Quote Originally Posted by Alhanelem View Post
I honestly think the OP is a little bit silly. Zoning was not some exciting, grand experience. It was just "fade to loading screen, fade to new area." But it's not clear what his position is. Does he want more zone lines? does he want the whole world to be one area?

The former sucks, the latter is impractical.
Yes you are missing the point. It's not about zoning. It's about diversity and different experiences and environments in each area. The zoning aspect just emphasized the fact that you were going somewhere new. I'd take diversity and variety over seamlessness any day of the week.