- Virtually no open world. Those 3 people farming fates and 5 gathering bots per map don't really make world feel alive
- No public chat. Even just public shitposting like in BDO is good background noise and makes everything feel more alive.

Average player just stands still in Limsa, speaking in FC/whispers/Discord, while popping in and out of duties. No reason to communicate in most duties either. Population could triple, yet game would still feel just as dead.