, you could hear lots of tiny bits of things you don't really notice when you're in a rush.

It's a relaxing thing to put on your headphones, go to Snowcloak's area (not the dungeon, the frozen wall) and listen to the howls of snow wolves and the pitter patter of crocs on water as well as some adventurers hurrying here and there.

Also, near Fesca's Wash, if you angle your camera just right, you get the water fall on your back, and the sound of the endless woodcutter beside you. There's also the swordsman training and the delicate sounds of the spearman's armor there. Sometimes you get newbies come looking at you and the occasional boss fate.

If you go to Costa del Sol, sit at the beach and just listen to the waves...

Or you go to the Tailfeather and sit at one of the top towers there. You can hear the occasional howl, the cold winds.

I'd rather have more of these sceneries and ambient sounds, than having a boundless map to explore.

[Nandalowell]

I really don't understand the whole "copy/paste" thing.. Sure, a whole lot of places within the same area looked similar (especially around Halatali) but there were pretty big differences between eastern, western and central Thanalan.. Didn't spend much time in northern or southern on account of the high level mobs. I freaking loved wandering Thanalan; I would spend hours doing nothing but walking that vast dessert. 'Twilight Over Thanalan' literally brings me to tears these days the nostalgia is so strong.

I'm VERY attached to 1.0's maps. The very first day I logged into XIV my friend and I walked from Limsa to Gridania, many times later I would walk that path again just to take in the gorgeous landscape. Someone who used to be very special to me showed me the beauty of Coerthas no one ever bothered to explore (pretty sure it was actually what is now Coerthas Western Highlands..). Before the servers went down we all marched all the way to Mor Dhona in one unbroken line. I have countless memories of many places in Eorzea that no longer exist and because of these precious memories, for me, 2.0's maps will always pale in comparison to the beauty that was 1.0.

[Roda]

it was possible to get lost running from Black Brush to Drybone

For me, this part is a pro.

because everything looked exactly the same.

To I do agree with its reason for being a con. :T



WTB a game where I can get lost again.

[basketofseals]

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I can tell you for someone who started in Gridania in 1.0, the copy-paste was EXTREMELY visible. You ran through the one setpiece that was a corridor with a small bulge in the middle where a river ran through about 11 times just on your way to Camp Tranquil.

[Felis]

able to mount up in cities

Was not possible
Or do you mean speaking to the Chocobo Rent NPC and get teleported outside of the city on your Chocobo (with a small CS how you ride out)?

I really don't understand the whole "copy/paste" thing.. Sure, a whole lot of places within the same area looked similar (especially around Halatali) but there were pretty big differences between eastern, western and central Thanalan...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CA7GGnyNwEs

[dementiondrive]

http://na.finalfantasyxiv.com/lodest.../blog/2456953/

i would say you can mount up and ride.

[Kallera]

I enjoyed getting lost in the larger maps of 1.0. Playing and sneaking around with the insanely higher level mobs was also fun. While we do have flying mounts now, i kinda wish it came with dangers in the air, like actual flying.

Yoshida's argument that the overworld got more dangerous unfortunately doesn't last long once you hit 60. There's more than enough real estate on the maps and mob variety to change that to include mobs ranging the gamut of 3.0's ilvl.

[dementiondrive]

a lot of people were disappointed when thay said we have a bigger area we made but yet did not live up to what we thought was the big area.

the enemies were also a let down. i see a lot of people still taking on 2-3 monsters at the time still in the new areas. without being fully geared in law.

so overall they were just a bigger health pool than hit harder overall.

[Themis]

the enemies were also a let down. i see a lot of people still taking on 2-3 monsters at the time still in the new areas. without being fully geared in law.

What job(s) were these on, and what was their item level in relation to the enemies they were fighting?

Some jobs struggle more than others with enemies in the world especially if there equipment isn't up to par with their level (both their own and the enemy). There were a couple of times when I was levelling MCH that I would get aggro from several enemies and had to make a run to survive. The lack of self healing can make things harder. I occasionally have issue with BLM if there are several enemies due to no reliable way of self healing (Physick can be interrupted and it's not very strong).

[Warlyx]

FFXIV 1.0 world was repetitive , and only Limsa was "enjoyable", Coerthas was horrible to navigate , and Thanalan was saved because "twilight over thanalan" was the music.