Are the developers of XIV out of touch?

[Elamys]

Uh, excuse me, I *LIKE* that Motorcycle, because as you said.....



Welp, I do that too, I make my character look like how I want her.



And to complete the look, I need that bike.

And you say "immersion breaking"... because, you know, in a world with helicopter armor and airships without propellers, having a motorcycle is just SO immersion breaking, right? I can hop on a suit of magitek armor that can fly, but a motorbike is just too much. Okaaay.

Yeah, that complaint I don't get. It doesn't seem too out of reach to assume the Allagan Empire invented motorcycles at some point.

[Penthea]

Yeah, that complaint I don't get. It doesn't seem too out of reach to assume the Allagan Empire invented motorcycles at some point.

They probably even had hoverboards.

[Enla]

They probably even had hoverboards.

Plus FF14 has such a weird mix of modern, fantasy, scifi, aesthetics that a motorcycle isn't at all out of place.

[Maeka]

Plus FF14 has such a weird mix of modern, fantasy, scifi, aesthetics that a motorcycle isn't at all out of place.

The Omega facility in Aysz Lla or however you spell it had freaking holographic computer displays, and a giant flatscreen monitor built into the wall that's better than the stuff we have IRL!

Motorcycles were invented in the 1900s and they didn't have computers back then.

They got machineguns (last boss of Doma Castle has one), cannons, chainsaws, missiles, grenades and freaking VTOL jet aircraft (in Meridianum for example).... but a motorbike? Nope, we can't have any of THOSE around!

[GrumbleBeard]

I typed it only semi seriously. Not a fan of ff7, but I don't mind either way. We have things like the yokai mount. Didn't think anyone would take the comment seriously, let alone so many lol. Still doesn't really make sense when half the world must resort to big birds.

[Asiragan]

Honestly, I'm fine with the motorbike. You like the design or you don't, but lore-wise I think it makes sense.

At least, much more sense than a flying T-rex or a flying elephant...

[BillyKaplan]

At least, much more sense than a flying T-rex or a flying elephant...

Hey now they perfectly lampshaded the T-rex's flight ability.

[Penthea]

Honestly, I'm fine with the motorbike. You like the design or you don't, but lore-wise I think it makes sense.

At least, much more sense than a flying T-rex or a flying elephant...

The only reason why I'm not okay with a flying elephant is we haven't seen any wild ones...where are the Ananta getting them from?

[Dualblade]

The only reason why I'm not okay with a flying elephant is we haven't seen any wild ones...where are the Ananta getting them from?

If you read the elephant mount description it actually tells you the elephant itself isn't flying, instead the carpet on its back gives it that ability. So basically flying carpet.

Edit: And it was answered on the one page I didn't read right at the top.

[Sotaris]

Honestly, I'm fine with the motorbike. You like the design or you don't, but lore-wise I think it makes sense.

At least, much more sense than a flying T-rex or a flying elephant...

What lore reason?