Could this be Limsa Lominsa?

[Xenega]

I am sure most people have seen this video at some point. It was released 3 years ago, and if it is part of FFXIV, I'm sure that a lot has changed... But, this could still be a glimpse at what Limsa Lominsa might look like in the game. Thought I would share.

YouTube - Final Fantasy Next-Gen MMO Concept Video
(Don't know how to post YouTube videos directly)

Do keep in mind that this is 3 years old. Sorry if it was already posted here, didn't see it.

[pixiehawk]

Probably is, which is why they've given information on LL and not so much on the other starter cities.

[Trocian]

Feels unlikely to me that they'd make a city open like that. I'd be a huge strain on any system with actual people running around in real time.

Maybe I'm just way behind tech-wise. >.>

[Averrinicus]

Feels unlikely to me that they'd make a city open like that. I'd be a huge strain on any system with actual people running around in real time.

Maybe I'm just way behind tech-wise. >.>

it's definitely more possible now. I mean Jeuno seemed to handle it on FFXI they just limited the view distance of player characters so it didn't add more lag.

[Mistress Stowastiq]

I recognize that Elvaan do the robot walk anywhere. Looks like it to me, and that one female from that main "Rapture" prototype image we gaped at for ages before the official announcement is in there @ 0:15-16.

[Rammses]

Yeah, except they replaced the pretty glass and steel with Bastok dildos. So it goes.

[Kaluuki]

It probably is, in the development/concept stages.

[Ollieyk]

Dragons at the end kind of match up with the dragons from the trailer too.

[Ronfar]

Isn't that the tech demo they showed a few years back at Microsoft E3? When they said their next MMO was being built for the 360 lol.

[Lovian]

Good point, though the fact that ffXI was released on 360 could be part of the confusion

[Raikku]

Highly doubt it. That concept video is from 2005 and while they may still use the same elements for the city I'm sure it will be entirely different.

[Fallyn]

Highly doubt it. That concept video is from 2005 and while they may still use the same elements for the city I'm sure it will be entirely different.

Apart from it looks clearly about 80% the same as the concept art we've seen of LL so far.

[richardd]

this video came out in 2006? damn, how long they been working on this game? lol

[Xenega]

They have most likely polished the final version up, a lot. But it's still kinda cool to see how it looked before, like the original FFXI trailer with Fafnir flying...
Also, the fact that it is 3 years old, not polishing it up and changing things would seem kinda crazy...

@Richardd: I could be wrong, but if I remember correctly, they have been working on FFXIV for over 6 years. That doesn't mean that they were creating everything, but that just means that they were coming up with ideas, drawings, and stories to put into it while working on FFXI (since most of the people worked on FFXI too).

[xopher]

3 years. Since right after CoP.

[zanx3210]

Yes, it looks like Limsa Lominsa.

[Roscobel]

@ Xenega

You mean this FFXI trailer?

Youtube /watch?v=2GiAJj3mHRs

[ringthree]

After years of stating that it was just a tech demo that wasn't related to anything, it is obvious a very early model of Limsa Lominsa. I doubt it will look exactly the same, but there are many similarities, and we will likely just get an updated model of that city design.

[Katlan]

it's definitely more possible now. I mean Jeuno seemed to handle it on FFXI they just limited the view distance of player characters so it didn't add more lag.

XI would only load "X" amount of ppl, regardless of how many were actually in the zone.

@Richardd: I could be wrong, but if I remember correctly, they have been working on FFXIV for over 6 years. That doesn't mean that they were creating everything, but that just means that they were coming up with ideas, drawings, and stories to put into it while working on FFXI (since most of the people worked on FFXI too).

Not sure how long ago the idea to make another mmo was contrived, but the main ppl behind XI left after CoP to work on XIV. So thats about 3-4 years?

[Recaldy]

I'm thinking that's what you're going to see right before you spawn with your character.