2025: IS max rank 50 10,900,000xp required

[SeiyaSoiya]

at the rate xp requirements are inflating, I suspect it will get ludicrously hard to level the island sanctuary at one point

and honestly, I'm all for it, it would make IS a kind of an oldschool grind that while mindless, would be pretty satisfying for all the people who dedicated time into it

[Knot_D]

It's either you eat rocks or chicken out

[Pratini]

I hardly doubt we will see new IS updates past EW.

[Toutatis]

I essentially just gathered enough new mats for the construction and let the workshops and construction xp do the rest. No work needed other than setting up the workshops. I should be reaching lvl 16 on tomorrow pm. Those that want to grind can grind but that’s just boring to me. Getting the final mount a few weeks later makes zero difference to me.

Anyway, I don’t think they will keep updating the Island after the EW expansion.

[Shougun]

Would love to see more island past EW, also would be cool to see features that allow different ways to interact with content- including leveling. Currently it's not too bad to just wait it out via mammet craft, garden, and building exp, but if you wanted to actively level then good luck lol.

Made suggestions that include things like charms that add new effects like every X spear fish you gain range (throw the spear), each gather gives you a sprint buff that can stack, % chance to gain triple (or more) items but the node takes twice as long to regenerate, quintuple exp on gathering up to X exp per day and double there on afte (could be * and % based bonus for permanent value), etc. Thread.

Also to hopefully see some ideas that don't exclusively rely on building on top of the last. Like they could add a harbor and exploratory system that may unlock at earlier ranks (sub 15), and naturally ranks can unlock upgrade steps in that. Not everything needing to be added at the tail.

[Jeeqbit]

Guaranteed there won't be a rank increase beyond patch 6.5. That isn't how SE makes content.

[GTK0HLK]

I essentially just gathered enough new mats for the construction and let the workshops and construction xp do the rest. No work needed other than setting up the workshops. I should be reaching lvl 16 on tomorrow pm. Those that want to grind can grind but that’s just boring to me. Getting the final mount a few weeks later makes zero difference to me.

Anyway, I don’t think they will keep updating the Island after the EW expansion.

I find it amazing that for many, it seems to be reaching 16 is the norm.
When many who dropped the ball on IS or were away are only just barely about to reach 14.

But content takes its own pace, and the casual IS EXPlosion havers, are basicly IS Midcore.
With the Few IS Hardcore who gathered/mixed all the exp to 16 day one for the discords.

edit:
Which is to say, that despite how it looks like to many people.
Those that do partake in it, actually enjoy it, and put only the amount of effort they think it deserves.

<But as usual, Can improve examples here>

[Seraphor]

Being that IS is essentially this expansions version of either The Ishgard restoration or Bozja (in terms of resources at least) I can almost guarantee that it won't receive any more updates after 6.5x (might be in 6.55 though), and that update will likely be a small one, like the previous update, so probably no new gathering zones, just a couple extra landmarks, mounts, and a few more recipes.
We might get a second Island as 'new' content for 7.x, but given how they like to shake up this side content each expansion, I wouldn't place any bets.

[sagacious]

I hardly doubt we will see new IS updates past EW.

You are very wrong and why the pessimism? If the sanctuary is popular and the players are doing it, island sanctuary will get update way past EW. From Materia to Aether I have seen this content continue to grow and loved. Instead of putting a bad rap on the sanctuary try playing it first. Because if you've played it wouldn't be making any negative comments about it.

[Oizen]

Island Sanctuary is going to be really awkward in 7.0 when it basically exists solely as a free source of Cordials.

Whatever we see in 6.5 is likely the final version of the feature, hopefully it gets something to make it worthwhile but I'm not holding my breath.