I wonder if the 14 graphics engine can do something like this.

[AnimaAnimus]

Reason for an ethics department is because buyers in the west tend to be offended by things the most.

China would like to chime in here perhaps? I have never heard of a game company completely reworking graphics and stories cause they want to sell in the American or European market. It may have happened once or twice, but again, I think everything in between Japan and Europe would likely be more the culprit of any ethics dept.

[Fhaerron]

China would like to chime in here perhaps? I have never heard of a game company completely reworking graphics and stories cause they want to sell in the American or European market. It may have happened once or twice, but again, I think everything in between Japan and Europe would likely be more the culprit of any ethics dept.

Doesn't China have a different build?
And that also being the reason we (EU, NA, JAP) can't play on the Chinese servers, and also the same for Korea?

Back in WoW China had a different build, it's one of the reason they were a few expansions behind since they had such a different version of the game. IIRC even the "deaths" where different, like in the 'normal' version you would leave a corpse (skelet) when you die but in China the corpses were removed and there was just a small gravestone instead.

[Niwashi]

China would like to chime in here perhaps?

The game isn't sold in China, at least not SE's version of it.

Doesn't China have a different build?

Yes. The Chinese version of FFXIV is produced and run by Shanda Games. They license SE's game software to use as their starting point, but then they modify it to suit a Chinese audience, not only by translating the game, but by adding, removing, or changing items, enemies, and some parts of the storylines. If they have an issue with an outfit, they simply wouldn't include it when building their remake.

[alimdia]

The game isn't sold in China, at least not SE's version of it.



Yes. The Chinese version of FFXIV is produced and run by Shanda Games. They license SE's game software to use as their starting point, but then they modify it to suit a Chinese audience, not only by translating the game, but by adding, removing, or changing items, enemies, and some parts of the storylines. If they have an issue with an outfit, they simply wouldn't include it when building their remake.

What items and storylines were added, removed or changed in China?