Quote Originally Posted by EinSoFZ View Post
From what I can tell it was mostly because 1.0 didn't lend itself to using instances in the same way 2.0 does.
It's weird..but in 1.x I could change jobs, display LS (FC) crest, info and even repair myself or others in instances prior to gaining aggro - So in a way, ARR actually downgraded while trying to upgrade xD. Zones however, leads to better designed world when the designers make use of it - They didn't really make that much use of zones since overworld is useless in ARR 99% of the time, but smaller confined spaces are much better to work with.

Quote Originally Posted by KiriA500 View Post
Wait, you described 1.0 there, yet you are defending 1.0?
You seem confused - He described ARR and most other newer MMORPGs.