Copied Factory

[Freyt]

It was absolutely beautiful. The fights themselves were easy to grasp and maneuver around. I would have liked to see it be a little more difficult, but maybe we'll get that in the next two. It would have been nice to have more story, but exploration mode of Copied Factory was a delightful surprise. Now I want a UI Skin in the manner of Automata.

[hynaku]

They should made it where part boss fights you flew around in those battle suits attacking the boss and normal monsters in there like real Nier game. Those fights was best thing about Nier game.

[AnimaAnimus]

I like the music and the nier nostalgia, but I have questions... Some may have been answered in the quests leading up but honestly I was paying only half attention, those dwarves were annoying as all get out and I just wanted to be done with them. This whole thing just seemed like such a big break from established lore and plausibility that it just sticks out like a sore thumb. At least they fit Ivalice into the world and its lore, this is just out of no where.

So did this giant robotics factory just exist this whole time without anyone in the world noticing? Even after it was spared the flood?

Is it in the mountain? Whether it is or not it had to be spotted at some point by someone since there is clear sky overhead.

How is it that there are androids this advanced but the ppl can barely get a giant rock to function.

Why did we have to come here from another world, these androids could have easily taken out the light wardens without having to worry about being corrupted.

How come the flora is unique to the area? Is an area that large and apparently that open to the outside world really that contained..

There is more but that's off the top of my head

[Bright-Flower]

I like the music and the nier nostalgia, but I have questions... Some may have been answered in the quests leading up but honestly I was paying only half attention, those dwarves were annoying as all get out and I just wanted to be done with them. This whole thing just seemed like such a big break from established lore and plausibility that it just sticks out like a sore thumb. At least they fit Ivalice into the world and its lore, this is just out of no where.

So did this giant robotics factory just exist this whole time without anyone in the world noticing? Even after it was spared the flood?

Is it in the mountain? Whether it is or not it had to be spotted at some point by someone since there is clear sky overhead.

How is it that there are androids this advanced but the ppl can barely get a giant rock to function.

Why did we have to come here from another world, these androids could have easily taken out the light wardens without having to worry about being corrupted.

How come the flora is unique to the area? Is an area that large and apparently that open to the outside world really that contained..

There is more but that's off the top of my head

Unless these are answered by the post raid quest exploration stuff (that I intend to do but haven't found the time for yet), I don't think we really have a clear idea on what the heck is going on yet. Hopefully part 2 sheds more light.

[Nestama]

How come the flora is unique to the area? Is an area that large and apparently that open to the outside world really that contained..

Like I said on the third page, it's most likely all taking place inside the mountain/underground. It's called the Copied Factory, which means that everything (sky included) beyond the door leading to the factory is a copy of a specific part of planet Earth. Interestingly enough, the sun itself also kinda supports my theory, as its position doesn't make sense. In the Factory, it's to the north west, yet Norvrandt/Eorzea is a little to the north of the Shards/Hydaelyn's equator (meaning it should be to the south/behind us in the raid). If we were really facing east (the direction we're facing when entering the excavation sight), then it makes even less sense for the suns position, as it cannot be to our west. Any other direction just makes me wonder how far/deep the excavation sight really is.

[Lacan]

Yea, we really have no clue about what is really going on in that copied factory yet. The sky itself might not even be real, it could be an entirely environmentally controlled area with a false skybox.

[Schwarzwind]

Music was cool, boss mechanics as well. But I am not a big fan of the raid aesthetic, the tank boss design and the gundam wing fight with the strange boy at the end.

Since I never played Nier I have no clue what is going on and why that little boy is trying to kill the woman in white. It is also unclear why those two are there to begin with and who those dead people in one of the rooms were and why they are dead. Hope we learn more in future patches. Right now the raid feels very diconnected from FFXIV, at least to me.

The dwarfes were cute though. I like them xD

[AxHell]

While I would have loved to have some lore before, during and after the raid, I really enjoyed it and didn't mind grinding it to get loot.

Having enjoyed Nier A, it was a great raid and I can't wait to see what the next raids will be like.

My favorite boss in it was Hobbes, the second one (or Glados if you will.)

Imo there should be more fights like this one where the environment interacts with the players, with each alliance having their own mechanics to deal with.

The other bosses were great as well but I really enjoyed Hobbes.

[Rhus]

Such a shame even in the world of xiv nines can’t even keep his feet on solid ground lol

[StriderShinryu]

Really enjoyed it, but I also came into it as a Nier fan so I was sort of pre-disposed to like it. I'm eager to see where they go with it next both storyline wise and design wise. Amusement Park with maybe a dash of Machine Village next and Tower with maybe some touches of Copied City for the last part is my guess.

My only issue is that it felt like the bosses took a long time to kill but I'm sure that will improve over time and gear improvement.