i actually liked how the world of 1.0 felt. it all seemed to work together and really gave the feel of a world [somewhat] under seige and using all of the materials around them. an example that was apparent to anyone were the materials used to craft items; you could SEE those items in the finished product and all of the armor in the game looked like it belonged to that time and world.

the introduction of the AF armor completely threw everything off. darklight, while a bit flashy, i think still goes with the theme i was just talking about but obviously it's a prestigious piece of armor and one to be visually different from the rest.

with all of that being said, 1.0 was pretty boring with it's browns, greens and blacks and although i loved the feeling the world gave me i would like for them to go into more detail and obviously have some awesome looking gear.

what i DO NOT want, although already happening and i'm sure will continue to happen, is girly, childish garbage that we see in the more recent FF titles, 10-2, 13, 13-2 - that crap isn't going to protect you from anything. it's a shame that this is the direction they're going ...

the whole vanity idea is for the birds...