Re: Inappropriate Weather Effects

[Kacho_Nacho]

Not sure if serious but easy answer. No.

I was serious. Basically, I was wondering if places like Camp Drybone could have the likelihood of rain decreased. Since we have Skywatchers, I guessed that weather is programmed separately for each region.

[Bloody]

I was serious. Basically, I was wondering if places like Camp Drybone could have the likelihood of rain decreased. Since we have Skywatchers, I guessed that weather is programmed separately for each region.

The reason that Drybone is named as such is pre-Calamity, it was extremely barren and did get no rain. However, the calamity, specifically the obscenely massive amounts of aether involved in it, distorted the weather patterns of regions globally, hence why it rains a lot in Drybone and snows in Coerthas. That is the official reasoning, given in the story of the game as well. The weather is not "inappropriate," even if it seems counter-intuitive.

[Lexia]

Get these type of threads when people either don't know or don't care about the lore of the game.

[Nixxe]

Get these type of threads when people either don't know or don't care about the lore of the game.

It's kind of easy to forget about. I was only reminded of that fact doing one of the 50-60 gathering quests. I think it was the fishing one. Until that moment, I had totally forgotten the Calamity had such serious effects on the regional climates.

[Elim]

Dunno, I like that it rains a lot at Camp Drybone. It adds character and a little bit of humor to the game in my opinion.

[Kacho_Nacho]

Get these type of threads when people either don't know or don't care about the lore of the game.

Well Lexia, given the quests in Camp Drybone specifically tell you the reason for the area's name is due to it being so arid, I feel that according to the lore of the game, the area should be arid. I don't recall anything telling me of a recent change in the weather patterns in that region of Ezorea.

It may be you all are right and the rain is there due to the Calamity. In which case, it would have been sufficient to simply have a quest giver mention the change. Otherwise, people are just making up headcanon for a programming error.

Dunno, I like that it rains a lot at Camp Drybone. It adds character and a little bit of humor to the game in my opinion.

I agree. I laugh everytime I go into the Camp and it's raining. It's just so ludicrous. You have NPCs going on about how the people bring their dead there because of the low humidity and it's POURING like 80% of the time.

[Lexia]

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Well I'm sure there are most likely lore errors in the game that were messed up, omitted or overlooked for what ever reasons. For that is good to know the overall picture if wonder why a certain area the way it is.

[Paladinleeds]

Yeah, I do - its been getting worse and worse during the past years. I already have most battel effects turned off since spells like holy trigger it aswell, but there doesnt seem to be a fix for effects like that (or even enemy spells...). Wish I could just turn them off alltogether since non of the adjudsments I tried really work >.<
But since thats not possible and I can hardly "demand" that SE changes the game or the effects because of that I just avoid the shroud on rainy days and pray I dont get Lost city in my roulettes /shrug

Actually, if there's accessibility issues due to disability, you might be able to demand it via the law. Worth contacting a solicitor to see if it'd be possible for some sort of way to get SE to do it by law (if the lack of accessibility does breach laws)

[Enur]

Actually, if there's accessibility issues due to disability, you might be able to demand it via the law. Worth contacting a solicitor to see if it'd be possible for some sort of way to get SE to do it by law (if the lack of accessibility does breach laws)

I dont think theres any law that requires video games to be accessible for all. Would be ridiculous to demand everything available for everyone by law.

As for the subject:

I do think that it is nice with a monsoon rain in Eastenr thanalan as a remider this is the edge of the desert. This is supported by the abundance of greenery in the area.

I will agree it rains waaay too often though. It really does feel like at least 30% of my time in Drybone is wet. A rainy storm every 100 weatherchanges would be better.

[Valkyrie_Lenneth]

Actually, if there's accessibility issues due to disability, you might be able to demand it via the law. Worth contacting a solicitor to see if it'd be possible for some sort of way to get SE to do it by law (if the lack of accessibility does breach laws)

I dont think this would count, since accessibility usually tends to be more for building access and things that would prevent people from going about their daily lives, not hobby related things.