Get rid of eorzea time and just use real time

[Priya]

They should never get rid of Eorzea time. Having a gameworld time is an absolutely amazing thing, and it's not exactly common among MMOs currently.

It allows people to experience the game at all hours instead of always seeing night or always seeing day. There have actually been a few complaints about this on WoW over the years.

It also has the potential to allow the devs to add a bit of depth to the game. Such as mobs that spawn at night.

I've always loved the idea of a gameworld having its own time independent of the real-world. Especially when it comes to hours in the day. As long as they don't drag the game day out too long or make it way too short (I found FFXI's cycles to be really well done), Eorzea time should, more often than not, be a fairly positive experience for people.

As far as realistic dates... this is a Fantasy game. I don't mind if my character makes it to 300 years old in game while still looking hawt.

EDIT: In regards to realm time: the devs can add a clock that is on server time. WoW has two clocks, one is server time, and one is your time zone (in case they're different). SE can do something similar to show you game time and Realm time, maybe even your time zone as well.