Map size

[Ebojager]

Is it just me or does the map feel really small compared to FFXI. Like it use to take time to get places but i feel like i can run from one city to another so easily and there isnt anything to really explore now. That was one of my favorite things of FFXI the large zones at least they felt big. Do you think with future expansions they zones will get biger or they will just add a lot of current size zones?

I kinda thought this also. For one I think everyone moves faster, so it takes less time. Also the scale seems off, like far off characters look too small and dont seem to increase or decrease size at an appropriate rate for the speed. When I went back to FFXI last week, it was amazing how slow everyone moved. Probably why it took so long. In my opinion we all are all moving too fast in FFXIV.

[Haoma]

I kinda thought this also. For one I think everyone moves faster, so it takes less time. Also the scale seems off, like far off characters look too small and dont seem to increase or decrease size at an appropriate rate for the speed. When I went back to FFXI last week, it was amazing how slow everyone moved. Probably why it took so long. In my opinion we all are all moving too fast in FFXIV.

Spot-on. A lot of the maps are actually pretty big in scale; what makes them seem that much smaller are the movement speeds, and the lack of any real cluttered/maze-like zones (i.e., Yhoator/Yuhtunga). SE also tailored all of the animations around the GCD (including the run cycle); naturally, you're going to need to match the cycle's timing up with the movement speed.