What improvements would you like to see in the environment?

[TheVigilant]

I'd like to see:

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- Rare NPC's that hand out special minions, housing items and the like. Sort of like how there's that NPC in Western La Noscea that exchanges items for a Wind Up Sun and a Wind Up Moon.

It can be a rare black market NPC that appears on specific times in specific places or maybe travels around, selling special items for a specific currency, if not gil?

[kaynide]

+1 to more NPCs doing “stuff” in towns and open world. GW2 does a great job at this and it makes the world feel very alive.

For me, I wouldn’t mind seeing smaller, more intricate zones. Or zones that just have a lot of details shoved everywhere.

I would also like more open world “adventure”; places that are very dangerous to wander around in and will most certainly result in death..but also there are great rewards to be found.

Also, controversial, but I would like the world to just be more lethal in general. It’s absolutely a relic of “the old days”, but I really enjoyed the stress and payoff of dungeon delving in FF11. Lots of cat and mouse with mobs!

Finally, easy one: have the fishing voyage actually move through the sea and not park.

[Alleo]

Well I would love if the maps would have more normal wild life in them. Maybe some cute birds flying around and other smaller critter going on with their lifes. Then maybe a few more NPCs going on their daily route.
On top of that it would be lovely to have animals/monsters out there that are passive. I have a hard time believing that normal npcs would survive out there if everything is just aggro.

It would also be great if we could find a certain amount of notes in each dungeon. This could give us more lore.

Take those field notes that have been dropping in Bozdja and the Nier raid in that collections tab and expand to literally everything everywhere.

+1 for this.

[Hycinthus]

Small carriages or transport vehicles that move in the world and move around in the zone, and not instanced. And people can get onboard and move along with said vehicles. It will give the area more life i think.

[Rein_eon_Osborne]

Time & Weather

A calendar At character creation engine the last few section requires us to select our WoL birthdate. It’d be nice to see -that- calendar actually go in motion in relation to Eorzea Time (ET). And while you’re at it, throw in the four seasons and adjust how it affects each area’s weather. (I.e cold weather in winter turns into snow/blizzard, but in summer it’ll just turn into rain/thunderstorm depending on where it occurs.

[TheVigilant]

I'd like to see as I venture through a zone, a giant world boss passing by flying over my head or walking around causing a shaking on the ground or causing a climate change or just a change in the atmosphere.. That feel of something serious is passing by in the sky or on the ground nearby..

[DamianFatale]

I'd like to see as I venture through a zone, a giant world boss passing by flying over my head or walking around causing a shaking on the ground or causing a climate change or just a change in the atmosphere.. That feel of something serious is passing by in the sky or on the ground nearby..

The feeling Breath of the Wild gave me when one of those dragons passes by.. just beautiful. I also want to feel the same thing in this game. Although with something peaceful who has no mind for the player. :3

As for my own ideas, I think that we need more colors. One thing that makes me happy about the upcoming expansion is the inclusion of more color on Thavnair. We need the game to go a bit beyond its usual pallet. ESPECIALLY in the deserts. Places like Ivalice, and Ahm Araeng always look way better than Uldah did. It also doesn't help that the Sagoli desert is much prettier.

[TheVigilant]

I'd also like it if the humanoid mobs would look like they are busy with things, like they are conversing or interacting with each other, something like they are talking, having arguments or maybe looking busy working with stuff, at least just doing emotes.

And I want to see objects that move in the environment, like a fruit falling from a tree, and perhaps I can right click on that fruit and gain a buff, just like eating from food for buff from my inventory.

I also hope to see small animals, flying butterflies (like the ones on the Spriggan mount), dragonflies and other bugs in the outdoors.

The feeling Breath of the Wild gave me when one of those dragons passes by.. just beautiful. I also want to feel the same thing in this game. Although with something peaceful who has no mind for the player. :3

As for my own ideas, I think that we need more colors. One thing that makes me happy about the upcoming expansion is the inclusion of more color on Thavnair. We need the game to go a bit beyond its usual pallet. ESPECIALLY in the deserts. Places like Ivalice, and Ahm Araeng always look way better than Uldah did. It also doesn't help that the Sagoli desert is much prettier.

Yup, I like the colors and designs of the new zones as well.