Eorzea Then and Now

[EvokerKeii]

Part of navigation is utilizing landmarks to determine where you are and where you need to go.
When significant parts of the terrain look the same, it can become confusing and disorienting.
You come across a loop over, down and under and subconsciously make a landmark of it, then come across 3 more that are exactly the same.

[Ri_ri]

Am I the only one who prefers smaller zones?

I like bumping into people everywhere I run.

I haven't played 1.0, but I suppose it was hard seeing other people out in the world.

[Mezolitik]

Am I the only one who prefers smaller zones?

I much prefer the smaller zones. The only exception would be Thanalan, which actually felt like a desert in 1.0.

It's weird to see that people would happily accept quantity over quality, just for the illusion of a seamless world. The copy+pasta job was horrible. And the limits on fast travel meant that you had to walk everywhere.

[amnie]

Am I the only one who prefers smaller zones?

I like bumping into people everywhere I run.

I haven't played 1.0, but I suppose it was hard seeing other people out in the world.

people prefer the 1.0 layout for the same reason why they prefer crab parties to fate parties. nostalgia is a terrible, terrible thing :O



I have to say something I miss from 1.0 is definitely the possibility to discover little (or not to little) dungeons everywhere, especially around limsa... I have quite the nice memories from those moments where I got completely lost and my ls members had to save me :P

[Mere]

Coerthas:

[Keith_Dragoon]

front edge of Camp Dragonhead.... back when it was REALLY a camp and not a damn castle lol.




Camp Revnant's Toll in 1.0

[OMEGAlomania]

Awww, little Dalamud before it came and ruined everything. :/ lol

[OMEGAlomania]

The Gridania Aetheryte (before they grew 10x in size lol):


The Adventurer's Guild:


The walkway out of Gridania, before it was just a zone warp:

[Daenerys_Sedai]

FFXIV 1.0 was larger but monotonous. Anytime I was running through Black Shroud, part of me wondered if I would end up in some secret zone ala Legend of Zelda

[Delsus]

I hope I never have to run through the vast tunnel known as the Black Shroud again, now the forest is a completely different story.