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!

[Penthea]

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.... but a motorbike? Nope, we can't have any of THOSE around!

Not even that...the garleans have gigantic airships and nobody complains about that, but something as technologically inferior as a bicycle with a motor is somehow immersion breaking? Please xD

[Slirith]

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!

Can't use logic on these immersion idiots. It's Final Fantasy fantasy only or bust to them.

[Asiragan]

According to the physics of Hydaelyn, what allows something to fly is how your body processes wind aether, having wings is not necessary

That's what they said on the T-rex description, yes. That the wind aether changed it,but it would still needs some physical change to it. Or else, the whole theory of evolution wouldn't apply to Hydaelyn and birds wouldn't needs wings to fly. It's most likely that a being or a machine would need tremendous amount of aether to be able to fly without wings or proper device.
And don't tell me the namazu are flying the mikoshi with sheer willpower alone x)


Tough it's out of topic, it's probably a really interesting discussion and something to see on the lore forum.

Can't use logic on these immersion idiots. It's Final Fantasy fantasy only or bust to them.

It's still interesting to see if something fits the lore. If you just accept everything cool without caring about it, you will just end up with something really idiotic like space demons flying in galactic ships trying to take hold of a well of power or something like that.

[Remedi]

That's what they said on the T-rex description, yes. That the wind aether changed it,but it would still needs some physical change to it. Or else, the whole theory of evolution wouldn't apply to Hydaelyn and birds wouldn't needs wings to fly. It's most likely that a being or a machine would need tremendous amount of aether to be able to fly without wings or proper device.
And don't tell me the namazu are flying the mikoshi with sheer willpower alone x)


Tough it's out of topic, it's probably a really interesting discussion and something to see on the lore forum.

Well aether does affect the physiology of a creature as we've seen with what happens if you happen to bathe too much in a primal's eather

[Berethos]

And don't tell me the namazu are flying the mikoshi with sheer willpower alone x)

Not when they are hanging on for dear life.

In-game explanation is of a similar bent to how the flying chair (made by Alchemists) works - enough Cloudsbreath added during construction (intended to make it easier/light enough to carry for the Namazu) had the additional effect of aspecting it enough to wind that it can fly.