Let's have Tents

[Venat]

Tents were only used from up to FF9. I personally would like to see how in a MMO it would be applyed.

Whats a Tent...?

In past FF's Tent was a item that could heal all your party members in a Field Area or at a save point.

Few ideas...

/tent emote just for fun. Kinda like /sit.

Retainer Shop maybe in Field Zones.

Way to get Bed bonus when you log out in a Field Zone.

[Daku_Naito]

Doesn't sound bad, the question is how would they implement it?

[Wolfie]

The real question is, what purpose would they serve? Our MP and health already regen fast enough. Tents in previous games were used because there was no out of combat regen.

[Daku_Naito]

The real question is, what purpose would they serve? Our MP and health already regen fast enough. Tents in previous games were used because there was no out of combat regen.

We don't have to be able to use them in the outside world. Maybe a huge dungeon with something that affects region rate? I don't know if it would even be feasible, but it would be a nice throwback to old Final Fantasies, like much of this game has been.

[Airget]

My concept of tents would be an option that would allow you to save mid-dungeon so you could carry on later on. Rather then have small fast-paced dungeons, they introduce dungeons which would take some time but for those who might not have enough time they could "save" their progress and continue at a later time.

The only thing to keep in mind though is that they would have to have the same people with them when they re-enter the dungeon so it would pretty much be designed for static groups.

[MariyaShidou]

I demand the ability to torch other people's tents.

Pee Kay!

[casker]

tent for when you are in the wilderness and want rest exp, but don't want to return

[Jynx]

As much as I'd like to have tents for nights out in the wilderness the concept doesn't lend itself to the game as it stands.

Now let's say that during night the wilderness got damn scary and setting up a tent could keep you safe from things like undead spawning near you or at least not being agressive to Players in your camp. Would be nice to set up a tend and talk over a campfire while you planned your route during the daytime hours. Perhaps it could be a gimick in a specific zone that once your strong enough that you don't need to fear the dark but in your early trips to the area knowing when to pitch a tent could be a life saver.

But I can allready hear the whines of "wasting my precious time"...

[Shurrikhan]

Now let's say that during night the wilderness got damn scary and setting up a tent could keep you safe from things like undead spawning near you or at least not being agressive to Players in your camp. Would be nice to set up a tend and talk over a campfire while you planned your route during the daytime hours. Perhaps it could be a gimick in a specific zone that once your strong enough that you don't need to fear the dark but in your early trips to the area knowing when to pitch a tent could be a life saver.

But I can allready hear the whines of "wasting my precious time"...

The whiners can stay out of those lands. It's not like every FFXI land was touched, and regardless of that it's fun to have some environments that differ significantly over a course of day. I'd love campfire strategy meeting. Exploration as it stands is as easy as not getting too close to a mob, despite that FFXIV invites (until realizing how small the world is as a whole at least) exploration as a near-breathtaking possibility upon stumbling into it.

In short, I'm all for it. Both the tents, and zones that would make fun use of them. Using it as an outdoor-deployable inn or for save points in long instances would also be interesting.

[Tezz_Xivectro]

The real question is, what purpose would they serve? Our MP and health already regen fast enough. Tents in previous games were used because there was no out of combat regen.

In-addition to acting as they do in other FF's, they could serve to buff the party with meaningful benefits. The tent would have a long recast timer (30min~).

If someone new joins the party and uses a tent, it will start everyone's timers all over again. Usable only at aetherytes & gates (maybe accompanied by a short CS).

Finally, if the party is race-based, then the tent's size will change to accommodate. There would be a rare event that a Bear might attack the party as well (esp, if anyone has Honey on them).