I will throw some guessing towel and gonna bet they were inspired/emulated a lot of stuff from assassin's creed (city, flexibility through the environment, NPC interactions and link interface) city is truly awe inspiring in beauty and size. I felt like revisiting the bazaar from FF12. A lot of elements that are strong in single players are being transferred over to this MMO. City feels lived in. There are a lot of NPC. Instead of empty cities with some NPCs in it, this game takes it to another level. That is spectacular.That was an amazing video of the city. Incredable how they manage to get Assassin Creed-levels of life and activity into it. Also every nook and cranny seems to be uniquely handcrafted, with a credable layout. And lots of interiors too so not just fronts. Awesome.
Not sure why the avatar had a balloon taped to her ass though.