The mystery of the missing Region

[DeadRiser]

What does that have to do with the OP?

We all know how broken the game still is even today. Later in the thread the OP uses the XI maps as an example of a "complete" zone lay out. But that's not true.

Who cares really... you people are making every little thread into some HUGE deal like it's going to break the game. Why can't you just not comment on the thread if you disagree with it instead of chunking your views down everyones throats? Mostly hinting that towards Betel

[Sephrick]

Who cares really... you people are making every little thread into some HUGE deal like it's going to break the game. Why can't you just not comment on the thread if you disagree with it instead of chunking your views down everyones throats? Mostly hinting that towards Betel

How about you take your own advice?

The point of a discussion forum is to discuss. Those that disagree are mainly just pointing out that a developer doesn't need to account for every square inch of the world map. It should be understood that we visit only the areas relevant to our gameplay.

[DeadRiser]

How about you take your own advice?

The point of a discussion forum is to discuss. Those that disagree are mainly just pointing out that a developer doesn't need to account for every square inch of the world map. It should be understood that we visit only the areas relevant to our gameplay.

Take my own advice? I'm just pointing out about how some don't see that there is a clear area east of Thanalan and south of The Black Shroud. I'm not giving excuses of SE why some things just weren't released and whatnot. And only relevant to our gameplay? I'm sure the Amaljaa were a big part of our gameplay... so why woudln't their homeland where they reside be "relevant"?

-rhetorical question, move along

[Sephrick]

Take my own advice? I'm just pointing out about how some don't see that there is a clear area east of Thanalan and south of The Black Shroud. I'm not giving excuses of SE why some things just weren't released and whatnot. And only relevant to our gameplay? I'm sure the Amaljaa were a big part of our gameplay... so why woudln't their homeland where they reside be "relevant"?

-rhetorical question, move along

We have no need to go to that area. So we don't go to that area. It's as simple as that.

[DeadRiser]

We have no need to go to that area. So we don't go to that area. It's as simple as that.

I didn't know you worked for SE. Thanks for reporting our questions. I'm glad they answered them in such a hurry...


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[Sephrick]

I didn't know you worked for SE. Thanks for reporting our questions. I'm glad they answered them in such a hurry...


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Hahaha. If there was a purpose to be in that zone it'd be in the game.

Which is why I mentioned those zones from WotG in XI that no one in the "present" seems to be aware of. Those zones obviously still exist, but there's no need to go to them in the present, so there was no access to them.

I'm not saying the area doesn't exist. Or even that they won't be in the game some day. But presently, it isn't that big of a deal.

[DeadRiser]

Hahaha. If there was a purpose to be in that zone it'd be in the game.

Which is why I mentioned those zones from WotG in XI that no one in the "present" seems to be aware of. Those zones obviously still exist, but there's no need to go to them in the present, so there was no access to them.

I'm not saying the area doesn't exist. Or even that they won't be in the game some day. But presently, it isn't that big of a deal.

I just hope that with the redesigns of the maps, if they get smaller, they include "new" zones to make up for that. I really, really, really, ect... hope for the new maps to be still a nice size insttead of tiny zones.

[captainpicard]

We have no need to go to that area. So we don't go to that area. It's as simple as that.

That missing zone serves a purpose. Its a zone I have never been to. Adventure. Lord knows I have been to the rest enough to do me for a lifetime.

[BloodPact]

I always thought in alpha/beta this was because it was the test version.. then it came retail and it was still like this i was amazed!! How can you go from woods to desert in just one zone, doesn't make sense, and it's clearly a result of rushing this game out. Good you bring this under attention, hope this is (finally) fixed in 2.0, but i doubt that..;;

I guess you've never zoned from T. Canyon/M. Mountains to Zi'tah in FFXI.

[OMEGA_HACK]

the main difference is what the zone's names imply:

A sanctuary implies a tucked away safe haven from the rest of the world. (Hence the name Sancutary of Zi'tah) And also there are mountains that tuck it away in that little alcove of a zone. Unlike The Black Shroud which is supposedly taking up the vast majority of the the Eastern shore line in Eorzea. That alone should say there should be a middle ground between the two zones being plains-like with the vista of the massive trees of the Black Shroud in the distance.

Oh and the note about "new" zones in WotG...those were later added just so they could say "new zones" in this expansion, it wasn't like there were missing zones in the same sense of what is going on here. Those new zones were merely alternate routes that fit side by side with the existing zones' layout. But I guess if you want to call them missing from release you'd be correct because they were not there, but you are wrong in the sense that they were missing and were later added to 'fix' a zone layout problem.

Its just funny that people can say that its all fine, when there are a lot things that were purposely written on the world map that are not in the game. My main concern wasn't the fact that the missing zone is a problem NOW, but to better examine the world map and make the NEW MAPS fit accordingly...instead of this jumble mess we have now.