I find it completely sad. (Questing)

[Nektulos-Tuor]

I tend to think of FFXIV as more than just a game, but rather a service. There is soo much going on both inside and outside of the game that it really is fun to go on the forums sometimes and get extra info. As with any video game there is always going to be info or content that doesnt get put in or fully realized because let's face it, the developers just may not have the time or money or in game space (resources) to show it all.

The articles they posted with Haurchefant on the Lodestone were a good read btw ^^ You should check it out!

Well, look at games like Guild Wars 2. Sure they put a lot of things in it that you never seen, because it was in Guild Wars 1, but that in itself was bad game design. They assumed people played Guild Wars 1, and knew what the places were.

Luckily, they made up for that because the first year of GW2 was actually really interesting. You learned about EVERY race, good, evil, their politics, IN THE GAME. You saw them interacting, you see them doing business, you see children learning. You see all of that IN the game.

What I am trying to say is. I don't feel that this game is very immersive.

[Vespar]

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And that's okay. But it may just be your personal preference. I kinda like spending my spare time reading articles or forum entries the devs post when I cant be near my main PC.
It adds depth to me. I would be perfectly fine with the information being put in game as well. Sometimes that just not possible, but its awesome that they try to give us that info, even if its through another medium.

But as for the information presented Solely in game, I think its great. It does require the player to read and interact with NPC's to sift it out but a good chunk of what you were asking about is there via NPC or quest dialogue^^

[Nektulos-Tuor]

And that's okay. But it may just be your personal preference. I kinda like spending my spare time reading articles or forum entries the devs post when I cant be near my main PC.
It adds depth to me. I would be perfectly fine with the information being put in game as well. Sometimes that just not possible, but its awesome that they try to give us that info, even if its through another medium.

But as for the information presented Solely in game, I think its great. It does require the player to read and interact with NPC's to sift it out but a good chunk of what you were asking about is there via NPC or quest dialogue^^

Everquest 1 did that, a lot of it. Laying down books all over the place, making interactive race NPCs telling you how they felt. It really added to the world, you knew how Dark Elves, Wood Elves, Dwarves all acted like because of their npcs. You knew what they liked, and what type of things they did, or had a good idea because of how they all treated you. Every race you played mattered because races would treat you differently depending on your race.

I am saying, I would love it if they took effort to put more of something like that in the actual game. There are so many "out of game" sources, and especially as a roleplayer it is hard to tell what people say, treat, and people act.