Quote Originally Posted by Shougun View Post
Well I do. I spent a crap ton of time in Valkrum.

When you first entered the zone it was brightest. Then the contrast on the sand would reduce a little - but still maintain brightness. Like Valrum at night is not bright at all, but during the day its almost pure white. If you enter during the day from an outside zone that would happen.

I also messed with a lot of the ini/registry information though so maybe my FFXI had higher settings then yours.
Well, yeah...there was a different light at different times in the day...but 12:00 was always the same brightness everyday. Your eyes didn't adjust, the zone lighting changed per time change. You're talking about something like we currently have in Final Fantasy XIV where you run out from a room (such as the Merchant Strip in Limsa Lominsa), and it appears super bright outside until you go all the way out, and the light softens.