I really hope that they make bigger zones.

[Blissa]

What I really loved about FFXI was how massive some of the zones were. It really immersed you in the game. In FFXIV its zone walk a few feet zone and walk a few feet and zone. Even FFXIV 1.0 had bigger zones the FFXIV 2.0. I just don't get it!

[Xavos]

Exaggerating a bit there.. Zones are relatively large, perhaps in the first expansion?

[zaviermhigo]

I feel like this isn't just a XIV problem its a game problem. They upgraded graphics, and focused on the character, so the world's are tiny. I'd like some bigger zones, with open world, end game content in them, something that isn't "instance after instance" so I can actually run through and appreciate it. The world now is small, but I feel it feels even smaller with the fact that every bit of content we do is in an instance and not actually taking place physically on the world. Don't get me wrong, I like instanced content, but I think they're should be a mixture of both (instance and open world) to make the world feel living.

Exaggerating a bit there.. Zones are relatively large, perhaps in the first expansion?

TBF, in their post they talked about how they loved FFXI, FFXI had much larger zones than XIV, maybe XIV has relatively large zones compared to games you've played, but its actually relatively small compared to the games I've played.

[Elvin]

____PS3____

[Shioban]

What I really loved about FFXI was how massive some of the zones were. It really immersed you in the game. In FFXIV its zone walk a few feet zone and walk a few feet and zone. Even FFXIV 1.0 had bigger zones the FFXIV 2.0. I just don't get it!

They wanted areas that fit the hardware constraints of the average PC/PS3 user, whilst having areas that were carefully designed. Can't deny that everything we have so far is well thoughtout, just...too small.

The areas in 1.23 would've been perfect with a bit of adjusting, terraforming. All 1.23 really needed was the attention to detail 2.0 had for its environments with the vast feeling XI and 1.23 had.


Maaaybe in future expansions when the PS3 support is dropped; http://www.reddit.com/r/ffxiv/commen...yoship_part_2/

[Xavos]

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TBF, in their post they talked about how they loved FFXI, FFXI had much larger zones than XIV, maybe XIV has relatively large zones compared to games you've played, but its actually relatively small compared to the games I've played.

TERA had some pretty large zones if I remember, but seriously, what is wrong with the sizes? IMO, I hate having to mount up and ride around huge areas, XIV has it right for me but, idk.. Perhaps they've kept them small for PS3/4 users?

[KupoNuts]

Hey Blissa! I completely agree with you.

____PS3____

I see PS2 run FFXI zones with a lot more people with no problems.

[Wilan]

I don't know, I acutally prefer contained but detailed worlds.
Seeing every stone having their identity is a good thing. That wooden stairs leading to the apple trees behind that tree, that lovely pond near the hamlet in upper La Noscea, they're nice and make the world nice to see.
Walking in the BIG, flat, large but empty desert in southern thanalan is not good. It's just boring.

You guys ask for bigger worlds, when you can't be bothered to walk with your chocobo even if the world now is relatively small. People take teleports to skil a 4 minutes walk. I've seen somebody teleport from Wineport to Bronze Lake to reach a spot near the wineport zone, clearly showing they had no idea of the game map. Yet, apparently we need even bigger maps.
Ok. Because **** logic.

[Ferocious]

Console versions are the barrier, especially PS3. I really hope they just cut support for PS3 after first expansion or so. They can bring their characters to PS4/PC, so it's not like they are losing any progress and people are hopping on PS4 bandwagon anyway. The moment they drop PS3, you could expect larger zones and less load times in between everything. I expect this game to have a 10 year lifespan, so if I see support for PS3 lasting more than 5 years, that would be /wrists. People won't even have PS3 hooked up in 5 years, so please...

[Mogi]

____PS3____

Yea sure you keep telling your self that if SE wanted to make this a big WOW mmo it only have been made for PC/PS4 hell some ppl have junk PCs and play most free to play mmos and a lot out there are just like FF it's not small it's called get off your mount and walk around and enjoy the world i see so many useing mounts when they can just walk to a town. Anyway id rather have a good looking fun game then a big mindless re skin past zones that ff14 was