Well you most likely get a lot of TERA's brightness due to Unreal Engine, has insane brightness on a lot of its game, but that is just the style, people not asking for a copy of it so dont presume it, especially when people have already shown examples of other games including 10 and 12 which I mentioned.
I also said I wouldnt like TERA's insanity, i even posted a video, it looks silly, like blue grass n stuff like the HUE got changed? Silly.
But take a look around Uldah, there are hardly any wild life, very little plant life compared to the central foundtain. Also all the cloth and covers over the shops are all brown, why some of not navy or bit orange much like FF12?
I think what people dont like is how if you run around Uldah 95% of it is just brown brick, nothing else. Limsa is just gray rocks and some wood. Gridania is just green, some wood. While they fit what is realistic this is a fantasy game, not real life and has no creativity imo.
Do you remember this?
http://www.gamerdna.com/uimage/SUp1y.../ffxiv-art.jpg
Look at all the life around, where is any places in XIV like that?