Quote Originally Posted by Mack View Post
EDIT: and if the purpose of that part of said story is NOT to fight, then don't make me run to Mor Dhona for crap all or to the middle of Thanalan for a couple sentences. After the one near drybone where you have to settle down the beastmen, my NPC mate says he'll meet me in Gridania and teleports off...why the hell did he not take me with him for example? all the storyline quests are boring time sinks. If we're looking at this from an FF standpoint, not once have I been this bored playing a Final Fantasy game.
Now you're complaining because the game does make you go to different zones?

I do agree with your original topic though, we do need more variety in the zones. We get some when we go in the underground areas so the engine is capable of having more variety than we usually see above ground.

I don't mind it so much in the Black Shroud, I like nice big forest areas and there are areas such as the small and larger streams to break it up a bit but Thanalan is just desolate rock with a few rocks scattered about. Not the most interesting of areas.