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Actually the .hack anime was shown to be more open world. The random keywords sent you to randomized fields but people ran into each other a lot, so odds are in the anime the fields were much more limited. So it would be like FFXI in which you would outpost to places like Cape Terrigan. Likewise, SOA was a giant tower but each floor was a huge area that was themed. Like the episode were they revive the pet dragon that entire floor is like a giant garden. And in other episode an area of the floor was a giant ice mountain zone. So again, it would be like each floor is an entire zone. Floor 1 being Jeuno. Floor 2 being Bub Pennisula and so on. Both animes/manga and what not gave a feeling of open worldness. Thats what I miss most about XI. Actually being able to explore deep and dangerous dungeons on my own while also coming across other people who might help me or I might help them. A sense of an actual fantasy world. Not just Im in the dungeon specifically to kill monsters. I love FFXIV, and I think its a great mixture of XI exploration and the current mainstream mmo set up. But yes, a more wide and open world would be nice. XI is still cooking, XIV could have done the same. Not saying it should have, but it could have and I would have loved it.