It is 2017 but the realism in this game is still subpar

[Kleeya]

4. Why is food not essential? Why is the Warrior of Light able to survive days without food?

I have always dreamt of a mmo who would take into account all the realism about food.




After countless epic battles you and your group are at the final boss door.

You :
- Hum, guys ? I really have to take a crap right now. I really shouldn't have eaten 3 desserts at the inn.

The group :
- Wtf are you for real ?
- Talk about a mood killer.
- Man, please hurry, we have the world to save.

You :
- So errrrr i am gonna go to this room... Good thing we killed all the mobs in it.

A few minutes later :

You :
- Guuuuys ? I dont see anything in my inventory to wipe my a**, i forget to take the needed items back from my second retainer.

The group :
- OMG, please kick this guy !
- Well, i can give you some, but it is gonna cost you quite some gold XD

Meanwhile, in the boss room :

The boss :
- Wtf are the heroes doing ? My summoning of the ultimate huge apocalyptic meteor is now finished... Oh s**t, it looked like a good idea when i was only scheming it ! I dont want to diiiiiie !

The end of the world.




Next time we are gonna talk about the realism of being a single male adventurer, stuck hours long with cute females Miqo'tes in his group.

[SenorPatty]

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This post reminds of me of this video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zViYpS3BIqY

[Felis]

but then on the other hand....... desynthesizing fish will give you bikinis.

Isn't it normal to find bikinis in sharks?

[GunksFoy]

Look at all the AAA games out there. A lot of them are photorealistic and have great immersion.

Now, I love FF14 but sometimes I feel like I'm not actually the character in another world... but that I'm actually playing a game. Given this is a role-playing game more can and should be done to improve the situation.

1. Why don't characters sweat? A long hike on Sohm Al should make any person, even the Warrior of Light, sweat profusely.

2. Why do enemies respawn in dungeons and raids? Once you clear it they should be gone.

3. Why are Lalafell tanks a thing...? This completely ruins any immersion anyone may have.

4. Why is food not essential? Why is the Warrior of Light able to survive days without food?

The list goes on and on but suffice to say my immersion is broken at every turn in this game.

Edit: Someone suggested bills as a feature. I agree. You should pay tax to the Sultana every month based on your income. So if you make 20m gil this month you need to pay 2m to the Sultana.

Pretty sure this is a troll post, but just for fun I'm going to play along.

1. Meh, who cares? If I cared about sweat, I wouldn't be playing a game where I can summon a miniature bird monster.

2. If you pay attention to the lore of the game and some of the Minstrel/Anima/WT quests, they strongly hint that you never actually go back to these dungeons, you are simply remembering the battles, and you remember it a little different every time, hence the reason every run is different.

3. Because that would be pretty stupid. Honestly, I don't think a Hyur or Roe is going to take a punch from Titan or Alexander any better than a Lalafell, soooooo.

4. It is essential if you wanna git gud.

5. The Sims is literally titled as a simulator, worst possible reference. A better reference would be Fallout's hardcore(right?) mode, which requires food and water while still saving the world.

6. Bills suck and the fact you mentioned them is basically the defining factor that this is a troll thread.

TL;DR GG Troll.

[Texa]

Isn't it normal to find bikinis in sharks?

I know that whenever I use the power of my own will to magically decompose the 27 sharks that I had in my pockets I will manage to come home with a bikini or two.

[Fredco191]

If food becomes essential. I'm gonna eat a lot and see what happens. lol

[OcieKo]

To respond in a practical way to a likely troll post...
Point 1 the game would end service due to being unplayable on almost any system with modern high speed home internet. Maybe with a $3k+ PC and a T1 business line for just one internet connected device would this be possible in an MMO.
Point 2 the game would end service long before anyone hit level cap due to genocide of all enemies and people quit even faster than they quit FFXI in its early days at lvl ~13ish.
Point 3 like someone said... The enemies turn MRoe MAu'ra and MHHyur into bug like existences as it is also... Who better to tank rats squirrels ands ladybugs than someone who doesnt have to play dead just to get their shield in the right spot. Also this refutes dwarves in almost all their occurances in fantasy worlds.
Point 4 at some point youd realize that everyone lives on tap water raisins and hard boiled eggs and think... Thats nit a balanced diet for that rigorous a lifestyle and your immersion would die anyways.
Pseudo point 5ish having to repair your gear is a bill, paying for teleports is a bill, paying for transport paths is a bill, ranking up gcs is a bill... Tho i had rent in eq2 for housing but the auto demolish feature somewhat counters that need, as long as you can pay far in advance.

Tho i guess my rebuttals to point 3/4 were a bit of pure troll fodder tho...

[Skyrior]

To everyone saying the subscription is a bill.... No it is not an in-game bill. I want every player to pay taxes to the city state. And maybe we can set up welfare for sprouts so they get a generous 100k gil a week (paid for by the omnicrafters' tax of course).

I know many people don't agree with me but this idea not only makes the game more realistic it also helps sprouts buy glamour sooner.

[Malzian]

[SilkaN]

People who create bait threads like these should be banned from the game. Yes. No mercy.