Quote Originally Posted by fay2 View Post
and that might be why this was shown
That was a placeholder model for the aetheryte in that shot.

Q: Please tell us about the scale of the First world. How big are the areas compared to the Stormblood areas?

A: It won't be less game content than Stormblood. Perhaps a little bigger. The areas are fairly dense, and Norvrandt is comparable to the three states of Eorzea. To put it simply, Norvrandt is around the same size as what's called Eorzea in the Source, and everything else has been taken over by light, resulting in an empty, pure white space taking up the rest of the world. You'll be able to experience this in the areas as well. We showed a map called Amh Araeng in a previous keynote, which is where the light is being barely kept at bay. That area surrounds the Norvrandt region in a circle, and everything outside is whiteness with no elements.