Planning to build underwater gameplay in 2.0

[Shougun]

I like air and water content, YES PLEASE!

I hate looking at objects and thinking - I can own Nael Freaking Van Darnus but you fence, you puddle, and you mountain are my worst enemy.

If they do air or water content they should look more to previous single player games rather then the mmo's who have done an alright job - but there are better examples out there.

That being said, as many others have stated - YoshiP is interested in air more at the moment (because he really wants airships).

[Sephrick]

I really hope not.. under water stuff is the worst, I get enough of that crap in World of Warcraft.

Ultimately I think people have to stop analyzing the future of FFXIV 2.0 based on what limited video information me have now.

You're right. We should go back to talking about grass.

[Shougun]

You're right. We should go back to talking about grass.

Actually Dark Souls grass (pc and ps3) is pretty good looking, I think they apply some blur and/or aa to it. Very smooth. They should look into that, then higher end pcs can get ride of the pixel grass XD.

[Raubahn]

again it was pre-alpha

[HiirNoivl]

I'll be happy if the terra firma world is less locked than it was in 1.0. The glowing blue mine equipment in Bluefog that can't be explored, the doors that won't open in Grid and in Hyrstmill, and U'ghmoro Mountain in the distance in La Noscea was so frustrating to me.

After exploring all that, sure Sea and Sky.

[Shougun]

again it was pre-alpha

?

The grass is pixely -right- now. Besides blurring is a simple solution, would take 10 second script.

Back on topic though;

Does anyone know what kind of content Yoshi was thinking about?

All I know was he mentioned he wants more sky content. Is that like.. sky in 11 - with more transportation like how you were delivered to the White Raven fight?

Or like... a real airship to mess around with?

[leomike35]

I'd be happy for starters for some "if we can see it we can go there and explore it" kind of gameplay. I do not want a repeat of gazing at beautiful Ishgard Castle and only being able to admire it from a distance.

[Cichy]

I did not mind underwater combat in FFX and imo that was like the only game where it looked proper. If SE does something like that it would take huge amount of resources to do it properly where each move, ability, etc be animated just right. Other MMO's tend to just give you swimming motion and it turns out crap every single time. If I see anyone putting in the effort to do it right it would be Yoshi but for now I think the resources could be spent elsewhere.

[Thanos]

I want blitzball

[Venat]

I mean just laying some groundwork for swiming and making sure theres not holes and stuff around the corner where players can swim to and so forth.