Thread: Maps redesing for 2.0... cities too?!

Originally Posted by Allistar

...and...what if SE were to make the distance traveled between each city-state the same...of course with varying terrain and mobs...this way no one city becomes the hub of all activity...maybe even adjust the leves and quest involved so they all get an equal share of outstanding and not so outstanding rewards...

You mean how it pretty much is now distance-wise? The main issue is that the main scenario leads you to Ul'dah and pretty much leaves you there. Ul'dah stays at Ul'dah, Limsa goes to Ul'dah, Grid goes to Ul'dah. Everybody is in Ul'dah, and it really doesn't direct you elsewhere without looping back to... you guessed it! Ul'dah.

Originally Posted by LlenCoram

Seriously? You can't honestly want a petition for this without even knowing to what degree the tweaks will happen.

First of all, i'm glad you came to your senses and removed personal attacks (as per your editing comment) simply because you have a different opinion to me and have different interests.

In reply to your quoted comment above:

Originally Posted by Rukkirii

We had a talk with Yoshida about this, and he let us know that the three city-states won't be completely redesigned from the ground up after the launch of 2.0. However, areas that caused a lot of frustration or weren't very convenient might have some changes made to them.

That to me sounds clear enough with emphasis on the bold and underline.

Originally Posted by LlenCoram

Everyone needs to relax and wait to see what they have in store. If, when they release some info on the changes being made, the cities are shown as being exactly the same, as if someone just pulled them out of the game and placed them back in to the new maps creating some sort of anachronistic nightmare, then feel free to start making petitions. Until then, chill. We have no idea what they have in store for the cities.

I won't rule out the possibility of it being decent with some tweaks here and there. The point here however was more of a redesign than just simple tweaks here and there. In the end, neither one of us knows how it will turn out but what we do know is whatever info they do give us, and judging from the rep's comment, it just simply doesn't hold up to the 2.0 standards many have come to expect. I certainly don't speak for all, i can see some people ok with this, however i as well as many others have already expressed our disappointment.

The other point is why wait until it's a tad bit too late when they are currently working on a complete overhaul of the world? Isn't this the right time to speak up and express our concerns? What is it with this attitude of just keep shut and let them do their work. Yoshi has on more instances than i can count kept asking for our feedback, be it positive or negative. Let people raise their voices already and to each their own.

You may be right and it may impress, if so, let this message be heard to the devs, and just maybe they will rest our minds with some detailed concept art. But until then, i say expect more messages like this.

Originally Posted by Denmo

They are cities inside of forts. There's a difference.

sorry but this feels a lot more like a city than any of the places in FFXIV

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pnMD3leaaRM&feature=related

I wished NPCs lived in the city and moved about...and the children played in the streets...to this day there's only one NPC that is memorable to me...Ul'dah's Ococo juggling...

Remember your other games...I want the streets full like The Last Remnant! Which by the way was an SE game...so understated...it's one of SE's best games...too bad it didn't get the attention it deserved.

I happen to really like Ul'dah and Limsa. Gridania, however, can burn to the ground for all I care.