It is 2017 but the realism in this game is still subpar

[Skyrior]

Look at all the AAA games out there. A lot of them are photorealistic and have great immersion.

Now, I love FF14 but sometimes I feel like I'm not actually the character in another world... but that I'm actually playing a game. Given this is a role-playing game more can and should be done to improve the situation.

1. Why don't characters sweat? A long hike on Sohm Al should make any person, even the Warrior of Light, sweat profusely.

2. Why do enemies respawn in dungeons and raids? Once you clear it they should be gone.

3. Why are Lalafell tanks a thing...? This completely ruins any immersion anyone may have.

4. Why is food not essential? Why is the Warrior of Light able to survive days without food?

The list goes on and on but suffice to say my immersion is broken at every turn in this game.

Edit: Someone suggested bills as a feature. I agree. You should pay tax to the Sultana every month based on your income. So if you make 20m gil this month you need to pay 2m to the Sultana.

[Hikuras]

No video game goes by that many real life rules. They are still video games. Noone wants to get a game over because they didn't pay they light bill or forgot to eat breakfast. :/

[Skyrior]

No video game goes by that many real life rules. They are still video games. Noone wants to get a game over because they didn't pay they light bill or forgot to eat breakfast. :/

Ok but can we agree Lalafell tanks don't make sense

[Bourne_Endeavor]

Ok but can we agree Lalafell tanks don't make sense

You know what else doesn't make sense? Your strange obsession with these new threads.

[Texa]

No video game goes by that many real life rules. They are still video games. Noone wants to get a game over because they didn't pay they light bill or forgot to eat breakfast. :/

No a lot of people mod the heck out of Skyrim and Fallout just for that thing exactly but that's really not the same demographic as FF XIV.

[Hikuras]

No a lot of people mod the heck out of Skyrim and Fallout just for that thing exactly but that's really not the same demographic as FF XIV.

They mod that game to pay bills? o.O WHY? I pay bills in real life.. let me spin dash robots and throw hadokens without worrying about sonic needing to pay his gotta go fast bill this month. D: - I hope that comes across as a joke.. cause it is.-

[Skyrior]

They mod that game to pay bills? o.O WHY? I pay bills in real life.. let me spin dash robots and throw hadokens without worrying about sonic needing to pay his gotta go fast bill this month. D: - I hope that comes across as a joke.. cause it is.-

You pay bills in games like Sims 3 and 4. So is it too much to ask SE to implement a bill feature? If you have a house you have to pay bills.

[Leanna]

You pay bills in games like Sims 3 and 4. So is it too much to ask SE to implement a bill feature? If you have a house you have to pay bills.

The sub is your bill.

[Hikuras]

You pay bills in games like Sims 3 and 4. So is it too much to ask SE to implement a bill feature? If you have a house you have to pay bills.

you monster lol. You know how many heroes will lose cause they don't have housing? when's the last time you saw Ryu or Sonic in a house they could own? You just doomed video game land. T.T

[Lukha]

You pay bills in games like Sims 3 and 4. So is it too much to ask SE to implement a bill feature? If you have a house you have to pay bills.

The Warrior of Light saves the entire realm from disaster twice a week, in between running errands for any Tom, Dick or Harry who asks and bringing peace to centuries-old conflicts...I doubt anyone had the nerve to ask him to pay taxes or his water bill or anything so petty. You don't want the only god-slayer in town too distracted by trying to make ends meet to do his job.