how big did ff11 area grow before and after all the expansion?

[Nalien]

Yeah, until Invis or Sneak would wear off in the wrong place, you'd get killed, reraised, and aggro'd again before you could do anything. Then it was time to ask in LS for a raise.

Between the chat log warnings that stuff was about to wear off, and the ability to die in a "safe" place, I never really had that issue. Once you'd traveled to a place a few times you know the way and getting there was no different than the old Amdapor Keep strategy sac pulling to the bosses.

You mustn't have played a lot <_< there were areas where "safe places" were almost unexistant.

There were always "safe" places, I say "safe" because they weren't always safe. Paying attention to a mobs movement helps a lot.

Don't get me wrong, I liked having to "prepare" to travel places, but it took much of the danger out. If anything my recollection of the situation might be tainted by playing to much, as in to the point where I had +12% Movement Speed and everything was a joke.