Eorzea Then and Now

[Lucke]

Does anyone have any pictures from 1.0 that we can use to compare to 2.0? Like, 1.0 Revenant's Toll compare to the 2.0 versions (both the destroyed camp and the new one).

Or 1.0 Zaharak compared to 2.0 Zaharak.

Or 1.0 maps compared to 2.0 maps.

I think it'll be very interesting.

[Artamie]

Thanalan!

[DakkonBriefs]

Map comparisons



Coerthas 2.0



Coerthas 1.0









The Black Shroud 2.0




The Black Shroud 1.0




La Noscea 2.0



La Noscea 1.0



Thanalan 2.0



Thanalan 1.0



Mor Dhona 2.0



Mor Dhona 1.0

[Mahri]

I thought those who want vanilla pre-expansion World of Warcraft back had the rose-tinted glasses on too tight. Then I saw this thread.

The Black Shroud 1.0

You see this? Do you see this?

This is nothing but copy-pasted clumps of trees in every conceivable direction with high-pitched "suspense" music playing on loop forever.

This is a certain kind of hell.

That hell is called horrible, lazy level design.

[Duuude007]

Map comparisons



Coerthas 2.0



Coerthas 1.0

2.0 is not all of coerthas by far. if anything it is 1/5th of it.



Case in point that there is more Coerthas:


Cyclopses in Coerthas Western Highlands.

[Ryans]

Map snips

Oh god, posting those is going to make people think the 1.0 maps were actually something to be envious of. If you exited out of Ul'dah, you had just seen the design for the entire Thanalan area. That screenshot of Coerthas is pretty, but again, the entire zone looked the same. The whole world was space simply to have space. Don't get me wrong, I loved 1.0, but the world design is definitely not the reason why.

I do think 2.0 could have more space simply to have space though. You are never far from some camp. They did a great job making the world feel more unique, but at the cost of making it feel expansive.

[Anayrie]

Wow, from the map comparisons I'd think I'd like 1.0 better for the larger size. Even though I didn't play FFXIV much at all I do remember the world being much much bigger and more real feeling.

[DakkonBriefs]

people seem to have a problem with copy pasted maps nowadays, id rather have a larger map that is copy/paste, then a smaller one that is "unique". I want to feel like i am truly out in the dangerous wild! Right now we are always a 30 second choco ride to the next crystal tele. I miss the days when MMOs were about adventure, rather then gear grinds and endgame.

[Risae]

people seem to have a problem with copy pasted maps nowadays, id rather have a larger map that is copy/paste, then a smaller one that is "unique". I want to feel like i am truly out in the dangerous wild! Right now we are always a 30 second choco ride to the next crystal tele. I miss the days when MMOs were about adventure, rather then gear grinds and endgame.

Funfact: We will never have a seamless world again thanks to the PS3 LIMITATIONS.

[Dyvid]

Black Shroud v1
Thanalan v1

The biggest complaint was cut & paste zone and tunnel vision.