How could the developers destroyed Tural like this?

[Talael]

Tural is the worst setting ever created for a rpg. For real, u wasted an entire continent to create a boring, bland and too safe environment, that lacks any wonder, mystery and reasons for players to care and sympathize with it.

There was no enemies, being it cultists, savage tribes (perhaps even cannibals), old mysterious ruins, conflicts, tales of ancient beings, forgotten and dangerous places... nothing. Everything is peacefull and happy and extremely uninteresting.

How did u waste a full continent like this? Even hingashi has more wonder than this thing. Im beyond disappointed with the direction FFXIV has moved too. Its like the ppl in charge dont care about the plot anymore.

[DynnDiablos]

I just found the zones to be severely underutilized. They were massive, with very little to do or see.

[Lyndina]

If it counts...i liked the bgm of Shaloani when i quested there, because i reminded me a bit of Red dead redemption. Anything else...yeah. Agree. Nothing that sticks out, no ancient ruins, no "maia" temples..nothing that makes you wonder "what could be in there". Just a boring peaceful contient where nothing happens.

[Sensui]

To be fair. None of the zones are very immersive. All the assets in the area of all the zones feel like a prop in a fun house.

That's something the game lacks. An actual threat and sense of discovery and adventure in the open world. Would be great if you had to explore inside a tomb or dungeon in the open world without access to a mount. Battle your way through beastman strongholds. Find open world treasure, ect. Everything is just instanced.

[CVXIV]

you wanted to go to a place that we call the new world and find savage, cannibalistic tribes?
I'm not even against the main message that they could've done more with Tural, but man lol

[CVXIV]

To be fair. None of the zones are very immersive. All the assets in the area of all the zones feel like a prop in a fun house.

That's something the game lacks. An actual threat and sense of discovery and adventure in the open world. Would be great if you had to explore inside a tomb or dungeon in the open world without access to a mount. Battle your way through beastman strongholds. Find open world treasure, ect. Everything is just instanced.

They have the hoofing it debuff which forces you to dismount and I think they could utilize it a lot more for ideas like that, an enemy base you can't mount up in

[Infindox]

I like the areas in Tural (well, most of them) but in their current state they aren't much. There's a lot of interesting set pieces but the game barely does anything with them, if at all.
I won't pass complete judgement until the patch content comes out. The society quests in both Shadowbringers and Endwalker did liven up some areas I otherwise thought needed more.

I'm not sure what will save Heritage Found though, that area I think is my least favorite in the game.

[Eraden]

Mao agrees with many peoples here! Zones too tiny and has no interesting things to explore or dangers whats actually deadly. Compare to GW2 zones. GW2 zones HUGE and has lots points interest, vistas, xps for explorings, hidden spots with sometimes treasures, and much MUCH deadly creatures. Mao wishes is more of thats in FFXIV.

[Connor]

This post was clearly made by a Garlean lol. ‘Savage tribes?’

And uh… why cultists ? Do you mean you expected them to be some ‘witch doctor’ shaking a stick around a fire…?

Calling Living Memory ‘happy and uninteresting’ is certainly a take too. I guess it’s a perspective thing? Seemed like literal hell to me.

Wasn’t the main conflict between Wuk and Sphene / their ideologies? Whether it was executed extremely poorly is up for debate (barely lol it just wasn’t done well), but I mean, it’s there. Plus they had Zoraal Ja as the ‘stereotypical villain’.

Aren’t the Tural Vidraal or w/e they’re called literally ‘ ancient beings’ that have been become the subject of various stories? How much more ancient are we talking? Like, Amaurotine? Early post-sundering? lol

‘Old mysterious ruins’ weren’t present in any normal capacity, I’ll grant that. But then, we literally visit the ruins of Alexandria, so that’s old and ruins at least lol. 2/3!

I’m unsure what ‘dangerous and forgotten places’ would be? Do you mean dangerous as in areas with super strong enemies or the actual vibe/aesthetic of the areas? The former they’d never risk doing again after 1.0 (the bloody things were everywhere and it was a huge pain in the ass lol); for the latter, I’m sure there’s plenty of areas that fit that description, and I don’t imagine they were the last

Also before anyone comes and tries to put me in ‘Dawntrail enjoyer jail’ this is all coming from someone who’d give the story like a 6/10 and that’s being extremely generous lol

[Sensui]

This post was clearly made by a Garlean lol. ‘Savage tribes?’

This made me laugh, thank you for that, really needed it today.