FFXIV on Project morpheus?

[Havenae]

SAO/Accel world too. Or any other anime related to VR.


As for the feasibility of a VR MMO, well, you're moving on your own. As if you're living it. It can work. the only limits from a gameplay point of view will come from the players themselves.

Not exactly. When you have a big area that you need to be able to see whats going on in many scenarios it becomes an issue. There's good reason why any good healer or tank in a run through video has their camera zoomed out to max range, because it's beneficial to be able to see that add running in to grab it or see that ranged dps take a facemelt to heal them up while you're also watching out for telegraphs or other mechanics in the environment. Not to mention that they may be out of your range so you need to run over to them fast to heal them.. but you're in 1st person... how would you quickly find them? That's not player limitation, thats a matter of how the encounter is designed. In a game like this 3rd person is pretty vital. For VR or any game that uses first person to be 100% viable, the game needs to be designed around the concept that first person is the default view port for the game. Notice FPS very rarely if ever offer a 3rd person view, and that's not usually when combat is going on for those who do. though there are exceptions and at the same time your camera functionality is extremely limited.

But don't take my word for it. Put it to the test, try running a higher end dungeon or raid in 100% first person and see how it will affect your ability to be as effective as you would be in the 'normal' view.

I'm not discounting VR, I think it's an awesome idea with a lot of potential and hopefully one day it will become more than a fad or a gimmick. But I do think for it to be viable games have to be designed around it rather than just expecting to be able to plug it into any old game and be perfect. It would also be cool to use in FFXIV, just I'd still switch to the old trusty monitor in dungeons and raids.