Is there anyway to view the maps of Heavensward before release?

I mean it would be really nice to see the new places and learn about the areas before they become available for exploration.

There's pictures of some areas, but otherwise no.

I hope not.

There's simultaneously a meta and lore reason for not knowing.
They don't wanna spoil anything (meta) and most members of the Eorzean alliance have never been there (lore)

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Originally Posted by kyuven

There's simultaneously a meta and lore reason for not knowing.
They don't wanna spoil anything (meta) and most members of the Eorzean alliance have never been there (lore)

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We arent quite sure. Are we totally sure that, Dravania and the floating islands are totally unexplored?

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Originally Posted by Frederick22

We arent quite sure. Are we totally sure that, Dravania and the floating islands are totally unexplored?

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By someone? Yeah
By residents of Ul'Dah, Limsa Lominsa, Gridania, Doma, and Garlemald? They haven't been there in many, many years.

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Originally Posted by kyuven

By someone? Yeah
By residents of Ul'Dah, Limsa Lominsa, Gridania, Doma, and Garlemald? They haven't been there in many, many years.

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How do you know?, on both places there will be "sanctuarys" so there will be pupulated placed. We arent sure if Dravania is human inhabitaded and the floating islands too.

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Originally Posted by Frederick22

How do you know?, on both places there will be "sanctuarys" so there will be pupulated placed. We arent sure if Dravania is human inhabitaded and the floating islands too.

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Dravania has been at war with Ishgard for centuries. In war, there is a dire need for info, so the Isgardians will likely have up-to-date records.
Those same Ishgardians closed off their country during the Garlean advance, so no one of note has been through the gates of Ishgard in over a decade, and even before that they were pretty secretive and closed off.
Sanctuaries will exist, of course, because Aetheryte usage isn't exclusive to our corner of Eorzea. I wouldn't be surprised if Doma and Ala Mihgo have a bunch too.

Coerthas Western Highlands:

http://oi62.tinypic.com/10gzoco.jpg

How it was before the calamity. Can be now a bit different and there will be snow.

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Originally Posted by kyuven

Dravania has been at war with Ishgard for centuries. In war, there is a dire need for info, so the Isgardians will likely have up-to-date records.
Those same Ishgardians closed off their country during the Garlean advance, so no one of note has been through the gates of Ishgard in over a decade, and even before that they were pretty secretive and closed off.
Sanctuaries will exist, of course, because Aetheryte usage isn't exclusive to our corner of Eorzea. I wouldn't be surprised if Doma and Ala Mihgo have a bunch too.

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We yet have to figure out, but I dont think that Dravania is unhabitated, maybe by there lives some people that has no relation with the war at all.

I'm fine with not knowing what the maps look like.
What's the point of exploring in-game later, then?