Please bring back Exploratory Zones in Dawntrail

[VelKallor]

As long as there's not a random join, join and leave party, progress saved at all times where you can leave any time you want (outside of combat), DD/CD will never fill the void of Eureka/Bozja exploration content.

As has been said, one of the most critical points about developing this content is the one simple fact that after its relevance has passed it is a DEAD ZONE. Virtually no one uses it. A few discords and a few PF parties maybe, but to all intents and purposes it is empty.

Bozja is NOT future proofed, its FATE spamming yes, but you have NO ONE to help, you will be lucky to see maybe 20 people in a single day. Bozja is also a meat grinder, because it is and was designed as group content. Soloing those mobs right now ( and I have tried ) is an exercise in attack, die, run back, lose mettle, do it again and again and again. Note that last part: dying has a penalty which in the long run extends the time a solo player has to sacrifice in order to get anywhere.

I also fail to see why we "need' something to "keep us logged in and playing". Thats a WOW FOMO perspective, FF 14 isnt and never was intended as a "forever game". I get the desire, but in all truth the major issue is the fact that content has a limited shelf life.

The expense and time to create such a zone is wasted. So, no, I dont see a need for it at all.

I DO agree that Criterion and Variants need a lot of work, rewards again agreed.

But I do have to ask: and this is a serious question: whats with this push for content "to keep you playing all the time" ? Why? To what end? To my POV, putting that much time in every day is a good way to burn out.

Renathras: read my first comment: it isnt future proofed, there is no Echo and I am DAMNED if I will subject myself to that kind of masochism. GROUP content that is NOT designed or reset for solo difficulty as there IS no one to help you is an exercise in futility.

Eureka has specific gear that can and does help you with mobs..Bozja has none such. I have done some of Eureka, but again, unless there are parties ingame, ( which cannot be gauranteed so you cant say there are people there all the time, there isnt ) it is a hell of a lot harder as it is..again..designed as GROUP content.

Not solo. So no, we dont "need" another '"exploratory zone", not unless it is in some way adapted OR DELIBERATELY DESIGNED so that when the crowds leave, you dont have one or two players smashing their head against brick walls.

How to fix this?

Easy:

Allow unsync and add echo.

Let me stop you right there. There is no respectful way to tell a disabled person asking for basic accommodation to take a hike.

Vetch: he better get used to those accommodations, as the playerbase is ageing. Not to mention that a 10 year old can get arthritis. Can happen at any age.