Island Reflections

[Deveryn]

People make all these comparisons because they have no idea what IS is really supposed to be. And truth be told, neither do the devs.

So far the only thing that it's really proven to be is a daily with small bits of unlockable content that isn't connected to anything else in the game. Or maybe I should just call it busy work.

We can't customize it much and apparently it's not supposed to be super customizable. There's not a whole lot to do there once you get everything in order either. I want to know what was envisioned for IS because I don't really feel like it's much.

Just because people can't quite grasp it doesn't mean the devs didn't know what they had in mind.

Everything you're saying (minus the busy work comment) is basically how they described it would be. It's yet another minigame.

No, there's not a whole lot to do and that's part of the point. They weren't trying to make something that would keep you locked away for hours, like WoW Garrison apparently did. Between your adventuring and crafting or whatever, you could just pop in and pop out. A few weeks later, you get to claim some glam and other goodies. You barely need to do much to get these things and that's the most refreshing part of this experience.

This isn't something new either. The concept runs parallel with Gold Saucer, where you have a bunch of cosmetic rewards you get from playing any number of games at your leisure.

[ameliaw]

Its pretty boring. I wish the resources spent on this went elsewhere, because did this game need a "single player browser-style game"(sic) that has no connection to the rest of the game?

[Atamis]

100% in agreement. This isn't my island. Its tatarus factory. The whole thing was a disappointment and brief distraction. Even if they improve things i don't see this being an evergreen feature. I fully expect it to be abandoned like chocobo breeding (which could of been rolled into islands), chocobo racing, diadem (all remakes of that failure), and the rest of the expansion features dropped.

Unless they completly rework the island, I consider this a waste of resources that a proper housing system could of used and, ironically, could of been rolled out with this island experiment.

[Aneshda]

We should get the option to send all those useless Mammets away. I count 36 Mammets on my Isle, which sell nothing, do nothing + the Felicitous Furball and Curious Courier.
If someone wants to reach us, they could send an Owl with a Message or come to our Island.
Those Mammets who Sells Items and do the Work for us should be in their own Houses, like in the Workshop, Granary. The Cozy Cabin should be ours alone. That Bed inside should be useable like all Beds in Inns. It would be nice if we could buy a Emote to lay at the Beach.
If we could place just some Items

- Hanging Bench
- large Towels where Players could sit / lay on it
- Picnick Baskets / Food and Drinks?
- Candles / Lampions / Laterns or Torches
- Campfire with Logs around to sit on
- Small Tables and some Chairs for a Dinner at the Beach
- small Stage, where 1-3 Players could stand on and make Music
Just enough for 1-15 People. (Max Players per Isle)

[ICountFrom0]

DEVs: "Don't expect Animal Crossing".

Players: "Why isn't this Animal Crossing?"



It's like a skit. I swear.

I've been comparing it to early Farmville, and it matches expectations.

[Darthgummibear]

Very much a skit, also reminiscent of the old bike meme

Coming from the guy who in his own words compared IS to a browser game, that's hilarious.

[Iscah]

An additional thing I've noticed that is frustrating is that due to the alterable nature of the buildings, you can't log out of the game with your character sitting in a place and return to find them still in the same place. They get shoved off halfway down a random path.

[sagacious]

An additional thing I've noticed that is frustrating is that due to the alterable nature of the buildings, you can't log out of the game with your character sitting in a place and return to find them still in the same place. They get shoved off halfway down a random path.

I have two lighthouses one where it's supposed to be and one over looking the pasture. I think it looks grand.

[Iscah]

I have two lighthouses one where it's supposed to be and one over looking the pasture. I think it looks grand.

That's totally unrelated to what I'm saying.

[Rufalus]

Now I'm seeing crowds of people waiting at the island ferry npc when a rare animal is about to spawn. Everyone's following a weather tracker app and loading into their instance at the correct times the same way we would gather on schedule at unspoiled nodes or big fish.

When I see crowds like that it gives me the sinking feeling of being sheep, going through the motions exactly when the game tells you, just like everyone else. It's another factor that takes away from this being a personal getaway experience that we can make our own.