Animated World Objects [Can I have them?]

[miqokini]

YES, PLEASE!!!!!!!

Even though FFXIV trumps FFXI in graphics, Vana'diel still feels far more 'alive' than Eorzea. And that's because of the animated objects. I loved the fact that there were tiny grasshoppers jumping about in bushes if you looked close enough, butterflies fluttering about, birds soaring high in the sky, fish jumping out of water, geysers, etc. Even the NPCs felt more 'alive' in XI.

I know the comparisons are always made between the two games, but it does make me a very sad panda that XI still does so many things better than XIV. I do have faith that Yoshi and his team will eventually address all these issues, and one day FFXIV will be far superior to XI.

[Jennestia]

YES, PLEASE!!!!!!!

Even though FFXIV trumps FFXI in graphics, Vana'diel still feels far more 'alive' than Eorzea. And that's because of the animated objects. I loved the fact that there were tiny grasshoppers jumping about in bushes if you looked close enough, butterflies fluttering about, birds soaring high in the sky, fish jumping out of water, geysers, etc. Even the NPCs felt more 'alive' in XI.

I know the comparisons are always made between the two games, but it does make me a very sad panda that XI still does so many things better than XIV. I do have faith that Yoshi and his team will eventually address all these issues, and one day FFXIV will be far superior to XI.

Which is exactly why, as many certain XIV zealots like to spout off, us that want a "FFXI-2" were mainly referring to how they'd take all that XI has done and made it better. For example think of the barge ride from Bibiki Bay > Puraggogo Island where the Dolphins follow you and leap about? That would have been beautiful in XIV's world as they could do much more with it.