Crossover events and breaking immersion

[Theodric]

FFXIV has never been a strictly 'fantasy' setting, though.

It seems to be more a matter of personal preferences getting in the way of enjoyment of what the setting actually is.

[Valic]

Oh but a giant whale soaring through the air as a mount is perfectly fine?

Whales are kinda already a thing to see flying in most japanese games as is, so this is fine lol.

[Gihwezi]

BECOME AS GODS

[Evergrey]

I play other MMOs for my immersion fix. And I play FFXIV when I want to just have silly fun and relax while playing.

[Nerfworthy]

They be hatin'
While I be rollin'
On my Whisper a go go

[Edax]

It feels like watching a Lord of the Rings movie that is interrupted with X-Men adds, taking you out of the immersion.

Is it really that immersion breaking if an X-Man add like Toad just suddenly showed up in Lord of the Rings? Gollum already looks like a toad.

[zackete]

Is it really that immersion breaking if an X-Man add like Toad just suddenly showed up in Lord of the Rings? Gollum already looks like a toad.

Hahaha, that was actually funny :P

[rance-sama]

Oh, this thread again.
Yikes.

[Kurando]

Skimpy clad bikini axe wielding warriors and speedo wearing mages, I'm pretty sure the immersion of this game was taken away a long time ago. Just enjoy the game, everything is all in good fun for that amusement park style entertainment.

[KaitoAsaha]

Except that adding that stuff takes up dev time that could have been spent something like, say, improving the glamour system.

Lots of things take up their time, the value of which varying from person to person. Me? I find them adding the recording function to be a waste of time, which could have also taken from improving the glamour system. But if they have it in the works to give us a crossover then by all means let it happen, immersion be damned. There's a number of any and all things that will distract or pull their attention away from things that could use some work, in game, it's just a thing that's going to happen, but for crossovers to get singled out is kinda weird.