Diving animation

[Rymm]

That water bubbles/splash animation is actually a subtle loading screen as underwater is a different zone than topside.

[Roda]

That water bubbles/splash animation is actually a subtle loading screen as underwater is a different zone than topside.

"Subtle"

But yeah, it's a load screen, take it away and you'd see a zone popping in asset by asset.

[Rymm]

"Subtle"

Well, I don't think there is any loading screen that would be truly subtle to anyone used to playing on an open world game that lacks them. But I would certainly consider it subtle when compared to all of FF14's other loading screens (pretty watercolor paintings and bouncing moogles.) At least it was slight enough that the OP didn't realize what it was at first.