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Final Fantasy XIV: A Realm Reborn: Nighttime Arrives in Game
SBFord
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Some nice new screenshots have shown up on the Final Fantasy XIV: A Realm Reborn site. Prior to the latest update to the alpha client, fans had only seen the daylight hours. The new screenshots show off the night, spotlighting the passage of time in game.
As many of you may recall from the Alpha version walkthroughs released last month, we had yet to introduce the passing of time, so all the footage you saw took place in the day.
Our programmers, however, have been busy working behind the scenes, readying the realm for nightfall...and here’s an exclusive first look!
Read the blog post and check out the rest of the screens on the Final Fantasy XIV: A Realm Reborn site.
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"You are all going to poop yourselves." BillMurphy
"Laugh and the world laughs with you. Weep and you weep alone."
yeah, but didn't the big one turn out to be bahamut inside who f'd up everthing?
Indeed, the smaller moon called Dalamud turned out to be Bahamut's prison that was orbiting Hydaelyn, and Dalamud was destoried when Bahamut broke free. So it took the scarfice of a whole moon for FFXIV to be reborn.
Because flying a Minmatar ship is like going down a flight of stairs on an office chair while firing an Uzi.
Not to be a troll, but moon phases don't actually cause seasons. The tilt of the planet does.
However, I'll assume you mean that if they had enough attention-to-detail to add moon phases, that maybe they also had enough attention to add seasons. That would be pretty cool, and I don't know of any MMOs that do that. Anyone know of one?
P.S. The pessimist in me says there will not be seasons. Will there even be weather?
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I think Everquest 2 used to have seasons, where you would get more rainfall. I think they removed that now though, I haven't seen it rain in the Commonlands for a few years now.
I like the idea of areas being more dangerous and different kinds of mobs being more common/spawning faster etc. in day/night cycles.
Love the idea of seasons too.
Suprised no MMO has really put forth the effort to do it right.
There is plenty of information about ARR if you can be bothered to research it for yourself.
I'm strictly talking about the most recent media they've been releasing. It's all so damn boring.
Guess you will have to wait for open Beta, Nothing is finalised yet, probably why you havnt seen much. There was a ton of feedback from Alpha, and I can only assume they are currently making changes. They are bringing in a few FFXI elements to ARR if that helps you.
FFXI, Weather in all regions is changing by season. Days have elemental properties and moon phases influence many things like crafting and drop rates. Weather plays a big role in spellcasting, some items, Summons even item drops and NM pops.
FFXI Weather and Seasons
Same here. :-) Except can not wait for release. Will never go again in beta ... all pleasure later playing polished game is lost. But this also to you beta players so ... play beta. :-))
FFXI already had day/night cycles done correctly, and a crude "season" cycle also in place.