Area Redesign / New Area ScreenPics

[viion]

I also took some, smaller but bit more detailed.

http://xivpads.com/live1/newzone1.jpg
http://xivpads.com/live1/newzone2.jpg

Looks interesting, You will notice they scribbled some stuff off, "Landmarks" for example, which looked like a giant fish lol

[AlexNiculaie]

IIRC they have been hinting that the redesigns will result from ingame events tied to the upcoming era change. I could be misremembering though. I could certainly see the Shroud redesign coming from some sort of disaster; fires or earthquake leveling part of the forest, while floods drown out another.

[Choyi]

hopefully we can get thoose pics posted fullsize on lodestone in the near future.

[Ark_mage2]

As much as I would like to see the concept art in a scanned form. I am not sure they will upload hi-res versions. After all it is an internal, and subject to change developer document. I hope I am wrong though. Either way, in a month much more should be revealed.

[Esk]

I'm still worried were going to lose the whole area feeling, rather then just gain more individuality through landmarks and alterations.
But looks very interesting from what I could see.

[Esk]

IIRC they have been hinting that the redesigns will result from ingame events tied to the upcoming era change. I could be misremembering though. I could certainly see the Shroud redesign coming from some sort of disaster; fires or earthquake leveling part of the forest, while floods drown out another.

Just hope it still looks likes a forest, while the layout can be annoying, the look is great I think with the backdrop, especially in a storm.
Just needs to be more open.

[Coombah]

I hope they do add these with the rest of the info on lodestone

[Jynx]

Hope they upload these pics ASAP!

[Oscillate_Wildly]

Just hope it still looks likes a forest, while the layout can be annoying, the look is great I think with the backdrop, especially in a storm.
Just needs to be more open.

If they could JUST open it up enough that it resembles Jugner in a way and the forests of San d'Oria closer to Ul'dah. Close knit trees but the ability to walk through them. Thin in some areas, packed and hard to go around in others.

The images look to mark the layout of where the new landmarks are. And I see 4 in one zone now? O: I wonder if that's Mor dhona? And if that includes the keeper as well. Ahhh I'm excited. I wouldn't mind losing a bit of map space if it meant we're getting more diverse areas of the same map, and that in newer expansions we'll get even better ones based around the same concept.

[Sypherblade]

maybe when the empire attacks the shroud the elementals alter the forest defensively.... maybe trapping some imperials in the forest.