Quote Originally Posted by Balipu View Post
Pretty sure Dalmasca is a modern country built on top of the area where Ivalice existed prior. So it cannot be said that Dalmasca is inside Ivalice. As for it being more prominent in 5.0? I hope not. Really not a fan of the idea. Fanservice areas like Doma or Costa del Sol or the Crystal tower are fine as nods, but I's rather see XIV develop its own lore. And quite honestly the way the story was delivered RtI made me less interested in Ivalice instead of more.
Dalmasca being part of Hydaelyn geography, I'm pretty sure it's mandatory for it to be explorable. Maybe not in 5.0 tho, but it's now a part of the FFXIV lore.