This is why quest markers make the game for 2 year olds

[TheVedis]

Yeah, they did, for the LW quest. That's why I'm saying it's excessive! There were THREE markers on the path, showing you a path where to walk to the chocobo stables. Do the level 20 LW quest yourself if you don't believe me and you'll see!

thats a bad example, cuz those were specific Cut Scenes you had to go to

if you went AROUND the long way to the choco stables, you WOULD NOT get the end cut scene, you had to do them IN ORDER to get there

thats not a path, those are cut scene markers

[Jocko]

Shiyo, I agree with a number of you points. I think that the journey is more important than the reward, and I agree that the game could stand to up the difficulty in a number of areas. At the same time, a number of conveniences should be added to prevent players from just looking up the information via a website, much like what everyone did in XI. It's important to find a proper balance.

I think the best way to handle this is to bold key locations and items in the text of the quest information, and adjust the map to make locations easier to spot. In instances of quests wanting you to find some random spot in the desert, I think the quest information should give you it's coordinates, instead of placing a quest marker on the map. Using these methods, the game gives more than enough information, and at the same time does not lead you directly to your goal.

[Keith_Dragoon]

Shiyo, I agree with a number of you points. I think that the journey is more important than the reward, and I agree that the game could stand to up the difficulty in a number of areas. At the same time, a number of conveniences should be added to prevent players from just looking up the information via a website, much like what everyone did in XI. It's important to find a proper balance.

I think the best way to handle this is to bold key locations and items in the text of the quest information, and adjust the map to make locations easier to spot. In instances of quests wanting you to find some random spot in the desert, I think the quest information should give you it's coordinates, instead of placing a quest marker on the map. Using these methods, the game gives more than enough information, and at the same time does not lead you directly to your goal.

I stopped reading after this post cause its filled with Greater Essence of Win and Truth!

[Chezen]

I think the best way to handle this is to bold key locations and items in the text of the quest information, and adjust the map to make locations easier to spot. In instances of quests wanting you to find some random spot in the desert, I think the quest information should give you it's coordinates, instead of placing a quest marker on the map. Using these methods, the game gives more than enough information, and at the same time does not lead you directly to your goal.

They can do that as long as I get a cute magnifying glass and tweed cap for my character.

[Shiyo]

There's no cutscenes o_O

[TheVedis]

There's no cutscenes o_O

they are quest markers, if you go around you still dont get the end cut scene you MUST go to those spots in order

i know cuz i did go around originaly lol

[Shiyo]

they are quest markers, if you go around you still dont get the end cut scene you MUST go to those spots in order

i know cuz i did go around originaly lol

Oh I didn't know that x_x Ok that makes more sense then.

[TheVedis]

Oh I didn't know that x_x Ok that makes more sense then.

yeah, i had a MAJOR wtf moment when i went where it told me in the description back near launch for that quest

then i backtracked and hit the "cut scene" or marker(which gives you a small message) and then as i went back to the stable from there each marker causes a new message to show til i got to the stables


basicaly, its one of the few examples where it may look like a path but it actualy isnt

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