I think it's time to merge the starting zone maps (ie: old/new grid) into one zone

[PotatoTree]

I still think traversing between the split zones in each starting city is a jarring and bad experience. That might have been necessary for the PS3 or whatever, but with modern systems surely the map zones could be merged into a single zone now?

For example, the Crystarium, Old Sharlayan, Radz are all single zones despite being big, so the technology is definitely there.

[Catwho]

I still think traversing between the split zones in each starting city is a jarring and bad experience. That might have been necessary for the PS3 or whatever, but with modern systems surely the map zones could be merged into a single zone now?

For example, the Crystarium, Old Sharlayan, Radz are all single zones despite being big, so the technology is definitely there.

Seconded. The PS3 is dead along with its 128 MB RAM.

This sounds like the kind of low risk, high return project SE can give to the interns during the 7.X patch cycle to me! Or a "lunchtime project" like flying in ARR zones was.

[Sjol]

Seconded. The PS3 is dead along with its 128 MB RAM.

This sounds like the kind of low risk, high return project SE can give to the interns during the 7.X patch cycle to me! Or a "lunchtime project" like flying in ARR zones was.

I wish, but I think this would be a massive undertaking.

[Rueby]

It'd be really fun to be in upper limsa and see people in lower limsa. I wonder if it's less of the technology and more of an issue with with player culling. We already see effects of culling in areas like lower limsa, I feel like if upper and lower got combined we might see player culling more often.... I'm not sure though. Limsa is pretty small and in my experience tends to be very crowded. I wish player culling is an option on PC rather than something forced, and also an option to hide player characters....

Personally I'd love to see it but I'm not sure if it'll happen.