NIGHT TIME!!

[Yrusama]

in FFXI is not myth there are stars in each point and they have a color like red,blue,green and so on for each element. Each point on a compass had two points for each type of element one that make you get better HQ and one that make you get less HQ but more skill points to level up your craft but more risk of failing and if you fail in FFXI it's all over. Unlike FFXIV where you have a chance to fix your mistake and get 100% in FFXI it was craft and it happen in 2sec it would be you craft the item or you fail the item.

I agree that it's nice to have more control over crafting, but in XI if you fail the synth you're only guaranteed to lose the crystal. There's still a chance you'll keep that rare Shining Cloth or whatever other materials you're using. At least in 1.0, if you failed the synth, you lost everything. There are perks to either system.

[Shougun]

Light pollution is actually an interesting idea to possibly implement. Now that I look at it, the third pic with the slightly purple sky looks like it has it. Maybe you can't see as much of the sky in industrious areas/cities and only get the full effect of the stars in certain zones? Either way though, while it certainly looks nice as is, some more oomph in the night sky would be nice!

I think that is very interesting, still I think Grid really needs a little more oomph as you put it. I can imagine the Golden Saucer and perhaps if its in a Jueno/Zanarkand ish city area with tons of light pollution (just like a present day city).

Golden Saucer
Uldah
Limsa / Grid


Found cute images of light pollution XD

Country vs City:

[Zenaku]

Yeah, it's a reference to Final Fantasy XI.



I always thought it was BS...yet I still faced those directions just in case. Stupid superstition!

i got 80 cooking in FFXI and i have to say i don't find that superstition at all when facing the direction for more skill up i did get more skill up when i needed HQ i did get HQ so in FFXI it was not fake in FFXIV it could or may not be fake.

[Matsume]

you guys might be right, maybe the tress are in the way, or maybe its just that particular region. I'm satisfied with what I'm seeing, but I really hope we can get a night sky like this.

I already complained a little so I didnt want to provoke the knights.. But now that you brought it up - Gridania's sky looks like it has light pollution. I see more in the city then they are seeing there lol.

I think they design a 'slightly' light polluted night because they think their players have never seen the real night sky :P

Just to give FFXIV a fair shake:

[Deli]

/cough
time to read Yoshi-P's answer again:
(Original link is down, all I have is Forum Link)

Gamer Escape: With the live letter from the producer, there was a question about moon phase and direction with crafting (room laughs) I was really surprised! You’ve been so honest and straightforward with your answers and you didn’t really tell us anything! Can you give us a yes or no on if there’s something that affects crafting outside of stats?

Yoshida: Yeah I heard about this… it goes back to the times of FFXI where everyone’s talking about moon phases or that you have to face northeast to get a higher chance of things not breaking or high quality. What it comes down to for example like… this item will make this Materia. That type of information is necessary because I don’t like the player to try and make, for example, that enmity Materia from an item that will never produce it because that’s not fair to the player because they don’t know that. So releasing that type of data to the player that says “ok this item will get you a chance to get this” I’m all for it. But when it comes down to like moon phases, it comes down to what the player believes. There are times when that belief actually helps the player. If the player believes enough then maybe that will help them, or if they feel that will help them get the result they want then it works for them. But people that don’t want to believe that, that works for them as well. It’s something I’d rather keep a mystery because I like letting the players having something to believe in. But when it comes to an actual probability type of thing, those stats I’m not afraid of revealing which is why we’re going to be releasing that Materia table.

Gamer Escape: (sigh) I tried.

Koji: You’re never going to get an answer! You’ll have to wait until Final Fantasy XVII Online or something like that and maybe the next director will say.

Yoshida: By saying yes or no, it might destroy a little piece of somebody inside… you know, that dream they have that facing northwest is really going to help and.. maybe it does!

I love X-files so.. the truth is out there! That should be your answer. (room laughing) Trust no one! The truth is out there, trust no one! Fight the future is my motto. I’ve got it on all my e-mails! Fight the future!

believe what you want to, but please don't be a missionary and send me bunch /tell and explain how you think moon phase will change your synth. keep the religion to yourself. (had to deal with lots ppl back at 1.0...so much pain...)

[Warlock]

I love how the lighting looks on the first two shots. Especially the second one.

This one looks a tad too bright, though:


Now I really wanna see how it will look outside of town without all the lamps and stuff.

Good thing Eorzeans don't think like New Yorkers or Las Vegas else you would say cities brightness blinds you

[Firesped]

In version 1.0 there was a relation to your crafting, drop rate, materia success rate, the moon phase and your guardian.

so depending on who your guardian was, at certain points in the moon phase you would have better success with crafting, drops from monsters, and materia synthing. In version 2.0 we will have to figure out the new system yoshi-p puts in place.

[indira]

firefall a sandbox FPS has the best use of lighting at night not too dark not to bright and you can use a flash light.

[indira]

In version 1.0 there was a relation to your crafting, drop rate, materia success rate, the moon phase and your guardian.

so depending on who your guardian was, at certain points in the moon phase you would have better success with crafting, drops from monsters, and materia synthing. In version 2.0 we will have to figure out the new system yoshi-p puts in place.

SE said that had no influence in 1.0, you god was useless the whole way through.

[strallaalaa]

like those pics, love how the lights from the homes light up the area in the night.