(09-23-2013, 01:30 PM)Salty Lake Wrote:(09-23-2013, 12:50 PM)Naunet Wrote: All these people thinking 30s is middle aged is making me really sad. XD
On a somewhat related note, I disagree that Eorzea mirrors a "feudal" society. Its cities suggest significantly greater advancement than that. More industrialized than anything.
A quick glance at Wikipedia tells me that life expectancy for those who survived childhood was 54 in classic Rome and 64 in medieval Britain. Â Perhaps there is some lore suggesting folks live longer in FFXIV, but if their societies are similar to Britain and Rome in quality of life, and folks live to 50-60, I'd say 30 is middle-aged.
What would you say is a better historic analogy? Â There were cities in feudal societies, but I'm no student of history, so enlighten me.
I would hesitate to draw historic parallels, considering Eorzea is a land of magic and a certain level of magitek (though that is mostly reserved for the Garleans). As Twinflame said, we do see a lot of elderly characters in-game, and we do know that lalafell can live into their 100s. That combined with the level of sophistication in not just the main cities but the outlying settlements suggests something significantly more advanced than any kind of medieval era in real life.
![[Image: AntiThalSig.png]](https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/179079766/AntiThalSig.png)
"Song dogs barking at the break of dawn, lightning pushes the edges of a thunderstorm; and these streets, quiet as a sleeping army, send their battered dreams to heaven."
Hipparion Tribe (Sagolii)Â - Â Antimony Jhanhi's Wiki
