I'd Like to know VR's approach on this topic. I remember being Human on EQ and being really terrified of entering dungeons or even in open field in a storm nighttime because it really was pitch black. I treasured my first Fire Beetle Eye like something really valuable. Id love to really have inconveniences in conditions of darkness, like a debuff, that makes desirable to employ a slot of your gear/bags to light the surroundings.
I'd also love to see every race have those inconveniences, IE Elven infravision helping to see living things but not showing undeads or structures like walls, pits, etc... also Dwarven underground vision the other way around, helping to see structures, but not revealing living creatures. This could also help in the inmersion and give a shine to sounds.
What do you guys think about this?
VR has said that there will be magical kinds of darkness, as well as some places that are just really dark. And that there will be a variety of ways for players to solve that problem.
There also was a thread discussing this very idea, just last month. They would prefer us to necro older threads if we want to continue to discuss something that already has been brought up.
Here's the link so you can check out some public opinion on the subject:
https://seforums.pantheonmmo.com/content/forums/topic/13397/all-cats-are-grey-in-the-dark