21st, 1.18
Those are quest hubs, they're far of few, ment to be like the "camps" we get we now. Anywho I do think XIV is very dull and needs more colour, I miss like ff10,12 and 13, very vibrant.
As for comparing the two games, I'd rather compare XIV to TERA than what the developers do and compare XIV to WoW...... While TERA and XIV are 2 very different games, the World, the Colour and what the OP and this thread is about is the same thing in both games. But ofc both have different art styles.
As much as I love TERA I think it goes over the top a little in some areas, eg: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tg_pFLqRby8 feel like am on acid.