If van darnas is riding around in fuel spaceships...

[Finchley]

then why are we running around on birds v. I am just curious, watching the latest gameplay trailers, if such technology exists in game for modern fuel injected spaceship jet like vehicles flying about, then why do we not have trains, cars, bikes, or a more modern approach to transportation.

It doesn't bother me at all, I love chocobo's, I am just slightly baffled as to how it all fits into the game atmosphere. I feel like FFXIV is set in ancient times of magic and dragons and old flying air balloons, so where do modern space ships fit in, and why is it only van darnus who seems to be keeping up with modern technology where as we just happy to ride chocobos and ride flying air balloons to get between cities?

Looking forwards to August

[Deli]

/call moose...


it's described in the lore.
some are here at official page: http://na.finalfantasyxiv.com/world/...garlean-empire

besides... chocobo doesn't belong to 3 city states either... we have nothing... oh maybe goobue

[Finchley]

/call moose...


it's described in the lore.
some are here at official page: http://na.finalfantasyxiv.com/world/...garlean-empire

besides... chocobo doesn't belong to 3 city states either... we have nothing... oh maybe goobue

Oh thats interesting, so van Darnus uses magitech, and no one else knows how to use it. What a shame! thanks for the link.

[Zahak]

/call moose...


it's described in the lore.
some are here at official page: http://na.finalfantasyxiv.com/world/...garlean-empire

besides... chocobo doesn't belong to 3 city states either... we have nothing... oh maybe goobue

Goobbuetech > Magitech

[Alerith]

The three nations and probably Ishgard aren't really Magitek savvy. It took Cid defecting from the Garlean Empire to start introducing it's mechanical genius to Eorzea.

Goobbuetech > Magitech

Also, yes.

[Catapult]

If such technology exists in game for modern fuel injected spaceship jet like vehicles flying about, then why do we not have trains, cars, bikes, or a more modern approach to transportation.

We do, but the reality is that Eorzeans are only beginning to integrate this technology into their society.

Magitech technology made the overwhelming majority of its leaps and bounds inside the Garlean Empire and only within the last generation or so. What the Eorzeans have is knowledge smuggled out of Garlemald by the Garlond Ironworks and Ala Mhigan rebels.

Recent advances include small scale airships and the Nanawa mining locomotives. But for every advance Eorzea makes, Garlemald is three steps further ahead.

It is like comparing a developed country (USA, Australia, Germany) to a developing country (Bangladesh, Mongolia).

[Punainen]

I assume for one that cerillium (sp?) is rare, and Eorzea is not up to speed technologically with Garlemald. Also chocobos are all terrain. It's like saying why does anyone in any country ever ride a horse when America has airplanes.

Also, Eorzea does have a train (there's a track). We just don't have compact personal vehicles yet. Plus a lot of the NPCs, like us players, have a fondness for chocobos as living creatures, and thus would opt for them even if other choices were available.

[Mjollnir]

I hate those bleeding birds and their hyper-annoying, loud, always-on soundtrack.

Roll on personal Magitek armour.

[Coris]

I hate those bleeding birds and their hyper-annoying, loud, always-on soundtrack.

Roll on personal Magitek armour.

There's an option now (Configuration -> Sound) for enabling and disabling Sound while riding a mount.

[Mjollnir]

There's an option now (Configuration -> Sound) for enabling and disabling Sound while riding a mount.

Good to know, thanks. Missed that.