Quote Originally Posted by delukard7 View Post
Veteran player here (using new account)
i would play it.
there were many things i liked more than ARR
To me the overworld map felt more alive
ARR feels like the maps are glorified waiting loby
For example if, square took the maps away and leave a central zone (city) and a board to do the instances, ARR would still continue with no loss whatsoever

1.2 the problem is that once you get to endgame there is not much to do.
o_o The overworld map in 1.X was copypasta'ed over and over again. Everything looked the SAME and it was very boring to look at. There are a lot of pretty zones in ARR/Heavensward. I like exploring and looking around the world while I gather/do hunts/do FATEs.


Quote Originally Posted by Ametrine View Post
In fact, this whole "just stay in the main hub" was a massive issue with pre-DF FFXIV, as you had to remain in the main hubs to search for players to run content with instead of doing literally ANYTHING ELSE while you waited. Ul'dah was hopping in 1.0 for precisely this.
Yeeeeees, I remember Ul'dah being the main hub city to find people to do things with! It was when I finally joined a very active linkshell that I felt like I could leave Ul'derp (which loved to crash because so many people were jam packed into the city) and do what I want/needed to because I began running most content with my linkshell buddies.