Nier: Automata x FFXIV collab?

[Nestama]

I say pointless because you're not asking for a crossover at this point. You're just asking for NieR characters to be rewritten so they can work in FFXIV's world (and the way they're rewritten might not be to your liking), which... it can't work because of how Automata (and NieR's backstory) is.

Took a few minutes, but I finally re-found this in regards to cameos (from FF).

• We will never introduce characters that would destroy their meaning or story

• We will not use characters that are already dead or whose role has ended in their title

What I bolded is pretty much why A2, 2B and 9S (and any character from NieR) can never appear in FFXIV and even if they were 'rewritten' to work in XIV... well, you're not even asking for anything from NieR at this point.

[MagiusNecros]

I say pointless because you're not asking for a crossover at this point. You're just asking for NieR characters to be rewritten so they can work in FFXIV's world (and the way they're rewritten might not be to your liking), which... it can't work because of how Automata (and NieR's backstory) is.

Yep. I mean if cosmetic attire is all people REALLY want. Just be lame and plop a few outfits up on Mog Station. Yoko Taro universe just won't mesh well with FF. Less so with XIV.

[Lambdafish]

What I've worked out is that requesting colaboration events in general is pointless. Yoshi P said they take a year to a year and a half to develop, and by that point people would have forgotten Nier, and be clammoring for another event. Unless the dev team have already planned this one, I don't think it will happen.

This happens every single time a major SE game comes out... I remember the "where's the deus ex: mankind divided crossover?" threads

Contrary to this is comments on the FFXV event, though my theory on that is that it has already been in development for a long time, and the dev team are just waiting for the right moment to release it.

[Lufir]

Ugh crossover events. Every time we get one I think of calling this game Final Phantasy Star Online XIV. Nier is fun so far. FFXIV is great. But let these games keep their own identity. It makes playing them so much more special in my opinion. I'd cringe at that fact that 2B could somehow make her way to Hydaelyn. Heck, why not let Aloy drop in and override 2B so they can help the WoL take down Griffith before he captures Casca.

Can't wait for the Person 5 crossover event requests in a few weeks. -___-;

[SilkaN]

Does every fairly new and popular game need a XIV collab nowadays?

[Lambdafish]

Ugh crossover events. Every time we get one I think of calling this game Final Phantasy Star Online XIV. Nier is fun so far. FFXIV is great. But let these games keep their own identity. It makes playing them so much more special in my opinion. I'd cringe at that fact that 2B could somehow make her way to Hydaelyn. Heck, why not let Aloy drop in and override 2B so they can help the WoL take down Griffith before he captures Casca.

Can't wait for the Person 5 crossover event requests in a few weeks. -___-;

I hate collab requests. Collabs should be relegated to final fantasy/final fantasy related games(i.e. kingdom hearts), outside company requests (i.e Garo), and special circumstances (i.e. Yokai and Dragon Quest). None of these can be controlled by the community, and I think that is fair. SE doesn't go out of their way to ask for collabs.

[Fourbestintoner]

It could just be Accord selling stuffs, don't think too much about it.

[swiss_Momo]

can't have a crossover because because no lore excuses, yadda yadda

ehhh, Nier lore has parallel worlds. So practically the same 'convenient lore reason' as the Void *shrug*

[Nestama]

ehhh, Nier lore has parallel worlds. So practically the same 'convenient lore reason' as the Void *shrug*

Parallel world being Drakengard. NieR has only taken place on planet Earth (no alternate realities or anything).

[Shikiseki]

I really hope they consider this at some point. Nier has quite a few collab events with other games, it'd be a shame to leave FFXIV out of it.

ALthough this might be biased as I'm currently playing the game and holy shite it's a freaking masterpiece - don't waste this opportunity SE!