Next Criterion Dungeons - Where do you want them to be?

[VerdeLuck]

It's not so much a "variant appreciation thread" as "what niche location do you want explored in side content next?" – which used to be the domain of standard non-MSQ dungeon but has now been handed over to variant dungeons.

It's not outside the scope of the thread to wish to go back to the old format for visiting these locations.

Alright then I think I'll start popping into exploration zone threads to remind the posters that their content is a waste of dev resources and it should be scrapped from the game to give me what I want.

[Silverquick]

I didn't even know about these in all honesty. So I just recently gave them a try.

They are a LOT like PoTD and they are pretty fun. So I suspect advertizing them a bit more might go a long way.

Two Problems I see with them though...

1. The rewards aren't that great. The glamor sets are... only ok, nothing really cool. Perhaps a mount or something that could be achieved. Either way, I just was not interested at all in anything you could get.

2. Well as much as they claimed there was supposed to be "explanation of backstory" there really just isn't much of that going on in there. It only had brief points of interest.

Honestly though I felt the gameplay itself was every bit as fun as PoTD. Its very unique.

I just suspect though many people don't even know about them so never have tried them.

[RavLandslide]

You actually do get mounts from them if you complete all 12 paths.

[VerdeLuck]

You actually do get mounts from them if you complete all 12 paths.

There's also rare minions, housing items, and other things that drop from the midboss to farm. There's a decent number of things to keep going back for, maybe not forever but it's definitely far from a one and done bit of content.

[CamuiKushi]

HW Zone: Both the Churning Mists and Dravanian Hinterlands feel woefully underused with a lot of areas that are most just there for FATEs or to fill out the map. As for who, Hilda feels like a good choice. Just not bloody Emmanellain. Seeing him the first couple of times again was mildly amusing, but I've had my fill.
ShB Zone: There's so much potential in Rak'tika and the Qitari. They just kinda showed up out of nowhere from a place that was previously inaccessible. I feel like it gives a solid excuse to explore more Ronkan ruins. No matter where we go, though, it should be with our lovely branch.
DT Zone: I want more Blue Mage lore, so something around Lapis Canyon with someone from the Whalaqee.
ARR Zone: We've covered Ul'dah, so something to do with Limsa or Gridania would be nice. Gelmorra feels appropriate as other people have said.

[RavLandslide]

I see a lot of people in this thread saying they want Hilda for a HW dungeon, which is very fair. She's a fun character who's really underutilized.
What I'd love to see is a dragon. Not one of those small dragonlings, but a big one, at minimum Vidofnir size.
Having someone like that follow you through the dungeon just seems funny to me.

[Iscah]

Isn't the point of variant dungeon companions supposed to be that they're non-fighters who can't help you in battle?

[Asari5]

maybe its a shy and peaceful dragon?

[RitsukoSonoda]

What if... the thing following you around in the dungeon...

Was your conscience?

[Tsiron]

What if... the thing following you around in the dungeon...

Was your conscience?

Fray for Variant Dungeon companion