All open dungeons being converted into instances?

[Ava]

No worries, I got the meme reference; no offense taken. As for a response, I don't have a response for you since I'm not on the dev. team! What I can do is assist you all in finding the correct places to ask your questions to make sure they're collected properly. Sorry, if I don't have an answer to every topic at hand, gang.

I also didn't foresee this turning into any kind of issue, so maybe I should've just kept my big Morbol-sized gaping maw shut!

Am I missing something or are we unable to post in the new "Future of FFXIV" subforum?

[Bayohne]

Am I missing something or are we unable to post in the new "Future of FFXIV" subforum?

Can't create new topics, but can post directly into the thread!

[quantumsaint]

Meh. It was my bad for trying to make a joke out of it.

[miqokini]

Well then, I also apologize for complaining about your response, Bayohne. Thank you for your added input. ^^

[Irondude]

OHHHHHHHHHHHHH like:

Posted to a forum right after a dev

Irondude didn't get it

[Irondude]

>.> ok I get it now (I must be getting old i didn't get that at first)
http://s3.amazonaws.com/kym-assets/p...jpg?1295991561

sorry for the attempting to slaughter you quantumsaint. you didn't deserve that.^^

[Jynx]

Considering there are multiple topics on this I'll say what I did in the previous thread.

The reasoning behind the all dungeons becoming instanced content hinges on one fact. "Cross server play" you can't do open world content with such a system.

I prefer open world content and I hope that it doesn't take a backseat to instanced content...I'm personally worried that I wont be able to do anything without entering a instance in FFXIV V2.0

[quantumsaint]

@ Irondude, Oh, an edit! It's not a problem. I was thoroughly confused by your response, hence the vehemence in my reply.

On topic, as I said in the other thread, I support open-world content over instanced, like Jynx. I understand the dungeon finder thing, but I think a bit of life goes out of the world when everything is gated off by teleporting to it. Look at Free Realms as an extreme example.

And now I've posted entirely way too much in this topic, so I'll be quiet.

[Alhanelem]

I understand the above, but I have concerns.

I assume this refers to things like Casseopia Hollow or the nanawa mines. Personally I rather liked how you could seamlessly walk into these areas from the surface. I'd rather just see new areas be added rather than these replaced.

[Ava]

I understand the above, but I have concerns.

I assume this refers to things like Casseopia Hollow or the nanawa mines. Personally I rather liked how you could seamlessly walk into these areas from the surface. I'd rather just see new areas be added rather than these replaced.

I would assume with the redesign these areas will either become their own completely unique zones (no copy/paste, no long loading corridor) or they will remain the way they are and be treated like generic caves. If they become their own unique zones, I'd much rather there be a zoneline. In fact, I have been wanting zone lines ever since people figured out the long corridors we walk through are artificial zone lines anyways. I'd rather a unique world + real zone lines than a copy/paste world + artificial zone lines covered with copy/paste textures.