Quote Originally Posted by Roda View Post
eehh I really don't want a zone that is basically a large-scale instance, timer and every other restriction that comes with instancing. Eureka never felt like it was a part of the world. It was just another mini-game content like guildhests or chocobo racing, except large.
Every world zone in the game is essentially a big instance. Having a dedicated place to go for a particular kind of content helps keep the players present focused on the relevant tasks. Also lets them go a little more wild with the kinds of things that could happen there.