Exploration?

[Orophin]

Another one of those nostalgic FFXI threads I see.

Difference between FFXI and FFXIV is scale. NA players got FFXI with a full expansion behind it already. Travel options weren't readily available (no teleport, no personal transportation for a long time) so it took longer amounts of time to travel, which made the areas seem much bigger. (even though they are larger in comparsion)

FFXI had a lot of neat areas and so does FFXIV, but there are just as many areas in FFXI that didn't or don't receive much, if any, traffic from players. Many areas were largely ignored simply because there was nothing to do there but grind for xp or farming, and the occasional NM.

[Blitzace]

Another one of those nostalgic FFXI threads I see.

Far from "nostalgic" Considering i played it a few months ago, And even if i take away all the expansions and just hold the base game. It still had more (for me) to offer due to exploration.
This game really focus way to much on dungeons to get stuff right now. And sure they'll add more content later, but if they don't add more things in game to do, like bringing back NMs or what ever to intrigue people to explore, its just not gonna happen i think.