Crossover events and breaking immersion

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I never cared as seeing FFXIV itself has huge scifi elements in it already. It's not just some mideval timeline seeing as it doesn't take place on earth. Just because you have knights doesn't mean robots and mecha cars can't exist. Hell all of the FFs mix the two settings anyway. This just looks like another Final Fantasy to me.

[linay]

This might be an unpopular opinion, but I personally don't like crossover events with long lasting rewards that don't quite fit with the game lore/story line.

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

I understand some players like crossover events and their rewards, but there should be a line drawn on what's a fitting crossover and what isn't.

Isn't longer a role playing game when you break character and story rules.

FFXIV isn't strictly a fantasy world. There is technology involved, which means a lot of things can fit with the game's lore/story, including a car mount and a pig costume. So if you want to immerse yourself in that world, just recognize what type of world it is before setting yourself up for disappointment.

[Mochamonarch]

How long until they open a McDonald's in FFXIV? Place your bets.

Ngl I low-key (read: High key) want them to make a fantasy mcdonalds now.

Let me have my chocobo meat mcchicken.

[Razard]

I require links to this nonsense.
I almost died laughing.

If you want to die a little inside, the whole "Jump breaks Immersion" thing was a defense of the then producer Tanaka (yes, FFXI Tanaka) when he blundered into some bad publicity by saying that "FFXIV doesn't need to have a [jump button]."

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hteH...r&index=3&t=0s

5:41 in the video.

As if I needed any more proof of how out of touch he was.

[Nora_of_Mira]

This might be an unpopular opinion, but I personally don't like crossover events with long lasting rewards that don't quite fit with the game lore/story line.
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Isn't longer a role playing game when you break character and story rules.

we dont decide the game lore/story line, Square does. Not every player even cares about the lore/story, they just enjoy playing the game. Those crossovers are for those people and Square decided to try and cater to all different types of players. thats why we have both Rathlos/Yokai/FF15 car and "RP" tags.

[Gula]

I want to find you and do sick donuts in my Regalia while wearing the toad suit.

[NekoNova]

I find all Miqo'te to break my immersion.
SE please put them on leashes.

[HumanNinjaToo]

I remember FF on NES has robots and basically a space ship (where you fight Tiamat), which is where you were ported too from the tower in the desert. So I think they set the precedent back then...

[Derio]

The Producer of the game stated that FFXIV is a theme park. I dont know how you can break immersion in a theme park by adding new themes.

[Rivxkobe]

If it breaks your immersion then don't do it?

I'm confused. Is one's "immersion" in a fictional world really that important and fragile?