Roadmap question ~ What does "radical changes to the in game world" mean

[NefarioCall]

I'm still very foggy on this...
Looking at the roadmap the title 'Radical changes to in game world' is tagged for August.
Then client distribution in October and 2.0 Beta in November.
This radical changes phase begins right after patch 1.23 goes live and three months prior to the official start of the Beta Phase.

So the part i'm still very foggy on is, 'what does Radical changes' mean in context of we will still be playing on the 1.0 client during this time.

o_O

[Sephrick]

Yoshi has refered to 1.23 as "the Seventh Umbral Era Event" so wherever this story is heading, we'll have from 1.23's release till 2.0 goes live.

We'll essentially witness why the maps will be different in 2.0.

[Picoman]

see the big red thing in the sky?









its coming...

[Brannigan]

Radical changes means that a giant object is going to slam into the world and mess up the terrain and make it unique and better :]

[NefarioCall]

understood. =D ...and exciting,
but does anyone know in any more detail yet...?
i mean, my understanding is that the 2.0 maps are compatible with the current engine and that the new maps will not all be thrust on us over one night, but instead kind of arrive slowly ... else there would have to be some kind of third set of maps to represent the in-between which seems too excessive to be possible.

[Inaaca]

Yoshi has been intentionally cryptic because he doesn't want to spoil the story. Don't worry, we'll all find out when it happens. :` Until then, pay attention to in game lore and quests for potential hints and foreshadowing.

[Starlord]

Ready, Steady, GO!!! FFXIV will turn into a Greatness!

Love Fullmetal Alchemist!

[Rane]

understood. =D ...and exciting,
but does anyone know in any more detail yet...?
i mean, my understanding is that the 2.0 maps are compatible with the current engine and that the new maps will not all be thrust on us over one night, but instead kind of arrive slowly ... else there would have to be some kind of third set of maps to represent the in-between which seems too excessive to be possible.

Will the 2.0 maps be compatible with the current engine? I really, really want to know.

I'm really dying for some new environments. I'm not complaining, because I know they've been working on them for 2.0, and I wouldn't want them wasting a lot of time developing new areas for the current version when it's going to be trashed. Still, the "radical changes to in-game world" part is damn exciting. I would love it if we could see the terrain change in a meaningful way prior to 2.0. Bring it on!

[Jinko]

understood. =D ...and exciting,
but does anyone know in any more detail yet...?
i mean, my understanding is that the 2.0 maps are compatible with the current engine and that the new maps will not all be thrust on us over one night, but instead kind of arrive slowly ... else there would have to be some kind of third set of maps to represent the in-between which seems too excessive to be possible.

It's unlikely the 2.0 maps are compatible with the current game, mainly because the 2.0 maps are using small zones and the current world is using massive open world maps. (and a completely different server structure also)

I am also curious to what extent the changes will be, are they going to redesign parts of the current map or just change a few places ?

I'm not convinced they will spend a great deal of money on 1.xx so I can't see massive changes in the world map it would seem like a waste.

[KiriA500]

Square-Enix forgot to put some punctuation. It should read: "Radical! Changes to the in game world!"




Here's a screenshot of the Ul'dah Adventurer's Guild:


Can't wait! 2.0 is going to be tubular!