Open World FFXIV

[MrJadeOfStars]

So the game used to be open world back in 1.0, lets go back to open world, but good. Tera Online is making a come back in a small way, and playing through that game again reminded me we can have a beautiful MMO with open world. Why can Tera do it, which came out back in 2011-2012, but FFXIV in the year 2025 can't?

I want to run into Limsa or Ul'dah OR Gridania without hitting a loading screen. How about actual open world dungeons? The world doesn't have to look like a ugly maze like it was in 1.0, just keep it the way it is but connect everything so you can just run into an area instead of hitting a load screen. I would think you could do more interesting content instead of the same old, same old.

[Hallarem]

Something something technical debt, something something consoles and sony, something something too hard and effort and devs need rest.

Watch the excuses roll in beneath me

But we all know the real reason. The devs just don't want to put in the effort to make a better game when they can just roll out the same thing over and over again and cash in their cheque


This game is need of some new shiny features and things to look forward to with every expansion launch, but they keep giving us the same stuff in new shiny packages.

[All_Nonsense]

Something something technical debt, something something consoles and sony, something something too hard and effort and devs need rest.

Watch the excuses roll in beneath me

But we all know the real reason. The devs just don't want to put in the effort to make a better game when they can just roll out the same thing over and over again and cash in their cheque


This game is need of some new shiny features and things to look forward to with every expansion launch, but they keep giving us the same stuff in new shiny packages.

But you don't understand, the engine! That pesky engine won't let them do anything :C They try really hard but wouldn't ya know it, that mean old engine tells them no

[MayuAmakura]

Devs excuses:

- Console
- PS3 code
- Don't want to bother and it costs a lot

Note that when you mention "cost", you will get attacked by fans saying that this is yet another 100000th miss translation.

[Jeeqbit]

They're not realistically gonna go back to ARR and combine maps, especially with how this would mess with S rank conditions.

You could argue that Occult is an "open world dungeon".

The new deep dungeon will be the open area of Il Mheg, exploring the old ruins. It will actually be outside.

[Hyperia]

They're not realistically gonna go back to ARR and combine maps, especially with how this would mess with S rank conditions.

You could argue that Occult is an "open world dungeon".

The new deep dungeon will be the open area of Il Mheg, exploring the old ruins. It will actually be outside.

They absolutely could merge the old ARR zones but the resources needed to do that are the same as making brand new zones as that is what they would have to do when merging the old zones. They make new ones and delete the old. I don’t think anybody wants to give up an expansion for an ARR clean up.

[Raikai]

The new deep dungeon will be the open area of Il Mheg, exploring the old ruins. It will actually be outside.

What, is this new information?

I thought it was very likely that the map layout ends up being the same (quadrants connected by corridors) but without a lot of visual walls or ceiling to give the impression of being outside. If it's truly an open area with a very different layout structure, then it's actually a great thing.

[Jeeqbit]

What, is this new information?

I thought it was very likely that the map layout ends up being the same (quadrants connected by corridors) but without a lot of visual walls or ceiling to give the impression of being outside. If it's truly an open area with a very different layout structure, then it's actually a great thing.

It's going to be a mix. It's not new info since they said at fanfest before Dawntrail that it would be "open battle content" or a "new take on deep dungeons". This was further explained with these pictures saying we would go across rather than above/below:

[Raikai]

It's going to be a mix. It's not new info since they said at fanfest before Dawntrail that it would be "open battle content" or a "new take on deep dungeons". This was further explained with these pictures:

Interesting about if it's the case about the 1st picture. I just assumed it was somewhere in Il Mheg's map just to point where the entrance is, or at least to illustrate that the DD takes place there. I didn't think the "open battle content" was meant to be about the Deep Dungeon.

I hope is not just a cosmetic thing - like I said before, not just the old DD quadrants+corridors but with open area instead of inside a cave.

[Jeeqbit]

Interesting about if it's the case about the 1st picture. I just assumed it was somewhere in Il Mheg's map just to point where the entrance is, or at least to illustrate that the DD takes place there. I didn't think the "open battle content" was meant to be about the Deep Dungeon.

I hope is not just a cosmetic thing - like I said before, not just the old DD quadrants+corridors but with open area instead of inside a cave.

My guess is that those open rooms with no walls in HoH will be outside areas. Just my impression. Apparently I missed this picture:



I assume it'll be different every time due to pixies playing tricks.