Stars are not Planets

[Mawlzy]

As FF14 exists in an alternate form of Earth, with it's inhabitants spanning the equivalent of tens of thousands of years in technological development across the various regions and races at the same time, it's not a far stretch to have ones call different celestial bodies all "stars".
So, to the OP, yes star is a valid term for a planet in FF14 megaverse.

Where all this falls down is that key players in FF14 have undertaken interstellar travel. As such, the distinction between a planet and a star -- initially muddled by planet-bound observers -- would not only be very obvious to them, distinguishing the two would be a matter of considerable importance.

That said, the fact we're forced to deal with impossible day-night and seasonal cycles is probably a bigger deal.

[Rabblerabble]

I actually like that they use lingo not 1 for 1 in game.

It is a fantasy game, and I feel it kind of brings me into the fantasy a bit to hear them refer to it as "a star".

[Mireille_Bouquet]

Where all this falls down is that key players in FF14 have undertaken interstellar travel. As such, the distinction between a planet and a star -- initially muddled by planet-bound observers -- would not only be very obvious to them, distinguishing the two would be a matter of considerable importance.

That said, the fact we're forced to deal with impossible day-night and seasonal cycles is probably a bigger deal.

True, however as it's been only like maybe 2 or 3 years time from the day the level one WoL had their daydream of giant crystals until the latest patch of the DT expansion..... Not a stretch

[Rongway]

惑星 is wakusei "planet" not 星 "star"

The word for "planet" in Japanese, 惑星, is literally "confused star".

Just like some real world planet names are "Fire Star", "Water Star", "Wood Star", "Gold Star", etc.

[Exmo]

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Please don't change fanciful and flavorful language for the sake of scientific accuracy. Not like it's actually upsetting anyone.

[Zero-ELEC]

"Star" referring to planet is a common astrological term. "Wandering star" is a common, layman, term for a planet.

Context also would explain over the hundreds of hours of game what the characters mean when they say "star" if you're somehow not well-read enough to have encountered these fairly common terms. These aren't even archaic, literary, or even technical terms.

[Brandr]

Only confusing to children, perhaps.

Leave the term as it is.

[MaikoRaines]

Because of the upcoming new Cosmic Exploration, it is more important now than ever to do a find-and-replace of all instances of "star" when used to refer to a "planet."
Please fix it. This is actively confusing and not helpful to new players trying to understand the game's lore. No language besides English does this in their dialog.
While your at it, purge all usages of "Repast" from Dawntrail. If someone with no knowledge of Middle English has to Google it you shouldn't use it in your game.

[SummerAnt]

Nope, it's not a high sci-fi game. Don't kill the immersion for the sake of punctuality.