Quote Originally Posted by Aelin_Ashryver View Post
Yes, lets! Come end of endwalker it could have been years over there in theory since it was already established that time moves differently there when we first arrived, the other scions had already been there for a considerable time. The building of a settlement there makes sense to me! Braving the unknown and cultivating the land and helping it grow.
Except that would then have to mandate completion of the Eden raids simply to acess, as for those that don't want to raid or couldn't be bothered with it (because it is after all optional content) wouldn't be able to go there (I myself hate raiding and have never bothered with Eden), due to creating a plot hole where from their perspective the Empty still exists.

Given the who-ha over having to mandate the Crystal Tower raids for ShB's storyline, I do not see SE doing anything like that again. So restoring the Empty to a proper geological environment is and will remain optional content.